Stéphane Tabou tatuebu
Senior Test Analyst – Test Automation - Test Management
Experience
May 2023 - Oct 2024
1 year 6 months Germany
Senior Test Analyst – Test Automation - Test Management
- Industry: Government
- Testing interfaces between various systems
- Planning and coordinating test activities for features/improvements
- Selecting and adapting suitable test methods and procedures based on the test strategy
- Preparing and leading test sessions
- Analyzing, designing, executing, and documenting manual and automated software tests
- Creating test cases and scenarios using systematic test specifications
- Conducting and documenting system, regression, and smoke tests
- Monitoring and analyzing executed test cases
- Maintaining infrastructure and test data
- Analyzing and fixing errors related to test automation
- Documenting and tracking deviations and supporting root cause analysis
- Error analysis and tracking
- Collaborating with product management
- Skills: Test Center, Micro Focus UFT One, VBScript, SQL Developer
- IT Skills: Analysis, Documentation, Coordination, Quality Assurance, Software Testing, Test Automation
Sep 2022 - Apr 2023
8 months Germany
Senior Test Analyst – Test Automation
- Industry: Government
- Testing a core data system for foreigners
- Analyzing, designing, executing, and documenting manual and automated tests
- Creating test cases and scenarios with systematic specifications
- Conducting and documenting system, regression, and smoke tests
- Monitoring and analyzing executed test cases
- Maintaining infrastructure and test data
- Analyzing and fixing automation-related errors
- Documenting deviations and supporting root cause analysis
- Error analysis and tracking
- Skills: Eclipse, Maven, Bitbucket, Confluence, Silk Central Test Manager, Silk Test, SoapUI, Scrum, Java, Selenium, Jenkins, GIT, SVN, SQL Developer, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD
- IT Skills: Analysis, Documentation, Coordination, Quality Assurance, Software Testing, Test Automation
Feb 2021 - Present
4 years 6 months Germany
Senior Test Analyst
Mercedes-Benz Bank AG
- Industry: Banking & Insurance
- Testing a web-based customer portal
- Advising and supporting test management in test planning and coordination
- Advising on test strategy and methods based on test goals
- Analyzing requirements documents and checking test objects for completeness
- Verifying test coverage of new and revised features
- Creating, analyzing, and maintaining test cases
- Defining and generating required test data
- Conducting and documenting system tests
- Performing end-to-end tests from the customer perspective
- Evaluating and documenting test results
- Documenting deviations and supporting root cause analysis
- Regular reporting on test activity status and supporting release decisions
- Skills: Web Portal, Confluence, Jira, HP Quality Center, Scrum, Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, JavaScript, Robot Framework, Python, SQL Developer, Xray
- IT Skills: Analysis, Documentation, Quality Assurance, Software Testing, Test Execution, Test Automation
- Agile project execution using SCRUM
Jul 2020 - Dec 2020
6 months Germany
Senior Test Analyst – Test Automation - Test Management
Munich RE Group
- Industry: Insurance
- Testing web insurance portals for life and disability insurance, as well as REST APIs
- Estimating test effort for features, bugs, and improvements
- High-level analysis of new features
- Planning and coordinating test activities for features/improvements
- Optimizing existing test processes
- Selecting and adapting test methods based on strategy
- Preparing and leading test sessions
- Testing web applications against quality criteria
- Analyzing, designing, executing, and documenting manual and automated tests and REST APIs
- Creating test cases and scenarios with systematic specifications
- Conducting and documenting system, regression, and smoke tests
- Performing end-to-end tests from the customer perspective
- Monitoring and analyzing executed tests
- Maintaining infrastructure and test data
- Analyzing and fixing automation-related errors
- Documenting deviations and supporting root cause analysis
- Error analysis and tracking
- Collaborating with product management
- Continuous testing through automation within DevOps
- Agile project execution using SCRUM
- Skills: Azure DevOps (formerly TFS), Microsoft Office, Scrum, Selenium, Cucumber, SpecFlow, Gherkin, Postman, JSON, Visual Studio, C#, Python, Robot Framework, NetBeans, CI/CD, PSLife
- IT Skills: Analysis, Documentation, Coordination, Quality Assurance, Software Testing, Test Automation, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing in DevOps, TDD, BDD
Aug 2019 - Apr 2020
9 months Germany
Software Test and Test Management
Concept Laser | GE Additive
- Industry: 3D laser metal printer manufacturing
- Testing software that controls 3D laser metal printers
- High-level analysis of new features
- Creating test plans
- Estimating test effort for features, bugs, and improvements
