Anton P.-Senior Platform Engineer | Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform | CARIAD SE, BMW Group
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Experience
Product Owner / IT Project Manager (EUDR Compliance SaaS)
Gras GmbH
- Responsible for the backlog and roadmap of a production SaaS compliance platform for the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), with around 30 customers on AWS and Docker.
- Coordinated feature development and API integrations across 2 external and internal development teams.
- API integrations with the EU EUDR API and SAP.
- 70% fewer customer-reported issues, supporting ISO-27001 certification.
Co-Founder & CTO
SIGA Solutions SAS
- Built and operated a private banking data platform on customer infrastructure: consolidated USD 10 billion in assets daily from 15 custodian banks (including Pershing, Julius Bär, Pictet), using Next.js, Supabase/PostgreSQL, Apache NiFi, and Python.
- BCU reporting (Central Bank of Uruguay) for 6 asset managers, with over 50,000 reported transactions since Q4 2024.
- Led a self-recruited team of 2 employees and 8 international contractors.
- Security and audit framework with Row-Level Security, Tailscale, and Greenmask: no data breach, BCU audit without findings.
Firefighter (Breathing Apparatus Operator, Squad Leader)
Freiwillige Feuerwehr Markt Dießen
Volunteer firefighter with Freiwillige Feuerwehr Markt Dießen, qualified breathing apparatus operator and squad leader.
Cloud Platform / DevOps Engineer – Volkswagen Group Digital Assistant (LLM)
CARIAD SE (Volkswagen Group)
- Built and operated the Azure/AKS platform from an empty tenant as part of a 7-person platform team in a program with over 250 people.
- Terraform modules for AKS clusters in 5 Azure regions (US West, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Korea, Japan), including network segmentation, CNI, autoscaling, and OPA/Kyverno.
- Around 400 Azure DevOps pipelines, GitOps with Flux, weekly infrastructure deployments.
- Provided technical leadership to up to 5 engineers without disciplinary responsibility; trained 5 Ops employees (L1–L3).
Product Owner (Identity Management)
Firstattribute AG
- Responsible for the product and roadmap of an identity management platform with over 20 customers (Active Directory, Microsoft Entra, SAP, IBM iSeries).
- Led the six-person Product and Engineering team.
- Azure DevOps CI/CD and QA: increased release frequency from one go-live every two months to two per month, with 80% fewer reported production issues.
- Introduced Kubernetes; migrated the first 2 services.
Java EE / Cloud Architecture Consultant
PUMA SE
- Assessed on-premises versus external cloud hosting and storage for 4 Java EE web applications, expanding the scope from 30 to 90 person-days.
- Presented recommendations, including performance implications, at C-level.
Owner & Consultant
AMP Digital Performance
- Offering a variety of IT-related services to client business, including DevOps consultancy, product ownership, strategic management consultancy, and cloud solutions usage.
- Enhancing clients’ IT infrastructure, ensuring it’s optimized to support business goals by working closely with their leaders to analyze IT system requirements, reviewing existing processes, and considering resources to develop tailored short- and long-term IT strategies and change management plans.
- Identifying and implementing the best cloud-based solutions to meet clients’ needs and providing a strategy to create a scalable cloud architecture using state-of-the-art technologies such as Terraform, Azure, Kubernetes, GitOps, Azure DevOps, Grafana, and ELK Stack.
- Providing end-to-end strategic multi-product ownership services, including technical integration design, new technology introduction roadmaps, requirements gathering and prioritization, and software development team management.
Feature Owner
BMW Group
- Oversaw the modernization of a legacy JEE (Java) application into the cloud (OpenShift) and modernized interfaces toward backend systems using JSON, XML, and REST API.
- Transformed a monolithic architecture toward a microservices architecture and made it cloud ready.
- Met targets consistently in an ever-changing environment by aligning objectives and bridging communications, while considering all architectural impacts through a complete analysis of dependencies with other applications.
IT Rollout Manager
BMW Group
- Headed the rollout of a new system landscape for an automotive bank, ensuring a smooth transition by evaluating the impact on the local architecture and implications in the central landscape, and implementing change management initiatives to streamline operations and productivity.
- Enabled on-time delivery of all deliverables by leading the engineering team and prioritizing tasks in a complex environment due to a mixture of legacy and future system landscapes.
- Employed Agile (Scrum) methodologies to complete the project, leveraging skills including Windows Server, Linux, JAAF, Java, SVN, HP ALM, Remedy, ITSM, ITIL, JSON, HTML, CSS, Siteminder, MS Project, MS Office, JavaScript, Oracle, OpenText StreamServe, IBM Integration Broker, REST API, SOAP, web services, IT architecture, Scrum, Agile, and OpenStack.
