We supported the quality assurance of the Federal Portal, the central access point for digital administrative services provided by the federal government, states, and municipalities for citizens and businesses. In doing so, we improved test coverage, established test automation, and integrated testing activities into the existing development and operations environment.
Client/Company/Industry
Bundesdruckerei GmbH
Duration
41 Months
Product
Service
Expertise
Quality Assurance
The goal of the project was to ensure the quality of the Federal Portal. The Federal Portal serves as a central access point for administrative services provided by the federal government, states, and municipalities and is aimed at citizens and businesses. A particular focus was placed on building and expanding test automation in a distributed microservices architecture.
The main challenge was the combination of missing test automation and a complex microservices architecture. As a result, tests across multiple interfaces and systems were difficult to plan, implement, and stabilize. In addition, coordination across multiple squads required a consistent test architecture and shared processes.
Programming Languages
JavaScript/TypeScript, PL/SQL
Technologies
Docker, Docker-Compose, Elasticsearch, Gatling, GitLab CI/CD, Jira, K9S, Kubernetes, MinIO, Mocha, Oracle-DB, Playwright, Postman, Rancher, REST, Swagger, XRay
The homepage of the digital administrative portal for citizens and businesses.
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