Software Development in various Programming languages. Leading professional software Teams. Designing Software Architecture.
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Agile Softwareentwicklung
Softwarearchitektur
Testmanagement
Java
C++
Python
Legacy
Scrum Master
English
Muttersprache
German
Muttersprache

Einsatzorte

Einsatzorte

Berlin (+10km) Munich (+10km) Hamburg (+10km) Cologne (+20km) Düsseldorf (+20km) Frankfurt am Main (+10km) Vienna (+10km) Zürich (+10km)
Deutschland, Schweiz, Österreich
möglich

Projekte

Projekte

1 year 3 months
2025-04 - now

Solution architecture

Software Architect Kotlin 2.3.x (Java 25) w/Spring 4.x PostgreSQL Microsoft Azure ...
Software Architect

Lead Software Architect and Technical Team Lead for a new logistics platform for load carrier trade.

  • Software development lead and testing specialist.
  • Core design of the software architecture in arc42 spanning Frontend, Backend, Delivery strategies and Cloud native infrastructure (using Domain Driven Design, Hexagonal and Onion Architecture)
  • Evaluation of initial Business Requirements and Software Development road map
  • Technical Team Lead in a Scrum team (9 people)
  • Development of features, non-functional requirements & pipelines
  • Introducing and strengthening AI-assisted (JetBrains AI & GitHub CoPilot) as well es Collaborative Code strategies to speed up feature development
  • Design of Agentic AI focused rulesets (Instructions, Skills & Agents) under guidnace of project?s system & solution architecture


Achievements include:

  • Initial setup of a software development team with agile, self-organized values at its core and leveraging the new foundations of AI assisted code development
  • Launch of the B2B product LCX Nexus in June 2026

Kotlin 2.3.x (Java 25) w/Spring 4.x PostgreSQL Microsoft Azure GitHub Enterprise Kubernetes
QualityMinds GmbH
2 years 6 months
2024-01 - now

Software development and architecture lead

IT Consultant and Software Developer Java or Kotlin w/ Spring C++ Python ...
IT Consultant and Software Developer
  • Solution architecture

Java or Kotlin w/ Spring C++ Python AWS GitLab Kubernetes
QuantumConsulting
1 year 10 months
2023-12 - 2025-09

Software development and architectur

IT Consultant and Software Architect, Scrum Master Java 17 & 21 w/Spring 3.x Karate Python
IT Consultant and Software Architect, Scrum Master
Operative test migration for a multinational mobile telecommunications operator. Migration of jMeter tests to Karate & Gatling.
  • Implementing a designatedwork package of 100APIs & micro-services
  • Used AI-assisted Code Development strategies (JetBrains AI & GitHub CoPilot) to speed up the transformation processes and test reporting
  • Reporting to stakeholders & management on project advancement 


Achievements include:

Successful migration of a the contracted set of jMeter API tests to use in Karate & Gatling

Java 17 & 21 w/Spring 3.x Karate Python
Quantum42 Consulting
1 year 6 months
2023-10 - 2025-03

Solution architecture, test migration, business development

Lead Developer & IT Architect, Lead Test migration manager Java 17 w/Spring 3.x & PostgreSQL Python Karate ...
Lead Developer & IT Architect, Lead Test migration manager

Software development lead and testing specialist focusing on facilitating fairness and honesty for big and small corporations. Leading companies by example to a self-organized way of work.

  • Lead Test migration manager for a multinational mobile telecommunications operator. Migration of jMeter tests to Karate & Gatling.
    • Overseeing the migration of a testing system of > 500 APIs & microservices distributed over 6 individual and international Scrum teams with their 16 QAs
    • Responsibility for an external team of 7 to accelerate the migration
    • Co-ordination with stakeholders & management regarding timelines and efficient, agile migration paths and methods
    • Prototype development of efficient test runners and report builders to integrate them into the existing CI/CD-flow
    • Architectural feedback and delivery strategies


Achievements include:

  • Was able to, within 12 months, instill core agile values and critical questioning into a team previously reluctant to change and modern software development practices
  • Was able to successfully migrate all tests of an entire landscape of APIs & micro-services, along the way also improving overall software quality, skills and better understanding in software testing of the developers involved. As well as increasing the rate of re-usability of tests and system resources.
  • Set-up a career development path for junior developers.
  • Successful launch of an internal micro service to evaluate organizations maturity based on an individual online evaluation.

