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Maximilian Aster

Technical Project Lead / Solution Architect

Maximilian Aster
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Lindgraben, Austria

Experience

Sep 2021 - Oct 2025
4 years 2 months
Vienna, Austria

Technical Project Lead / Solution Architect

UNIQA Insurance Group

Expertise details
Position Summary
Technical Project Lead / Solution Architect at UNIQA Insurance Group
Industries
Insurance
Business Areas
Information Technology
Project Management
  • Planning, monitoring, coordination, and documentation of the output project as part of the policy migration to the UNIQA Insurance Platform.
  • Planning and design of new requirements.
  • Designing a consistent, maintainable, and scalable application architecture.
Aug 2019 - Sep 2021
2 years 2 months
Vienna, Austria

Lead Software Developer

UNIQA Insurance Group

Expertise details
Position Summary
Lead Software Developer at UNIQA Insurance Group
Industries
Insurance
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • Expanded the output platform as part of the introduction of additional lines of business into the UNIQA Insurance Platform.
Jul 2017 - Jul 2019
2 years 1 month
Vienna, Austria

Lead Software Developer

UNIQA Insurance Group

Expertise details
Position Summary
Lead Software Developer at UNIQA Insurance Group
Industries
Insurance
Business Areas
Information Technology
  • Development of an enterprise-wide Output Management platform (EOM) for creating, generating, and distributing electronic and physical documents.
  • Centralized document rendering using the DOPiX platform.
Apr 2017 - Jun 2017
3 months
Vienna, Austria

Integration Developer

Austrian Federal Computing Centre

Expertise details
Position Summary
Integration Developer at Austrian Federal Computing Centre
Industries
Information Technology
Government and Administration
Business Areas
Information Technology
Project Management
  • Development of the Austrian part of the European system for information exchange between customs authorities (Union Customs Code – UCC).
  • Integration and coordination of multiple nearshoring teams.
Sep 2014 - Jul 2019
4 years 11 months
Vienna, Austria

IT Consultant

EBCONT enterprise technologies

Expertise details
Position Summary
IT Consultant at EBCONT enterprise technologies
Industries
Information Technology
Professional Services
Business Areas
Information Technology
  • Project work for various clients.
  • Main focus on enterprise Java applications.
Sep 2014 - Mar 2017
2 years 7 months
Vienna, Austria

Software Developer

SVC

Expertise details
Position Summary
Software Developer at SVC
Industries
Healthcare
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
Quality Assurance
  • Developed an e-health web application as part of ELGA (Electronic Citizen Portal - EBP) based on SOAP, SAML, JSF, and Java EE
  • Developed backend services for e-medication (subproject of ELGA) based on IHE standards
  • Developed e-health applications for the e-card system
  • Extended the continuous integration system
  • Introduced a continuous inspection system
Apr 2008 - Aug 2014
6 years 5 months
Vienna, Austria

Senior Software Developer / Scrum Master

BOC Information Systems

Expertise details
Position Summary
Senior Software Developer / Scrum Master at BOC Information Systems
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
Project Management
  • Developed a web-based software for business process modeling using HTML5, JavaScript, and Java EE (ADOxx)
  • Developed a web application for the business process modeling software ADONIS (ADOweb)
  • Implemented a UI/UX strategy
  • Developed a document generation component using XSL and Apache FOP
  • Created a proof of concept for a mobile application using AngularJS/ExtJS and PhoneGap
Oct 2007 - Mar 2008
6 months
Wiener Neustadt, Austria

Military Service

Theresianische Militärakademie

Expertise details
Position Summary
Military Service at Theresianische Militärakademie
Industries
Aerospace and Defense
Business Areas
Information Technology
  • System administration
  • User support
  • Hardware maintenance and installation
  • Developed an inventory management tool
Jan 2007 - Dec 2011
5 years

Open Source Contributor

Apache Software Foundation

Expertise details
Position Summary
Open Source Contributor at Apache Software Foundation
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • Extended RTF (Word) generation (references, tables, lists)
  • Extended PDF generation (tables, line breaks)
Sep 2006 - May 2007
9 months
Wiener Neustadt, Austria

Project Work

CSW Weber

Expertise details
Position Summary
Project Work at CSW Weber
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
Marketing
Product Development
  • Developed a telemarketing tool

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Insurance, Professional Services, Healthcare, and Aerospace and Defense.