- Planning test activities for features/improvements
- Communicating with developers/product owners
- Preparing sprint reviews
- Presenting features and improvements to stakeholders
- Planning validation phases
- Continuously optimizing test processes
- Creating, analyzing, and maintaining test cases
- Defining and generating test data
- Conducting and documenting system, regression, and smoke tests
- Performing end-to-end tests from the customer perspective
- Evaluating and documenting test results
- Documenting deviations and supporting root cause analysis
- Error analysis and tracking
- Creating test reports
- Continuous testing through automation within DevOps
- Agile project execution using SCRUM
- Skills: CA Agile, TortoiseSVN, Confluence, SilkCentral Test Manager, Silk Test, Microsoft Office, Scrum, Java, Eclipse, Selenium, Jenkins, GIT, TestNG, Cucumber, Postman, CI/CD
- IT Skills: Analysis, Documentation, Coordination, Quality Assurance, Software Testing, Test Automation, Embedded Testing, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing in DevOps
Jan 2016 - May 2017
5 months Germany
Software Developer
Wisag Group
- Software development and programming
- Developing a document management system
- Skills: VBA, Microsoft Office, Excel
- IT Skills: VBA, Programming, Software Development, Excel
May 2016 - Oct 2019
3 years 6 months Germany
Senior Test Analyst
Mercedes-Benz Bank AG
- Industry: Banking & Insurance
- Testing a web-based customer portal
- Advising and supporting test management in planning and coordination
- Advising on test strategy and methods based on goals
- Analyzing requirements and checking test objects for completeness
- Verifying test coverage for new and updated features
- Creating, analyzing, and maintaining test cases
- Defining and generating test data
- Conducting and documenting system tests
- Performing end-to-end customer tests
- Evaluating and documenting test results
- Documenting deviations and supporting root cause analysis
- Regular reporting on test status and supporting release decisions
- Skills: Web Portal, Confluence, Jira, HP Quality Center, Scrum
- IT Skills: Analysis, Documentation, Quality Assurance, Software Testing, Test Execution
- Agile project execution using SCRUM
Sep 2015 - Apr 2016
8 months Germany
Senior Tester / Test Analyst
Deutsche Bahn AG
- Industry: Logistics
- Testing a web-based order management system
- Reviewing and analyzing requirements documents
- Identifying ambiguities and inconsistencies
- Test needs analysis
- Estimating test effort for features
- Creating, analyzing, and maintaining test cases
- Executing and documenting tests
- Planning and performing exploratory tests
- Conducting system, interface, and integration tests
- Skills: Web Portal, Oracle Siebel CRM, ATHENE, TMT (HP Quality Center), ClearQuest, IBM Lotus Notes
- IT Skills: Analysis, Documentation, Quality Assurance, Software Testing, Test Execution in complex landscapes
Jan 2015 - Sep 2015
9 months Germany
Test Manager and Scrum Master
Qiagen GmbH
- Industry: Medical
- As Test Manager:
- High-level analysis of new features
- Identifying ambiguities and inconsistencies
- Organizing and conducting functional requirement reviews
- Estimating test effort for features, bugs, improvements
- Sprint-based design and execution of manual exploratory tests
- Planning and coordinating test activities
- Communicating with developers/Product Owner
- Reviewing test cases and traceability
- Preparing sprint reviews
- Presenting features/improvements to stakeholders
- Creating test reports and presenting results
- Optimizing existing test processes
- As Scrum Master:
- Supporting sprint planning
- Managing the Scrum board
- Ensuring adherence to Scrum values
- Preparing and running reviews and retrospectives
- Leading stand-ups
- Collaborating with Product Owner on task prioritization
- Serving as link between project management and Scrum teams
- Managing conflicts within the team
- Skills: Oracle 10g, Jira, TortoiseSVN, Polarion, Confluence, Microsoft Office, Scrum
- IT Skills: Analysis, Documentation, Coordination, VBScript, JavaScript, Development, Oracle 10g, Quality Assurance, Software Testing, Test Automation, Continuous Integration, Embedded Testing
- Agile project execution using SCRUM
- Compliance with IEC 62304, EN 62304, ISO 13485, FDA regulations
Jan 2014 - Dec 2015
1 year Germany
Test Manager – Software Tester
Qiagen GmbH
- Industry: Medical
- As Test Manager:
- Developing the test concept
- High-level feature analysis
- Identifying ambiguities and inconsistencies
- Organizing requirement reviews
- Estimating test effort
- Planning and coordinating test activities
- Communicating with developers/Product Owner
- Reviewing test cases and traceability
- Preparing sprint reviews and presenting to stakeholders
- Creating test reports and presenting results
- Optimizing test processes
- As Tester:
- Collecting test ideas for features/improvements
- Reviewing requirements
- Creating logical and concrete test cases and scenarios