Java 17 w/Spring 3.x & PostgreSQL Python Karate AWS GitLab Kubernetes
enableYou Consulting GmbH
1 year
2023-10 - 2024-09

Solution architecture, test migration, business development

Lead Developer & IT Architect, Lead Software Developer Java 17 w/ Spring 3.x & PostgreSQL Python Karate ...
Lead Developer & IT Architect, Lead Software Developer

Software development lead and testing specialist focusing on facilitating fairness and honesty for big and small corporations. Leading companies by example to a self-organized way of work.

  • Lead Software Developer in a Scrum team (8 people) for the introduction of scalable salary payments related Java micro services on an AWS platform at a large German software house for tax and auditing software.
    • Implementing EBICS and PAIN formats using the ISO 20022 standard for payments transactions.
    • Integrating a deep understanding of testing (on all levels) and the necessity of reliability and resilience for critical processes
    • As an agile leader in the team, enabling them to live by agile principals, and promoting self-organization as well as taking accountability / leadership of the product
    • Supporting the customers architecture board with newdecision templates and innovative solutions
  • Product owner of an internal software development project.
  • Start-up Business Development on the side of IT Consulting services in conjunction with (Co-)Founders
  • Fiscal responsibility for the side of IT Consulting services


Achievements include:

  • Was able to, within 12 months, instill core agile values and critical questioning into a team previously reluctant to change and modern software development practices
  • Was able to successfully migrate all tests of an entire landscape of APIs & micro-services, along the way also improving overall software quality, skills and better understanding in software testing of the developers involved. As well as increasing the rate of re-usability of tests and system resources.
  • Set-up a career development path for junior developers.
  • Successful launch of an internal micro service to evaluate organizations maturity based on an individual online evaluation.

Java 17 w/ Spring 3.x & PostgreSQL Python Karate AWS GitLab Kubernetes
enableYou Consulting GmbH
2 years 3 months
2021-04 - 2023-06

Solution architecture, mobile app roll-out and QA

Senior IT Consultant and Software Developer Informatica DB2 Python ...
Senior IT Consultant and Software Developer
At one of Germany?s largest direct banks I contributed code and testing infrastructure for business cases and set up customized services for internal testing:
  • Developer & Head QA Engineer / Test Manager in a Scrum team for the introduction of newscalable Java micro services on an AWS platform handling transactions for VISA debit cards (using standards ISO 8583 & ISO 20022), as well as integrating these services with an Ab Initio backend running ETL processes, facilitating the financial institutions? data warehouse
  • Coordination with stakeholders and management regarding timelines for testing phases and cooperative testing with external systems (i.e. VISA, Google Pay, Apple Pay, Core banking system)
  • Interim Lead Developer and Product Owner for said given Scrum team (11 people)
  • Later on functioning in the same position in an agile team in charge of several micro services concerning credit card transactions and processing.


Achievements include:

  • Successful deployment of a data warehouse with Informatica as a central reporting platform in a financial institution.
  • Implementation of automation pipelines to automate the roll-out process of a mobile app
  • Exemplary launch of a modern microservice infrastructure for a VISA debit card

Informatica DB2 Python Xtend Kotlin 2.x (Java 11 & 17) w/Spring PostgreSQL Kafka AWS GitLab Kubernetes Tosca Karate jMeter Gatling
Senacor Technologies AG
3 years 6 months
2020-01 - 2023-06

Solution architecture, mobile app roll-out and QA

Senior IT Consultant and Software Developer Informatica DB2 Python ...
Senior IT Consultant and Software Developer
Various roles in 3 different projects spanning form financial institutions to
automotive.
  • Restructuring & consolidation of legacy IT systems (running in a mixed operating system environment going as far back as Microsoft Windows NT4) and finding a solution for a reporting platform of a German investment and development bank
  • Launch and migration of an automotive mobile app for one of Germany?s largest multinational corporate manufacturer of automobiles
  • At one of Germany?s largest direct banks I contributed code for business cases and set up customized services for internal testing:
    • Senior Software Developer & Head QA Engineer / Test Manager in a Scrum team for the introduction of scalable Java micro services on an AWS platform handling transactions for a VISA debit card (using standards such as ISO 8583 & ISO 20022)
    • Later on functioning in the same position in an agile team in charge of several micro services concerning card transactions and processing
  • Participation in innovation chapters around CI / CD, automation as well as project acquisition
  • Successful deployment of a data warehouse with Informatica as a central reporting platform in a financial institution
  • Implementation of automation pipelines to automate the rollout process of a mobile app
  • Exemplary launch of a modern microservice infrastructure for a VISA debit card
Informatica DB2 Python Xtend & Kotlin (Java) w/ Spring AWS GitLab Kubernetes Linux (AIX) Tosca & Karate & jMeter & Gatling
Senacor Technologies AG
1 year 1 month
2020-04 - 2021-04

