Senior System Integration Engineer | Test Manager | ISTQB | Cloud & On-Premise Integration Specialist

6/2018 – 12/2018

Role: Release Test Engineer
• Mission: Quality assurance for critical billing system components prior to nationwide releases.
• Key Activities:
◦ Deep-dive log analysis in Unix environments to identify backend bottlenecks.
◦ Performing complex Oracle SQL queries for data validation and consistency checks.
◦ Execution of regression test suites and defect reporting in HP ALM.
• Tech Stack: HP ALM, Oracle DB, Unix/Linux Shell, Jira.

Technisches Testing

1/2018 – 6/2018

-> Release Engineer: Analyze and document the installation and configuration process for a client-server software suite
-> Integration and Test Engineer: Adapt and document the system configuration and installation process of a newly developed software suite based on agile software development and integration processes. Develop and create test cases, taking into account newly introduced Scrum CI/CD methods in a private cloud environment.
-> Installation/Configuration and Commissioning of Project and Release Management Software: Install and configure Atlassian project/release and issue management software (Jira and Confluence) in a private virtual machine (Proxmox VE) and Docker CE environment.

Systems Engineering

10/2017 – 12/2017

-> Test/Release Engineer: Ausführen und Validieren von Testfällen für eine Web Schulung Applikation
-> Test Case/Bug Management für Release bezogene Test Sets
-> Erstellen neuer Release/Requirements bezogenen Test Cases

Testen, Web Entwicklung

8/2017 – 9/2017

-> Feasibility study for data and infrastructure migration, taking into account various shared data/cloud computing offerings
-> Defining and creating a Windows 10 migration/fallback plan for desktop and mobile computers
-> Tracking and monitoring the migration process and the final testing phase
-> Technical coordinator and point of contact for departments during the migration phase for workstations and mobile computers

Systemmigration, Testen

9/2016 – 5/2017

Role: E2E / SI Test & System Integration Engineer
• Mission: International rollout of multiscreen broadcast and OTT systems (Dawn STB platform).
• Key Activities:
◦ Creation of "Release To Production" (RTP) test plans for country-specific deployments.
◦ Interface testing between STB WebUI and backend OTT back-office systems.
◦ Validation of metadata acquisition and content delivery chains.
• Tech Stack: OTT Back-office, XML, Head-end Systems, Linux Embedded.

Architektur (allg.), Hardware-Design, Konfiguration, Management (allg.), Rechnergestütztes Betriebsleitsystem (RBL), Test Management

1/2015 – 8/2016

-> E2E integration and testing of HE component releases delivered to the Dawn platform in the LAB and staging system landscape
-> LAB system integration and release management engineer for the SeaChange Adrenalin VoD component 'SeaChange BackOffice (BO)'
-> Setting up test environments, creating and executing test plans, evaluating results, and reporting issues identified to the architecture and development teams.
-> E2E/SI test engineer: Creating, developing, and executing E2E/SI test cases (TC) and test plans (TP) specifically for the "SeaChange BO" software and the DAWN set-top box (STB) platform
-> Evaluating, revising, and implementing metadata requirements, considering the best data optimization of existing assets and full functionality for legacy and new platforms

Betriebssysteme, Forschung & Entwicklung, Konfiguration, Pflege, Rechnergestütztes Betriebsleitsystem (RBL), Systems Engineering, Testen

1/2012 – 12/2014

ole: VoD System Integration Engineer
• Mission: Technical implementation and commissioning of the SeaChange Adrenalin VOD/OTT system.
• Key Activities:
◦ Refining XML metadata acquisition processes for content optimization.
◦ Technical commissioning and formal handover to the operations (Ops) team.
◦ Configuration of the Horizon.go platform according to specific ISP requirements.
• Tech Stack: SeaChange Adrenalin BO, XML, Horizon CPE, Shell Scripting.

Betriebssysteme, Inbetriebnahme (allg.), Rechnergestütztes Betriebsleitsystem (RBL), System Analyse, Systems Engineering

3/2000 – 1/2011

-> Organization and administration of the IT infrastructure in a media company with nearly 300 employees, spread across several branches in Cologne
-> Management and design of the intranet offerings and the technical intranet based on open source and Linux
-> Short-term provision and operation of small IT work environments (up to 3 servers and 20 workstations, as well as network infrastructure) for TV production abroad

Intranet, Linux (Kernel), Medien (allg.), Rechnergestütztes Betriebsleitsystem (RBL), Telekommunikation / Netzwerke (allg.)

7/1995 – 2/2000

-> Feasibility study for system migration of more than 1,000 PCs and the corresponding server infrastructure
-> Technical coordinator and contact person for departments during the migration phase for workstations and server infrastructure
-> Organizing, managing, and executing the migration of all workstation computers from MS Windows 3.11 to MS Windows NT 4.0
-> Installation and commissioning of a computer maintenance system 'ON Command CCM' for production

Inbetriebnahme (allg.), Installation / Montage / Wartung (allg.), Management (allg.), Microsoft Windows (allg.), Öffentlichkeitsarbeit, Systemmigration