Thomas J.

Test Manager

Becherbach, Germany

Experience

Jun 2023 - Dec 2023
7 months
Germany

Test Manager

Deutsche Bahn AG

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

  • Method: Scrum
  • Environment: Confluence, Jira, Xray, Pega Test Suite, DMP, MS Azure
  • Set up classic test management (customizing project)
  • Coordinate tests between the involved SST partners and partners from different business units of the company
  • Maintain the test concept
  • Set up test automation with Pega and Xray
  • Create test plans
  • Support key users
  • Analyze and communicate test results using Xray
Jun 2022 - May 2023
1 year
Germany

TPL / Test Manager

Hornbach AG

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

  • Method: Scrum
  • Environment: Confluence, Jira, Xray, QF-Test, Integrity, SAP Solution Manager, SAP FI/CO, point-of-sale software, Microsoft Azure Cloud
  • Set up classic test management (customizing project)
  • Coordinate tests between the involved partners (GEBIT/Hornbach AG)
  • Create the test concept
  • Set up test automation with QF-Test and the execution environment
  • Manage test data for the required end-to-end tests
  • Create test plans based on implementation packages
  • Support key users
Jan 2022 - Apr 2022
4 months
Hamburg, Germany

Test Manager (Hands-on)

Senatskanzlei Hamburg AöR

OKTAGON application unification (building inspection, dog registry, and environmental department)

  • Method: Scrum
  • Environment: Confluence, Jira, TM4J/Adaptavist
  • Set up classic test management (customizing project)
  • Coordinate tests between the involved partners (Dataport, OTS, and the Senate Chancellery)
  • Create the test concept for the audit
  • Create test plans based on implementation packages
  • Support key users
  • Analyze and communicate 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
  • Set up classic test management for embedded systems and the evaluation boards in Jira
  • Coordinate IoT tests among the involved partners of the test lab
  • Create test plans for HIL and SIL tests
  • Develop the test strategy for embedded software tests
  • Analyze and communicate 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
  • Set up classic test management (customizing project)
  • Coordinate IOP tests between the involved partners (AOK-Systems, IBM, MISC, and VIACTIV)
  • Fulfill participation obligations
  • Task force support during the implementation phase
  • Create test plans (cut-over) based on the project plan
  • Support the business department during the test phases
  • Analyze and communicate test results with Zephyr
Feb 2021 - May 2021
4 months
Germany

SIT environment responsibility, SIT test case creation

DB Netz AG

PRISMA re-design (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 a user perspective
  • Support for the business department during SIT test phases
  • Analysis and communication of test results in TMT (HPQC-ALM)
Nov 2019 - Aug 2020
10 months
Germany

Test Manager

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

Registration and application management for asylum seekers

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

Test Manager (75%), Project management (25%)

DB Systel

iStAR (integrated control, 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 advanced defect management
  • Establishment of classic test management
  • Project management to support the iStAR project leadership
  • Creation and updating of project plans (costs, deadlines, activities/services/resources)
  • Describing and structuring project deliverables and work packages, as well as coordinating with service providers
  • Structuring and quality assurance of the product backlog
  • Developing and evaluating options to ensure project goals (especially time, scope, budget) and reduce project risks
  • Designing and continuously improving project execution processes
  • Preparing project communications for stakeholders
  • Designing and carrying out test management, coordinating tests including documentation and monitoring of test cases and results in the test management tool
  • Project control focusing on maintaining the project plan, roadmaps, and identifying potential critical schedule shifts
  • Customizing the HPQC-ALM standard template of DB Systel to project needs
  • Adapting input screens based on role-specific views (tester, developer, product owner, etc.)
  • Setting field visibility rights based on the role model
  • Defining mandatory fields by workflow stage
  • Connecting defect tracking between HP ALM and TFS bidirectionally
  • Maintaining field labels and picklists
  • Administering permissions and users, plus user support
  • Basic stakeholder training (on request)
Jul 2018 - Nov 2019
1 year 5 months
Germany