Solution architecture, mobile app roll-out and QA

Senior IT Consultant and Software Developer, Test Manager Informatica DB2 Python ...
Senior IT Consultant and Software Developer, Test Manager

Restructuring & consolidation of legacy IT systems (running in a mixed operating systemenvironment incl. AIX, going as far back as Microsoft Windows NT4) and finding a solution for a reporting platform of a German governmental investment and development bank.

  • Software Developer & Test Manager for backend ETL processes, facilitating the financial institutions? data warehouse. Incl. extensive data(-base) testing.
  • Creating Java tools to derive a domain specific language for the underlying data model


Achievements include:

  • Successful deployment of a data warehouse with Informatica as a central reporting platform in a financial institution.
  • Implementation of automation pipelines to automate the roll-out process of a mobile app
  • Exemplary launch of a modern microservice infrastructure for a VISA debit card

Informatica DB2 Python Xtend Kotlin 2.x (Java 11 & 17) w/Spring PostgreSQL Kafka AWS GitLab Kubernetes Tosca Karate jMeter Gatling
Senacor Technologies AG
5 months
2020-01 - 2020-05

Solution architecture, mobile app roll-out and QA

Senior IT Consultant and Software Developer Informatica DB2 Python ...
Senior IT Consultant and Software Developer
Launch and migration of an automotive mobile app for one of Germany?s largest multinational corporate manufacturer of automobiles.
  • Participation in innovation chapters around CI / CD, automation as well as project acquisition and hiring.


Achievements include:

  • Successful deployment of a data warehouse with Informatica as a central reporting platform in a financial institution.
  • Implementation of automation pipelines to automate the roll-out process of a mobile app
  • Exemplary launch of a modern microservice infrastructure for a VISA debit card

Informatica DB2 Python Xtend Kotlin 2.x (Java 11 & 17) w/Spring PostgreSQL Kafka AWS GitLab Kubernetes Tosca Karate jMeter Gatling
Senacor Technologies AG
11 months
2019-02 - 2019-12

Data warehousing

Junior IT Consultant and Software Developer Ab Initio Xtend (Java) Oracle ...
Junior IT Consultant and Software Developer

Development of a data warehouse combined with restructuring & consolidation of already productive IT systems (running on RHEL) followed by integration testing of given data warehouse at a big financial institution

  • Design and development of data pipelines in Ab Initio.
  • Automation of test environments.
  • Creation of a data modeling framework.
  • Test management of customized data warehouses.


Achievements include:

  • Successful deployment of a data modeling tool in an Ab Initio driven environment to automatically generate artifacts and database schemes.
  • Successfully launching a data warehouse to preform automatized data provisioning for a commercial banking enterprise.

Ab Initio Xtend (Java) Oracle Linux (RHEL) Control-M
Senacor Technologies AG
5 years 5 months
2013-09 - 2019-01

Taught several courses in physics

Teaching and Research Assistant, later Research Group Lead
Teaching and Research Assistant, later Research Group Lead
During my graduate and post-graduate studies I taught several courses in physics. Furthermore my research was conducted in the field of quantum gravitation and geometry. For over two years I was the group lead on this topic
  • Teaching of students
  • Head of a research team comprised of 2 other research fellows and at times up to 3 bachelor and master thesis candidates
    • Team organization
    • Grant acquisition
    • Collaboration with other research groups
    • Conference speaking
    • Preliminary grading of thesis
  • Research work in quantum geometry comprising of:
    • Mathematical modeling of complex physical properties of gravitation and electromagnetism
    • Computational / numerical simulations of said given mathematical models
  • Administration & maintenance of the chair-owned computational cluster
    • Maintenance of legacy measuring instruments using MS-/DR-DOS
    • Individual package management using environment modules
    • Network administration
  • Sat on several "Berufungskommisions", with a full vote, as a student (and later scientific staff) to evaluate new possible candidates for vacant professorships
  • An extensive analytical model of an unifying theory of gravitation and electromagnetism was coined
C++ Python git Linux
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
1 year 2 months
2011-10 - 2012-11

