Head of an application development division
André Hopf
People, projects and systems: I make sure everything runs together.
I lead a division of application development: leadership, planning and governance, from PL/I and SAP to Java, OpenShift, AWS and AI, secure and compliant with DORA and GDPR.
Topics
- Leadership
- Planning & governance
- DDD
- Scrum
- IT security
- DORA
- GDPR
- SAP
- PL/I
- Java
- AI
- CI/CD
- Jenkins
- GitLab
- Azure DevOps
- Nexus IQ
- Test automation
- OpenShift
- Kubernetes
- Quay
- AWS
- Jira
- Confluence
What I am responsible for
Leadership
Leading leaders, making teams effective
I lead group managers, hand over responsibility and shape a way of working in which teams deliver good software on their own.
Planning & governance
Portfolio, budget, capacity
Roadmap, prioritisation and metrics: I plan and steer the division together with the business.
Methods
DDD & Scrum
Domain-driven design for clear boundaries, agile teams with Scrum.
IT security
DORA & GDPR
Information security and regulation belong in every development.
Landscape
From PL/I and SAP to OpenShift, AWS and AI
We build applications: on established core systems as well as on modern platforms that we use.
Engineering
Quality that runs automatically
CI/CD and test automation are standard in every group.
Key Facts
- Date of Birth
- May 11, 1985
- Marital Status
- Married, two children
- Professional Since
- 2001
Archive
Dynamics AX Build Tools
Discontinued, the documentation stays online.
From developer to division head
Full career- 2016 – 2017 Head of ERP HABA Group B.V. & Co.KG
- 2017 – 2019 Head of IT Service and Operations HABA Group B.V. & Co.KG
- 2019 – 2020 Head of ITS Applications / Deputy Director of IT Solutions HABA Group B.V. & Co.KG
- 2020 – 2023 Head of IT Jingcheng Holding Europe GmbH
- 2023 – now Head of Application Development – Central Insurance Applications HUK-COBURG VVaG
Where you can meet me (now and then)
Cologne
Insurance Payment Summit
GDV and DVA: payments in the insurance industry.
Munich
SAP & SAP Fioneer Financial Services Forum
SAP for banking and insurance.
Leipzig
Trade congress: Customer and Sales Management in Insurance
Versicherungsforen Leipzig.
Leipzig
Trade congress: IT for Insurance
Versicherungsforen Leipzig.
Cologne
ConVista Expert Forum “Sales Management & Commission”
Commission systems in insurance sales.
Various locations
SAP FS.CD User Group
Exchange among SAP FS-CD customers.
Mainz
JAX
Conference for Java, architecture and software innovation.
And more
… and other industry meetups
Will you be there too? Say hello, coffee is on me.
Away from the office
YouTube · HIIT
TheHIITer
Videos about HIIT, high-intensity interval training.
Volunteering
Deputy chair, Heimatförderverein Zeilfeld e.V.
I also build the website.
Hobbies