CI/CD Experts in Dortmund

Task:

• Design and build a proof of concept (PoC) for a future-proof virtualization platform, taking secure system architectures into account
• Assess the current state of existing infrastructures and develop selection and evaluation criteria for the right OS virtualization platform
• Carry out the requirements analysis and then create and prioritize tickets in the ticket system
• Complete and continuously update a tool evaluation matrix based on PoC results
• Support team knowledge building through clear documentation of the approach and results in Confluence
• Enterprise analysis of existing hardware (creating different BoMs)

Technologies: Vmware, Vmware Aria Operations, Osism, Canonical OpenStack, FishOs, Linux, Terraform, Ansible, Confluence, Alma

Development and evolutionary further development of a highly available, cloud-native microservice and integration architecture for dealer and retail processes in the Porsche Car Configurator.

Responsibilities

• Development of Java-/Kotlin-based backend, API, and integration components (Spring Boot)
• Integration of internal and external systems via REST/OpenAPI, GraphQL, Apache Kafka, and AWS SQS (synchronous and asynchronous)
• Implementation of stable, high-performance communication and data flows in a cloud-native platform architecture
• Processing of structured data formats (JSON, Protobuf, GraphQL schemas) based on existing API patterns
• Performance optimization of distributed microservices with reduced response times and higher operational stability
• Technical tests (unit, integration, and API tests) as well as error analysis in production-like environments
• AWS Infrastructure as Code with Terraform and AWS CDK
• CI/CD automation (build, test, and deployment pipelines) with GitHub Actions
• AI-supported feature implementation (GitHub Copilot Agent)

Label: Kotlin, Java 25, Spring Boot 4, Protobuf, TypeScript, AWS, Terraform, CDK, Apache Kafka, AWS SQS, REST/OpenAPI, GraphQL, JSON, PostgreSQL, Docker, GitHub Actions, Maven, Gradle, JUnit, Mockito, Testcontainers

Manufacturing intelligence platform with enterprise workflows, RAG, real-time AI assistant features, and multi-repository backend architecture.

• Built and extended production AI/backend services with Django, DRF, FastAPI, GraphQL, Celery, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, and WebSockets across a modular multi-repository platform.
• Contributed to ARIS V2, a real-time manufacturing AI assistant using LangChain, LangGraph, MCP tool orchestration, planning/execution flows, OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, Qdrant, and Elasticsearch/OpenSearch-backed retrieval.
• Supported rollout expansion from ARIS V1 in 4 of 17 client production plants to ARIS V2 currently active in 13 of 17 plants, increasing real-world deployment coverage to more than 50% of the client footprint.
• Worked on document-grounded RAG functionality including ingestion, OCR, chunking, embeddings, indexing, retrieval, reranking, and grounded answer generation for industrial workflows.

Stack: Python, Django, DRF, FastAPI, LangChain, LangGraph, GraphQL, Celery, WebSockets, OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, Qdrant, Elasticsearch/OpenSearch, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, Docker.

• DTO class generator: In-house development of a tool for the automatic generation of classes, functions, and methods for use in .NET Core projects based on SAP Business One Service Layer metadata
• E-invoice import add-on: Development of a SAP Business One add-on / coresuite module for the automated import of ZUGFeRD e-invoices as incoming invoices – with configurable mapping to flexibly control the import logic across four mapping types (DIRECT, SQL, FIXED, EXPR). The add-on is available as a licensed product for SAP Business One customers.

Stack: SAP Business One, SAP Business One Service Layer, coresuite Country Package, C#

• Complete greenfield rebuild across the whole stack — built AI-native: backend in Go and NestJS, PostgreSQL (CNPG) on K3s with GitOps/Terraform; frontend on Angular 22, zoneless.
• Orchestrated coding agents (e.g. Claude Code, Cursor) across the entire lifecycle — architecture, implementation, testing, reviews, documentation — driven by Specification-Driven Development (SDD).
• “Bruno” — LLM commentator persona backed by RAG and MCP for a personality that stays consistent across all generations (match previews, post-match reports, his own virtual bets).