Responsible for executing tests of a Rail Gun prototype

Laboratory Assistant C++ Python Linux
Laboratory Assistant
  • Batch execution of Runs
  • Optimizing trajectories
  • A Rail Gun prototype was able to be calibrated up to specific standards
C++ Python Linux
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
6 months
2011-04 - 2011-09

Responsible for executing and optimizing simulations

Werksstudent Simulation Engineering  C++ Linux (Debian)
Werksstudent Simulation Engineering 
Responsible for executing and optimizing simulations in particle therapy of C16 atoms an protons with Monte-Carlo methods using GEANT4
  • Batch execution of Runs
  • Creating statistical mathematical models
  • Optimizing algorithms
  • A fully functioning simulation software for a particle therapy for cancer
  • treatment
C++ Linux (Debian)
Siemens AG
5 months
2010-11 - 2011-03

Responsible for executing tests to simulate a Rail Gun

Laboratory Assistant C++ Python Linux
Laboratory Assistant
  • Batch execution of Runs
  • Creating mathematical models of dynamic movements
  • Optimizing algorithms
  • A functioning Rail Gun prototype was built

C++ Python Linux
MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Aus- und Weiterbildung

Aus- und Weiterbildung

2025

Data Structures and Algorithms Specialization

University of California San Diego


2022

Software Testing and Automation Specialization

University of Minnesota


2016 - 2019

Physics

PhD, Grade: magna cum laude

FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg


2013 - 2016

Physics

M. Sc., Grade: 1.1

FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg


2014

Physics

Université Grenoble Alpes


2010 - 2013

Physics

B. Sc., Grade: 1.2

FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg


2011 - 2012

Physics

Boston University


CERTIFICATIONS:

  • Advanced Certified Scrum Master
  • LPIC 1 - Linux administrator
  • Ab Initio Certified Developer
  • AWS Cloud Practitioner
  • Azure Fundamentals
  • iSAQB Certified Professional for Software Architecture Foundation Level (CPSA-F)
  • ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL)

Position

Position

  • IT Transformation Consultant
  • Software Developer

Kompetenzen

Kompetenzen

Top-Skills

Agile Softwareentwicklung Softwarearchitektur Testmanagement Java C++ Python Legacy Scrum Master

Produkte / Standards / Erfahrungen / Methoden

PROFILE:

  • IT Professional with >7 years consulting experience in the field and strong theoretical skills as well as practical know-how in problem solving thanks to >10 years of developing software. Worked in scientific research for >4 years before that. And I have a passion for learning new things and sharing my knowledge with others by teaching / training others aswell as all things HomeLab.
  • Strong knowledge in the field of data integration in banking, software rollout procedures, shaping of new IT landscapes as well as mathematical modeling and simulation of complex problems. I have also worked in the fields of scientific simulations and embedded. My knowledge further extends to legacy IT-Systems running old, abandoned software. Dating back to past-era environments like Windows 3. x/NT4 and MS-DOS or the Linux Kernel 2.4.x.

  • Currently, also formingmy own freelance enterprise both focusing on facilitating fairness and honesty. Enabling organizations to successfully manage their teams to achieve and lead successful software projects. I?m in the process of broadening my horizon in the field of business development. Right now in my projects, I function as a test migration manager within a telecommunications company and consult on a migration strategy. Else, I bring exemplary knowledge in managing software or dedicated QA teams to the table. Skilled both in automation and architecture of customized business solutions, such as scalable micro services, data warehousing or ETL. Experienced with large transformation projects and heterogeneous infrastructures. The link between software quality and development, comfortable in both.
  • Customer-oriented and structured method of working, focused on quality and maintainability. Highly motivated to work in a team, both comfortable in big companies as well as small teams. No concerns with traveling.


