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Certified Red Hat Architect, Consultant, and DevOps Engineer with over ten years of experience designing and implementing robust infrastructure architectures. Experienced as both a Technical Team Lead and Architect.

Proficient in a wide range of Red Hat technologies, including OpenShift, Satellite, Ansible Automation Platform, and RHEL, among others. Skilled in container orchestration, automation, and cloud-native solutions, with hands-on experience in tools such as Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Terraform, Jenkins, and more.

Demonstrated ability to deliver customer-focused solutions using Agile and Scrum methodologies. Extensive background in technical project management, with strong leadership skills, including leading teams as a Technical Team Lead. Adept at providing technical direction and mentoring team members. My ongoing professional development and close client engagement ensure high-quality, innovative results.

Certifications

  • Red Hat Certified Architect (Certification ID:  140-083-502)
    • EX447 Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Best Practices
    • EX403 Red Hat Certified Specialist in Deployment and Systems Management
    • EX180 Red Hat Certified Specialist in Containers and Kubernetes
    • EX288 Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Application Development
    • EX280 Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration
    • EX407 Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Automation
    • EX403 Red Hat Certified Specialist in Deployment and Systems Management
    • EX405 Red Hat Certified Specialist in Configuration Management
    • EX342 Red Hat Certified Specialist in Linux Diagnostics and Troubleshooting
    • EX318 Red Hat Certified Specialist in Virtualization
    • EX413 Red Hat Certified Specialist in Server Security and Hardening
    • EX401 Red Hat Enterprise Deployment and Systems Management
    • EX300 Red Hat Certified  Engineer
    • EX200 Red Hat Certified System Administrator
  • Red Hat Certified Instructor
  • and more ...

Project Experiences

11/2023today

Architect & DevOps Engineer

Federal Institute in Bonn, GER
  • Held the position of Architect and DevOps Engineer, responsible for the architecture and implementation of the container platform.
  • Architected and implemented multiple OpenShift clusters on VMware ESX, ensuring the seamless deployment and management of containerized applications.
  • Planned and implemented a robust monitoring system using Prometheus and Grafana, providing real-time insights into the platform and application performance.
  • Leveraged technologies such as OpenShift 4, Ansible Automation Platform, GitLab, ArgoCD, Python, and OpenShift Monitoring Stack to optimize system performance and scalability.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure the successful implementation of the container platform, meeting project timelines and objectives.
  • Maintained clear and concise documentation of the architecture and implementation process, facilitating knowledge transfer and ensuring consistency.
  • Planned and implemented ACM (Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes) for efficient cluster management.
  • Utilized Cisco ACI and Kyverno for advanced network management in OpenShift.
  • Implemented SAP Data Intelligence (SAP DI) for enhanced data processing and analysis capabilities.
  • Implemented GitLab and GitLab runner based on OpenShift for streamlined version control and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) processes.
  • Implemented JFrog Artifactory on OpenShift for efficient artifact management and distribution.
  • Implemented HashiCorp Vault on OpenShift for secure storage and management of sensitive data.
  • Implemented Red Hat Build of Keycloak (RHBK) on OpenShift for robust identity and access management.
11/202211/2023

Architect & DevOps Engineer

IT Consulting Company in Nuremberg, GER

IMPLEMENTATION OF SEVERAL CONTAINER PLATFORMS

  • Held the position of Architect and DevOps Engineer, responsible for the architecture and implementation of the container platform.
  • Architected and implemented multiple OpenShift clusters on physical hardware and OpenStack, ensuring containerized applications' seamless deployment and management.
  • Planned and implemented a robust monitoring system using Prometheus and Grafana, providing real-time insights into the platform and application performance.
  • Leveraged technologies such as OpenShift 4, Ansible Automation Platform, ArgoCD, Python and OpenShift Monitoring Stack to optimize system performance and scalability.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure the successful implementation of the container platform, meeting project timelines and objectives.
  • Maintained clear and concise documentation of the architecture and implementation process, facilitating knowledge transfer and ensuring consistency.
02/2022today

Architect & DevOps Engineer

Supply Chain Management Company in Bonn, GER

IMPLEMENTATION OF SEVERAL CONTAINER PLATFORMS

  • Held the position of Architect and DevOps Engineer, responsible for the architecture and implementation of the container platform.
  • Architected and implemented multiple OpenShift clusters, ensuring the seamless deployment and management of containerized applications.
  • Planned and implemented a robust monitoring system using Prometheus and Grafana, providing real-time insights into the platform and application performance.
  • Leveraged technologies such as OpenShift 4, Ansible Automation Platform, ArgoCD, Python and OpenShift Monitoring Stack to optimize system performance and scalability.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure the successful implementation of the container platform, meeting project timelines and objectives.
  • Maintained clear and concise documentation of the architecture and implementation process, facilitating knowledge transfer and ensuring consistency.
01/2019today

Architect & Developer of Product A.I.O.