Test Manager

DB Systel

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

  • Method: SaFe
  • Environment: Smalltalk, Oracle 12, HTML, Silk Test, SikuliX, SoapUI, HPQC
  • Consolidation of the test concept
  • Setup and maintenance of an advanced defect management
  • Creation of the test plan for the acceptance test
  • Coordination and planning of individual test activities
  • Conceptual support for test automation
  • Coordination and planning of SST tests
  • Scheduling of test environment usage
  • Reporting to the project manager
  • Coordination of test topics with the contractor's PL
  • Support for the business department during acceptance phases
  • Problem-solving workshops in testing
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, SAP-ERP, Java, HTML, Silk Test, SoapUI
  • Consolidation and maintenance of the test concept and monitoring compliance
  • Consolidation, maintenance and further development of the existing test concept for load and performance testing
  • Conceptual development of the "baseline" for load and performance tests
  • Conceptual setup of a new test data set
  • Creation of the test plan for the acceptance test
  • Coordination and planning of individual test activities
  • Conceptual support for test automation as well as load and performance tests
  • Coordination and planning of SST tests with SST partners and joint release planning
  • Functional and technical test environment planning
  • Creation and administration of test credentials including permissions and adjustments
  • Reporting to the project manager
  • Coordination of test topics with the contractor's PL
  • Support for the business department in each test phase
  • Task force for time-critical project issues
Sep 2014 - Oct 2016
2 years 2 months
Germany

Test Manager

Federal Employment Agency

Project APOLLO (Online Benefits Application Portal)

  • Method: Scrum
  • Environment: (B)ADF, JAVA, HTML, Silk Test, SCTM, SoapUI
  • Creating the test concept and monitoring compliance
  • Coordinating acceptance tests
  • Coordinating and planning individual test activities
  • Conceptual support for test automation
  • Administrative support of the BA tool chain (Innovator>SCTM>Silk Test)
  • Developing a workflow design in JIRA and Confluence
  • Creating and administering test data and test accounts with their permissions
  • Planning test environment occupancy with different release versions
  • Coordinating test content with SST partners for acceptance tests
  • Managing and directing tests for mobile devices
  • Coordinating accessibility tests for the entire project
  • Task force for time-critical project issues
  • Jira & Confluence:
  • Customizing the standard template as a project administrator (not a system administrator)
  • Developing a workflow design in JIRA and Confluence
  • Adapting Jira and Confluence to the needs of development and product owners
  • Administering basic configuration
Aug 2012 - Jul 2014
2 years
Germany

Test Manager

Federal Employment Agency

Project Tebit (Technical Inventory Management IT)

  • Method: Scrum
  • Environment: (B)ADF, Aspera SmartTrack, JAVA, HTML, Silk Test
  • Creating the test concept and monitoring compliance
  • Creating project and test plans for acceptance testing
  • Coordinating and planning individual test activities
  • Conceptual support for test automation as well as load and performance tests
  • Developing a workflow design in SBM specifically to project needs
  • Coordinating and planning SST tests with SST partners and joint release planning
  • Functional and technical test environment planning
  • Planning data migration for dynamic and static tests in different environments including SST partners
  • Creating and administering test accounts with permissions and adjustments
  • Conceptual planning of training environments with data sets, accounts and permission groups
  • Reporting to the project lead
  • Coordinating test topics with the contractor's project lead
  • Supporting the business unit in individual test phases
  • Task force for time-critical project issues
  • SBM (Serena Business Mashups):
  • Redesigning workflow for problem and change management in coordination with business units and development
  • Full workflow design in SBM for all project stakeholders
  • Later implementation of multi-tenancy for an external service provider with restricted security and access rights
  • Conducting training, as well as maintenance and support
May 2012 - Sep 2012
5 months
Germany

Test Coordinator

Federal Employment Agency

Project KRM (Customer Reaction Management)