SKILLS:

  • C++ 
  • Java 
  • Python 
  • Software Testing
  • Ab Initio & Informatica 
  • SQL 
  • DevOps 
  • Cloud Native 
  • Linux 
  • Scientific Data Analysis 
  • Test Management 
  • CI/CD 
  • Agile Leadership

Einsatzorte

Einsatzorte

Berlin (+10km) Munich (+10km) Hamburg (+10km) Cologne (+20km) Düsseldorf (+20km) Frankfurt am Main (+10km) Vienna (+10km) Zürich (+10km)
Deutschland, Schweiz, Österreich
möglich

Projekte

Projekte

1 year 3 months
2025-04 - now

Solution architecture

Software Architect Kotlin 2.3.x (Java 25) w/Spring 4.x PostgreSQL Microsoft Azure ...
Software Architect

Lead Software Architect and Technical Team Lead for a new logistics platform for load carrier trade.

  • Software development lead and testing specialist.
  • Core design of the software architecture in arc42 spanning Frontend, Backend, Delivery strategies and Cloud native infrastructure (using Domain Driven Design, Hexagonal and Onion Architecture)
  • Evaluation of initial Business Requirements and Software Development road map
  • Technical Team Lead in a Scrum team (9 people)
  • Development of features, non-functional requirements & pipelines
  • Introducing and strengthening AI-assisted (JetBrains AI & GitHub CoPilot) as well es Collaborative Code strategies to speed up feature development
  • Design of Agentic AI focused rulesets (Instructions, Skills & Agents) under guidnace of project?s system & solution architecture


Achievements include:

  • Initial setup of a software development team with agile, self-organized values at its core and leveraging the new foundations of AI assisted code development
  • Launch of the B2B product LCX Nexus in June 2026

Kotlin 2.3.x (Java 25) w/Spring 4.x PostgreSQL Microsoft Azure GitHub Enterprise Kubernetes
QualityMinds GmbH
2 years 6 months
2024-01 - now

Software development and architecture lead

IT Consultant and Software Developer Java or Kotlin w/ Spring C++ Python ...
IT Consultant and Software Developer
  • Solution architecture

Java or Kotlin w/ Spring C++ Python AWS GitLab Kubernetes
QuantumConsulting
1 year 10 months
2023-12 - 2025-09

Software development and architectur

IT Consultant and Software Architect, Scrum Master Java 17 & 21 w/Spring 3.x Karate Python
IT Consultant and Software Architect, Scrum Master
Operative test migration for a multinational mobile telecommunications operator. Migration of jMeter tests to Karate & Gatling.
  • Implementing a designatedwork package of 100APIs & micro-services
  • Used AI-assisted Code Development strategies (JetBrains AI & GitHub CoPilot) to speed up the transformation processes and test reporting
  • Reporting to stakeholders & management on project advancement 


Achievements include:

Successful migration of a the contracted set of jMeter API tests to use in Karate & Gatling

Java 17 & 21 w/Spring 3.x Karate Python
Quantum42 Consulting
1 year 6 months
2023-10 - 2025-03

Solution architecture, test migration, business development

Lead Developer & IT Architect, Lead Test migration manager Java 17 w/Spring 3.x & PostgreSQL Python Karate ...
Lead Developer & IT Architect, Lead Test migration manager

Software development lead and testing specialist focusing on facilitating fairness and honesty for big and small corporations. Leading companies by example to a self-organized way of work.

  • Lead Test migration manager for a multinational mobile telecommunications operator. Migration of jMeter tests to Karate & Gatling.
    • Overseeing the migration of a testing system of > 500 APIs & microservices distributed over 6 individual and international Scrum teams with their 16 QAs
    • Responsibility for an external team of 7 to accelerate the migration
    • Co-ordination with stakeholders & management regarding timelines and efficient, agile migration paths and methods
    • Prototype development of efficient test runners and report builders to integrate them into the existing CI/CD-flow
    • Architectural feedback and delivery strategies


Achievements include:

  • Was able to, within 12 months, instill core agile values and critical questioning into a team previously reluctant to change and modern software development practices
  • Was able to successfully migrate all tests of an entire landscape of APIs & micro-services, along the way also improving overall software quality, skills and better understanding in software testing of the developers involved. As well as increasing the rate of re-usability of tests and system resources.
  • Set-up a career development path for junior developers.
  • Successful launch of an internal micro service to evaluate organizations maturity based on an individual online evaluation.