Lightning IT GmbH & Co. KG in Zossen, GER

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF SATELLLITE 6 (A.I.O.)

  • Led the in-house development of an independent product, focusing on the automation of Patch Management, One-Click Provisioning of hosts, and the supply of Satellite 6 servers to best practice standards.
  • Achieved total automation of Patch Management, reducing the process to a single button press, resulting in significant time and resource savings.
  • Implemented individual One-Click Provisioning of hosts, streamlining the deployment process and improving efficiency.
  • Developed and maintained software architecture, ensuring scalability, reliability, and adherence to industry standards.
  • Utilized technologies such as Satellite 6, Kubernetes, Docker, Jenkins, Ansible, Python, Django, Anaconda and Groovy to build robust and efficient solutions.
  • Managed the entire project lifecycle, from planning and requirements gathering to implementation and deployment.
02/202112/2022

DevOps Engineer

IT Consulting Company in Eschborn, GER

IMPLEMENTATION OF SEVERAL CONTAINER PLATFORMS on bare-metal

  • Led the successful implementation of multiple OpenShift clusters, enabling efficient containerization and deployment of applications.
  • Planned and executed the architecture for monitoring the platform and applications, utilizing Prometheus and Grafana to ensure optimal performance and reliability.
  • Designed and implemented automated installation routines, streamlining the deployment process and reducing manual effort.
  • Held the position of Solution Architect and DevOps Engineer, responsible for the overall architecture and implementation of the container platforms.
  • Utilized technologies such as OpenShift 4, Cumulus Linux, bare-metal infrastructure, Ansible, ArgoCD, Grafana, Prometheus and Python to deliver robust and scalable solutions.
  • Ensured consistency and clarity in all documentation and communication, avoiding technical jargon and making complex concepts accessible to stakeholders.
12/202002/2021

DevOps Engineer

IT Security Service Provider Company in Berlin, GER

IMPLEMENTATION OF SEVERAL CONTAINER PLATFORMS

  • Held the position of Architect and DevOps Engineer, responsible for the architecture and implementation of the container platform.
  • Architected and implemented multiple OpenShift clusters, ensuring the seamless deployment and management of containerized applications.
  • Planned and implemented a robust monitoring system using Prometheus and Grafana, providing real-time insights into the platform and application performance.
  • Leveraged technologies such as Kubernetes, Ansible Tower, Flux, Longhorn and Python to optimize system performance and scalability.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure the successful implementation of the container platform, meeting project timelines and objectives.
  • Maintained clear and concise documentation of the architecture and implementation process, facilitating knowledge transfer and ensuring consistency.
01/201901/2021

Technical Teamlead

Finance Company in Munich, GER

PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A LINUX  “INFRASTRUCTURE AS CODE” ENVIRONMENT

  • Led the planning and implementation of a Linux "Infrastructure as Code" environment, utilizing technologies such as Satellite 6, Docker, Git, Jenkins Puppet and Ansible Automation Platform.
  • Designed and implemented a Satellite 6 solution, ensuring efficient and scalable infrastructure management.
  • Developed and automated patch management processes using Python and Docker, resulting in a reduction in patching time and improved system security.
  • Took responsibility for architecture planning, implementation, and project management, ensuring successful delivery of the project within specified timelines and budget.
  • Maintained clear and concise documentation of the infrastructure setup and configuration, facilitating ease of understanding and knowledge transfer within the team.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of the infrastructure with existing systems and applications.
  • Utilized agile project management methodologies to effectively manage resources, track progress, and mitigate risks.
11/201911/2020

Solution Architect

Automotive Company in Stuttgart, GER

PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A LINUX  “INFRASTRUCTURE AS CODE” ENVIRONMENT

DESCRIPTION: Architecture planning and implementation of a Satellite 6 solution

Architecture planning of Ansible Tower

Architecture planning and implementation of automated installation routines

TECHNOLOGIES: Satellite 6, RHEL, SLES, Ansible Tower, Bitbucket, Docker

RESPONSIBILITY: Architecture, Implementation

09/201911/2019

DevOps Engineer

Finance Company in Stuttgart, GER

IMPLEMENTATION OF SEVERAL CONTAINER PLATFORMS

DESCRIPTION: Implementation of several OpenShift clusters

Architecture planning and implementation of monitoring for the platform and applications with Prometheus and Grafana

