Maurice Knopp - Senior Solution Architect

Q: Where is Maurice based?

Maurice is based in Cologne, Germany and can operate in on-site , hybrid , and remote work models.

Q: What languages does Maurice speak?

Maurice speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Elementary) .

Q: How many years of experience does Maurice have?

Maurice has at least 4 years of experience. During this time, Maurice has worked in at least 4 different roles and for 3 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 1 year . Note that Maurice may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Maurice's latest experience?

Maurice's most recent position is Senior Solution Architect at Wind Turbine Manufacturer .

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

In recent years, Maurice has worked for Wind Turbine Manufacturer , Undisclosed Company , and RheinEnergie AG .

Q: Which industries is Maurice most experienced in?

Maurice is most experienced in industries like Energy , Manufacturing , and Healthcare . Maurice also has some experience in Insurance , Government and Administration , and Information Technology .

Q: Which business areas is Maurice most experienced in?

Maurice is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology , Product Development , and Business Intelligence .

Q: What is Maurice's education?

Maurice holds a Master in Business Informatics .

Q: What is the availability of Maurice?

Maurice will be available full-time from August 2026 .

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Cologne, Germany

Experience

Aug 2023 - Aug 2024

1 year 1 month

Remote

Senior Solution Architect

Wind Turbine Manufacturer

Analysis of complex IoT remote monitoring application processing up to 100k events per second
In depth analysis of existing microservices, interfaces and data flows of on-premise solution
Created concepts for new Azure cloud–based solution to increase scalability, stability and reliability by 10×
Proposed solution to high-level management with migration timeline for on-prem to cloud
Led implementation phase as solution architect, continuously monitoring, planning and refining architecture throughout development and testing

Aug 2022 - Jul 2023

1 year

Senior Expert Big Data Solution Architect

Undisclosed Company

Designed and built data model for high-performance big data application handling billing of billions of items for a governmental health insurance service
Translated functional requirements into technical requirements and data model
Conceptualized in-memory data structure to handle billions of entries with high throughput
Selected technology components and built software stack
Implemented and ran benchmarks for processing and workflow control (Camunda 8, Spring Statemachine)
Evaluated performance tests for millions of data points
Designed microservice in-memory application and proof-of-concept implementation
Architected data persistence for historical data
Performed proof-of-concepts and measured access times for hundreds of millions of data points

May 2022 - Aug 2022

4 months

Data Engineer

Undisclosed Company

Optimized performance of HBase access for complex data structures
Identified HBase performance bottlenecks and optimized access patterns and data processing flows
Used fastutil library to reduce memory footprint and shorten Spark job runtimes processing tens of millions of rows
Optimized existing Spark jobs to reduce runtime and memory footprint by 50 %
Implemented Spark jobs accessing HBase data structures and Kafka messaging to meet functional requirements

Oct 2020 - Aug 2023

2 years 11 months

Cologne, Germany

Hybrid

Senior Java Enterprise Developer / REST-API Architect

RheinEnergie AG

Designed, architected and implemented a high-performance Java OnlineService API microservice as intermediary between AngularJS frontend and SAP ERP backend (OData)
Served up to 1 million customer requests for online services
Secured microservice with OWASP security measures and API data validation
Conducted requirements engineering, optimized, implemented and verified business services within the Java microservice
Improved service reliability through automated metrics monitoring (AWS Kibana), fixes and improvements
Deployed new software releases to production environments
Led developer discussions and peer reviews for high code quality
Implemented frontend (Cypress) and backend (Postman REST) tests

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Energy, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Insurance, Government and Administration, and Information Technology.

Energy

Manufacturing

Healthcare

Insurance

Government and Administration

Information Technology

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Product Development, and Business Intelligence.

Information Technology

Product Development

Business Intelligence

Summary

My name is Maurice Knopp and for more than 21 years I have been passionately developing powerful, reliable, scalable and maintainable full-stack enterprise software and big data applications for major companies such as DuMont, Pixelpark (end customer: KfW), RTL, ]init[ (end customer: German government), RheinEnergie and many more.

Measurable results are my driving force: Understanding user needs quickly, offering added value through an ideal software solution and iteratively developing it further in order to ultimately optimally design value chains is usually the focus of my work.

To date, I have helped dozens of companies from Germany and Luxembourg to implement new data/web software or to extend existing systems, to modernize their core business processes and/or to develop completely new business areas and customer groups.

Top Skills:

Ownership mentality top reliability Highly solution-oriented and results-focused Clear, targeted, and audience-specific communication Often bridge between developers and business stakeholders Quick onboarding and adaptability

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

French

Elementary

Education

Master, Business Informatics · Business Informatics

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 4

Experience in Energy 4 y

Avg length 1 y 3 m

Longest experience 2 y 10 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 1 (Germany)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Senior Solution Architect, Senior Expert Big Data Solution Architect, Data Engineer

Main industries Energy, Manufacturing, Healthcare

Main business areas Information Technology, Product Development, Business Intelligence

Qualifications

Highest degree Master

Profile

Created

March 2026

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Where is Maurice based?

Maurice is based in Cologne, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

What languages does Maurice speak?

Maurice speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Elementary).

How many years of experience does Maurice have?

Maurice has at least 4 years of experience. During this time, Maurice has worked in at least 4 different roles and for 3 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year. Note that Maurice may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Maurice be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Maurice would be well-suited for roles such as: Senior Solution Architect, Senior Expert Big Data Solution Architect, Data Engineer.

What is Maurice's latest experience?

Maurice's most recent position is Senior Solution Architect at Wind Turbine Manufacturer.

What companies has Maurice worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Maurice has worked for Wind Turbine Manufacturer, Undisclosed Company, and RheinEnergie AG.

Which industries is Maurice most experienced in?

Maurice is most experienced in industries like Energy, Manufacturing, and Healthcare. Maurice also has some experience in Insurance, Government and Administration, and Information Technology.

Which business areas is Maurice most experienced in?

Maurice is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Business Intelligence.

What is Maurice's education?

Maurice holds a Master in Business Informatics.

What is the availability of Maurice?

Maurice will be available full-time from August 2026.

What is the rate of Maurice?

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