Angular 22 (zoneless, without Zone.js), Claude Code, Claude Code Skills, CNPG, Cursor, Design Tokens (Spec for Code), Docker, Gherkin, Git, GitLab, GitOps, Go, Google Gemini, Grafana, Hetzner Cloud, K3s, Keycloak, Kubernetes, Lighthouse, LLM Integration, Model Context Protocol (MCP), NestJS, Node.js, NPM, Playwright, PostgreSQL, Prometheus, RAG, REST, Specification-Driven Development (SDD), Structured Outputs, Terraform, TypeScript, Vitest

• Delivered MVP-focused full-stack architecture for a health-sector client: Vite/React frontend, backend services on Google Cloud Run, and Supabase for database plus IAM/authentication.
• Supported product requirements engineering and prioritized cost-aware workload placement, implementing browser-side/edge computation where feasible before moving logic to backend services.

• Architected and deployed end-to-end machine learning pipelines across classification and prediction datasets, ensuring robustness and reproducibility through MLOps best practices.
• Contributed directly to LLM model output accuracy improvement by designing and engineering specialised prompts grounded in end-to-end ML and SciML pipeline logic.
• Developed training data for large language models by formulating coding problems that models could not resolve and subsequently documenting the correct solutions.

• Development and enhancement of scalable Vue.js/TypeScript applications, as well as reusable components and frontend architectures
• Development of modern, high-performance web applications for internal software solutions using Vue.js, Pinia, and Vuex
• Efficient integration and processing of data from external APIs to support frontend development and ensure smooth end-to-end functionality
• Implementation and maintenance of automated tests for quality assurance using Vitest
• Creation of interactive website prototypes in Figma and Adobe XD as a basis for Vue.js implementations
• Participation in technical reviews and code reviews to ensure high code quality and continuously improve development processes
• Use of AI-supported development tools such as ChatGPT and Claude for more efficient development, error analysis, and code optimization
• Use of CI/CD pipelines for the efficient integration of automated tests, builds, and deployments into the development workflow

• Technical lead of a team developing agentic chatbot solutions (React, TypeScript, Python, FastAPI)
• Architecture design for multi-LLM dialog systems - focus on maintainability, UX, and autonomous execution
• Stakeholder alignment, CI/CD processes, and AI integration at enterprise level

Building an observability and alerting solution for Business Central Job Queue monitoring

• Built a central monitoring solution to track the Business Central Job Queue in a multi-organization environment in Azure DevOps
• Integrated Azure Application Insights and Log Analytics for structured collection and analysis of job runtimes and error events
• Developed KQL queries for targeted analysis of failed jobs and detection of error patterns
• Connected Grafana and Power BI to visualize operational metrics and job status in real time
• Implemented an automated alerting workflow with Power Automate – when a job fails, a notification email is sent immediately
• Ensured transparency about the state of productive background processes during live operations

Result: Full transparency over failed Business Central jobs · Clear reduction in response time through automated email alerting · Stable foundation for proactive operation of productive background processes

Technologies: Azure DevOps | Application Insights | Log Analytics | KQL | Grafana | Power Automate | Power BI | Business Central | Azure Monitor

• Initial assessment of requirements based on a business value prioritization framework
• Identification of issues as well as requirement gathering and evaluation using UML, BPMN, and design thinking methods for iterative requirements analysis through interviews and workshops
• Use of user story mapping in Miro to visualize and align functional requirements (e.g. correct transmission of all application data and attachments to the specialist system) as well as non-functional requirements (e.g. complete and verifiable deletion of an applicant's data) with stakeholders
• Proactive stakeholder management of internal and external stakeholders from public authorities, business units, organizations, and companies
• Preparation of status reports to communicate project progress and upcoming tasks transparently
• Responsibility for a REST-based integration solution (middleware) for secure data exchange between core systems and external specialist applications; ensuring stability and performance in day-to-day operations
• Support for Product Owners in prioritizing backlog items and in product discovery
• Communication of planning to internal and external stakeholders as well as interim assumption of Product Owner tasks and responsibilities during a staff change

Carve-out project: Development of certification strategy, implementation and requirement plans across multiple standards — ISO/IEC 27001, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 22301, ISO/IEC 20000-1, BSI IT-Grundschutz, and BSI TR-RESISCAN

• Cross-standard inventory and risk assessment
• Coordination with cross-department stakeholders: ISB, executive management, certification bodies, legal and data protection
• Consulting in information security, GRC, and IT auditing

• Various small consultations, e.g. concepts and arcitectures.
• Updating my Matlab, Linux, IPv6, Cyber-Security, C++ (up to 23) and Python skills.