Winfried N.

Test Manager / Tester / Automation Engineer

Lingen, Germany

Experience

May 2024 - Apr 2025
1 year

Test Manager / Tester / Automation Engineer

Miele - Laundry Care

  • Manual testing of T2 programs and on-the-fly analysis of process data

  • Automated live testing with Python scripts and immediate evaluation after the test

  • Testing via TDMS recordings with multi-stage Python script evaluation

  • Flashing device firmware onto test units

  • Creating and extending test cases

  • Automating test cases using the Miele test framework (Python)

  • Retesting bugs

  • Participating in scrum and coordination meetings

  • Used tools and languages:

  • PTC Windchill RVS, Jira

  • Skylab

  • Miele OS Tool, Miele Communication Tool

  • PyCharm

  • SCOPI program via PADS editor (JavaScript)

  • Python with pytest and pandas

  • DIAdem

  • GIT

  • Boomerang SOAP & REST Client

Aug 2021 - Nov 2023
2 years 4 months

Test Manager / Tester / Automation Engineer

BAMF - Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge

  • Creating and extending the test case catalog for the ITSI portal

  • Managing different ITSI test environments

  • Distributing test tasks and test cases to testers

  • Automating test cases with Taiko

  • Manual testing and reporting via Jira

  • Retesting bugs

  • Load testing using automated tests

  • Generating special test data in the backend via SQL

  • Participating in scrum and coordination meetings

  • Used tools and languages:

  • Chrome

  • SQL

  • Taiko

  • GIT

  • Jira, Confluence

Feb 2020 - Mar 2021
1 year 2 months

Test Manager / Automation Engineer

Allied Vision

  • Creating the test case catalog for the host software 'Vimba' from specifications and discussions

  • Automating test cases in Python and Perl

  • Manual testing and reporting via Jira and Jama

  • Participating in scrum and coordination meetings

  • Documenting in Confluence

  • Reviewing specifications and existing tests

  • Flashing firmware via USB, CSI-2, and DediProg

  • Adapting hardware to adapter boards (e.g. external hardware triggers)

  • Used tools and languages:

  • Python, Perl, C/C++

  • Video4Linux

  • SVN, Git

  • Docker

  • DediProg

  • Development boards:

  • NVidia TX2, Jetson Nano, Toradex Torion

  • Tools for test management:

  • Jira, Confluence, Jama

  • Hardware interfaces:

  • CSI-2, USB, GiGE

Aug 2019 - Dec 2019
5 months

Test Manager

Informationsfabrik

  • Creating test concepts and test case catalogs from specifications
  • Manual testing via DevOps
  • Reviewing specifications
  • Estimating effort and coordinating task distribution
  • Participating in scrum and coordination meetings
Sep 2015 - Dec 2019
4 years 4 months

Test Manager / Automation Engineer

Miele in Gütersloh

  • Creating test concepts and test case catalogs from specifications

  • Automating test cases across devices in Python with Gherkin

  • Running automated tests locally and in batches via Jenkins

  • Manual testing and reporting of results and defects in PTC Integrity

  • Reporting test results to the product group in meetings

  • Manual testing using simulators and end devices

  • Reviewing specifications and source code

  • Estimating effort and coordinating task distribution

  • Participating in scrum and coordination meetings

  • Automation tools:

  • Python, Gherkin (behave)

  • Skylab, OCR, Arduino IDE, pandas, DIAdem, git, PTC Integrity, PyCharm

  • Test management:

  • PTC Integrity, MS Office

  • Internal projects:

  • Testing of super-automatic coffee machines, ovens, steam cookers, microwaves

  • Testing process engineering of super-automatic coffee machines

  • Agile testing via Scrum

Oct 2014 - May 2015
8 months

QA Engineer / Test Manager

Thalia Münster

  • Setting up and executing test concepts and test case catalogs

  • Integration, functional, load, and regression tests

  • Guiding team members in test projects

  • Coordinating and dispatching defects

  • Automated regression testing of REST services via Jenkins

  • Agile testing following Scrum

  • Test management tools:

  • Confluence, Jira, TREND Analyst, TestLink

  • Test execution tools:

  • SOAP-UI, Maven, Jenkins, Git/Gerrit, JMeter, SQL Browser, XPath/JSON-Path, Perl, Groovy

  • Internal projects:

  • Implementation of Payback, easyCash, PayPal, and store service in the online shop

  • Load tests and performance analysis

Jan 2011 - Jun 2014
3 years 6 months

Test Manager

Otto Versand Hamburg

  • Testing and acceptance of internal Otto projects

  • Concept and test case creation for functional, integration, and regression tests

  • Executing tests and planning test resources

  • Creating test data for functional and load tests

  • Test automation for iPad app

  • Agile testing with Scrum

  • Test management tools:

  • Quality Center/ALM, Zeta, Jira, Confluence

  • Project tools:

  • SOAP-UI, Perl, Python, PIM, Squish, MMDB, Mercado, Nais, Papillon, MongoDB, Jenkins CI, MS SQL Server

  • Internal projects:

  • PIM OSS, enterprise planning tool, search in the Otto shop, SEO content, OASYS, PIN replacement, REST API, OPAL, PixelContainer, Pado, iPad app

Sep 2010 - Dec 2010
4 months

Tester

affili.net

  • Testing and acceptance of the online marketing portal
  • Concept and test case creation for functional and integration tests
  • Executing tests and load tests with Perl and Notepad++
  • Agile testing with Scrum
  • Web service testing with Mentasys/Mindup
  • Secure XML transfer with XSD validation and MD5 hash
  • MS SQL Server
Mar 2010 - Jun 2010
4 months

Tester

bofrost in Straelen

  • Testing and acceptance of the EuroVSS distribution system
  • Designing and conducting functional and integration tests
  • Bug tracking
  • Installing and configuring the test environment
  • Version control of .NET 2.0 DLLs
  • Testing with Oracle via Toad and sqlplus
  • Interface tests to DWH and SAP via M5 files
Aug 2009 - Dec 2009
5 months

Test Manager

BWI / Bundeswehr

  • Setting up a test environment with SINA components
  • Planning and conducting functional and integration tests
  • Security assessment according to Ü2
Jul 2006 - Jul 2009
3 years 1 month

Tester

T-Mobile

  • Conducting and planning functional, integration and black-box tests for Customer Care, Billing and middleware
  • Tests in cBSI and cWB systems using WPClient, Aroama and Enigma
  • Installation and configuration of JBoss 4.2.3 and Apache Axis2
  • Script programming (Perl, Shell) for automation and test data generation
  • Test automation with RationalRobot
  • Creating test checkpoints and reviewing specifications
  • Simulation of SOA transmission paths
  • ebXML interface testing
Jun 2002 - Dec 2006
4 years 7 months

Tester

E-Plus

  • Functional and integration tests at the business process level for Customer Care, Billing and middleware (CASS, BSCS, Mediation, EAI, HLR, IN)
  • Planning and execution of performance tests (EDIFACT)
  • Software test project planning and resource planning (MS Project)
  • Coordinating and generating test data
  • Team coordination and specification review
  • Concepts for test data in multi-test environments
  • Ensuring test progress
  • Script programming (Perl, Shell, PHP)
  • Data reconciliation and maintenance of large datasets (Unix, Linux, Windows, Oracle, Informix, MS SQL, MySQL, XML)
  • Web interfaces for test support (HTML, PHP, JSP, Typo3, Apache, Tomcat)
  • Creating test checkpoints and presentations
Nov 2001 - May 2002
7 months

Consultant

Freelance Consultant

  • Developing an online shop with WebSphere Studio, Jakarta Tomcat and Windows 2000 Server
  • Connecting MySQL/InnoDB and Oracle 8i via JDBC/ODBC
  • Architecture design using MVC, Factory and DAO patterns
  • Using JDK 1.3 and JDK 1.4, J2EE, JavaBeans, JSP/Servlets
Dec 2000 - Jun 2001
7 months

Developer

Research and Teaching

  • Building a UMTS simulation for quality-of-service functions for flow control and resource allocation
  • Studying mobile station communication in the UTRAN
  • Implementing Dual Leaky Bucket and EDF algorithm
Mar 2000 - Jun 2000
4 months

Developer

Satellite Construction

  • Simulating RF transmitter and receiver systems for satellites at different SNRs
  • Modeling clock recovery
  • Using Topsim, Matlab, Simulink and Maple
Mar 1997 - Jun 2000
3 years 4 months

Developer

Research and Teaching

  • Simulation and analysis in the wireless ATM environment
  • Modeling of ad-hoc networks and transmission channels
  • Use of BONeS, OPNET, proprietary C/C++ classes, NQS, CVS
Mar 1994 - Mar 1996
2 years 1 month

Developer

Mechanical Engineering

  • Migration of a PLC-controlled measuring device to ISA counter card control
  • PC-based programming in Pascal for measuring points and control
Jan 1989 - Dec 1990
2 years

Developer

Window and Front Door Construction

  • Development of a dBase 3/4 database for piecework payroll
  • Implementation of an actual-to-target comparison for process optimization and logistics improvement

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
Spanish
Intermediate

Education

Oct 1991 - Jun 1996

RWTH Aachen

Diploma · Electrical Engineering, Technical Computer Science · Aachen, Germany

Oct 1988 - Jun 1991

Technisches Fachgymnasium Nordhorn

Abitur · Nordhorn, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Enhanced security clearance (Ü2)

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