Walid El Sayed Aly - Solution Architect & DevOps Consultant

Q: Where is Walid based?

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

Q: What languages does Walid speak?

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

Q: How many years of experience does Walid have?

Walid has at least 19 years of experience. During this time, Walid has worked in at least 7 different roles and for 6 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 8 months . Note that Walid may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Walid's latest experience?

Walid's most recent position is Solution Architect & DevOps Consultant at Extra Something – IT Consulting .

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

In recent years, Walid has worked for Extra Something – IT Consulting .

Q: Which industries is Walid most experienced in?

Walid is most experienced in industries like Information Technology , Professional Services , and Education . Walid also has some experience in Aerospace and Defense and Telecommunication .

Q: Which business areas is Walid most experienced in?

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

Q: Which industries has Walid worked in recently?

Walid has recently worked in industries like Information Technology and Professional Services .

Q: Which business areas has Walid worked in recently?

Walid has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology and Product Development .

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Limburg, Germany

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Experience

Jan 2019 - Present

7 years 7 months

Solution Architect & DevOps Consultant

Extra Something – IT Consulting

Technical leadership and architecture for enterprise clients (including LR Health & Beauty, Deutsche Bahn, Trusted Shops)
Cloud migration, microservices architectures, CI/CD optimization

Nov 2013 - Dec 2018

5 years 2 months

Montabaur, Germany

On-site

Senior Software Developer

1&1 Internet AG

Project: Design and implementation of services for data synchronization and matching processes between different systems in the Contract Management System area; development of a polling system for various databases
Project: Design and implementation of a contract management read service environment and a PostgreSQL database for the quality assurance team using Docker
Role: Software Developer
Software: Java, Spring Framework, JSON, JUnit, Mockito
Standards: Scrum, Docker, postgres-alpine, PostgreSQL, JIRA, Bitbucket, Jenkins, Gradle, Asciidoc, Testcontainers, Artifactory

Jan 2012 - Oct 2013

1 year 10 months

Frankfurt, Germany

On-site

IT-Consultant

7 Principles Solutions & Consulting AG

Consulting in various industries, e.g., telecommunications and aviation

Apr 2010 - Dec 2011

1 year 9 months

Montabaur, Germany

Software Developer

1&1 Internet AG

Backend development
Project management
Process optimization

Sep 2009 - Mar 2010

7 months

Mainz, Germany

Diplomand

IBM Deutschland GmbH

Research and implementation of an analysis algorithm to identify the core issues of software applications

Jan 2009 - Jun 2009

6 months

Karlsruhe, Germany

Intern

Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research

Researching how to measure the overall quality of IT services in business units

Jan 2008 - Feb 2010

2 years 2 months

Worms, Germany

Research Assistant (Math Tutor)

Worms University of Applied Sciences

Conducting support courses to deepen understanding of math for computer science students (semesters 1–8)

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Professional Services, Aerospace and Defense, Telecommunication, and Education.

Information Technology

Professional Services

Aerospace and Defense

Telecommunication

Education

Business Area Experience

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

Information Technology

Product Development

Operations

Project Management

Research and Development

Quality Assurance

Summary

Experienced freelance Solution Architect and DevOps & Cloud Consultant with over 15 years of hands-on experience in developing scalable Java backend systems and AWS cloud architectures. I take on the technical leadership of challenging IT projects – from planning and design to implementation – and create custom solutions for on-premise and cloud environments.

Successfully led more than 20 cloud migration projects and optimized CI/CD pipelines with measurable impact: reduced deployment times by up to 30%. References include Deutsche Bahn, Telekom, 1&1, and LR Health & Beauty.

Skills

Programming Languages & Standards: Java, Python, Go, Kubernetes, Bash Bourne Shell, C/C++/C#, Kotlin, Assembly, Typescript/Javascript
Software Development: Object-Oriented Programming, Git, Svn
Agile Methods: Scrum, Kanban, Scrumban
Devops Lifecycles: Ci/Cd, Pipeline Migration, Ci/Cd Tools, Deployment Strategies
Cloud Architecture: Aws Ec2, Aws S3, Aws Sqs, Aws Sns, Aws Lambda, Aws Iam, Aws Systems Manager, Aws Eks, Aws Ecs, Aws Batch, Aws Step Functions, Aws Cloudwatch, Aws Rds, Aws Billing
Microsoft Azure: Virtual Machines (Vms), Azure App Service
Iaas / Infrastructure As A Service / Containers / Orchestration & Microservices: Kubernetes, Helm, Rancher, Instana, Docker, Docker Swarm, Tomcat, Portainer, Red Hat Jboss, Oracle Weblogic
Data Visualization & Monitoring: Kibana Elk, Grafana, Graylog, Prometheus
Streaming / Message Brokers: Apache Kafka, Apache Activemq, Rabbitmq, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Sqs)
Frameworks: Spring, Spring Boot, Ktor, Spring Web, Spring Cloud, Spring Cloud Data Flow, Spring Security, Spring Data, Java-Esb (Spring Integration), Micronaut, Graphql, Worldline, Flyway
Infrastructure Provisioning: Terraform, Aws Cloudformation
Database Systems: Postgresql, Mysql, Db2, Sybase, Oracle, Mongodb, Aws Dynamodb
Continuous Integration & Continuous Delivery: Jenkins, Circleci, Gitlab Ci, Github Actions, Azure Pipelines
Build Systems: Apache Maven, Gradle, Apache Ant
Test Frameworks: Junit, Testcontainers, Mockito, Easymock, Cucumber, Localstack
It Management: It Service Management, Itil, Cobit
Operating Systems: Linux, Macos, Windows, Sunos, Solaris
Software Engineering: Uml, Bpmn, Structured Analysis, Jackson Diagrams

Languages

Arabic

Native

German

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Oct 2005 - Feb 2010

University of Applied Sciences Worms

Diploma in Computer Science · Diploma in Computer Science · Worms, Germany · 2.0

University of Applied Sciences Worms Diploma in Computer Science program

Thesis topic: Analysis and implementation of an algorithm to identify error patterns in software applications
Graduated with a Diploma in Computer Science (grade 2.0)

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 7

Experience in Information Technology 15 y

Avg length 2 y 9 m

Longest experience 7 y 6 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 1 (Germany)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Solution Architect & DevOps Consultant, Senior Software Developer, IT-Consultant

Main industries Information Technology, Professional Services, Aerospace and Defense

Main business areas Information Technology, Product Development, Operations

Qualifications

Highest degree Master

Profile

Created

June 2026

Last Update

June 2026

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Where is Walid based?

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

What languages does Walid speak?

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

How many years of experience does Walid have?

Walid has at least 19 years of experience. During this time, Walid has worked in at least 7 different roles and for 6 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 8 months. Note that Walid may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Walid be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Walid would be well-suited for roles such as: Solution Architect & DevOps Consultant, Senior Software Developer, IT-Consultant.

What is Walid's latest experience?

Walid's most recent position is Solution Architect & DevOps Consultant at Extra Something – IT Consulting.

What companies has Walid worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Walid has worked for Extra Something – IT Consulting.

Which industries is Walid most experienced in?

Walid is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Professional Services, and Education. Walid also has some experience in Aerospace and Defense and Telecommunication.

Which business areas is Walid most experienced in?

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

Which industries has Walid worked in recently?

Walid has recently worked in industries like Information Technology and Professional Services.

Which business areas has Walid worked in recently?

Walid has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology and Product Development.

What is Walid's education?

Walid holds a Master in Diploma in Computer Science from University of Applied Sciences Worms.

What is the availability of Walid?

Walid is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Walid?

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