Thomas Jahn

Test Manager

Becherbach, Germany

Experience

Jun 2023 - Dec 2023
7 months
Germany

Test Manager

Deutsche Bahn AG

CSP (Corporate Security Platform) recording of security-critical incidents and processes

  • Method: Scrum
  • Environment: Confluence, Jira, Xray, Pega Test Suite, DMP, MS Azure
  • Setup of classical test management (customizing project)
  • Coordination of tests between the involved SST partners and partners from different business divisions of the AG
  • Continuation of the test concept
  • Setup of test automation with Pega and Xray
  • Creation of test plans
  • Support of key users
  • Evaluations and communication of test results with Xray
Jun 2022 - May 2023
1 year
Germany

TPL / Test Manager

Hornbach AG

POS (Point of Sale) replacement and introduction of new innovative payment media

  • Method: Scrum
  • Environment: Confluence, Jira, Xray, QF-Test, Integrity, SAP Solution Manager, SAP FI/CO, cash register specific software, Microsoft Azure Cloud
  • Setup of classical test management (customizing project)
  • Coordination of tests between involved partners (GEBIT/Hornbach AG)
  • Creation of the test concept
  • Setup of test automation with QF-Test and the execution environment
  • Test data management for the required E2E tests
  • Creation of test plans based on realization packages
  • Support of key users
Jan 2021 - Apr 2022
4 months
Hamburg, Germany

Test Manager (Hands-on)

Senatskanzlei Hamburg AöR

OKTAGON unification of applications (building inspection procedures, dog registry and environmental office)

  • Method: Scrum
  • Environment: Confluence, Jira, TM4J/Adaptavist
  • Setup of classical test management (customizing project)
  • Coordination of tests between involved partners (Dataport, OTS, Senatskanzlei)
  • Creation of the test concept for the audit
  • Creation of test plans based on realization packages
  • Support of key users
  • Evaluations and communication of test results with TM4J
Nov 2021 - Mar 2022
5 months
Germany

Test Manager

Vaillant Group

IoT (Internet of Things) control of maintenance access to heat pumps

  • Method: Scrum
  • Environment: Xray, Zephyr, Confluence, Jira, MS Azure
  • Setup of classical test management for embedded systems and the evaluation boards in Jira
  • Coordination of IoT tests between the involved partners of the test laboratory
  • Creation of test plans for HIL and SIL tests
  • Development of the test strategy for embedded software tests
  • Evaluations and communication of test results to the project lead and stakeholders
Jul 2021 - Nov 2021
5 months
Germany

Test Manager (Hands-on)

VIACTIV Krankenkasse

ePA 2.0 (electronic patient record)

  • Method: Scrum
  • Environment: Zephyr, Confluence, Jira
  • Setup of classical test management (customizing project)
  • Coordination of IOP tests between involved partners (AOK-Systems, IBM, MISC and VIACTIV)
  • Implementation of participation obligations
  • Task force during the implementation phase
  • Creation of test plans (cut-over) according to the project plan
  • Support of the business department during the test phases
  • Evaluations and communication of test results with Zephyr
Feb 2021 - May 2021
4 months
Germany

SIT Environment Responsibility, SIT Test Case Creation

DB Netz AG

PRISMA redesign (introduction of the operational data distributor for providing operational process data)

  • Method: Scrum
  • Environment: TMT (HPQC-ALM), Confluence, Jira
  • Responsibility for the SIT test environment
  • Creation of SIT test cases from the user perspective
  • Support of the business department during SIT test phases
  • Evaluations and communication of test results in TMT (HPQC-ALM)
Nov 2019 - Aug 2020
10 months
Germany

Test Manager

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

Intake and application management of asylum seekers

  • Method: Scrum
  • Environment: IBM Blockchain, Protractor, SonarQube, TM4J, Confluence, Jira
  • Creation of the test concept for a blockchain environment with SST to LDS
  • Establishment of test management and accessibility tests
  • Conceptual test automation with Protractor
  • Evaluations with SonarQube from the daily build
  • Participation in all relevant project lead meetings
  • Selection of candidates for the test team and conducting introductory interviews
  • Involvement in strategic decisions for the project
Jan 2019 - Aug 2019
8 months
Germany

Test Manager (75%) Project Management (25%)

DB Systel

iStAR (integrated steering, analysis & reporting of investments)