Architecture planning and implementation of automated installation routines

TECHNOLOGIES: OpenShift 4, Ansible, Grafana, Prometheus, Python

RESPONSIBILITY: Architecture, Implementation

11/201809/2019

DevOps Engineer

Finance Company in Bonn, GER

IMPLEMENTATION OF SEVERAL CONTAINER PLATFORMS

DESCRIPTION: Implementation of several OpenShift clusters

Architecture planning and implementation of monitoring for the platform and applications with Prometheus and Grafana

Architecture planning and implementation of automated installation routines 

TECHNOLOGIES: OpenShift, Ansible, Grafana, Prometheus, Python, Groovy

RESPONSIBILITY: Architecture, Implementation

10/201811/2018

Technical Teamlead

Finance Company Munich, GER

PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A LINUX  “INFRASTRUCTURE AS CODE” ENVIRONMENT

DESCRIPTION: Architecture planning and implementation of a Satellite 6 solution

Architecture planning of Puppet within Satellite 6

Automation of the Patch Management with Python and Docker

TECHNOLOGIES: Satellite 6, Docker, Git, Jenkins, Puppet

RESPONSIBILITY: Architecture, Implementation, Project Management

04/201709/2018

Technical Teamlead

Insurance Company in Dusseldorf, GER

PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A LINUX  “INFRASTRUCTURE AS CODE” ENVIRONMENT

DESCRIPTION: Architecture planning and implementation of a Satellite 6 solution

Architecture planning of Puppet within Satellite 6

Architecture planning and implementation of an “infrastructure as code” environment, amongst others with GitLAB and Jenkins

TECHNOLOGIES: Satellite 6, Git, Jenkins, Puppet, Red Hat Identity Management

RESPONSIBILITY: Architecture, Implementation, Technical Project Management

04/201705/2017

DevOps Engineer

Industry Company in Dusseldorf, GER

IMPLEMENTATION OF AN OPENSHIFT PLATFORM FOR AN “INFRASTRUCTURE AS CODE” ENVIRONMENT

DESCRIPTION: Implementation of an OpenShift cluster

Containerization of the customer’s software

Implementation of different “infrastructure as code” environments and monitoring tools as containers

TECHNOLOGIES: OpenShift, Ansible, Git, Jenkins, Azure (AKS)

RESPONSIBILITY: Implementation

03/201704/2017

Solution Architect

Wholesale Trade Company in Hamburg, GER

PLANING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A SATELLLITE 6 ENVIRONMENT

DESCRIPTION: Architecture planning and implementation of a Satellite 6 solution

Architecture planning and implementation of Puppet within Satellite 6

Architecture planning and implementation of an automated installation routine for hardware and virtual machines through Jenkins and Python

TECHNOLOGIES: Satellite 6, Puppet, Jenkins, Python

RESPONSIBILITY: Architecture, Implementation

03/201703/2017

Consultant

Insurance Company in Neuss, GER

IMPLEMENTATION OF A RHEV ENVIRONMENT

DESCRIPTION: Implementation of a Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Cluster

Import of the present environment into the new cluster

TECHNOLOGIES: Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 4

RESPONSIBILITY: Implementation

11/201611/2016

Solution Architect

Automotive Industry Company in Stuttgart, GER

ANALYSIS AND REPLANNING OF THE PRESENT PUPPET ENVIRONMENT 

DESCRIPTION: Analysis and solution for defective cases

Implementation of r10k in combination with Hiera

Development of platform-independent Puppet modules

TECHNOLOGIES: Puppet

RESPONSIBILITY: Architecture, Implementation

11/201611/2016

Author & Trainer

Insurance Company in Bern, SUI

SATELLITE 6 MIGRATION WORKSHOP

DESCRIPTION: Planning and creation of customer-specific training documents

Execution of a migration workshop

TECHNOLOGIES: Satellite 6

RESPONSIBILITY: Planning and coordination, Execution of the workshop

10/201611/2016

Solution Architect

Food Industry Company in Cologne, GER

MIGRATION OF SATELLITE 5 TO SATELLITE 6

DESCRIPTION: Planning and implementation of an automated PXE Installation for hardware and virtual machines

Automation of the present installation procedures

Planning and implementation of a configuration management with Puppet

Creation of a python script which communicates with Satellite API to manage its hosts

Planning and creation of a customized Patch Management

TECHNOLOGIES: Satellite 6, Puppet, Python

RESPONSIBILITY: Architecture

05/201607/2016

Consultant

Automotive Industry Company in Stuttgart, GER

HARMONIZATION AND OPTIMIZATION OF PRESENT INSTALLATION PROCESSES 

DESCRIPTION: Creation of a self-sufficient and flexible configurable setup program for JBoss by using Puppet

