Mohamad Dib-Skhni - DevOps Engineer & IT-Security-Architect

Q: Where is Mohamad based?

Mohamad is based in Munich, Germany .

Q: What languages does Mohamad speak?

Mohamad speaks the following languages: Arabic (Native), German (Advanced), English (Intermediate) .

Q: How many years of experience does Mohamad have?

Mohamad has at least 19 years of experience. During this time, Mohamad has worked in at least 13 different roles and for 14 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 4 months . Note that Mohamad may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Mohamad's latest experience?

Mohamad's most recent position is DevOps Engineer & IT-Security-Architect at BMW Group .

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

In recent years, Mohamad has worked for BMW Group , MELO Group , ISAR Kliniken GmbH , City of Munich , and Almeda GmbH / SHL Telemedizin .

Q: Which industries is Mohamad most experienced in?

Mohamad is most experienced in industries like Healthcare , Government and Administration , and Information Technology . Mohamad also has some experience in Retail , Media and Entertainment , and Sport .

Q: Which business areas is Mohamad most experienced in?

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

Q: Which industries has Mohamad worked in recently?

Mohamad has recently worked in industries like Healthcare , Government and Administration , and Information Technology .

Q: Which business areas has Mohamad worked in recently?

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

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Munich, Germany

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Experience

Aug 2023 - Feb 2024

7 months

Munich, Germany

DevOps Engineer & IT-Security-Architect

BMW Group

Set up Azure Kubernetes clusters (AKS) with network policies, security groups, and RBAC
Developed Terraform-based infrastructure as code for secure, reproducible deployments in the BMW Azure cloud
Hardened CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, SonarQube, Fortify SSC, and Contrast AST
Integrated SAP BTP/Kyma and ServiceNow GRC

Nov 2022 - Apr 2023

6 months

Austria

Senior IT-Infrastructure-Manager

MELO Group

Central monitoring and log correlation (Zabbix) across multiple European sites
24/7 alerting, event triage, and escalation; operation of VMware Horizon VDI and Aruba networks
Managed pfSense, multi-site connectivity, Microsoft 365, and Active Directory
Deployed Cisco ASA, Extreme, Aruba, pfSense, SD-WAN, and VMware

May 2022 - Sep 2022

5 months

Munich, Germany

IT Project Manager

ISAR Kliniken GmbH

Designed hospital network architecture; administered Fortinet/Sophos firewalls and VPNs
Implemented and optimized the Cosymed hospital system; supported M365, AWS, Cisco Prime, Baramundi, and Citrix XenApp

Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

1 year

Munich, Germany

IT Field Service Technician

City of Munich

Used Ivanti and Valuemation ticket system
Managed Windows servers/domains (AD, WSUS, PKI)

Aug 2021 - Mar 2022

8 months

Munich, Germany

Senior Systems Manager – IT Operations & Security

Almeda GmbH / SHL Telemedizin

Designed the data center network architecture (SD-WAN, MPLS, SDDC) for healthcare operations
Administered Sophos/FortiGate firewalls, FortiClient EMS VPN, and Cisco/Allied-Telesis switching
Managed Azure, Windows Server 2016/2019, Veeam & AWS S3 backup, and VMware Horizon/ESXi

Jan 2021 - Dec 2021

1 year

Ismaning, Germany

ICT-Consultant

Sportec Solutions / Deltatre

Monitoring and alerting with Nagios/CheckMK
Virtualization with VMware and backup with Veeam
Conducting ISO/SOC audits

Feb 2020 - May 2021

1 year 4 months

Munich, Germany

IT-Administrator – Security & Operations

DATAGROUP GmbH

Operating ServiceNow (ITIL), Ivanti, Macmon NAC, and Cisco Prime for secure IT operations
Improving endpoint compliance, anomaly detection, and Microsoft 365 security
Migration to Fortinet

Jan 2019 - Dec 2019

1 year

Germany

IT Technician

Atos AG

Incident management and software distribution with SCCM
Managing Active Directory and performing an Exchange migration

Jan 2018 - Dec 2019

2 years

Munich, Germany

IT Support Technician

Saturn / Media Markt

Authorized Apple & Samsung service

Jan 2018 - Dec 2018

1 year

Germany

IT Field Service Technician

Automaten Seitz

Performing Windows 10 rollouts (PXE)
Data migration and ATM service

Jan 2017 - Dec 2017

1 year

Germany

Test Engineer

TÜV Nord

Testing electrical safety and EMC test procedures (TIC)