  • Method: Scrum
  • Environment: (B)ADF, Aspera SmartTrack, JAVA, HTML, Silk Test
  • Coordinating and planning test activities
  • Supporting the project lead in strategic rollout planning for KRM
  • Supporting release management
  • Designing and creating test data
  • Creating test plans
  • Reporting to the project lead
May 2012 - Aug 2012
4 months
Germany

Tester

Federal Employment Agency

Project Server Migration MSS8

  • Method: Scrum
  • Environment: (B)ADF, JAVA, HTML, Silk Test
  • Creating test cases
  • Supporting the business unit with testing
  • Reporting to the project lead
Feb 2011 - Apr 2012
1 year 3 months
Germany

Requirements Analyst

Baden-Württemberg State Bank

Needs analysis for network connection to the Deutsche Börse Group

  • Method: none
  • Environment: Lotus Notes 8.1
  • Member of the project group replacing the Values / MISS IT architecture in the bank's trading division
  • Responsible for carrying out a needs analysis in the business units
  • Additional tasks in decision preparation for selecting future connections and data transfers. Decision focus was on co-location, line capacity and performance, monitoring, and costs
  • Analysis for the future use of a unified user interface for the entire trading division
Oct 2008 - Dec 2010
2 years 3 months
Germany

Release Manager

Insurance

Release support and implementation of requirements

  • Method: Scrum
  • Environment: Tosca Suite, SL2, Oracle, Lotus Notes, Maven 2
  • Monitoring adherence to requirement criteria in change and product management
  • Tracking schedule and functional scope
  • Documenting scope and changes
  • Conceptual development of test automation mechanisms
  • Establishing, advancing, and providing specialized support for a comprehensive change management solution between business units and IT
  • Enhanced workflow concepts for capturing and processing CRs, FRs, reviews, and tasks, with ongoing adjustments
  • Test coverage and test cycle documentation
Jul 2007 - Aug 2008
1 year 2 months
Germany

Test Manager

Insurance

Implementation of automated processing system between host & online database

  • Method: Scrum
  • Environment: Oracle, data warehouse, CICS, host emulator, IBM OnDemand
  • Preparing test environment, test case design, and test management
  • Coordinating tests across group companies
  • Creating test cases for production data migration
  • Reviewing the data model between host and Oracle
  • Ensuring test requirements are met
Apr 2004 - Jul 2007
3 years 4 months
Germany

Project Coordinator

Insurance

Evaluation of test automation applications

  • Method: Scrum
  • Environment: Segue tool suite (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 tests
  • Monitoring Java applications
Jan 2003 - Apr 2004
1 year 4 months
Germany

Test Manager

Insurance

Lotus Notes release update

  • Environment: Lotus Notes versions 5, 7, and 8.1
  • Organizing the test team, test environments, test levels, and test data
  • Coordinating tests and determining responsibilities
  • Quality assurance and acceptance of deployments
  • Preparing regular test status reports
Jan 2000 - Dec 2002
3 years
Germany

Freelancer

Services for Deutsche Vermögensberatung

Summary

I have spent over 20 years leading test management initiatives for large institutions like Deutsche Bahn, Hornbach, and Bundesagentur für Arbeit. I design and coordinate test concepts using agile and classic approaches, set up robust test environments, and drive test automation with tools such as Jira, Confluence, Xray, and Silk-Test. I have overseen security-critical solutions, integrated blockchain tests, and even managed IoT test scenarios.

I focus on practical test strategies that ensure quality and reliable system performance across industries like transport, government, banking, and insurance. My certifications, including multiple ISTQB levels, affirm my commitment to quality and continuous improvement in every project I manage.

Languages

German
Native

Certifications & licenses

COBOL Developer Diploma

ISTQB Certified Tester/Advanced Level Technical Test Analyst

ISTQB

ISTQB Certified Tester/Advanced Level Test-Analyst

ISTQB

ISTQB Certified Tester/Advanced Level Testmanager

ISTQB

ISTQB Certified Tester/Agile Tester Extension

ISTQB

ISTQB Certified Tester/Foundation Level

ISTQB

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