Java 17 w/Spring 3.x & PostgreSQL Python Karate AWS GitLab Kubernetes
enableYou Consulting GmbH
1 year
2023-10 - 2024-09

Solution architecture, test migration, business development

Lead Developer & IT Architect, Lead Software Developer Java 17 w/ Spring 3.x & PostgreSQL Python Karate ...
Lead Developer & IT Architect, Lead Software Developer

Software development lead and testing specialist focusing on facilitating fairness and honesty for big and small corporations. Leading companies by example to a self-organized way of work.

  • Lead Software Developer in a Scrum team (8 people) for the introduction of scalable salary payments related Java micro services on an AWS platform at a large German software house for tax and auditing software.
    • Implementing EBICS and PAIN formats using the ISO 20022 standard for payments transactions.
    • Integrating a deep understanding of testing (on all levels) and the necessity of reliability and resilience for critical processes
    • As an agile leader in the team, enabling them to live by agile principals, and promoting self-organization as well as taking accountability / leadership of the product
    • Supporting the customers architecture board with newdecision templates and innovative solutions
  • Product owner of an internal software development project.
  • Start-up Business Development on the side of IT Consulting services in conjunction with (Co-)Founders
  • Fiscal responsibility for the side of IT Consulting services


Achievements include:

  • Was able to, within 12 months, instill core agile values and critical questioning into a team previously reluctant to change and modern software development practices
  • Was able to successfully migrate all tests of an entire landscape of APIs & micro-services, along the way also improving overall software quality, skills and better understanding in software testing of the developers involved. As well as increasing the rate of re-usability of tests and system resources.
  • Set-up a career development path for junior developers.
  • Successful launch of an internal micro service to evaluate organizations maturity based on an individual online evaluation.

Java 17 w/ Spring 3.x & PostgreSQL Python Karate AWS GitLab Kubernetes
enableYou Consulting GmbH
2 years 3 months
2021-04 - 2023-06

Solution architecture, mobile app roll-out and QA

Senior IT Consultant and Software Developer Informatica DB2 Python ...
Senior IT Consultant and Software Developer
At one of Germany?s largest direct banks I contributed code and testing infrastructure for business cases and set up customized services for internal testing:
  • Developer & Head QA Engineer / Test Manager in a Scrum team for the introduction of newscalable Java micro services on an AWS platform handling transactions for VISA debit cards (using standards ISO 8583 & ISO 20022), as well as integrating these services with an Ab Initio backend running ETL processes, facilitating the financial institutions? data warehouse
  • Coordination with stakeholders and management regarding timelines for testing phases and cooperative testing with external systems (i.e. VISA, Google Pay, Apple Pay, Core banking system)
  • Interim Lead Developer and Product Owner for said given Scrum team (11 people)
  • Later on functioning in the same position in an agile team in charge of several micro services concerning credit card transactions and processing.


Achievements include:

  • Successful deployment of a data warehouse with Informatica as a central reporting platform in a financial institution.
  • Implementation of automation pipelines to automate the roll-out process of a mobile app
  • Exemplary launch of a modern microservice infrastructure for a VISA debit card

Informatica DB2 Python Xtend Kotlin 2.x (Java 11 & 17) w/Spring PostgreSQL Kafka AWS GitLab Kubernetes Tosca Karate jMeter Gatling
Senacor Technologies AG
3 years 6 months
2020-01 - 2023-06

Solution architecture, mobile app roll-out and QA

Senior IT Consultant and Software Developer Informatica DB2 Python ...
Senior IT Consultant and Software Developer
Various roles in 3 different projects spanning form financial institutions to
automotive.
  • Restructuring & consolidation of legacy IT systems (running in a mixed operating system environment going as far back as Microsoft Windows NT4) and finding a solution for a reporting platform of a German investment and development bank
  • Launch and migration of an automotive mobile app for one of Germany?s largest multinational corporate manufacturer of automobiles
  • At one of Germany?s largest direct banks I contributed code for business cases and set up customized services for internal testing:
    • Senior Software Developer & Head QA Engineer / Test Manager in a Scrum team for the introduction of scalable Java micro services on an AWS platform handling transactions for a VISA debit card (using standards such as ISO 8583 & ISO 20022)
    • Later on functioning in the same position in an agile team in charge of several micro services concerning card transactions and processing
  • Participation in innovation chapters around CI / CD, automation as well as project acquisition
  • Successful deployment of a data warehouse with Informatica as a central reporting platform in a financial institution
  • Implementation of automation pipelines to automate the rollout process of a mobile app
  • Exemplary launch of a modern microservice infrastructure for a VISA debit card
Informatica DB2 Python Xtend & Kotlin (Java) w/ Spring AWS GitLab Kubernetes Linux (AIX) Tosca & Karate & jMeter & Gatling
Senacor Technologies AG
1 year 1 month
2020-04 - 2021-04