  • Method: Scrum
  • Environment: IBM TM1 and TM1-Web, SAP BW, SQL, HPQC-ALM (TD-Admin for configuration and maintenance), TFS, MS Project
  • Setup and maintenance of an extended defect management
  • Establishment of classical test management
  • Execution of project management to support the iStAR project lead
  • Creation and updating of project plans (costs, schedules, activities/performance/resources)
  • Description and structuring of project deliverables and work packages and coordination with service providers
  • Structuring and quality assurance of the product backlog
  • Development and evaluation of options to ensure project goals (especially time, scope and budget) and reduce project risks
  • Concept and continuous improvement of project execution processes
  • Preparation of project communication to stakeholders
  • Conception and execution of test management, coordination of tests including documentation and monitoring of test cases and results in the test management tool
  • Project management focusing on maintaining the project plan, roadmaps and identifying potential critical schedule shifts
  • Adaptation of the HPQC-ALM standard template of DB Systel to project needs
  • Adaptation of individual entry screens based on role-specific views (tester, developer, product owner, etc.)
  • Authorization settings for individual entry fields according to the role model
  • Definition of mandatory fields depending on workflow stage
  • Bidirectional linkage for defect tracking between HP ALM and TFS
  • Maintenance of field labels and selection fields
  • Administration of permissions and users, as well as user support
  • Basic training of stakeholders (upon request)
Jul 2018 - Nov 2019
1 year 5 months
Germany

Test Manager

DB Systel

Project M31 RuT-K (computer-aided route construction)

  • Method: SAFe
  • Environment: Smalltalk, Oracle 12, HTML, Silk-Test, SikuliX, SoapUI, HPQC
  • Consolidation of the test concept
  • Setup and maintenance of an extended defect management
  • Creation of test plans for the acceptance test
  • Coordination and planning of individual test activities
  • Conceptual support of test automation
  • Coordination and planning of SST tests
  • Resource planning for test environments
  • Reporting to the project supervisor
  • Coordination of test topics with the contractor's project lead
  • Support of the business department during acceptance phases
  • Problem-solving workshops in the testing area
May 2017 - Feb 2018
10 months
Germany

Test Manager

Bundesagentur für Arbeit

Project Tebit (technical inventory management IT)

  • Method: Scrum
  • Environment: Smart GWT, SmartTrack by Aspera, SAP ERM, ERP, Java, HTML, Silk-Test, SoapUI
  • Consolidation and maintenance of the test concept and monitoring its adherence
  • Consolidation, maintenance and further development of the existing test concept for load and performance testing
  • Conceptual development of baseline for load and performance tests
  • Conceptual setup of a new test data inventory
  • Creation of test plans for the acceptance test
  • Coordination and planning of individual test activities
  • Conceptual support of test automation and load/performance tests
  • Coordination and planning of SST tests with SST partners and joint release planning
  • Technical and functional test environment planning
  • Creation and administration of test credentials and their permissions and adjustments
  • Reporting to the project supervisor
  • Coordination of test topics with the contractor's project lead
  • Support of the business department during individual test phases
  • Task force for time-critical project issues
Sep 2014 - Oct 2016
2 years 2 months
Germany

Test Manager

Bundesagentur für Arbeit

Project APOLLO (online application portal for benefits)

  • Method: Scrum
  • Environment: (B)ADF, Java, HTML, Silk-Test, SCTM, SoapUI
  • Creation of the test concept and monitoring its adherence
  • Test coordination for acceptance tests
  • Coordination and planning of individual test activities
  • Conceptual support of test automation
  • Administrative support of the BA toolchain (Innovator > SCTM > Silk-Test)
  • Development of a workflow design in Jira and Confluence
  • Creation and administration of test data and credentials and their permissions
  • Resource planning of test environments with different release versions
  • Coordination of test contents with SST partners for acceptance tests
  • Support and management of tests for mobile devices
  • Coordination of accessibility tests for the entire project
  • Task force for time-critical project issues
  • Jira & Confluence:
  • Adaptation of the standard template as project administrator (not system administrator)
  • Development of a workflow design in Jira and Confluence
  • Adaptation of Jira and Confluence to the needs of development and product owners
  • Administration of basic configuration
Aug 2012 - Jul 2014
2 years
Germany

Test Manager

Bundesagentur für Arbeit

Project Tebit (technical inventory management IT)

