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Martin Wimmer-Senior AI Solution Architect

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Munich, Germany

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Jan 2026 - Present

Senior AI & DevOps Architect

DATEV

Position Summary
Senior AI & DevOps Architect at DATEV
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology

Azure AI Foundry, GitHub Copilot (Agent Mode), Model Context Protocol (MCP), Kubernetes, CloudFoundry, Terraform, GitHub Actions, Langfuse, Python, Grafana

Objective: Accelerate enterprise-wide developer enablement and migration from GitLab/Jenkins to GitHub through secure CI/CD standards and automated, agentic developer support.

  • Architected & deployed an enterprise-grade AI Support Agent integrated into GitHub Copilot via MCP, enabling developers to query legacy Confluence docs and Git repositories contextually.
  • Designed & standardized secure, reusable GitHub Actions "Golden Path" templates, accelerating onboarding and ensuring compliance-by-design for delivery teams.
  • Built and engineered robust data pipelines to establish a DevOps Maturity Model, monitoring platform adoption and migration KPIs via Grafana and Azure Monitor.
  • Established LLM observability and evaluation frameworks utilizing Langfuse and Azure Monitor to optimize agent responses and control token costs.
Jan 2026 - Jun 2026

Cloud & Security Architect (Internal Hackathon Project)

Cloud Nation (Zero-Trust Password Manager)

Position Summary
Cloud & Security Architect (Internal Hackathon Project) at Cloud Nation (Zero-Trust Password Manager)
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development

Azure Functions, Static Web Apps, Azure SQL, Terraform, Client-Side Cryptography, Managed Identities

Objective: Development of a serverless, end-to-end encrypted password manager without centralized secret storage.

  • Designed a zero-knowledge architecture where all cryptographic operations, including private key generation and decryption, are performed exclusively within the user's browser.
  • Built a highly cost-efficient serverless platform using Azure Functions as the backend, Azure Static Web Apps for the frontend, and Azure SQL for data persistence.
  • Provisioned the complete cloud environment securely using Terraform and Azure Managed Identities, eliminating the need for embedded credentials.
Aug 2025 - Sep 2026

AI & Cloud Architect (Internal Lead)

Cloud Nation (ZIM-Funded Research Project)

Position Summary
AI & Cloud Architect (Internal Lead) at Cloud Nation (ZIM-Funded Research Project)
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
Research and Development

Azure App Service, Azure AI Foundry, Neo4j, Langfuse, Terraform, GitHub Actions, Managed Identities

Objective: Design and implementation of a secure, highly available GenAI infrastructure with a strong focus on zero-secret authentication

  • Designed a scalable web application architecture, including the migration from a local K3s environment to a fully managed Azure platform.
  • Implemented a strict Identity and Access Management (IAM) model using Azure Managed Identities to enable passwordless authentication between App Service, Key Vault, Storage Accounts, and Azure AI Foundry.
  • Automated the complete infrastructure lifecycle using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform and GitHub Actions, including isolated state management.
Aug 2025 - Dec 2025

Lead AI & Data Architect

Mercedes

Position Summary
Lead AI & Data Architect at Mercedes
Industries
Automotive
Business Areas
Information Technology
Procurement
Supply Chain Management

Azure (Databricks, AKS, App Service, AI Search), Neo4j, Python, Databricks Asset Bundles (DABs), GitHub Actions

Objective: Design of an enterprise-grade AI-powered matching platform ("Pandora") to reconcile discordant engineering Bill of Materials (BOM) with supplier data (SRM) to ensure compliance, liability mitigation, and critical component tracking.

  • Architected a semantic data reconciliation framework utilizing Databricks, Graph Databases (Neo4j), and LLM-powered Vector Embeddings to resolve structural inconsistencies between complex PDM and SRM datasets.
  • Designed and implemented secure CI/CD and deployment lifecycles for Databricks environments using Databricks Asset Bundles (DABs) and GitHub Actions, bridging enterprise-provided cloud infrastructure with scalable data applications.
  • Engineered high-performance data pipelines (Medallion Architecture) in Databricks to systematically ingest, clean, and map supply chain data, identifying critical component risks (e.g., semiconductors, rare earths).
  • Delivered end-to-end integration of processed graph data and AI outputs into an interactive React-based downstream web application hosted on Azure App Services for procurement and engineering decision-makers.
May 2025 - Aug 2025

Cloud & Data Platform Architect

Vorwerk

Position Summary
Cloud & Data Platform Architect at Vorwerk
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Information Technology
Marketing

Azure (Databricks, Data Factory, Functions, SQL), Terraform, Azure DevOps (GitOps), SAP Emarsys

Objective: Design and provisioning of a scalable Cloud and DevOps foundation to enable automated customer segmentation and integration into enterprise CRM systems.

