I found my way into IT engineering in 2014, right after finishing compulsory school. After a four-year apprenticeship at Swiss Post, I jumped straight into the heart of PostFinance: the acquiring system, where all card information is processed up front.During my two years with that team, I laid a major milestone for my current work: faced with quality concerns, I introduced the Citrus framework to PostFinance. After switching teams twice - and studying IT engineering along the way - I returned to a dedicated test automation team. That team took my early experiments with Citrus and turned them into a professional foundation.Since then, I’ve learned a lot - on the job and in my spare time. I’ve programmed a lot (yes, I’m quite the nerd), and together with my team, we’ve pushed things further: improving not just the quality of our test tooling, but also its adoption across the company. We’ve designed tools, workflows, and even helped define a company-wide “delivery pipeline goal.” Turning a Swiss bank into a digital powerhouse isn’t easy - going from two releases per year to continuous delivery is a challenge. But it’s one we’re taking on.I’ve been serving as Architecture Owner for Test Automation for three years now, and I don’t see that passion fading anytime soon. It’s a huge, fascinating field - and I feel like I’m just getting started.Oh, and by the way - I do have a private life. Luckily, in Switzerland, the mountains are never far. You might even find me reviewing a pull request from a Swiss Alpine Club hut 😉
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