GitLab CI/CD Experts in Frankfurt

• Platform established and running stably; deliberately reducing my involvement to refocus on an engineering mandate in the financial sector.
• Built an own SaaS learning platform from the ground up and scaled it to over 20,000 users (over 6,000 courses sold, B2C and B2B); end-to-end ownership from development through infrastructure to operations.
• Built a lab environment that provisions an isolated Linux container per user (Docker, Traefik, Go), including automatic provisioning and a dedicated subdomain per user.
• Integrated LLM features into the product and accelerated development end-to-end with AI-assisted workflows (Claude Code, Codex); CI/CD with automated tests.

• Implementation of specified DevOps solutions to automate infrastructure (Terraform, Bicep, CloudFormation, Ansible) on-premises datacenter (Ovirt, Proxmox, Ceph Cluster, MinIO) and private cloud.
• Administration, configuration and implementation of CI/CD DevOps pipelines (GitLab, GitFlow) to support development process (Artifactory, Prometheus, Istio, service mesh, Helm Chart, OpenShift (Red Hat Enterprise) / Kubernetes cluster), Red Hat Satellite.
• Administration, setup, monitoring and patching of Linux infrastructure based on Red Hat Enterprise for Dev, Test and QA.
• Use of Scrum and Kanban methods.
• Administration, configuration and implementation of security standards for deploying on Dev, Test, QA and Prod stages of the new ePA applications.
• Development of new plugins and add-ons needed on current infrastructure.
• Database support.
• Data analytics support (Python, Spark, Pandas, Power BI, Splunk Enterprise).
• Implementation of best practices for DevSecOps and BizDevOps using GitOps (ArgoCD), Streamlit framework, Semaphore Ansible UI.
• Configuration and testing of iperf, uperf, sysbench using benchmark-operator for external source data and IoT/MDM devices, creating reports via ELK / OpenSearch.
• Building a new Databricks platform to collect and analyze big data from different sources and IoT devices into Hadoop framework (Python, Pandas, PySpark, Power BI, Apache Airflow).
• Building backend data aggregation and processing to automate configuration deployment between different OpenShift clusters and big data framework (Python, Pandas, PySpark, Apache Spark, PostgreSQL, Django 2, Ansible Automation, Jira JSM).
• Building a new ML pipeline platform using Kubeflow, TensorFlow, KServe.
• Data extraction, transformation and loading from different data sources including structured and unstructured data to analytic DWH / big data cluster using Python, Pandas, Polars, Power BI, Django backend and PostgreSQL.
• Setup of new DevOps Test and QA HashiCorp Vault cluster for PKI and IAM.
• Configuration and testing of automated patching based on CVSS score, SIEM-integrated CVEs.
• Use of Nexpose and InsightVM to scan vulnerability events in network, host, container and application.
• Design and implementation of secure and scalable AWS architectures including VPC, EC2, S3, RDS and Route53 and similar setups on Azure and GCP.
• Automated system provisioning and deployment using CloudFormation templates.
• Configuration of IAM roles, policies and permissions to ensure secure access control.
• Patch management, backup automation and disaster recovery setup on AWS infrastructure.
• Monitoring and optimization of system performance using AWS CloudWatch and AWS Trusted Advisor.
• Support of VMware services (vSphere, Aria, Horizon) and the virtual desktop environment.
• Development and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD and AWS CodePipeline with interface to Nutanix.
• Configuration of AWS CloudWatch to monitor application performance and system events.
• Planning and execution of migration of on-premises applications to AWS cloud platforms.
• Deployment of containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes in AWS environments.
• Deployment of internal software packages between availability zones using AWS CodeDeploy.
• Building and deploying ML models using Scikit-learn, XGBoost and Spark MLlib including hyperparameter tuning, model evaluation and production deployment.

• Hands-on solution architect
• Digital product development - SaaS
• Strategic consulting on software architecture, cloud migration, and DevOps processes
• Coaching SE developers and IT architects

• Database design with Oracle DB, JPA and Flyway considering high performance requirements
• Analysis of multiple architecture drafts and identification of technical risks
• Design and implementation of various interfaces and integrations, especially REST APIs and Kafka topics
• Setup of Elasticsearch for monitoring and analyzing log data
• Establishment of an iterative work approach in the project team facing complex business requirements

• Intensive language course with a focus on professional language content.

