Volker Krause - Head of Engineering

Q: Where is Volker based?

Volker is based in Berlin, Germany .

Q: What languages does Volker speak?

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

Q: How many years of experience does Volker have?

Volker has at least 29 years of experience. During this time, Volker has worked in at least 4 different roles and for 3 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 7 years and 2 months . Note that Volker may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Volker's latest experience?

Volker's most recent position is Head of Engineering at Infoniqa .

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

In recent years, Volker has worked for Infoniqa and Wiegand System GmbH .

Q: Which industries is Volker most experienced in?

Volker is most experienced in industries like Information Technology and Healthcare .

Q: Which business areas is Volker most experienced in?

Volker is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology , Product Development , and Project Management .

Q: Which industries has Volker worked in recently?

Volker has recently worked in industries like Information Technology and Healthcare .

Q: Which business areas has Volker worked in recently?

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

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Berlin, Germany

Experience

Jul 2022 - Jan 2026

3 years 7 months

Poland

Head of Engineering

Infoniqa

Led engineering execution: roadmap planning, capacity alignment, risk management, dependencies, and delivery tracking.
Consolidated multiple payroll product lines into a unified SaaS platform on Dynamics 365 Business Central, enabling scalable post-merger operations and reducing operational complexity across the portfolio.
Restructured engineering and product teams in a remote-first setting across Germany, Austria and Poland, consisting of five cross-functional units: compliance/enabling, platform, DevOps and two stream-aligned teams with total FTE depending on phase of reorganisation.
Rebuilt the mid-level leadership layer and mentored engineering leaders, establishing a leadership pipeline and strengthening architectural decision-making across teams for scalable growth, delivery ownership and predictability.
Designed platform foundations and system boundaries using Team Topologies aligned structures, enabling scalable ownership, clear interfaces and parallel development across distributed teams.
Spearheaded AI transformation by implementing AI-assisted SDLC practices using SpecKit and GitHub Actions for automated, executable specifications, while delivering agentic product capabilities by securely exposing platform data and services to AI agents and copilots via RAG-based retrieval pipelines and MCP-style extensions.
Drove modularisation of tightly coupled legacy logic into independently deployable services, improving maintainability, testability and architectural clarity while preserving continuity through targeted, low-risk extraction rather than full rewrites.
Established observability, CI/CD and DevOps governance as platform capabilities, increasing automated compliance gates from 25% to 75% and improving deployment cadence by 40% across 15+ product versions.
Improved operational resilience using DORA-aligned practices (lead time ↓50%, SaaS MTTR ↓85%), strengthening reliability and reducing support overhead.
Coordinated engineering recovery for the German payroll platform during a company-wide P0 ransomware incident; restored platform continuity within 72h, validated data integrity, and rolled out hardened runbooks and automated recovery playbooks.
Responsible for budget compliance and cost oversight in Engineering, with limited P&L responsibility and participating in the annual COGS/OPEX/CAPEX planning cycle.

Jul 2015 - Jan 2022

6 years 7 months

Switzerland

Head of Development / Interim CEO / Team Lead

Wiegand System GmbH

Ownership of complete SDLC for hospital logistics and HL7/FHIR-based assisted medication dispensing systems, moving from tactical delivery to strategic governance with clear prioritisation and sustainable process stabilisation.
Managed offshore team of varying size (6 to 16 engineers) in Vietnam.
Stabilised and enhanced the legacy architecture and platform (Java/Kotlin/Python/RabbitMQ) to ensure uninterrupted delivery until the new system successfully went live after 12 months.
Directed a partial .NET/Flutter re-implementation for long-term scalability of cloud-native platform.
Led the architectural transition to TypeScript and Angular to establish strict type-safety and robust interfaces for complex MedTech telemetry dashboards.
Reduced IoT hardware and integration costs by over 40% and decreased database load by over 60% through targeted architectural improvements, right-sizing, and partial Rust rewrites.
Engineered a LoRaWAN integration layer for logistics telemetry, enabling secure, energy-efficient device communication across hospital environments.
Designed and operated ingestion pipelines for IoT telemetry using AWS IoT Core, Rules Engine, Lambda and DynamoDB, enabling reliable device-to-cloud data flows and consistent downstream processing under real-world load.
Implemented hybrid targets spanning AWS and private cloud providers.
Established agile governance and compliance frameworks, ensuring audit readiness and SLA stability in a regulated healthcare environment.
Managed partial near-sourcing transition from Vietnam to Berlin, improving quality, communication, and cross-functional alignment, increasing delivery speed while reducing operational risk.
Acted as interim CEO, aligning German and Swiss entities across governance and compliance processes during organisational restructuring of the Berlin-based subsidiary and building a new engineering organisation.
Maintained delivery stability during the pandemic by rapidly shifting to remote-first operations.

