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David Brutian

Consultant, Solution Architect (Hands-On)

David Brutian
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Unterföhring, Germany

Experience

May 2025 - May 2025
1 month

Consultant, Solution Architect (Hands-On)

Medium-sized company in the services and healthcare industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Consultant, Solution Architect (Hands-On) at Medium-sized company in the services and healthcare industry
Industries
Healthcare
Professional Services
Business Areas
Information Technology
  • Designed and developed a retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) solution for the structured and simplified creation of business-critical correspondence
  • Technologies: OpenAI API, Python 3.8, sentence transformers, tiktoken, ChromaDB, Flask
Jan 2023 - Jun 2024
1 year 6 months

Solution Architect / System Architect

Global market leader in complex cloud-native specialty software for the public sector

Expertise details
Position Summary
Solution Architect / System Architect at Global market leader in complex cloud-native specialty software for the public sector
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • Architecture consulting including network analysis and software architecture according to iSAQB standard
  • Analysis of customer requirements and coordination with product and requirements management
  • Creating architecture concepts for a modern cloud-native application considering agile guidelines
  • Analysis and evaluation of change requests
  • Close collaboration with external technology vendors and technology selection
  • Contributing to the strategic direction of the system architecture
  • Technologies/standards: Java, Python, Docker, virtualization, Kerberos, OpenLDAP, OpenSearch, Keycloak, HashiCorp Vault, Apache Kafka, relational and object-oriented databases
  • Collaboration according to SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework)
Mar 2021 - Jun 2022
1 year 4 months

Solution Architect (Hands-On)

International trading company

Expertise details
Position Summary
Solution Architect (Hands-On) at International trading company
Industries
Retail
Business Areas
Information Technology
  • Building and maintaining the architecture of a highly available and high-performance global webshop and various backend systems
  • Technologies: Google Cloud Platform, Java 8/Java 11, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, Node.js, TypeScript
  • Load testing with Scala, Gatling, JMeter
  • Frontend with React and GraphQL/Apollo
Oct 2020 - Feb 2021
5 months

Consultant, Solution Architect (Hands-On)

International trading company

Expertise details
Position Summary
Consultant, Solution Architect (Hands-On) at International trading company
Industries
Retail
Business Areas
Information Technology
Quality Assurance
  • Establishing processes and tools for load and performance testing of a global e-commerce platform
  • Analyzing existing solutions and workflows
  • Selecting and setting up the technology stack including technical infrastructure
  • Supporting and advising teams in implementing product-specific solutions
  • Consulting and coordinating the planning and execution of load tests
  • Technologies: Google Cloud Platform, various open-source tools
Apr 2020 - Sep 2020
6 months

Solution Architect (Hands-On)

International trading company

Expertise details
Position Summary
Solution Architect (Hands-On) at International trading company
Industries
Retail
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • Extending the e-commerce platform with a marketplace architecture
  • Technical integration and connection of multiple third-party products
  • Designing and implementing integration interfaces
  • Modeling and implementing cross-product business processes
  • Technologies: Google Cloud Platform, microservices, API-first approach, Java/Spring Boot, Node.js/TypeScript/NestJS, OpenAPI, MongoDB
Nov 2017 - Mar 2020
2 years 5 months

Solution Architect (Hands-On), Tech Lead

Internationally operating trading company

Expertise details
Position Summary
Solution Architect (Hands-On), Tech Lead at Internationally operating trading company
Industries
Retail
Business Areas
Information Technology
  • New development and operation of a global eCommerce platform on Google Cloud Platform and Cloudflare
  • Design and maintenance of the architecture for highly available and high-performance webshops and backend systems
  • Design and build the backend of the cloud-based infrastructure
  • Step-by-step migration from the old platform to the new one
  • Establishment of DevOps/DevSecOps processes in the teams
  • Support of the development teams with architecture decisions and implementation
  • Design and setup of test and monitoring environments for the platform and components
  • Conducting PoCs and evaluating new technologies
  • Definition of coding guidelines and standards
  • Coaching of the teams
  • Technologies: Microservices, Domain Driven Design, REST, API Design, OpenAPI, Swagger/SwaggerHub, Apigee, Java 8/Java 11, Spring Framework, Spring MVC, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, NoSQL products, React
  • Collaboration: Scrum, Kanban, Jira, Confluence
Feb 2017 - Oct 2017
9 months

