Hans Kula - Senior IT-Operations Specialist

Q: Where is Hans based?

Hans is based in Bad Aibling, Germany and can operate in on-site , hybrid , and remote work models.

Q: What languages does Hans speak?

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

Q: How many years of experience does Hans have?

Hans has at least 33 years of experience. During this time, Hans has worked in at least 8 different roles and for 9 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 4 years and 8 months . Note that Hans may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Hans's latest experience?

Hans's most recent position is Senior IT-Operations Specialist at Carl Zeiss Digital Innovation .

Q: What companies has Hans worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Hans has worked for Carl Zeiss Digital Innovation , Alpin Analytics GmbH , Bundesdruckerei , and JIntelligence GmbH .

Q: Which industries is Hans most experienced in?

Hans is most experienced in industries like Information Technology , Banking and Finance , and Government and Administration . Hans also has some experience in Media and Entertainment .

Q: Which business areas is Hans most experienced in?

Hans is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology , Operations , and Product Development . Hans also has some experience in Project Management .

Q: Which industries has Hans worked in recently?

Hans has recently worked in industries like Information Technology and Government and Administration .

Q: Which business areas has Hans worked in recently?

Hans has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology , Operations , and Project Management .

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Bad Aibling, Germany

Experience

Feb 2023 - May 2023

4 months

Senior IT-Operations Specialist

Carl Zeiss Digital Innovation

Technical and strategic support for the task force to build a globally available service unit focused on Microsoft Azure Cloud under the Follow the Sun principle and SAFe

Jun 2022 - Apr 2023

11 months

Hybrid

SRE Team Lead

Alpin Analytics GmbH

Built infrastructure for a data management and data analytics platform for HP Enterprises and the Federal Foreign Office
Developed and deployed the kube-metal Kubernetes distribution with a focus on zero-trust and classified data (VSNFD)

Jun 2020 - Feb 2022

1 year 9 months

Senior Technical Advisor and Product Owner SRE

Bundesdruckerei

Led the Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team of 16 to implement the latest technologies under the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (Kubernetes)
Coordination and reporting with internal and external stakeholders
Planning and development of the technical strategy for the PREVIEW/crisis early detection project (KFE/Federal Foreign Office)
Architecture and implementation of the on-premise cloud to run KFE as part of the federal government's data strategy with a focus on zero-trust and classified data (VSNFD)
Planning, setting up and use of SRE/service and support interfaces with 1st, 2nd and 3rd level support according to ITIL

Jun 2016 - Dec 2020

4 years 7 months

External Project Manager

VW Financial Services

2020: Project management for network security/European Central Bank (ECB); Analysis, transformation and documentation of the ECB's findings in network security as work packages for IT operations
2019: Sub-project lead for Mirantis OpenStack/zScaler; Introduced ADFS/SSO/OIDC for OpenStack, deployment planning and provider management, initial development of the segregation of duties process for agile projects in collaboration with the VWFS AG CISO
2018: Project lead for network security/single sign-on/ADFS; Company-wide rollout of Microsoft ADFS/SSO as the new security standard and for the on-premise OpenStack cloud
2017: Project lead for the digital unit; Built the infrastructure for the digital unit (agile, Scrum), set up WAN, LAN and WLAN with Cisco Meraki, Microsoft O365 (Exchange) including MFA, BYOD, user management and helpdesk, blueprint "Digitalunit as a Service", implemented identity providers and VPNs on Amazon/AWS, introduced Terraform for CI/CD, network security design for AWS/VPCs, deployed FireEye for email scanning (hybrid)
2016: Sub-project lead for Omni Channel Layer (OCL) with focus on Microsoft Azure and O365

Jan 2004 - Apr 2026

22 years 4 months

Hybrid

Senior Datacenter Engineer

JIntelligence GmbH

Consulting
Housing and hosting (full service)

Jan 2000 - Dec 2004

5 years

Senior Datacenter Engineer

JIntelligence oHG

Software development
Consulting
Housing and hosting (full service)

Jan 1998 - Dec 2000

3 years

Head of IT

Reinhard Zeilbeck Design Company

Led the IT and development department for clients from the Siemens group

Jan 1996 - Dec 1998

3 years

Senior Developer

Active Consult (Holzbrink)

Senior developer for financial service providers and publishing houses

Jan 1992 - Dec 1994

3 years

Software developer

ISOFT GmbH

Software developer for X.400 and X.500 for the ministries of the interior of North Rhine-Westphalia and Brandenburg

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Government and Administration, and Media and Entertainment.