Information Technology
Insurance
Professional Services
Healthcare
Aerospace and Defense
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Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management, Quality Assurance, and Marketing.

Information Technology
Product Development
Project Management
Quality Assurance
Marketing
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Skills

  • Solution & Software Architect: Responsible For Designing And Architecting Scalable Enterprise Architectures With A Focus On Java Stacks (Jakarta Ee, Spring, Quarkus). Creation Of Technical Roadmaps And Architecture Decision Records (Adrs). Bridging Business Requirements And Technical Implementation.
  • Software Development: End-to-end Software Development Across The Entire Lifecycle: Requirements Analysis, Architecture, Implementation, Testing, Deployment, And Maintenance. Focused On Java Stacks (Jakarta Ee, Spring, Quarkus) With An Emphasis On Clean Code, Testability, And Maintainability.
  • Technical Project Lead: Technical Leadership And Delivery Responsibility Across Multiple Teams. Planning Releases, Dependencies, And Roadmaps. Managing Timelines, Resources, And Risks, And Ensuring The On-time Delivery Of Technical Solutions. Transparent Reporting To Management, Prioritization With Stakeholders, And Early Escalation And Issue Resolution.
  • Output Management Expert: Extensive Experience In Designing And Implementing Central Output Processes For Document Creation, Formatting, And Distribution Across Various Channels. Experience With Common Oms Tools (Dopix, Documatrix, Msg.output) As Well As Custom Solutions.
  • Agile Methods: Implementation And Optimization Of Agile Processes (Scrum, Kanban, Safe). Organizing Planning Sessions, Daily Stand-ups, And Retrospectives, Multi-team Synchronization, And Coaching Teams In Agile Methods. Focus On Results And Flow Rather Than Pure Theory.

Architecture & Design

  • Architecture & Design (Enterprise Architecture)
  • Solution & Software Architecture (Java Ee, Microservices, Integration Patterns)
  • Architecture Reviews, Quality Gates & Decision Records
  • Non-functional Requirements (Security, Scalability, Performance)
  • Api Design (Rest, Openapi, Contract-first & Code-first)

Agile Delivery

  • Multi-team Coordination & Release Management
  • Agile Process Design & Optimization (Scrum, Kanban, Safe)
  • Planning And Monitoring Of Epics, Features & User Stories
  • Agile Metrics & Reporting (Burndown, Velocity, Cycle Time)
  • Coaching Teams In Agile Methods

Project Management

  • Budget And Resource Planning
  • Stakeholder Management & Prioritization
  • Risk Management & Issue Tracking
  • Progress Reporting To Management & Steering Committees

Java (Enterprise Technologies)

  • Jakarta Ee9/ee10
  • Spring / Spring Boot
  • Quarkus
  • Java Ee6/ee7/ee8

Insurance Software

  • Msg.output / Msg.text
  • Msg.life Factory
  • Msg.p&c Factory
  • Msg.billing

Application Server

  • Jboss/wildfly
  • Tomcat

Cloud Technologies

  • Containerization Tools (Docker)
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Kubernetes
  • Red Hat Openshift

Frontend

  • Javascript (React, Extjs)
  • Html5
  • Css

Document-based Standards

  • Xml
  • Xslt
  • Xsd
  • Wsdl / Soap

Document Rendering / Output Management Tools

  • Dopix
  • Documatrix
  • Fop
  • Pdfbox

E-health

  • Ihe
  • Cda (Hl7)