IT Multi-Project Manager
BMW Group
- Directed multiple complex projects simultaneously from start to finish while prioritizing competing objectives by defining roadmaps, managing budgets, and communicating the scope of work, potential challenges, and deadlines.
- Spearheaded innovative initiatives by leading project planning and serving as the primary liaison between internal groups to ensure goal clarity, quality, and adherence to deadlines.
- Functioned as a maintenance manager for a banking application used in multiple countries across Europe, managing requirements from central and local stakeholders, guiding implementation partners, and releasing the software into production.
- Directed a project for renewing the application landscape in the EU, particularly in IT, while coordinating and directing operations for various projects across four development teams.
Software Developer
Verlag C.H. Beck oHG
- Contributed to the development of the web application beck-online.de in a team of 6 developers and 3 ops engineers, working with 15 business stakeholders and 4 applications involved.
- Responsible for system analysis and programming throughout the entire development cycle.
Part Time Consultant & Software Developer
Accenture GmbH
Developed Java software for a trading application in the banking sector as part of a team of 7, based on an Oracle SQL database, and adapted MS-Excel and MS-Access applications.
Freelance Network Infrastructure Services Provider
Puetz IT-Dienstleistungen
Provided network infrastructure, software development, and deployment services for 4 small and medium-sized business clients, including accounting and order management tools built with Java and MySQL.
Industry experience
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Experienced in Automotive, Information Technology, Government and Administration, Banking and Finance, Media and Entertainment, and Fashion.
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Experienced in Information Technology, Product Development, Strategy, Project Management, Operations, and Quality Assurance.
Summary
Senior Platform Engineer for Azure and Kubernetes. Infrastructure as Code, GitOps, and CI/CD for the Volkswagen Group Digital Assistant at CARIAD SE and for a production fintech platform at SIGA Solutions. Built the multi-regional AKS platform from an empty tenant: 5 Azure regions, around 400 Azure DevOps pipelines. Previously, technical Product Ownership and IT project management at BMW Financial Services and Firstattribute AG.
Skills
Project Management
Information Technology Architecture
Strategic Planning
Executive Consultancy
Change Management
Excellent Communication Skills
Innovative & Solution-Oriented
Flexible & Open-Minded
Grit & Ownership
Windows
Linux (Red Hat, Ubuntu, Debian)
Freebsd
Mac Os
Lan
Microsoft Exchange
Active Directory
Microsoft Entra
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Project
Sap
Go
Python
Java
Oracle
Microsoft Sql Server
Google G Suite
Podman
Kubernetes
Grafana
Docker
Postgresql
Fluxcd
Openai
Node.Js
Mongodb
Elk Stack
Openshift
Platform Engineering
Terraform
Azure Aks
Gitops
Azure Devops
Ci/Cd
Aws
Product Ownership
Languages
Education
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Diplom-Informatiker (Univ.) · Computer Science (minor in Psychology) · Munich, Germany · 2,0
Deutsche Schule Montevideo
German and Uruguayan Abitur · German & Uruguayan Baccalaureate · Montevideo, Uruguay
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Anton is based in Dießen am Ammersee, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
Anton speaks the following languages: German (Native), Spanish (Native), English (Advanced).
Anton has at least 21 years of experience. During this time, Anton has worked in at least 13 different roles and for 11 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 7 months. Note that Anton may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Anton would be well-suited for roles such as: Product Owner / IT Project Manager (EUDR Compliance SaaS), Co-Founder & CTO, Firefighter (Breathing Apparatus Operator, Squad Leader).
Anton's most recent position is Product Owner / IT Project Manager (EUDR Compliance SaaS) at Gras GmbH.
In recent years, Anton has worked for Gras GmbH, SIGA Solutions SAS, Freiwillige Feuerwehr Markt Dießen, CARIAD SE (Volkswagen Group), and Firstattribute AG.
Anton is most experienced in industries like Automotive, Information Technology, and Government and Administration. Anton also has some experience in Banking and Finance, Media and Entertainment, and Fashion.
Anton is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Strategy. Anton also has some experience in Project Management, Operations, and Quality Assurance.
Anton has recently worked in industries like Information Technology, Government and Administration, and Automotive.
Anton has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Strategy.
Anton holds a Master in Computer Science (minor in Psychology) from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
Anton has 1 certificate: Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I).
Anton is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.
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