  • Architected and provisioned the foundational Azure Data platform via Terraform and GitOps, establishing a secure and standardized development environment for a 12-person engineering team.
  • Designed an enterprise integration layer bridging Databricks analytics with SAP Emarsys via Azure Data Factory and event-driven Azure Functions for automated campaign synchronization.
  • Established CI/CD pipelines and operational monitoring within Azure DevOps, ensuring resilient data delivery and fault-tolerant infrastructure deployments.
Jan 2025 - Jul 2025

AI Solution Architect

Link Intelligence GmbH

Position Summary
AI Solution Architect at Link Intelligence GmbH
Industries
Biotechnology
Pharmaceutical
Business Areas
Information Technology
Research and Development
Sales

Python, GenAI, GraphRAG, Neo4j, LLMs, Databricks Apps, React, GitHub Actions

Objective: End-to-end architecture and implementation of an advanced Knowledge Graph & GenAI showcase (GraphRAG) to demonstrate automated scientific literature extraction for B2B client acquisition.

  • Architected a multi-stage NLP pipeline processing 38M+ PubMed abstracts, utilizing specialized NER models and LLMs to extract and normalize complex relationships (e.g., genes/proteins).
  • Designed a GraphRAG architecture utilizing Neo4j, enabling a conversational AI agent to autonomously generate and execute dynamic Cypher queries against the knowledge graph in real-time.
  • Delivered a full-stack interactive application via Databricks Apps (React), providing both AI-driven Q&A and a visual power-user mode for deep-dive graph analysis.
  • Owned technical evangelism, actively presenting the system architecture and its business value to stakeholders and potential clients.
Jan 2025 - Apr 2025

AI Strategy Consultant

VIG RE

Position Summary
AI Strategy Consultant at VIG RE
Industries
Insurance
Business Areas
Information Technology
Strategy

Enterprise AI Strategy, AI Governance, C-Level Advisory, Use-Case Prioritization

Objective: Translation and operationalization of the corporate group's AI strategy into a tailored, actionable roadmap for the reinsurance subsidiary.

  • Authored the subsidiary's official AI Strategy, effectively adapting parent-group directives into specific, high-value AI initiatives for the reinsurance sector.
  • Led stakeholder workshops and C-level alignment to identify, evaluate, and prioritize ROI-driven AI and GenAI use cases based on business impact.
  • Established an AI Governance and Responsible AI framework, defining guidelines for secure, compliant, and risk-mitigated model adoption.
Jan 2025 - Apr 2025

Lead AI Engineer (GenAI)

VIG RE

Position Summary
Lead AI Engineer (GenAI) at VIG RE
Industries
Insurance
Business Areas
Information Technology
Research and Development

Databricks, Python, LLMs, Hugging Face, QLoRA, MLflow, LangChain, Document AI

Objective: Design and validation of an automated GenAI extraction engine to systematically transform complex, unstructured reinsurance contracts into structured data.

  • Architected a robust LLMOps evaluation framework on Databricks to quantitatively measure and ensure the accuracy of the LLM-based extraction agent.
  • Executed domain-specific model optimization via Hugging Face and QLoRA fine-tuning, significantly increasing extraction accuracy for highly specialized legal terminology.
  • Operationalized model tracking and stakeholder visibility using MLflow and interactive Databricks Dashboards to establish a data-driven continuous improvement loop.
Jan 2023 - Dec 2024

Lead AI Engineer

Agenda-Software GmbH & Co. KG

Position Summary
Lead AI Engineer at Agenda-Software GmbH & Co. KG
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Customer Service
Information Technology
Product Development
Research and Development

End-to-end architectural responsibility for the company's transition to AI-driven products, leading the technical roadmap from PoC to production-grade Kubernetes deployments.