Solution architecture, mobile app roll-out and QA

Senior IT Consultant and Software Developer, Test Manager Informatica DB2 Python ...
Senior IT Consultant and Software Developer, Test Manager

Restructuring & consolidation of legacy IT systems (running in a mixed operating systemenvironment incl. AIX, going as far back as Microsoft Windows NT4) and finding a solution for a reporting platform of a German governmental investment and development bank.

  • Software Developer & Test Manager for backend ETL processes, facilitating the financial institutions? data warehouse. Incl. extensive data(-base) testing.
  • Creating Java tools to derive a domain specific language for the underlying data model


Achievements include:

  • Successful deployment of a data warehouse with Informatica as a central reporting platform in a financial institution.
  • Implementation of automation pipelines to automate the roll-out process of a mobile app
  • Exemplary launch of a modern microservice infrastructure for a VISA debit card

Informatica DB2 Python Xtend Kotlin 2.x (Java 11 & 17) w/Spring PostgreSQL Kafka AWS GitLab Kubernetes Tosca Karate jMeter Gatling
Senacor Technologies AG
5 months
2020-01 - 2020-05

Solution architecture, mobile app roll-out and QA

Senior IT Consultant and Software Developer Informatica DB2 Python ...
Senior IT Consultant and Software Developer
Launch and migration of an automotive mobile app for one of Germany?s largest multinational corporate manufacturer of automobiles.
  • Participation in innovation chapters around CI / CD, automation as well as project acquisition and hiring.


Achievements include:

  • Successful deployment of a data warehouse with Informatica as a central reporting platform in a financial institution.
  • Implementation of automation pipelines to automate the roll-out process of a mobile app
  • Exemplary launch of a modern microservice infrastructure for a VISA debit card

Informatica DB2 Python Xtend Kotlin 2.x (Java 11 & 17) w/Spring PostgreSQL Kafka AWS GitLab Kubernetes Tosca Karate jMeter Gatling
Senacor Technologies AG
11 months
2019-02 - 2019-12

Data warehousing

Junior IT Consultant and Software Developer Ab Initio Xtend (Java) Oracle ...
Junior IT Consultant and Software Developer

Development of a data warehouse combined with restructuring & consolidation of already productive IT systems (running on RHEL) followed by integration testing of given data warehouse at a big financial institution

  • Design and development of data pipelines in Ab Initio.
  • Automation of test environments.
  • Creation of a data modeling framework.
  • Test management of customized data warehouses.


Achievements include:

  • Successful deployment of a data modeling tool in an Ab Initio driven environment to automatically generate artifacts and database schemes.
  • Successfully launching a data warehouse to preform automatized data provisioning for a commercial banking enterprise.

Ab Initio Xtend (Java) Oracle Linux (RHEL) Control-M
Senacor Technologies AG
5 years 5 months
2013-09 - 2019-01

Taught several courses in physics

Teaching and Research Assistant, later Research Group Lead
Teaching and Research Assistant, later Research Group Lead
During my graduate and post-graduate studies I taught several courses in physics. Furthermore my research was conducted in the field of quantum gravitation and geometry. For over two years I was the group lead on this topic
  • Teaching of students
  • Head of a research team comprised of 2 other research fellows and at times up to 3 bachelor and master thesis candidates
    • Team organization
    • Grant acquisition
    • Collaboration with other research groups
    • Conference speaking
    • Preliminary grading of thesis
  • Research work in quantum geometry comprising of:
    • Mathematical modeling of complex physical properties of gravitation and electromagnetism
    • Computational / numerical simulations of said given mathematical models
  • Administration & maintenance of the chair-owned computational cluster
    • Maintenance of legacy measuring instruments using MS-/DR-DOS
    • Individual package management using environment modules
    • Network administration
  • Sat on several "Berufungskommisions", with a full vote, as a student (and later scientific staff) to evaluate new possible candidates for vacant professorships
  • An extensive analytical model of an unifying theory of gravitation and electromagnetism was coined
C++ Python git Linux
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
1 year 2 months
2011-10 - 2012-11