Senior Software Developer (Full-Stack)

IT service provider with focus on IT security and high-security IT for the public sector

Expertise details
Position Summary
Senior Software Developer (Full-Stack) at IT service provider with focus on IT security and high-security IT for the public sector
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
  • Development of a registration system
  • Creation of technical requirements based on epics and user stories
  • Implementation of project requirements in an agile team
  • Code reviews and documentation
  • Technologies and methods: Java 8, Spring Framework, Spring MVC, Spring Security, ORM/JPA/Hibernate, Java Servlet, JSP/JSTL, RESTful Web Services, JavaScript, jQuery, Tomcat, Bootstrap, Web Security/OWASP, PostgreSQL, HSQLDB, Kerberos, LDAP, Test-driven Development, Acceptance Test–driven Development, JUnit, Hamcrest, FitNesse, Scrum, JIRA, Linux (Ubuntu), IntelliJ IDEA, Git, Maven, Jenkins, Sonar
Jan 2012 - Oct 2016
4 years 10 months

Architect and Technical Product Owner (cross-functional agile teams)

IT service provider for Volks- und Raiffeisen banks

Expertise details
Position Summary
Architect and Technical Product Owner (cross-functional agile teams) at IT service provider for Volks- und Raiffeisen banks
Industries
Banking and Finance
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
Quality Assurance
  • Further development of the nationwide online banking application
  • Responsibility for designing the system architecture and migrating to new frameworks
  • Leading the analysis, preparation, and execution of product migration
  • Creation of technical requirements based on epics and user stories
  • Support and coaching of the project team and consulting during cross-team backlog refinements
  • Until mid 2013 as a specialist developer: Implementation according to business and IT concepts, updating technical design documents, point of contact for maintenance and support, error analysis, test execution, and interaction with the business department
  • Technologies: Java 7/Java 8, Spring Framework, Spring MVC, Spring Security, Vaadin, JBF, RBF, Eclipse, IBM RSA, Tomcat, JUnit, Gradle, Maven, Ant, JavaScript/jQuery, Scrum, JIRA
Dec 2010 - Dec 2011
1 year 1 month

Senior Software Developer, Architect, Business Analyst

IT service provider for Volks- und Raiffeisen banks

Expertise details
Position Summary
Senior Software Developer, Architect, Business Analyst at IT service provider for Volks- und Raiffeisen banks
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • Further development and maintenance of the nationwide information portal for bankers
  • Creation of the functional concept in coordination with the business department
  • Creation of technical designs
  • Development and maintenance of the application
  • Technologies: Java/JEE/JSP, Wicket, Spring Framework, Hibernate, JavaScript (YUI, jQuery), IBM WebSphere Application Server, WebSphere Portal Server 6.1, JUnit, Mockito, DB2, Eclipse, Maven, Subversion, IBM RSA, Scrum
Oct 2008 - Oct 2010
2 years 1 month

Senior Software Developer, Usability Lead

IT service provider for Volks- und Raiffeisen banks

Expertise details
Position Summary
Senior Software Developer, Usability Lead at IT service provider for Volks- und Raiffeisen banks
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
Quality Assurance
  • Further development and maintenance of the nationwide bank workplace application
  • Development of the module for managing and maintaining card products (debit cards, customer cards, savings cards, credit cards)
  • Creation of load test drivers and integration into the load test infrastructure
  • Coaching of the project team
  • Technologies: Java/JEE, JBF, JUnit, UML, DB2, Eclipse, Ant, Tomcat, Subversion, IBM RSA
Jan 2007 - Apr 2007
4 months

Sole Contractor

Client in the event management industry

Expertise details
Position Summary
Sole Contractor at Client in the event management industry
Industries
Tourism
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • Concept and implementation of an event management application
  • Modeling and design of the relational database
  • Development and production deployment
  • Data analysis and migration from the legacy application
  • Training of client staff
  • Technologies: Java, JSP, JavaServer Faces 1.2 (MyFaces), Hibernate, MySQL, Eclipse, Ant, Subversion, Apache HTTP Server, Tomcat
Feb 2005 - Sep 2008
3 years 8 months