Project 1: GenAI Chatbot & Search Optimization

Azure AI Foundry, LangGraph, Next.js, Hybrid Search

Objective: Modernize customer support via an AI-driven, scalable search and chat ecosystem.

  • Architected an intelligent support assistant utilizing Azure AI Foundry and LangGraph for reliable, context-aware query resolution.
  • Engineered a full-stack Next.js frontend with streaming responses, seamlessly integrated with a newly implemented relevance-based hybrid search (Azure AI Search).

Project 2: Legal AI Automation (Production System)

AKS, Argo Workflows, GitOps, Terraform, Multi-Agent LLMs

Objective: Automate high-cost legal advisory services via the company's first production AI product.

  • Designed a multi-agent validation architecture (LangGraph) featuring a supervisor LLM to guarantee high accuracy and mitigate hallucinations in tax/payroll contexts.
  • Built a fully automated, cloud-native document ingestion pipeline using Argo Workflows, deployed to Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) via Terraform and GitOps.

Project 3: Cloud-Native ETL Architecture Evaluation

Azure Data Factory, Synapse, Medallion Architecture

Objective: Strategic evaluation of data ingestion frameworks for GenAI systems.

  • Prototyped a Medallion-based data pipeline utilizing Azure Data Factory and Synapse Notebooks for unstructured document processing.
  • Delivered a conclusive cost-benefit analysis that strategically pivoted the company away from ADF towards a more cost-efficient Kubernetes/Argo architecture for the final product.

Project 4: Predictive Maintenance PoC

Deep Learning, LSTMs, Grafana, Time-Series Analysis

Objective: Proactive prediction of server anomalies to enhance infrastructure reliability.

  • Engineered LSTM/GRU-based deep learning models to analyze multivariate time-series telemetry in real-time, achieving 90% predictive accuracy.
  • Provided the technical feasibility baseline used for executive decision-making regarding cloud migration vs. on-premise infrastructure.
Mar 2020 - Dec 2022

Data Scientist / Project Lead

Fogra Forschungsinstitut für Medientechnologien e. V.

Position Summary
Data Scientist / Project Lead at Fogra Forschungsinstitut für Medientechnologien e. V.
Industries
Media and Entertainment
Business Areas
Information Technology
Project Management
Research and Development

Python, PyTorch, GANs, CNNs, CUDA, GPU Optimization, Flask, Git

Objective: Lead applied AI research projects in collaboration with RWTH Aachen and industry partners, pioneering automated image retouching via custom deep learning architectures.

  • Engineered and trained custom deep learning models (GANs, CNNs) from scratch in PyTorch for automated, high-fidelity image segmentation and enhancement.
  • Managed extensive training pipelines on raw hardware, leveraging CUDA, VRAM optimization, and GPU cluster profiling to maximize compute efficiency.
  • Bridged academic research and enterprise application by curating highly specialized training datasets and deploying models as accessible Flask APIs for industry partners.
Oct 2019 - Feb 2020

Data Scientist

DIGED (ZIM Project)

Position Summary
Data Scientist at DIGED (ZIM Project)
Industries
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
Quality Assurance
Research and Development

Python, TensorFlow/Keras, XGBoost, LightGBM, 3D Calibration

Objective: Enhancement of 3D scanner color fidelity via machine learning regression models.

  • Engineered and tuned gradient boosting ensembles (XGBoost, LightGBM) alongside neural networks to predict and correct color anomalies in 3D scan data.
  • Executed physical hardware calibration to establish high-quality ground-truth datasets for model training.
May 2018 - Sep 2019
Munich, Germany

Data Scientist / Researcher

Technische Universität München (TUM)

Position Summary
Data Scientist / Researcher at Technische Universität München (TUM)
Industries
Education
Business Areas
Information Technology
Research and Development

Python, HPC Clusters, LightGBM, XGBoost, Deep Learning, Feature Engineering

Objective: To leverage machine learning to classify and predict the fundamental origin of theoretical physics models from a vast and complex dataset.