Information Technology

Banking and Finance

Government and Administration

Media and Entertainment

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Operations, Product Development, and Project Management.

Information Technology

Operations

Product Development

Project Management

Summary

20+ years of IT experience
Planning, building, operating and migrating complex IT infrastructures
Project and team management
IT strategy consulting
Consulting for public sector clients and corporations

Skills

Deep Technical And Organizational Knowledge Of

Operating Systems (Windows, Linux, Unix)
Virtualization / Orchestration (Kubernetes/docker)
Storage (Fc And Ip Sans)
It Architecture
Networks (Lan, Man, Wan, Vpn)
Team Leadership And Service Processes
Security – Planning, Implementation And Operation Of Security-critical Systems (Up To Vsnfd)
It Infrastructure Planning And Operation
Software Development (C, Golang, Js, Ts, Apis, …)

Security Firewalls

Checkpoint
Juniper
Cisco
Vyos, Vyatta, Brocade, Nsx
Linux (Iptables, Ip Rules, Firewalld, Ufw)

Ids/ips

Fireeye (On Premise And Cloud)
Tippingpoint With Up To 30 Sensors

Risk Management In Regulated Areas

Marisk – Minimum Requirements For Risk Management In Banking (Cloud)
Bait – Banking Supervisory Requirements For It (Cloud)

Architecture

Planning And Implementing Highly Secured Networks And Services With Bgp, Ospf And Sdn Using Vxlan And Kubernetes.

Analysis

Manual And Automated Vulnerability Analysis On Networks And Running Services (External And Internal) Followed By Hardening And Reporting.
Prometheus
Influxdb
Elastic
Splunk
Grafana

Identity Access Management (Iam)

Planning And Implementing Sso With Oidc, Saml2, Keycloak And Adfs Including Business Roles And Ad Integration.

Devops Languages

Golang
C, C++
Java
Scripting (Bash, Php, Python, Powershell, ...)

Tools

Kubernetes
Visual Studio Code
Ansible
Crossplane, Backplane
Git
…

Virtualization

Microsoft Hyper-v (Scvmm, Azurestack)
Vmware Vsphere Cluster (Incl. Tanzu + Nsx)
Proxmox (Kvm, Lxc)

Orchestration

Kubernetes
Docker, Lxc

Automation

Ansible
Backplane, Crossplane
Terraform

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Oct 1994 - Jun 1997

Technical University of Applied Sciences Berlin

General Computer Science · Berlin, Germany

Oct 1990 - Jun 1992

Technical University of Applied Sciences Berlin

General Computer Science · Berlin, Germany

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 9

Experience in Information Technology 31 y

Avg length 4 y 10 m

Longest experience 22 y 3 m

Expertise

Recent roles Senior IT-Operations Specialist, SRE Team Lead, Senior Technical Advisor and Product Owner SRE

Main industries Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Government and Administration

Main business areas Information Technology, Operations, Product Development

Profile

Created

December 2023

Last Update

April 2026

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Where is Hans based?

Hans is based in Bad Aibling, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

What languages does Hans speak?

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

How many years of experience does Hans have?

Hans has at least 33 years of experience. During this time, Hans has worked in at least 8 different roles and for 9 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 4 years and 8 months. Note that Hans may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Hans be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Hans would be well-suited for roles such as: Senior IT-Operations Specialist, SRE Team Lead, Senior Technical Advisor and Product Owner SRE.

What is Hans's latest experience?

Hans's most recent position is Senior IT-Operations Specialist at Carl Zeiss Digital Innovation.

What companies has Hans worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Hans has worked for Carl Zeiss Digital Innovation, Alpin Analytics GmbH, Bundesdruckerei, and JIntelligence GmbH.

Which industries is Hans most experienced in?

Hans is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Banking and Finance, and Government and Administration. Hans also has some experience in Media and Entertainment.

Which business areas is Hans most experienced in?

Hans is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Operations, and Product Development. Hans also has some experience in Project Management.

Which industries has Hans worked in recently?

Hans has recently worked in industries like Information Technology and Government and Administration.

Which business areas has Hans worked in recently?

Hans has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Operations, and Project Management.

What is Hans's education?

Hans attended Technical University of Applied Sciences Berlin for General Computer Science.

What is the availability of Hans?

Hans will be available full-time from May 2026.

What is the rate of Hans?

Hans's rate depends on the specific project requirements. Please use the Meet button on the profile to schedule a meeting and discuss the details.