• Designed a network management strategy focused on NetDevOps principles and model-driven telemetry using YANG data models
• Conducted NETCONF/YANG workshops for L2VPN/L3VPN services over SRv6
• Automated configuration deployment in the testing environment with Ansible
• Developed end-to-end service measurement concepts with IPSLA and the Telegraf-Prometheus-Grafana stack
• Created the dual-stack architecture design (router + switch + firewall) including a detailed test plan; planned, executed, and documented acceptance tests for the management network
• Performed BSI IT baseline protection checks according to the IT-Grundschutz catalog (needs assessment, modeling, risk analysis, deriving measures)
• Protocols: SRv6, IPv6, MPLS, BGP, ISIS, OSPF, NETCONF/YANG, model-driven telemetry, IPSLA
• Systems: Cisco Crosswork Network Controller, SolarWinds Orion, Grafana, InfluxDB, Telegraf, Ansible, Git
• Components: Cisco NCS router series, Cisco Catalyst switch series, Cisco Firepower firewall series

• Central build and delivery for 20+ applications, 100+ pipelines/day, 700+ GitLab projects
• Build pipelines for Go, Java and JavaScript
• Provisioning of 100+ components
• Quality assurance via GitLab Code Quality and SonarQube
• Checks for dependencies, licensing and vulnerabilities
• Release creation via Jira and ServiceNow
• SBOM, Supply Chain Security, distroless images
• PoC GitLab Runner: Nomad vs. Kubernetes
• Technologies: Artifactory, buildah, GitLab Premium, Go, Gradle, Jenkins, Mend, Podman

• Consulting and implementation of functional test requirements
• Responsibility for and validation of test automation solutions in an agile team
• Support for QA topics during weekly release tests
• Creating test cases using Gherkin
• Developing automated tests with Cucumber and Playwright
• Specifying and maintaining automated and manual tests

Technologies used:

• Confluence
• Jira
• Cucumber
• Playwright
• Typescript
• Java
• Git

• Design, develop, and maintain automated tests using Playwright with Python scripts, Typescript and Spring Boot
• Create test classes annotated with Spring Boot Test
• Create test scripts to cover functional, regression, and integration testing
• Ensure test automation coverage for web applications
• Collaborate with developers to identify testable requirements
• Troubleshoot automation test failures and resolve issues
• Integrate automated tests with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD)
• Monitor and report test automation metrics
• Implement test data management and mocking strategies
• Ensure test reliability, stability, and maintainability
• Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes)

• Maintenance and further development of several existing projects in the "AI-powered transportation" sector, based on React, REST-like APIs (Spring, Python) and various design libraries
• Responsible in the project for build processes, JavaScript development, architecture, coordination and communication with the design team
• Agile software development (Scrum, Kanban)
• Technologies: React, TypeScript, Ant Design, Node.js, Yarn, Vite, i18n, Postgres, Keycloak, Jest, Cypress, Storybook
• Tools: IntelliJ, Git, GitLab CI, Docker, Confluence, Jira

• Project management
• Building an internal IAM team
• Okta
• Project management
• IAM processes

• Built a cross-platform mobile application using React Native that interacts with IoT devices via RESTful APIs
• Implemented state management with Redux and integrated IoT-specific components for smooth data visualization and device control
• Developed RESTful APIs using Node.js and Express, utilizing MongoDB for scalable data storage
• Facilitated secure communication between the mobile app and IoT devices, enabling device onboarding, status monitoring, and control commands
• Implemented real-time data synchronization and optimized data flow to minimize latency

• Ensuring stable operation of business-critical applications in the energy environment (KRITIS-adjacent systems), coordinating with IT operations on certificates, permissions, and security-relevant logging
• Continuous monitoring of interfaces, processes, and system states including analysis of deviations and performance issues
• Development and setup of secure interfaces including authentication and access concepts
• Incident management: prioritization, root cause analysis, coordination of issue resolution with IT operations, business units, and external service providers
• Change and release management including coordination, test coordination, go-live, and post-live support
• Product owner for operational systems in day-to-day operations (forecasts, schedule management, market data import and export, contract management, regulatory reporting)
• Documentation of operational processes, changes, and incidents to ensure traceability and auditability
• Automation and digitization of operational processes
• Introduction and use of AI-supported analysis and monitoring approaches and agents with Microsoft 365 Copilot