  • Method: Scrum
  • Environment: (B)ADF, SmartTrack by Aspera, Java, HTML, Silk-Test
  • Creation of the test concept and monitoring its adherence
  • Project and test plan creation for the acceptance test
  • Coordination and planning of individual test activities
  • Conceptual support of test automation and load/performance tests
  • Development of a workflow design in SBM specifically for project needs
  • Coordination and planning of SST tests with SST partners and joint release planning
  • Technical and functional test environment planning
  • Planning of migration data creation for dynamic and static tests in different environments including SST partners
  • Creation and administration of test credentials and their permissions and adjustments
  • Conceptual planning of training environments with data inventory and credentials and permission groups
  • Reporting to the project lead
  • Coordination of test topics with the contractor's project lead
  • Support of the business department during individual test phases
  • Task force for time-critical project issues
  • SBM (Serena Business Mashups):
  • Redesign of the workflow for problem and change management in coordination with business departments and development
  • Complete workflow design in SBM for all project stakeholders
  • Subsequent implementation of multi-tenancy for an external service provider with restricted security and view permissions
  • Conducting training as well as maintenance and support
May 2012 - Sep 2012
5 months
Germany

Test Coordinator

Bundesagentur für Arbeit

Project KRM (customer reaction management)

  • Method: Scrum
  • Environment: (B)ADF, SmartTrack by Aspera, Java, HTML, Silk-Test
  • Coordination and planning of test activities
  • Support of the project lead for strategic introduction planning of KRM
  • Support of release management
  • Test data conception and creation
  • Test plan creation
  • Reporting to the project lead
May 2012 - Aug 2012
4 months
Germany

Tester

Bundesagentur für Arbeit

Project server migration MSS8

  • Method: Scrum
  • Environment: (B)ADF, Java, HTML, Silk-Test
  • Test case creation
  • Support of the business department during tests
  • Reporting to the project lead
Feb 2011 - Apr 2012
1 year 3 months
Germany

Business Analyst

Landesbank BW

Needs analysis of line connection to Deutsche Börse Group

  • Method: none
  • Environment: Lotus Notes 8.1
  • Participant in the project group for the replacement of the Values/MISS IT architecture in the bank’s trading division
  • Responsibility for conducting a needs analysis in the business departments
  • Additional activities in decision preparation for the selection of future connections and data transfers. The decision focus was on co-location, line capacity and performance, monitoring and costs
  • Analysis for the future implementation of a unified user interface for the entire trading division
Oct 2008 - Dec 2010
2 years 3 months
Germany

Release Manager

Versicherung

Release support and introduction of requirements

  • Method: Scrum
  • Environment: Tosca Suite, SL2, Oracle, Lotus Notes, Maven 2
  • Monitoring compliance with requirement criteria within change and product management
  • Control of schedule and functional scope
  • Documentation of scope and changes
  • Conceptual development of test automation mechanisms
  • Setup, development and business support of a holistic change management solution between business units and IT department
  • Extended workflow concepts for capturing and processing CRs, FRs, reviews and tasks and their continuous adjustment
  • Test coverage and test cycle documentation
Jul 2007 - Aug 2008
1 year 2 months
Germany

Test Manager

Versicherung

Introduction of automatic processing system between host and online database

  • Method: Scrum
  • Environment: Oracle, data warehouse, CICS, host emulator, IBM OnDemand
  • Preparation of the test environment, test case design and test management
  • Test coordination between individual group companies
  • Test case creation for migration of production data
  • Review of the data model between host and Oracle
  • Ensuring test specifications
Apr 2004 - Jul 2007
3 years 4 months
Germany

Project Coordinator

Versicherung

Evaluation of test automation tools

  • Method: Scrum
  • Environment: Segue Toolset (SCTM, Silk-Test), Lotus Notes, MS Office
  • Analysis and feasibility study
  • Test coverage documentation
  • Tool evaluation for test automation
  • Tool evaluation for load and performance testing
  • Monitoring of Java applications
Jan 2003 - Apr 2004
1 year 4 months
Germany

Test Manager

Versicherung

Lotus Notes release update

  • Environment: Lotus Notes versions 5, 7 and 8.1
  • Organization of the test team, test environments, test levels and test data
  • Test coordination and identification of functional responsibilities
  • Quality assurance and acceptance of rollouts
  • Creation of regular test status reports
Jan 1999 - Dec 2003
3 years
Germany

Freelancer

Dienstleistungen für Deutsche Vermögensberatung

Languages

German
Native

Certifications & licenses

Diploma COBOL Developer

ISTQB Certified Tester/Advanced Level Technical Test Analyst

ISTQB

ISTQB Certified Tester/Advanced Level Test Analyst

ISTQB

ISTQB Certified Tester/Advanced Level Test Manager

ISTQB

ISTQB Certified Tester/Agile Tester Extension

ISTQB

ISTQB Certified Tester/Foundation Level

ISTQB