  • Master's Thesis: Machine Learning in the Heterotic Landscape
  • Publication: Predicting the Orbifold Origin of the MSSM (Progress of Physics)
  • Objective: Predict the fundamental origin of string theory models utilizing high-dimensional, heavily imbalanced datasets.
  • Engineered and scaled predictive ML pipelines (Ensembles, Neural Networks) on HPC clusters to classify over 126,000 complex theoretical models.
  • Conducted in-depth feature importance analysis to extract core phenomenological properties, successfully translating black-box ML outputs into interpretable scientific insights.

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Media and Entertainment, Education, Automotive, Manufacturing, and Biotechnology.

Information Technology
Media and Entertainment
Education
Automotive
Manufacturing
Biotechnology
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Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Research and Development, Project Management, Product Development, Customer Service, and Procurement.

Information Technology
Research and Development
Project Management
Product Development
Customer Service
Procurement
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Summary

  • End-to-End AI Architecture: Designing scalable solutions from data pipelines to modern frontends (React/Next.js).
  • GenAI & LLM Operationalization: Building production-grade RAG architectures and agentic systems.
  • Cloud Data Platforms & MLOps: Leveraging Azure and Databricks for reliable, automated AI delivery.

Skills

  • Genai & Llms: Generative Ai, Llms, Rag, Vector Search, Prompt Engineering, Llm-Finetuning (Lora), Agents, Langchain, Transformers, Openai/Azure Openai
  • Ai Orchestration & Genai: Multi-Agent Systems, Rag/Graphrag, Langchain, Langgraph, Llm Observability (Langfuse), Azure Ai Foundry, Openai
  • Cloud Infrastructure: Azure (Fabric, Aks, App Service, Functions), Databricks (Unity Catalog, Asset Bundles), Kubernetes, Terraform
  • Data Architecture: Medallion Architecture, Spark, Neo4j (Knowledge Graphs), Azure Ai Search (Vector), Cosmosdb, Ms Fabric
  • Devops & Mlops: Github Actions, Gitops, Argo Workflows, Mlflow, Ci/Cd, Grafana, Azure Monitor
  • Development: Python, Typescript, React, Next.Js, Api Design

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Technical University of Munich

Master of Science · Nuclear, Particle, and Astrophysics · Munich, Germany

Technical University of Munich

Bachelor of Science · Physics · Munich, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Certified GitHub Actions Professional

Databricks Certified Generative AI Engineer Associate

Databricks Certified Machine Learning Associate

MS Fabric Data Engineering Associate

Neo4j Certified Professional

Neo4j Graph Data Science Certification

Rasa Developer Certification

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 12
Experience in Information Technology 3 y
Avg length 10 m
Longest experience 2 y 9 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 1 (Germany)
Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Senior AI & DevOps Architect, Cloud & Security Architect (Internal Hackathon Project), AI & Cloud Architect (Internal Lead)
Main industries Information Technology, Media and Entertainment, Education
Main business areas Information Technology, Research and Development, Project Management

Qualifications

Highest degree Master
Certifications earned 7

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Martin is based in Munich, Germany.
Martin speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).
Martin has at least 8 years of experience. During this time, Martin has worked in at least 12 different roles and for 11 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 8 months. Note that Martin may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Martin would be well-suited for roles such as: Senior AI & DevOps Architect, Cloud & Security Architect (Internal Hackathon Project), AI & Cloud Architect (Internal Lead).
Martin's most recent position is Senior AI & DevOps Architect at DATEV.
In recent years, Martin has worked for DATEV, Cloud Nation (Zero-Trust Password Manager), Cloud Nation (ZIM-Funded Research Project), Mercedes, and Vorwerk.
Martin is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Media and Entertainment, and Education. Martin also has some experience in Manufacturing, Biotechnology, and Pharmaceutical.
Martin is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Research and Development, and Project Management. Martin also has some experience in Product Development, Customer Service, and Sales.
Martin has recently worked in industries like Information Technology, Media and Entertainment, and Biotechnology.
Martin has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Research and Development, and Project Management.
Martin holds a Master in Nuclear, Particle, and Astrophysics from Technical University of Munich and a Bachelor in Physics from Technical University of Munich.
Martin has 7 certificates. Among them, these include: Certified GitHub Actions Professional, Databricks Certified Generative AI Engineer Associate, and Databricks Certified Machine Learning Associate.
Martin is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.
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