Walid El Sayed Aly-Solution Architect & DevOps Consultant
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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
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
IT-Consultant
7 Principles Solutions & Consulting AG
- Consulting in various industries, e.g., telecommunications and aviation
Software Developer
1&1 Internet AG
- Backend development
- Project management
- Process optimization
Diplomand
IBM Deutschland GmbH
- Research and implementation of an analysis algorithm to identify the core issues of software applications
Intern
Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research
- Researching how to measure the overall quality of IT services in business units
Research Assistant (Math Tutor)
Worms University of Applied Sciences
- Conducting support courses to deepen understanding of math for computer science students (semesters 1–8)
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Experienced in Information Technology, Professional Services, Aerospace and Defense, Telecommunication, and Education.
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Experienced in Information Technology, Product Development, Operations, Project Management, Research and Development, and 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
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Education
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)
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Walid is based in Limburg, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
Walid speaks the following languages: Arabic (Native), German (Native), English (Advanced).
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.
Based on recent experience, Walid would be well-suited for roles such as: Solution Architect & DevOps Consultant, Senior Software Developer, IT-Consultant.
Walid's most recent position is Solution Architect & DevOps Consultant at Extra Something – IT Consulting.
In recent years, Walid has worked for Extra Something – IT Consulting.
Walid is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Professional Services, and Education. Walid also has some experience in Aerospace and Defense and Telecommunication.
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.
Walid has recently worked in industries like Information Technology and Professional Services.
Walid has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology and Product Development.
Walid holds a Master in Diploma in Computer Science from University of Applied Sciences Worms.
Walid is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.
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