Microsoft Azure Experts in Hamburg

Niko Schmuck

Developing Architect / Solution Architect

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Developing Architect, Technical Lead "gridlytics" at HH Energienetze

Building a data integration platform for high, medium, and low voltage assets for contextual analysis of time series with master data from the SCADA control system (IEC 60870 104), INIS, and SAP.
Responsibility for the architecture and implementation of the solution, as well as sparring partner for the Product Owner.
Use of Kotlin, Spring Boot, Maven, TimescaleDB, PostgreSQL, liquibase, Elements IoT, Docker, Kubernetes, Grafana, Python, jupyter, and various API gateways.

Christian Frauer

IT Project Implementer (Problem Solver)

Buxtehude

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Department Head (Interim) at Municipal utilities and transport company

Definition and setup of the subject areas
Building a governance model for the department with the areas of responsibility
IT strategy, project management, process management, and quality and sustainability management
Developing a communication strategy within the group
Creating the IT strategy
Designing templates, guidelines, and processes for consistent work
Capturing strategic guardrails and grouping ongoing projects – deriving a roadmap for strategic planning
Reviewing ongoing projects
Creating staffing calculations and volume structure
Defining job profiles

Yashar Sadeghi

Managing Director/Consultant

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Managing Director/Consultant at Efficient Consulting

Led strategic IT and process consulting projects, streamlined business processes, and aligned IT systems with business goals, resulting in a 20% improvement in organizational efficiency.
Led international transformation projects using agile and traditional methods, managing a cross-functional team of more than 15 professionals and delivering solutions on time and within budget.
Developed cloud-based ERP/CRM systems (Salesforce, Infor, