A company is seeking a Specialist/Consultant in system testing for special purpose machinery development. The System Test and Qualification group performs system tests in development projects, including testing individual components, machine modules and software releases. Responsibilities also include defining and conducting acceptance tests. The project’s objective is to support the detailed planning of test tasks, creation and optimization of test case specifications, as well as conducting integration and functional tests. All activities are performed on-site in the lab on machine systems. - Detailed planning of test tasks - Creation and optimization of test case specifications - Conducting integration and functional tests - Execution of test cases (Black Box, Use Case, Fail Case Tests) - Documentation and preparation of test results in the test management tool and MS Office - Fault analysis and communication with developers (directly in the lab and via MS Teams) - Coordination with project management and the test manager

Within the scope of a digitization initiative, software quality is to be ensured and improved through modern testing, analysis, and review procedures. The goal is to increase development quality and efficiency through strategic measures and coaching. - Definition, monitoring, and improvement of test coverage strategies for critical software components. - Organization and execution of code reviews in compliance with coding standards, architectural, and security requirements. - Setup, execution, and evaluation of SonarQube analyses, as well as coordination of the remediation of technical debt and security vulnerabilities. - Training and support of developers in Clean Code, TDD, and CI/CD practices. - Evaluation and continuous further development of QA processes, tools, and metrics.

## Service Description without Personal Reference - **IT Project Management**: Creation of software rollout and migration plans for the bi-monthly releases of the MDOI application based on Blueplanet, taking into account all relevant dependencies using JIRA and stakeholder management - **Design Management**: Planning and creation of all relevant designs as well as their review in the Multi Domain Orchestration and Inventory (MDOI) tool for the Transport Networks sub-area, serving as implementation documentation of requirements using JIRA and Confluence - **Stakeholder Management**: Development and execution of communication measures regarding software changes based on the created designs, verification that the requirements are fully covered by the designs, including the preparation of documentation for management using Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Teams, and JIRA

Setup and further development of a test automation suite for the core applications of a large insurance company to increase release speed and quality. - **Typical Tasks:** - Analysis of test processes and identification of automation potential. - Selection, configuration, and implementation of automation frameworks. - Development and maintenance of automated test scripts. - Integration of tests into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab). - Test data management and reporting. - **Relevant Technologies, Tools & Methods:** - Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Tosca, Postman. - Java, Python, JavaScript. - TestNG, JUnit, Cucumber. - Jenkins, GitLab CI, Docker, Jira. - **Typical KPIs & Success Metrics:** - Automation rate (>70%), reduction of test execution time, defect detection rate. - **Key Challenges & Risks:** - Complex legacy UIs, stable test data management, maintainability of scripts. - **Deliverables:** - Documented test automation framework, automated test suite, CI/CD integration, test reports.

A company is looking for an experienced project manager with a civil engineering background for the power plant or energy industry. The aim of the project is to lead the planning, coordination and implementation of construction projects in the energy and power plant sector. The role requires close collaboration with interdisciplinary teams to ensure that projects are completed on time and within budget. It is explicitly stated that construction supervisors are not being sought. Main responsibilities: - Management and oversight of construction projects in the power plant or energy industry - Coordination between various disciplines and external partners - Ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards - Development and monitoring of project schedules and budgets - Identification and resolution of technical challenges - Reporting to stakeholders and management

Steering a strategic digitalization project in a hospital network, e.g. the implementation of a new HIS or an electronic patient record (ePA) in accordance with the KHZG. - **Typical areas of responsibility:** - Overall responsibility for project planning, control and monitoring (time, budget, quality). - Management of the interdisciplinary project team. - Requirements, risk and stakeholder management. - Planning and management of change management and rollouts. - Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements (KHZG, GDPR). - **Relevant technologies, tools & methods:** - HIS systems (Orbis, iMedOne), ePA solutions. - Standards: HL7, FHIR. - Methods: PRINCE2, PMI/PMBOK, agile/hybrid. - Tools: MS Project, Jira, Confluence. - **Typical KPIs & success metrics:** - KHZG compliance, user adoption rate (>85%), process efficiency, milestone adherence. - **Key challenges & risks:** - High process complexity, intensive stakeholder management, interoperability, data security. - **Deliverables:** - Project plan, status reports, requirements specification, change concept, cutover plan, project closure report.

A company from the automotive sector is looking for an experienced expert in Snow Software components to execute a release migration. The Snow Software components (License Manager, Inventory Server, Integration Manager) are used for software license management and inventory. The goal of the project is to ensure the security, stability, and functionality of the systems by upgrading to the current version. Experiences from the last comparable update should be incorporated into the planning. The role includes planning, execution, and follow-up of the release migration, including creating a migration plan, aligning with stakeholders, performing functional tests, and documenting all measures. Key responsibilities: - Creation of a migration plan for test and production environments - Identification and documentation of all necessary steps, resources, and dependencies - Coordination of downtime windows with relevant stakeholders - Execution of the updates during the agreed downtime - Ensuring flawless installation of the new versions - Performing functional tests and error analysis - Documenting all measures and producing a final report - Handover to operations including lessons learned

A company is seeking an experienced subsea cable tester with an electrical engineering or physics background. The project’s goal is to advise and support the cable tendering process, cable qualification, and the definition and execution of tests during the project phase. The role involves collaborating with bidders, defining requirements, and advising on test procedures to ensure the cables’ quality and functionality. - Advising on cable tendering and cable qualification for the project phase - Defining requirements for manufacturing, interim storage, installation, completion, and inspection - Conducting contract negotiations with bidders - Defining test requirements for all tests from type tests to Site Acceptance Tests (SAT) - Advising on and defining test procedures: from production through FAT tests to type tests and Site Acceptance Tests - Customizing test systems and methods specifically for the project

For a large pharmaceutical company, an IMP (Investigational Medicinal Product) Quality Manager is sought to ensure GMP compliance and quality of investigational products. **Typical responsibilities in this role:** - Review and approval of manufacturing and batch protocols (Batch Records) for drug substance and drug product. - Execution of final quality release of investigational products for use in clinical trials. - Review and approval of GMP-relevant documents such as SOPs, validation reports, deviations and change control requests. - Creation and maintenance of product-specific quality agreements with internal and external partners. - Support for production and QC departments on all GMP-related questions and quality issues. - Planning and conducting internal audits and support during regulatory inspections and external audits. - Management and oversight of CAPA (Corrective and Preventive Actions) measures for sustainable problem resolution. **Relevant technologies, tools or methods:** - Quality management systems (QMS): Veeva Vault QMS, MasterControl, TrackWise, SAP QM. - Document Management Systems (DMS): Veeva Vault, OpenText Documentum. - ERP systems: SAP S/4HANA (especially QM module). - Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS). - Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES). - Methods: risk analysis (FMEA), root cause analysis (5 Whys, Ishikawa), statistical process control (SPC). **Typical KPIs or success metrics:** - Batch Release Time: average time from production completion to final release (target: < X days). - Right-First-Time Rate: percentage of batches released without deviations or rework (target: > 95%). - CAPA Effectiveness: reduction in recurrence rate of deviations after CAPA implementation (target: > 80%). - Audit Performance: number of critical/major findings in internal and external audits (target: 0). - Deviation Closure Rate: percentage of deviations closed within the defined timeframe (target: > 90%). **Key challenges, risks or specifics:** - High complexity and variability due to the development of new molecules and processes in the clinical phase. - Strict adherence to constantly evolving GMP regulations (e.g. EU Annex 1 for sterile products). - Ensuring product quality and patient safety under high time pressure (time-to-market). - Managing interfaces between development, manufacturing, QC, and regulatory affairs. - Risk of supply chain interruptions for critical raw materials or services. - Ensuring data integrity in all quality-relevant systems. **Concrete deliverables:** - Released batches of investigational products. - Approved master batch records and SOPs. - Completed and assessed deviation and change reports. - Audit and inspection reports with tracked action plans. - Valid quality agreements with all relevant partners. - Regular quality reports for management.

- IT project manager activities - Interface / bridging function between business domain and technology, hence the required compelling subject matter expertise.

A company is looking for an experienced Technical Project Manager in the field of district heating. The project objective is the planning and construction of district heating pipelines across all service phases of HOAI, as well as taking on complex project tasks. The Project Manager will play a key role in managing and coordinating projects, working closely with engineering firms, municipalities, authorities, and internal stakeholders. The role includes developing and optimizing planning options to maximize the efficiency and sustainability of projects. In addition, the Project Manager will continuously improve technical planning guidelines and processes, conduct technical-economic analyses, develop scenarios, and create concepts. Another focus is on budget planning for network investments in the heating sector, in close coordination with central controlling, as well as performing network calculations. - Planning and construction of district heating pipelines across all service phases of HOAI. - Management and coordination of projects in collaboration with engineering firms, municipalities, authorities, and internal stakeholders. - Development and optimization of planning options to increase efficiency and sustainability. - Support in improving technical planning guidelines and processes. - Conducting technical-economic analyses as well as developing scenarios and concepts. - Preparing budget planning for network investments in the heating sector. - Performing network calculations.

A company is looking for an experienced network and project manager who brings expertise in device networking and their interfaces as well as in-depth knowledge of modern networking technologies. The project's goal is to optimize and further develop network solutions, especially in the area of enterprise WLAN and RADIUS/EAP-TLS. The candidate will take on a key role in project and team management, preferably in an agile environment, and ensure cross-team coordination. - Developing and implementing solutions for networking devices and their interfaces (HTTP/REST) - Optimizing and managing enterprise WLAN/RADIUS/EAP-TLS networks - Leading and managing projects and teams, preferably in an agile environment - Coordinating between different teams and stakeholders - Applying and further developing modern networking technologies such as IEEE 802.11/WiFi

Design and build a modern data platform in the Azure Cloud for an e-commerce company. Implementation of scalable data pipelines and a lakehouse architecture. - **Typical tasks:** - Design and implementation of ETL/ELT processes with Azure Data Factory/Databricks. - Setup and management of data infrastructure (Data Lake, Synapse). - Development of data models and ensuring data quality. - Automation of deployments using IaC (Terraform). - Performance tuning and coordination with stakeholders. - **Relevant technologies, tools & methods:** - Azure Data Factory, Synapse, Databricks, Data Lake Storage. - Apache Spark, Delta Lake. - Python (PySpark), SQL. - Terraform, Azure DevOps. - **Typical KPIs & success metrics:** - Data latency, pipeline uptime (>99.9%), query performance, cost efficiency. - **Key challenges & risks:** - High data volumes, GDPR compliance, avoiding data silos. - **Deliverables:** - Production-ready data pipelines, structured data lake/warehouse, IaC scripts, technical documentation.

A leading automotive supplier is seeking an experienced quality expert for the inspection of weld seams on safety-critical body components. The project includes ensuring the highest quality standards through non-destructive testing methods. - Typical tasks: Independent planning, execution and evaluation of non-destructive tests (NDT), in particular visual testing (VT) and ultrasonic testing (UT). Creation and management of test plans and work instructions. Detailed documentation of test results in CAQ systems. Analysis of defect patterns and initiation of corrective actions in close coordination with welding shop and production planning. Calibration and maintenance of testing equipment. - Relevant technologies/tools: Ultrasonic testing devices, endoscopes, videoscopes, CAQ software (e.g. Babtec, QSYS), knowledge of standards DIN EN ISO 9712, ISO 5817, as well as relevant VDA volumes. - KPIs/success metrics: First Pass Yield (FPY) > 98%, reduction of internal defect rate (PPM), zero-defect tolerance on safety-critical seams (escape rate = 0), on-time completion of test orders. - Special challenges: Evaluating complex seam geometries under time pressure. Clear interpretation of test results and distinguishing between permissible irregularities and critical defects. Enforcing quality standards against production. - Deliverables: Completed test protocols, detailed defect analyses and reports, updated work and test instructions, contributions to FMEAs (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis). - Best practices: Regular team coordination (shopfloor management), continuous improvement of test processes (CIP), raising awareness and training of production staff.

A company is seeking an experienced Business Analyst to adopt the product perspective within a squad and advise the Squad Owner (Product Owner) to maximize value creation while continuously incorporating customer and market insights. The Business Analyst will keep track of market requirements, coordinate with customers and partners, maintain the squad backlog, and ensure the professional quality of deliverables. The position requires independent, cross-functional analysis and alignment of business requirements directly with business units, squad owners, technical teams, and product management. - Advising the Squad Owner on the squad’s (partial) products and services, including technical components. - Supporting business aspects from ideation and concept through market launch and maintenance according to the life-cycle process. - Aligning and validating ideas and requirements, as well as assisting in the creation of user stories and maintenance of the squad backlog. - Shaping a customer-centric squad vision, coordinated roadmap, and release plan in line with corporate objectives. - Conducting innovation work and product-specific market observation to ensure competitiveness. - Ensuring stable operations according to agreed service level agreements and regulatory requirements. - Creating requirements specifications, documents, and service descriptions as part of product definition. - Closely coordinating on architecture and refactoring topics with architecture roles. - Ensuring functional and non-functional quality of deliverables by creating and executing test cases.

For a public client project, a civil engineer (m/f/d) is sought to represent the client. The project includes the development and rehabilitation of roads, sidewalks, street lighting, and bus stops. - Typical responsibilities in this role:** - Taking over the non-delegable client duties according to the AHO series, including defining objectives, budget responsibility, and making fundamental decisions. - Steering and coordinating external engineering firms, expert assessors, and contracting construction companies. - Ensuring compliance with procurement law (VOB/VgV), building law, and relevant technical standards (e.g., DIN, ZTV). - Carrying out cost and schedule control as well as risk management across all project phases (according to HOAI). - Quality assurance on site, organizing construction meetings, and conducting inspections. - Reviewing claims for additional compensation and invoices. - Regular reporting to the department management and political committees; ensuring transparency and traceable documentation. - Relevant technologies, tools, or methods:** - CAD/BIM software: Autodesk Civil 3D, Revit, AutoCAD. - Tendering, contracting, invoicing (AVA): RIB iTWO, ORCA AVA. - Project management & control: MS Project, Projektron BCS, Asana. - Construction management & documentation: PlanRadar, Capmo. - In-depth knowledge of VOB/B, VOB/C, and HOAI. - Typical KPIs or success metrics:** - Budget compliance: deviation from the approved budget < 10%. - Schedule adherence: meeting milestones (design completion, construction start, completion) with < 5% delay. - Quality: low defect rate at acceptance (< 5% of trades with significant defects). - Citizen satisfaction: minimal number of justified citizen complaints during the construction phase. - Legal security: number of successfully defended additional claims or legal disputes. - Special challenges, risks, or specifics:** - Dealing with unforeseen ground conditions and contaminated sites. - Complex and lengthy approval processes involving various public interest bodies. - Strict budget constraints and political pressure in case of cost overruns. - Managing residents' interests and public communication. - Challenges due to skilled labor shortages and supply chain bottlenecks in the construction industry. - Concrete deliverables:** - Completed and approved design and execution planning. - Successfully conducted tendering procedure with signed construction contracts. - Documented construction inspections according to VOB. - Final project documentation and audited final invoices. - Final report for senior management and political committees.

In assignment for a renowned client in the life sciences sector, a freelance support is sought in the area of Clinical Data Management. The main task is taking responsibility for coordinating all data management activities in clinical trials. - Typical responsibilities in this role:** - Creation and review of the Data Management Plan (DMP) and the Data Validation Plan (DVP). - Design and implementation of electronic case report forms (eCRFs) in EDC systems (Electronic Data Capture). - Coordination of data collection, validation, and cleaning throughout the study lifecycle. - Development and execution of query processes to resolve data inconsistencies with investigative sites. - Medical coding of adverse events (AEs) and medications (e.g., using MedDRA, WHODrug). - Conducting SAE reconciliation (matching serious adverse events). - Preparation and execution of database locks after data collection is complete. - Preparation of status reports and communication with the study team (project management, monitoring, biostatistics). - Relevant technologies, tools, or methods:** - EDC Systems: Medidata Rave, Oracle Clinical, Viedoc, Zelta, OpenClinica. - Programming/analysis tools: SAS, R, Python, SQL. - Standards: CDISC (SDTM, ADaM), GCP (Good Clinical Practice), 21 CFR Part 11. - Collaboration tools: MS Teams, Jira, Confluence. - Data visualization: Tableau, Power BI. - Typical KPIs or success metrics:** - Data quality: Query rate (number of queries per 1,000 data points) < X; data entry error rate < 1%. - Time management: Time from last patient last visit (LPLV) to database lock (target: 4–6 weeks). - Efficiency: Average time to query resolution (target: < 10 business days for critical queries). - Compliance: 100% adherence to DMP-defined milestones and processes. - Protocol adherence: Rate of protocol deviations related to data management < 5%. - Key challenges, risks, or specifics:** - Managing increasing volumes and sources of data (e.g., wearables, ePROs). - Ensuring data integrity and security (cybersecurity, data protection/GDPR). - Complexity due to mid-study changes (protocol amendments) and their impact on the database. - Ensuring consistent data quality across multiple global investigative sites. - Shortage of qualified specialists and high demands for onboarding in study-specific systems. - Concrete deliverables:** - Finalized and approved Data Management Plan (DMP). - Live and validated study database (EDC system). - Regular data cleaning reports and status updates. - Clean, quality-assured, and analysis-ready database. - Final locked study database with complete audit trail. - Archived project documentation after study close-out.

Development and maintenance of backend services in a microservices architecture using Go (Golang) for a technology company. - Typical responsibilities: Designing and implementing RESTful APIs, connecting to databases (SQL/NoSQL), developing high-performance and scalable microservices, writing unit and integration tests, conducting code reviews, contributing to the architecture and design of the system landscape, deploying and operating services in a cloud environment. - Relevant technologies, tools or methods: Go (Golang), Docker, Kubernetes, AWS/GCP/Azure, PostgreSQL/MongoDB, gRPC, Git, CI/CD pipelines (e.g. with GitLab CI, Jenkins), Prometheus, Grafana. - Industry-specific KPIs or success metrics: API response times, system availability (uptime), error rate, scalability under load, code coverage by tests. - Key challenges, risks or specifics: Ensuring consistency in a distributed system, handling concurrency, performance optimization, managing dependencies between services. - Concrete examples of deliverables: Operational and documented microservices, API documentation (e.g. with Swagger/OpenAPI), established CI/CD pipelines, unit and integration tests, technical architecture diagram.

We are seeking an experienced consultant for a process and project initiative in the area of Asset P&L (Profit and Loss) at a leading international financial services provider. - Typical areas of responsibility in this role:** - Analysis and documentation of existing end-to-end P&L processes for various asset classes (e.g., equities, fixed income, derivatives). - Identification of weaknesses, risks, and inefficiencies in data collection, processing, and reporting. - Design and conceptualization of optimized target processes for P&L calculation and attribution. - Development of functional specifications and business requirements for adapting or implementing IT systems (e.g., P&L engines, data warehouses). - Project management for the implementation of new processes and tools, including milestone planning, stakeholder management, and test coordination. - Development of control mechanisms to ensure data quality and consistency. - Creation of training materials and delivery of workshops for business units (trading, controlling, risk). - Relevant technologies, tools or methods:** - Advanced analytics: MS Excel (Pivot, Power Query, VBA), SQL. - Business intelligence: Tableau, Power BI, Qlik. - Project management: Jira, Confluence, MS Project. - ERP/finance systems: SAP FI/CO, Oracle Financials, or industry-specific asset management platforms. - Methods: Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN 2.0), agile project management (Scrum/Kanban). - Typical KPIs or success metrics:** - Reduction of P&L generation time (cycle time): target >25% efficiency gain. - Decrease in manual corrective postings: target >50% reduction through process automation. - Data quality index: increase of the "first-time-right" rate in data acquisition to >99%. - Efficiency ratio (cost-to-income): demonstrable positive impact on lowering the ratio. - User adoption rate: acceptance of new processes/tools by the business >80% after 3 months. - Key challenges, risks or specifics:** - Heterogeneous system landscapes and inconsistent data sources (data silos). - High complexity of financial products and valuation models. - Resistance to process changes in business units (change management). - Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements (e.g., IFRS 9, BCBS 239). - Time- and budget-critical implementation during ongoing operations. - Concrete deliverables (“Deliverables”):** - Milestone 1: Completed as-is analysis and process documentation. - Deliverable 1: Detailed analysis report including assessment of weaknesses. - Milestone 2: Finalized target concept and Business Requirements Document. - Deliverable 2: Implementation roadmap and project plan. - Milestone 3: Successful User Acceptance Test (UAT) of the new process/tool. - Deliverable 3: Acceptance protocols, training materials, and project closure report.

Typical tasks: - Analyzing existing insurance processes and identifying digitalization potentials - Gathering and documenting business requirements together with the business units - Creating solution concepts for digital transformation (including process modeling and cost-benefit analyses) - Acting as liaison between business and IT: translating requirements into technical concepts and supporting implementation - Supporting project management in planning and deploying new digital solutions (agile methods such as Scrum/Kanban) Relevant tools & technologies: BPMN modeling tools (e.g. Visio, Signavio), requirements management (Jira, Confluence), knowledge of common insurance IT systems, MS Office KPIs & metrics: adherence to project milestones and budgets, reduction of process lead times, increase in customer satisfaction/user adoption, reduction of manual efforts through automation Challenges: coordinating multiple stakeholders in the insurance environment (business units, IT, regulatory), integrating new digital solutions into existing legacy systems, dealing with regulatory requirements and data protection, change management and user adoption Deliverables: comprehensive requirements documents and process models, developed business concepts and user stories for IT implementation, defined implementation roadmap, training materials for updated processes Lessons learned: early involvement of all stakeholders facilitates the implementation of digitalization projects; iterative, agile approaches enable flexible adjustments; in-depth industry knowledge (products, regulation) is crucial for designing viable digital solutions