Jan 2011 - Dec 2015

5 years

Saudi Arabia

Principal Engineer / Technology Lead

UBIN AG

Designed and delivered secure, API-based integration components for identity and cryptography systems used in regulated sectors.
Developed and integrated production-grade services, owning testing, deployment, and monitoring of critical components.
Co-managed outsourcing software engineering team in India.
Planned and conducted international integration workshops with technical and non-technical stakeholders, translating complex system constraints into clear architectural and workflow solutions.

Jan 1997 - Dec 2011

15 years

Developer / Senior Developer / Integration Lead

Built and maintained high-reliability integration pipelines for enterprise customers (C/C++, .NET, Navision C/AL).
Delivered system consolidations, workflow automation, and complex data integrations in multi-vendor environments.
Developed a unified messaging solution for BaaN and later Navision Dynamics using C/C++, specializing in EDI and XML data transformations, data-access components, and database performance optimisation.

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology and Healthcare.

Information Technology

Healthcare

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Product Development, and Project Management.

Information Technology

Product Development

Project Management

Summary

Senior Engineering Leader and Platform Architect with 15+ years of experience building and scaling distributed SaaS platforms and leading engineering organisations through transformation and growth. I specialise in transforming heterogeneous, correctness-critical system landscapes in regulated markets into coherent, cloud-native platforms with strong reliability, observability, and operational maturity.

My background spans MedTech, IoT telemetry, and high-volume data processing, including HL7/FHIR-driven systems, sensor- and device-data ingestion, and mission-critical workflow automation. I combine deep technical judgement with hands-on leadership of engineering teams, driving execution excellence, end-to-end ownership, and resilient platform foundations.

I focus on enabling high-throughput data flows, secure platform interfaces, and autonomous engineering teams that deliver reliably under strict security, privacy, and compliance constraints, aligning engineering execution with product and commercial priorities.

Skills

Engineering & Culture Leadership
Cross-functional Leadership
Ingestion Pipelines Saas Transformation
Delivery Leadership Ai-assisted Sdlc
Distributed Systems Ai Governance
Platform Modernisation Cloud Native
Devops & Automation
Observability & Telemetry
Strategic Leadership
Strategic Clarity With Empathetic Mentoring
Innovation Enablement
Adoption & Scaling Of Architecture Excellence
Creative Problem Solving
High-impact, Low-cost, Tech- And Data-driven Innovation Delivery

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Oct 1996 - Jun 2002

Technische Universität Berlin

Computer Science Diploma · Computer Science · Berlin, Germany

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 4

Experience in Information Technology 28.5 y

Avg length 7 y 6 m

Longest experience 14 y 11 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 3 (Poland, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia)

Primary country Poland

Expertise

Recent roles Head of Engineering, Head of Development / Interim CEO / Team Lead, Principal Engineer / Technology Lead

Main industries Information Technology, Healthcare

Main business areas Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management

Qualifications

Highest degree Master

Profile

Created

March 2026

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Where is Volker based?

Volker is based in Berlin, Germany.

What languages does Volker speak?

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

How many years of experience does Volker have?

Volker has at least 29 years of experience. During this time, Volker has worked in at least 4 different roles and for 3 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 7 years and 2 months. Note that Volker may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Volker be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Volker would be well-suited for roles such as: Head of Engineering, Head of Development / Interim CEO / Team Lead, Principal Engineer / Technology Lead.

What is Volker's latest experience?

Volker's most recent position is Head of Engineering at Infoniqa.

What companies has Volker worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Volker has worked for Infoniqa and Wiegand System GmbH.

Which industries is Volker most experienced in?

Volker is most experienced in industries like Information Technology and Healthcare.

Which business areas is Volker most experienced in?

Volker is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Project Management.

Which industries has Volker worked in recently?

Volker has recently worked in industries like Information Technology and Healthcare.

Which business areas has Volker worked in recently?

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

What is Volker's education?

Volker holds a Master in Computer Science from Technische Universität Berlin.

What is the availability of Volker?

Volker will be available from March 2026.

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