Karim Benna IT Consulting
· References & CV

Stations that shaped me.

Twelve+ positions since 2012 – from online marketing to frontend & QA, to backend microservices and product ownership at Audi, BMW and CARIAD.

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Updated 03/2026
Positions
13
CARIAD
Experience
9+ years
BERTRANDTin-techiC consult
Certificates
2
ISTQB
Studies
LMU Munich
LMUMÜNCHEN
· Work experience

From working student to senior consultant.

01/2026 – 04/2026
Portugal
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On leave

Parental leave

  • Time with the family – actively involved & open to introductory calls.
02/2025 – 12/2025
Remote / DE
Freelancer – part-time
Freelance

Product Owner (Backend)

Client: CARIAD
  • Subject-matter lead for 2 backend development teams (Tech Lead + PO role).
  • Coaching the teams and translating business requirements into actionable stories.
  • Organisation and steering of development cycles (sprint planning, reviews, retros).
  • Ensuring quality standards and continuous improvement.
Tech stack
ScrumJiraConfluenceJavaSpring BootAWSStakeholder-Management
03/2024 – 02/2025
Remote / DE
Freelancer – full-time
Freelance

End-to-end software tester

Client: RISE (GEMATIK-Umfeld)
  • Defining end-to-end test plans for email technologies (POP3, SMTP, encryption).
  • Authoring E2E test cases & test cycles using Zephyr (Jira plugin).
  • Analysing local and cloud logs to create fine-grained, pre-analysed bug tickets.
  • Investigating network-dependent components (routing, DNS, VPN profiles).
  • Establishing new processes for test execution and reporting.
  • Built a test automation tool in Go with an interactive console GUI.
  • Setting up and managing GitLab CI/CD pipelines (jobs, scheduled runs).
  • Project successfully completed.
Tech stack
GEMATIKPOP3SMTPVerschlüsselungZephyr (Jira)GoGitLab CI/CDRoutingDNSVPN
03/2024 – 01/2025
Remote / DE
Freelancer – part-time
Freelance

Project lead (database migration)

Client: CARIAD
  • Planning & coordination of the database migration, implementation and testing activities.
  • Goal: reduce complexity, cost and maintenance overhead.
  • Advisory on migration & planning the 2nd life-cycle of the backend services (resource, cost and performance optimisation).
  • Organising and documenting meetings; technical & architectural documentation.
  • Building & maintaining architecture and coordination overviews (stakeholders, diagrams, tasks, decisions).
  • Interface between operational level and Project Management Office (PMO).
  • Project successfully completed.
Tech stack
AWSAuroraDBMySQLDynamoDBPlantUMLConfluenceJiraPMO
10/2021 – 02/2024
Munich / Remote
iC Consult – Gesellschaft für Systemintegration und Kommunikation mbH
Permanent

IT Consultant (Backend)

Client: Audi
  • Maintaining, evolving and developing backend microservices at Audi on AWS.
  • Development with Java 11 (Spring Boot) and Node.js (GraphQL – Apollo).
  • Architecture & requirements analysis (UML / PlantUML).
  • Agile development with Scrum & SAFe (Jira, Confluence).
  • CI/CD with Jenkins, JFrog, Bitbucket, OWASP dependency-check.
  • Focus: quality, continuous improvement & stabilisation.
  • Designing and maintaining new processes.
Tech stack
AWS-CloudJava 11Spring BootNode.jsGraphQLApolloUML / PlantUMLScrumSAFeJiraConfluenceJenkinsJFrogBitbucketOWASP dep-check
01/2020 – 09/2021
Munich
In-Tech GmbH
Permanent

Software developer & test/quality assurance manager

Client: BMW (Abt. DE-613)
  • Testing and securing software & scripts for BMW (dept. DE-613).
  • Validating requirements, communication & coordination across stakeholders.
  • Automation of tests and simulations.
  • Analysing software issues and proposing solutions.
Tech stack
TypeScriptNode.jsBMW-PlattformTest-AutomatisierungSimulationenISTQB
02/2018 – 12/2019
Munich
Bertrandt Ingenieur Büro
Permanent

Software developer (JS/TS)

Client: BMW
  • Frontend development for BMW in the automotive space (Spotify project).
  • Node.js runtime + BMW's in-house GUI platform, RESTful JS backend communication.
  • TypeScript scripts (embedded) for the Crowd-Data-Collector (DE-613).
Tech stack
Node.jsBMW selbstentwickelte PlattformRestful JSTypeScriptCrowd-Data-Collector (DE-613)
04/2017 – 12/2017
Munich
Catbird Seat GmbH
Permanent

Technical SEO consultant

Client: Various clients
  • Technical SEO consulting & client-specific strategies.
  • Improving visibility on Google.
  • Advisory on load-time optimisation, HTML & JS code patterns.
Tech stack
HTMLJavaScriptSEOGoogle Search Console
01/2016 – 08/2016
Munich
Catbird Seat GmbH
Working student

Working student – performance-marketing developer

  • Built an online-marketing tool with the Java AdWords API, Java 7, Maven, Tomcat, RESTful web services.
  • Built a GUI with Java Swing & WindowBuilder.
Tech stack
Java AdWords APIJava 7EclipseMavenTomcatRestful WebservicesJava SwingWindowBuilder
03/2015 – 12/2015
Munich
Nimax GmbH
Working student

Working student – online marketing

  • Sales, translation & PR.
04/2013 – 02/2015
Munich
AutoScout24 GmbH
Working student

Working student – online marketing

  • Search-engine optimisation & frontend web development.
Tech stack
SEOFrontendHTMLJavaScript
02/2012
Munich
Sprachschule Aktiv & Inlingua
Temporary

French teacher (temporary)

  • French lessons for beginners and advanced learners.
2011 – 2017
Munich
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Academic

University programming projects

Client: Bachelor's degree
  • Various study and final projects using modern web technology.
  • Mobile-hybrid apps using Sencha Touch 2 and Apache Cordova.
  • Backend services with Node.js, MongoDB and RESTful web services.
  • Real-time communication via Web Sockets and long polling.
Tech stack
Sencha Touch 2JavaApache MavenEclipseSCSSJavaScriptNode.jsLong PollingGitRestful Web ServicesWeb SocketsApache CordovaMongoDBAJAX
· Certifications

Verified & certified.

2017

ISTQB Foundation Level Tester

International Software Testing Qualifications Board

Certified software tester (ISTQB Foundation Level) – fundamentals of test management, test levels, techniques and tool support.

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2024

Applied AI & Data Science Professional

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

MIT certification in applied AI and Data Science – Machine Learning, NLP, Deep Learning, hands-on projects.

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· Education

My academic path.

10/2011 – 03/2017
B.Sc. Computer Science (180 ECTS)
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
06/2010
DSH2 – German language exam for university admission
Wismar University
11/2009 – 05/2010
DKFA German language course
DKFA – German course for foreign students
06/2009
Abitur – Technical Baccalaureate (grade: good)
Lycée Menzah 6, Tunisia

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