Responsible for executing tests of a Rail Gun prototype

Laboratory Assistant C++ Python Linux
Laboratory Assistant
  • Batch execution of Runs
  • Optimizing trajectories
  • A Rail Gun prototype was able to be calibrated up to specific standards
C++ Python Linux
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
6 months
2011-04 - 2011-09

Responsible for executing and optimizing simulations

Werksstudent Simulation Engineering  C++ Linux (Debian)
Werksstudent Simulation Engineering 
Responsible for executing and optimizing simulations in particle therapy of C16 atoms an protons with Monte-Carlo methods using GEANT4
  • Batch execution of Runs
  • Creating statistical mathematical models
  • Optimizing algorithms
  • A fully functioning simulation software for a particle therapy for cancer
  • treatment
C++ Linux (Debian)
Siemens AG
5 months
2010-11 - 2011-03

Responsible for executing tests to simulate a Rail Gun

Laboratory Assistant C++ Python Linux
Laboratory Assistant
  • Batch execution of Runs
  • Creating mathematical models of dynamic movements
  • Optimizing algorithms
  • A functioning Rail Gun prototype was built

C++ Python Linux
MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Aus- und Weiterbildung

Aus- und Weiterbildung

2025

Data Structures and Algorithms Specialization

University of California San Diego


2022

Software Testing and Automation Specialization

University of Minnesota


2016 - 2019

Physics

PhD, Grade: magna cum laude

FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg


2013 - 2016

Physics

M. Sc., Grade: 1.1

FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg


2014

Physics

Université Grenoble Alpes


2010 - 2013

Physics

B. Sc., Grade: 1.2

FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg


2011 - 2012

Physics

Boston University


CERTIFICATIONS:

  • Advanced Certified Scrum Master
  • LPIC 1 - Linux administrator
  • Ab Initio Certified Developer
  • AWS Cloud Practitioner
  • Azure Fundamentals
  • iSAQB Certified Professional for Software Architecture Foundation Level (CPSA-F)
  • ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL)

Position

Position

  • IT Transformation Consultant
  • Software Developer

Kompetenzen

Kompetenzen

Top-Skills

Agile Softwareentwicklung Softwarearchitektur Testmanagement Java C++ Python Legacy Scrum Master

Produkte / Standards / Erfahrungen / Methoden

PROFILE:

  • IT Professional with >7 years consulting experience in the field and strong theoretical skills as well as practical know-how in problem solving thanks to >10 years of developing software. Worked in scientific research for >4 years before that. And I have a passion for learning new things and sharing my knowledge with others by teaching / training others aswell as all things HomeLab.
  • Strong knowledge in the field of data integration in banking, software rollout procedures, shaping of new IT landscapes as well as mathematical modeling and simulation of complex problems. I have also worked in the fields of scientific simulations and embedded. My knowledge further extends to legacy IT-Systems running old, abandoned software. Dating back to past-era environments like Windows 3. x/NT4 and MS-DOS or the Linux Kernel 2.4.x.

  • Currently, also formingmy own freelance enterprise both focusing on facilitating fairness and honesty. Enabling organizations to successfully manage their teams to achieve and lead successful software projects. I?m in the process of broadening my horizon in the field of business development. Right now in my projects, I function as a test migration manager within a telecommunications company and consult on a migration strategy. Else, I bring exemplary knowledge in managing software or dedicated QA teams to the table. Skilled both in automation and architecture of customized business solutions, such as scalable micro services, data warehousing or ETL. Experienced with large transformation projects and heterogeneous infrastructures. The link between software quality and development, comfortable in both.
  • Customer-oriented and structured method of working, focused on quality and maintainability. Highly motivated to work in a team, both comfortable in big companies as well as small teams. No concerns with traveling.


SKILLS:

  • C++ 
  • Java 
  • Python 
  • Software Testing
  • Ab Initio & Informatica 
  • SQL 
  • DevOps 
  • Cloud Native 
  • Linux 
  • Scientific Data Analysis 
  • Test Management 
  • CI/CD 
  • Agile Leadership

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