Tobias Nawa - Senior Cloud Architect — Strategy, Architecture, DevOps. From public cloud to sovereign infrastructure.

Q: Where is Tobias based?

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

Q: What languages does Tobias speak?

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

Q: How many years of experience does Tobias have?

Tobias has at least 19 years of experience. During this time, Tobias has worked in at least 10 different roles . The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 8 months . Note that Tobias may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Tobias's latest experience?

Tobias's most recent position is Enterprise & Solutions Architect .

Q: Which industries is Tobias most experienced in?

Tobias is most experienced in industries like Information Technology , Manufacturing , and Construction . Tobias also has some experience in Automotive , Fashion , and Retail .

Q: Which business areas is Tobias most experienced in?

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

Q: Which industries has Tobias worked in recently?

Tobias has recently worked in industries like Automotive , Manufacturing , and Information Technology .

Q: Which business areas has Tobias worked in recently?

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

Q: What is Tobias's education?

Tobias holds a Master in Computer Science from San Diego State University (SDSU) , a Master in Computer Science from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) and a Bachelor in Computer Science from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) .

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Experience

Jan 2024 - Dec 2026

3 years

Enterprise & Solutions Architect

Building an independent company IT setup — cloud strategy, network, AWS landing zone, security requirements, contract negotiations.
Migration of all applications; avoiding high contractual penalties for the customer.
Onboarding and coordination of...

Jan 2024 - Dec 2024

1 year

Solution Architect

Architecture and data flow review to speed up onboarding of new data products.
Workshop preparation for architecture changes in the following year.

Jan 2023 - Dec 2026

4 years

Technical Lead, Product Owner, Solution Architect

DataHub for HR processes; GDPR-compliant processing of sensitive personnel data.
Event-based CQRS architecture, platform-independent on Kubernetes with NATS, PostgreSQL, .NET 10 with Aspire.
Leading the development team, backlog ownership, technic...

Jan 2023 - Dec 2023

1 year

Solution Architect / Business Analyst

Advising the Head of Solution Architecture; multi-cloud strategy AWS and GCP.
Tagging strategy, tech radar, mono-repo setups for Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation.
Migration from Bamboo to GitHub Enterprise; switch from New Relic to Datadog.

Jan 2022 - Dec 2023

2 years

Cloud Consultant / Cloud Engineer / DevOps

Stabilization and cost optimization of the AWS cloud for checkout processes.
PHP optimization (FPM tuning, Nginx Unit), AMI builds with Packer, custom GitLab runner.
Migration to Kubernetes (EKS) with Helm and Lens; Terraform and CloudFormation. -...

Jan 2022 - Dec 2023

2 years

Hybrid

Solution Architect / Business Analyst

Advising the CIO on the transformation to an omnichannel organization; hybrid strategy between on-prem and cloud.
Setup of the demand board, Scrum and Kanban training, vendor evaluation for DWH and DMS/ERP.
AWS Control Tower, EKS with Helm and Arg...

Jan 2020 - Dec 2022

3 years

Head of Cloud Services

Responsibility for 6 teams with 60 employees from 4 countries (Germany, India, Turkey, Spain); full cloud budget.
Multi-cloud strategy (AWS, GCP, Vodafone).
Driver of the reorganization into cross-functional teams (Spotify model); SAFe / PI planni...

Jan 2019 - Dec 2020

2 years

Team Lead IT Search

Building a data science team to reinvent the search engine; direct reporting line to the CTO and CEO.
Big data analysis of search history; insights service for enriching search terms.
Scaling optimization for Black Friday peak loads.

Jan 2018 - Dec 2019

2 years

Lead Software Developer / Tech Lead IIoT

Tech and product lead of an IIoT platform; building the Hoffmann Digital Services Platform on Azure Kubernetes (AKS), Helm, Istio.
Security audits for the AKS platform and an IIoT appliance (Fedora Atomic Host).
Onboarding and guidance of external...

Jan 2014 - Dec 2018

5 years

CTO & Co-Founder

Building the technology side, teams for frontend, backend, machine/deep learning; AWS and Google Cloud setup, Kubernetes/Jenkins pipelines.
Hiring full-stack and deep learning specialists from Tunisia, Ukraine, Cuba, Brazil, the USA and Mexico.
Co...

Jan 2008 - Dec 2013

6 years

Software Developer & IT Advisor

Various applications in PHP (travel expenses, warehouse management, intranet) and C++/Qt (cross-platform time tracking system for Mac, Windows, Linux).
Server administration (SuSE Linux), workplace virtualization (VMware Server), photovoltaic monito...

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Manufacturing, Construction, Automotive, Fashion, and Retail.

Information Technology

Manufacturing

Construction

Automotive

Fashion

Retail

Business Area Experience

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

Information Technology

Operations

Product Development

Project Management

Customer Service

Human Resources

Summary

Almost 20 years in IT — started as a developer, later co-founder and CTO of a GenAI startup (lengoo, Karlsruhe/Berlin), then head of a cloud department at Bosch (BSH Hausgeräte). Always stayed hands-on.

Since 2022 freelance for enterprises and mid-size...

Skills

Cloud: Aws, Azure, Gcp, Ionos, Scaleway, Hetzner Cloud
Platform: Kubernetes, Helm, Argocd, Istio, Cilium, Proxmox
Iac: Terraform, Aws Cdk, Cloudformation, Ansible, Packer
Sovereignty: Gdpr, Bsi C5, Eu Cloud Sovereignty Framework, Open-Source Fir...

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Jul 2013 - Jan 2014

San Diego State University (SDSU)

Semester abroad · Computer Science · San Diego, United States

Oct 2012 - Jun 2016

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)

M.Sc. · Computer Science · Munich, Germany

Oct 2008 - Jun 2012

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)

B.Sc. · Computer Science · Munich, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management

ISO/IEC 20000

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 11

Experience in Information Technology 9.5 y

Avg length 2 y 8 m

Longest experience 5 y 11 m

Expertise

Recent roles Enterprise & Solutions Architect, Solution Architect, Technical Lead, Product Owner, Solution Architect

Main industries Information Technology, Manufacturing, Construction

Main business areas Information Technology, Operations, Product Development

Qualifications

Highest degree Master

Certifications earned 1

Profile

Created

July 2026

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Where is Tobias based?

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

What languages does Tobias speak?

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

How many years of experience does Tobias have?

Tobias has at least 19 years of experience. During this time, Tobias has worked in at least 10 different roles. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 8 months. Note that Tobias may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Tobias be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Tobias would be well-suited for roles such as: Enterprise & Solutions Architect, Solution Architect, Technical Lead, Product Owner, Solution Architect.

What is Tobias's latest experience?

Tobias's most recent position is Enterprise & Solutions Architect.

Which industries is Tobias most experienced in?

Tobias is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Manufacturing, and Construction. Tobias also has some experience in Automotive, Fashion, and Retail.

Which business areas is Tobias most experienced in?

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

Which industries has Tobias worked in recently?

Tobias has recently worked in industries like Automotive, Manufacturing, and Information Technology.

Which business areas has Tobias worked in recently?

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

What is Tobias's education?

Tobias holds a Master in Computer Science from San Diego State University (SDSU), a Master in Computer Science from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) and a Bachelor in Computer Science from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU).

Does Tobias have any certificates?

Tobias has 1 certificate: Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management.

What is the availability of Tobias?

Tobias will be available part-time from July 2026.

What is the rate of Tobias?

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