Database Systems

  • Ms Sql Server
  • Oracle Database
  • Hsql
  • Mysql

Machine Learning / Ai

  • Platforms (Azure Openai)
  • Tools (Deeplearning4j, Tensorflow)
  • Concepts (Neural Networks, Convolutional Networks, Rnns, Lstm, Adam, Dropout, Batchnorm)

Software Design

  • Uml
  • Design Patterns
  • Bpmn
  • Entity-relationship Diagrams

Development Methodologies

  • Scrum
  • Safe
  • Extreme Programming
  • Unified Process
  • Togaf

Testing

  • Junit
  • Mockito
  • Postman
  • Selenium
  • Ranorex
  • Soapui

Security

  • Saml / Pvp2 (Portal Federation Protocol)
  • Ldap

Build Tools

  • Maven
  • Ant
  • Gradle

Build Automation

  • Continuous Integration (Jenkins)
  • Continuous Inspection (Sonarqube)

Source Code Management Tools

  • Git
  • Svn

Business Process Engines

  • Camunda

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Oct 2012 - Jun 2013

Linnaeus University

Master of Science, specialization in Software Architecture and Software Design · Software Technology · Sweden

Oct 2011 - Jun 2013

Vienna University of Technology

Dipl.-Ing., specialization in Web and Mobile Technologies · Business Informatics · Vienna, Austria · Graduated with distinction

Oct 2008 - Jun 2011

Vienna University of Technology

Bachelor of Science, specialization in Semantic Web · Business Informatics · Vienna, Austria

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Certifications & licenses

Cloud-Native Development With OpenShift And Kubernetes Specialization

Coursera (Red Hat)

Deep Learning Specialization (5 courses)

Coursera (Andrew Ng)

TOGAF 9 Certified

The Open Group

Certified ScrumMaster

Scrum Alliance (Mitch Lacey)

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 10
Experience in Information Technology 13 y
Avg length 2 y 10 m
Longest experience 6 y 4 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 1 (Austria)
Primary country Austria

Expertise

Recent roles Technical Project Lead / Solution Architect, Lead Software Developer, Integration Developer
Main industries Information Technology, Insurance, Professional Services
Main business areas Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management

Qualifications

Highest degree Master
Certifications earned 4

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Where is Maximilian based?

Maximilian is based in Lindgraben, Austria.

What languages does Maximilian speak?

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

How many years of experience does Maximilian have?

Maximilian has at least 19 years of experience. During this time, Maximilian has worked in at least 9 different roles and for 8 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 11 months. Note that Maximilian may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Maximilian be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Maximilian would be well-suited for roles such as: Technical Project Lead / Solution Architect, Lead Software Developer, Integration Developer.

What is Maximilian's latest experience?

Maximilian's most recent position is Technical Project Lead / Solution Architect at UNIQA Insurance Group.

What companies has Maximilian worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Maximilian has worked for UNIQA Insurance Group.

Which industries is Maximilian most experienced in?

Maximilian is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Insurance, and Professional Services. Maximilian also has some experience in Healthcare, Aerospace and Defense, and Government and Administration.

Which business areas is Maximilian most experienced in?

Maximilian is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Project Management. Maximilian also has some experience in Quality Assurance and Marketing.

Which industries has Maximilian worked in recently?

Maximilian has recently worked in industries like Insurance.

Which business areas has Maximilian worked in recently?

Maximilian has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Project Management, and Product Development.

What is Maximilian's education?

Maximilian holds a Master in Software Technology from Linnaeus University, a Master in Business Informatics from Vienna University of Technology and a Bachelor in Business Informatics from Vienna University of Technology.

Does Maximilian have any certificates?

Maximilian has 4 certificates. Among them, these include: Cloud-Native Development With OpenShift And Kubernetes Specialization, Deep Learning Specialization (5 courses), and TOGAF 9 Certified.

What is the availability of Maximilian?

Maximilian is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Maximilian?

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