Fully automated provisioning of JBoss with self-developed Puppet recipes

TECHNOLOGIES: Puppet, JBoss

RESPONSIBILITY: Implementation

03/201604/2016

Solution Architect

Wholesale Trade Company in Dusseldorf, GER

MIGRATION OF SATELLITE 5 TO SATELLITE 6

DESCRIPTION: Planning and implementation of an automated PXE Installation for hardware and virtual machines

Automation of present installation procedures

Planning and implementation of a configuration management with Puppet

Integration of FreeIPA into the fully automated installation process

Enabling a simplified response of API by python scripts

TECHNOLOGIES: Satellite 5, Satellite 6, FreeIPA, Puppet, Python

RESPONSIBILITY: Architecture, Implementation

03/201603/2016

Solution Architect

Public Sector Company in Vienna, AUT

ARCHITECTURE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF FULLY AUTOMATED DEPLOYMENT PROCESSES

DESCRIPTION: Mock-based RPM packaging

Creation of Puppet modules

Distribution of Puppet modules through a lifecycle environment among the whole infrastructure

Automation of tasks by using Jenkins 

TECHNOLOGIES: Satellite 6, Jenkins, Mock

RESPONSIBILITY: Architecture, Implementation

02/201603/2016

Consultant

Electronic Engineering Company in Stuttgart, GER

ARCHITECTURE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A PLATFORM FOR BUSINESS APPLICATIONS

DESCRIPTION: Architecture design and implementation of several
SAP NetWeaver HA clusters

Creation of HA clusters for SAP NetWeaver under Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Creation of several clusters by Pacemaker

TECHNOLOGIES: SAP NetWeaver HA Cluster, Pacemaker

RESPONSIBILITY: Implementation

10/201511/2015

Consultant

Information Technology Company in Hanover, GER

SATELLITE 5 TO SATELLITE 6 MIGRATION

DESCRIPTION: Implementation of a fully automated PXE installation for hardware
(IBM POWER7) and virtual machines

Automation of the present installation processes

Planning and implementation of a configuration management

Enabling a simplified response of API by scripts

TECHNOLOGIES: Satellite 5, Satellite 6, Python

RESPONSIBILITY: Implementation

10/201510/2015

Junior Consultant

Public Sector Company in Vienna, AUT

EXTENSION OF THE PRESENT SYSTEM MANAGEMENT PLATFORM

DESCRIPTION: Implementation and extension of the present Satellite 6 Server

Planning and implementation of a configuration management based on Puppet

TECHNOLOGIES: Satellite 6, Puppet

RESPONSIBILITY: Implementation

09/201510/2015

Junior Consultant

Insurance Company in Hamburg, GER

REVIEW OF AN AUTOMATED PROVISIONING ENVIRONMENT

DESCRIPTION: Review and optimization of the present Satellite 5 provisioning environment

Extension of the Patch Management by “clone-by-date”

TECHNOLOGIES: Satellite 6, Bash

RESPONSIBILITY: Implementation

02/201509/2015

Junior Consultant

Finance Company in Stuttgart, GER

IMPLEMENTATION OF AN AUTOMATED JBOSS INSTALLATION PROCESS

DESCRIPTION: Architecture planning and implementation of the installation process
of a JBoss application server

Creation of a decentralized installation routine for the JBoss application server and its instances by using BASH and JAVA

TECHNOLOGIES: Bash, JBoss

RESPONSIBILITY: Implementation

07/201508/2015

Junior Consultant

Food Industry Company in Cologne, GER

IMPLEMENTATION OF OPENSCAP

DESCRIPTION: Consulting and implementation of OpenSCAP

Scripting of auditd Log-Analysis-Tools

TECHNOLOGIES: OpenSCAP, Bash

RESPONSIBILITY: Implementation

06/201507/2015

Junior Consultant

Insurance Company in Stuttgart, GER

UPDATING AND REVIEW OF SSL VPN CLUSTER

DESCRIPTION: Cluster update

Review of the whole SSLVPN Logic

Client consultation regarding the potential of improvement

TECHNOLOGIES: Juniper SSL VPN

RESPONSIBILITY: Implementation

06/202311/2024

Administrator

Automotive Industry Company in Paris, FRA

ADMINISTRATION OF A CHECKPOINT CLUSTER

DESCRIPTION: R75 cluster installation

R75 cluster debugging

Administration of over 20 Check Point R75 clusters

TECHNOLOGIES: Check Point Firewall

RESPONSIBILITY: Administration