Jan 2015 - Dec 2016

2 years

Saarbrücken, Germany

Electronics Technician

Apple Authorized Service

Diagnosis and repair at the component level

Jan 2013 - Present

13 years 7 months

Munich, Germany

Founder & Principal IT-Consultant

Skhni IT Consulting

Leading security, cloud, and infrastructure projects for clients in healthcare, the public sector, and businesses
Designing zero trust and XDR/SIEM solutions based on Cisco, Azure AKS, Extreme Networks, Azure, AWS, and Linux
Responsible for compliance (ISO 27001, GDPR), incident response, and infrastructure automation
Using Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, and Jenkins

Jan 2008 - Dec 2012

5 years

Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic

Founder & IT/Electronics Manager

Genius IT Solutions

Building networks and security solutions
Monitoring systems and web/e-commerce development

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Healthcare, Government and Administration, Information Technology, Retail, Media and Entertainment, and Sport.

Healthcare

Government and Administration

Information Technology

Retail

Media and Entertainment

Sport

Business Area Experience

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

Information Technology

Project Management

Product Development

Customer Service

Operations

Audit

Summary

Senior IT operations engineer with over 13 years of experience in IT security, DevOps, cloud, and network engineering. Designs secure, scalable environments for businesses and the public sector – with solid expertise in Kubernetes, Infrastructure-as-Code, XDR/SIEM, and ITIL-based operations. Combines practical engineering with full project responsibility.

Skills

Cloud & Devops

Kubernetes
Docker
Infrastructure Automation
Terraform
Jenkins
Ci/Cd
Ansible

Security & Compliance

Zero Trust
Cisco Xdr
Siem
Fortinet
Sophos
Fortify Ssc
Contrast Ast
Servicenow Grc
Iso 27001
Gdpr
Itil

Network & Infrastructure

Cisco Asa
Extreme Networks
Aruba
Pfsense
Sd-Wan
Vmware
Zabbix

Platforms & Tools

Linux
Windows Server
Bash
Python
Powershell
Servicenow
Microsoft 365
Aws
Cisco Prime

Languages

Arabic

Native

German

Advanced

English

Intermediate

Education

Oct 2009 - Jun 2011

University of Applied Sciences for Electrical Engineering

Diploma Engineer (Dipl.-Ing.) · Electrical Engineering · Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic

Oct 2007 - Jun 2009

Technical Diploma, Electronics · Electronics · Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic

Certifications & licenses

Udacity Ethical Hacking Foundation

Udacity

IBM Cybersecurity Assessment

IBM

Cisco Network Protocols & Architecture

Cisco

Google IT Support Professional

Google

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 14

Experience in Healthcare 13.5 y

Avg length 2 y 2 m

Longest experience 13 y 6 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 3 (Germany, Austria, Syrian Arab Republic)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles DevOps Engineer & IT-Security-Architect, Senior IT-Infrastructure-Manager, IT Project Manager

Main industries Healthcare, Government and Administration, Information Technology

Main business areas Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development

Qualifications

Highest degree Bachelor

Certifications earned 4

Profile

Created

July 2026

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Where is Mohamad based?

Mohamad is based in Munich, Germany.

What languages does Mohamad speak?

Mohamad speaks the following languages: Arabic (Native), German (Advanced), English (Intermediate).

How many years of experience does Mohamad have?

Mohamad has at least 19 years of experience. During this time, Mohamad has worked in at least 13 different roles and for 14 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 4 months. Note that Mohamad may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Mohamad be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Mohamad would be well-suited for roles such as: DevOps Engineer & IT-Security-Architect, Senior IT-Infrastructure-Manager, IT Project Manager.

What is Mohamad's latest experience?

Mohamad's most recent position is DevOps Engineer & IT-Security-Architect at BMW Group.

What companies has Mohamad worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Mohamad has worked for BMW Group, MELO Group, ISAR Kliniken GmbH, City of Munich, and Almeda GmbH / SHL Telemedizin.

Which industries is Mohamad most experienced in?

Mohamad is most experienced in industries like Healthcare, Government and Administration, and Information Technology. Mohamad also has some experience in Retail, Media and Entertainment, and Sport.

Which business areas is Mohamad most experienced in?

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

Which industries has Mohamad worked in recently?

Mohamad has recently worked in industries like Healthcare, Government and Administration, and Information Technology.

Which business areas has Mohamad worked in recently?

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

What is Mohamad's education?

Mohamad holds a Bachelor in Electrical Engineering from University of Applied Sciences for Electrical Engineering.

Does Mohamad have any certificates?

Mohamad has 4 certificates. Among them, these include: Udacity Ethical Hacking Foundation, IBM Cybersecurity Assessment, and Cisco Network Protocols & Architecture.

What is the availability of Mohamad?

Mohamad will be available full-time from July 2026.

What is the rate of Mohamad?

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