Senior Software Developer, Architect

Online retailer in the book and media sector

Expertise details
Position Summary
Senior Software Developer, Architect at Online retailer in the book and media sector
Industries
Retail
Business Areas
Information Technology
  • Concept and implementation of several backend and frontend components to expand the product range and optimize complex business processes
  • Development of a web-based application for managing and monitoring over 200 processes
  • Concept and development of a scheduler component for automated process monitoring
  • Concept and development of various frameworks to model complex business case processes
  • Modeling and design of multiple complex databases
  • Technologies: Java, JSP, JavaServer Faces 1.2 (MyFaces), Hibernate, Oracle 10g, PL/SQL, Oracle SQL Developer, Apache HTTP Server, Tomcat, Ant, Eclipse, UML, Bash, Linux, Subversion, Embarcadero ER/Studio

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Retail, Banking and Finance, and Tourism.

Information Technology
Retail
Banking and Finance
Tourism
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Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Product Development, and Quality Assurance.

Information Technology
Product Development
Quality Assurance
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Skills

  • Technology-driven Architect And Developer With Over 25 Years Of Experience In Architecture & Strategy: Microservices, Domain Design, Implementation And Scaling Of Modern Software Solutions. Deep Domain-driven Design, Cloud-native Architectures (Gcp, Aws, Azure) With Technical Know-how Combined With A Strategic And Holistic View. Ai & Data Science: Generative Ai, Machine Learning, Prompt Engineering, Data Analysis And Modeling Of Complex Business Requirements. Development: Java, Python, Typescript. Devops & Infrastructure: Ci/cd, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform. Data & Integration: Rest, Graphql, Kafka, Elasticsearch, Opensearch, Postgresql, Mongodb. Agile & Communication: Scrum, Kanban, Technical Consulting, Stakeholder Management

  • Roles & Services: Enterprise Architect · Solution Architect · Tech Lead · Software Engineer · Technical Product Owner (Tpo)

  • Industry Experience: E-commerce · It Security / High Security · Public Sector · Banking / Finance · Insurance

Languages

German
Native
Russian
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Technical University of Munich

Diploma in Computer Science · Computer Science · Munich, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect

Google Cloud

Harvard CS50's Introduction to Artificial Intelligence with Python (verified)

Harvard

Isaqb® Certified Professional For Software Architecture Advanced Level (Cpsa-A)

Isaqb®

Isaqb® Certified Professional For Software Architecture Foundation Level (Cpsa-F)

Isaqb®

Oracle Certified Associate, Java Se 8 Programmer

Oracle

Oracle Certified Professional, Java Se 8 Programmer

Oracle

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 12
Experience in Information Technology 9 y
Avg length 1 y 6 m
Longest experience 4 y 9 m

Expertise

Recent roles Consultant, Solution Architect (Hands-On), Solution Architect / System Architect, Solution Architect (Hands-On)
Main industries Information Technology, Retail, Banking and Finance
Main business areas Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance

Qualifications

Highest degree Master
Certifications earned 6

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Where is David based?

David is based in Unterföhring, Germany.

What languages does David speak?

David speaks the following languages: German (Native), Russian (Native), English (Advanced).

How many years of experience does David have?

David has at least 18 years of experience. During this time, David has worked in at least 10 different roles and for 8 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 6 months. Note that David may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would David be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, David would be well-suited for roles such as: Consultant, Solution Architect (Hands-On), Solution Architect / System Architect, Solution Architect (Hands-On).

What is David's latest experience?

David's most recent position is Consultant, Solution Architect (Hands-On) at Medium-sized company in the services and healthcare industry.

What companies has David worked for in recent years?

In recent years, David has worked for Medium-sized company in the services and healthcare industry, Global market leader in complex cloud-native specialty software for the public sector, and International trading company.

Which industries is David most experienced in?

David is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Retail, and Banking and Finance. David also has some experience in Tourism, Healthcare, and Professional Services.

Which business areas is David most experienced in?

David is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Quality Assurance.

Which industries has David worked in recently?

David has recently worked in industries like Information Technology, Retail, and Healthcare.

Which business areas has David worked in recently?

David has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology and Product Development.

What is David's education?

David holds a Master in Computer Science from Technical University of Munich.

Does David have any certificates?

David has 6 certificates. Among them, these include: Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect, Harvard CS50's Introduction to Artificial Intelligence with Python (verified), and Isaqb® Certified Professional For Software Architecture Advanced Level (Cpsa-A).

What is the availability of David?

David is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

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