Thomas Pacher - QA Tech Lead

Kollnbrunn, Austria

Experience

Sep 2024 - Present

11 months

QA Tech Lead

ready2order GmbH

Leading a team of QA engineers
Implementing effective test strategies, driving the test automation strategy
Hands-on testing for the web and mobile application (iOS, Android)
Creating, maintaining and executing test plans and documenting test results (TestRail)
Evaluating and integrating new tools to improve the testing process (e.g. Playwright)

Nov 2023 - Aug 2024

10 months

Vienna, Austria

SAP Test Engineer / Test Automation Engineer

WienIT GmbH

Creating, executing and maintaining automated and manual test cases in the SAP environment (Tosca, Zephyr)
Documenting and analyzing test results
Developing test designs with Tricentis Tosca
Active member of a Scrum team

Jul 2022 - Jun 2023

1 year

Austria

Test Automation Engineer

UNIQA Österreich Versicherung AG

Developing test designs
Implementing automated end-to-end tests with Tricentis Tosca
Performing and analyzing regression tests
Optimizing processes
Close communication with test analysts

Mar 2022 - Sep 2023

1 year 7 months

Test Automation Engineer / Test Engineer

Allane SE

Implementing automated end-to-end tests with Cypress (TypeScript, Gherkin)
Maintaining test data in the test environments
Test coordination for automation
Creating, executing and maintaining automated test cases
Conducting smoke and regression tests
Maintaining and improving automated tests in CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins
Accepting user stories in the Scrum team
Documenting and reporting test results
Onboarding and training internal team members

Aug 2018 - Mar 2022

3 years 8 months

Test Automation Engineer / Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Editel GmbH

Designing, implementing and improving automated tests (UI, API, database) with Tricentis Tosca
Implementing, maintaining and enhancing the Tosca infrastructure (configurations, Tosca server, DEX agents, CI integration)
Supporting and communicating on test infrastructure issues
Planning and executing smoke and regression tests
Performing manual tests
Close agile collaboration with development, product owners and analysts
Documenting and analyzing test results
Creating effort estimates
Active member of a Scrum team
Onboarding and training new employees

Feb 2018 - Jun 2018

5 months

Test Automation Consultant / Trainer

Qualysoft GmbH

Automating tests with Tricentis Tosca
Monitoring and reporting test progress
Documenting and presenting test results
Advising clients on appropriate quality assurance measures
Conducting Tosca certification training as a certified Tosca trainer

Jan 2018 - Jan 2021

3 years 1 month

App Developer

Intertechno Funk-Technik GmbH

Planning and designing a radio-based smart home system
Developing an Android and iOS app with Ionic 3+ and Angular 6+
Publishing the apps to the app stores
Maintenance and bug fixing

Sep 2017 - Feb 2018

6 months

Quality Assurance Engineer

Compax Software Development GmbH

Creating, executing and documenting automated and manual tests
Collaborating in the design and development process
Presenting new features to the product owner

Aug 2016 - Sep 2017

1 year 2 months

Quality Assurance Engineer

finderly GmbH (Shpock)

Creating and improving efficient and comprehensive test workflows
Testing (manual and automated) the iOS and Android apps throughout the entire software development process
Providing support in other technical areas when tests are needed
Checking app stability using crash report aggregation services
Building and expanding UI test automation (XCTest, Espresso)

Nov 2013 - Aug 2016

2 years 10 months