- Executing tests
- Evaluating and documenting results
- Supporting bug analysis
- Test automation
- Skills: Oracle 10g, Jira, TortoiseSVN, Polarion, Confluence, TestComplete, Ranorex, Microsoft Office, Scrum
- IT Skills: Analysis, Documentation, Coordination, VBScript, JavaScript, Development, Oracle 10g, Quality Assurance, Software Testing, Test Automation, Continuous Integration, Embedded Testing
- Agile project execution using SCRUM
- Compliance with IEC 62304, EN 62304, ISO 13485, FDA regulations
Sep 2011 - Dec 2014
2 years 4 months Germany
Senior Software Tester
Qiagen GmbH
- Industry: Medical
- Reviewing and analyzing requirements documents
- Assisting in test plan creation
- Writing test specifications
- Reviewing and maintaining test cases
- Conducting system and regression tests
- Performing end-to-end customer tests
- Evaluating and documenting results
- Supporting defect analysis
- Test automation and tool development
- Skills: Oracle 10g, Jira, TortoiseSVN, ApTest Manager, Confluence, HP Quality Center, TestComplete, Ranorex, Microsoft Office, Scrum
- IT Skills: Analysis, Documentation, VBScript, JavaScript, Development, HP, Oracle 10g, Quality Assurance, Software Testing, Test Automation, Continuous Integration, Embedded Testing
- Agile project execution using SCRUM
- Compliance with IEC 62304, EN 62304, ISO 13485, FDA regulations
Oct 2008 - Sep 2011
3 years Germany
Software Tester - Business Consulting Analyst
Telekom AG
- Industry: Telecommunications
- Creating test plans and specifications
- Executing and documenting system tests
- Evaluating and documenting results
- Analyzing errors and tracking defects
- Writing test reports
- Optimizing and developing test strategies
- Generating test metrics for service-oriented tests
- Acting as team lead backup
- Client interface for status reporting and queries
- Test automation with Selenium
- Skills: Oracle 10g with BPEL, SoapUI 2.5, Java, Jira, ClearQuest, Eclipse, HP Quality Center, XMLSpy, Selenium
- IT Skills: Analysis, Documentation, Eclipse, Development, HP, Java, Oracle 10g, Quality Assurance, Software Testing, XMLSpy, Web testing
Feb 2008 - Oct 2008
9 months Darmstadt, Germany
Internship in Software Engineering
Technical University of Darmstadt
- Developed a peer-to-peer instant messenger
- Analyzed code quality for complexity, potential errors, coding guidelines, duplicate code
- Skills: Java, Eclipse, Sonar
Dec 2006 - Feb 2008
1 year 3 months Germany
Software Developer
envi-systems GmbH
- Software development and programming
- Contributed to new component development for groundwater data analysis
- Assisted in developing a chart component for groundwater data visualization
- Skills: VB.NET, VBA, Microsoft Office, MS SQL Server, Oracle 10g, XML Sufer, Chart Control (ComponentOne)
- IT Skills: MS Visual Basic, MS SQL Server, Oracle 10g, Programming, Software Development, VB.NET, XML
May 2006 - Aug 2007
1 year 4 months Germany
Software Developer
FERI Group
- Industry: Financial Services
- Software development and programming
- Building tools for numeric time series database creation and maintenance
- Contributed to graph component development for time series visualization
- Responsible for most software documentation in French
- Skills: Visual Studio, Visual Basic, VB.NET, VBA, Microsoft Office, MS SQL Server
- IT Skills: Documentation, Development, MS Visual Basic, MS SQL Server, Programming, Software Development, VB.NET
Feb 2005 - Jun 2006
1 year 5 months Germany
Software Developer
- Industry: Research Institute
- Software development and programming
- Modeled a car dealership using Macromedia Director and XML
- Developed stylesheets with Macromedia Flash and XML
- Skills: Macromedia Flash, Director, ActionScript, Lingo, XML
- IT Skills: Development, Macromedia Director, Flash, Programming, Software Development, XML
Nov 2002 - Apr 2005
2 years 6 months Germany
Software Developer
- Industry: Research Institute
- Software development and programming
- Developed data collection tools for configuring a vehicle simulator
- Skills: Visual Basic, VBA, Fortran, Python, Microsoft Office, XML
- IT Skills: Development, MS Visual Basic, MS SQL Server, Programming, Software Development
Summary
Has extensive knowledge in software testing and test management. In recent years, his focus has been on test management, test development, as well as documentation and evaluation of test results. Additionally, he gained experience as a software developer in several programming languages.
Languages
French
Native
German
Native
English
Advanced
Education
Mar 2011 - Present
SGD
IT Management
Oct 2008 - Present
Technical University of Darmstadt
Computer Science, Software Engineering and IT Security · Computer Science · Darmstadt, Germany
Certifications & licenses
SAP Certified Business Associate SAP ERP 6.0
SAP
ISTQB Certified Test Manager
ISTQB
IT Security Certificate
Darmstadt Center for IT Security, Germany
ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level
ISTQB
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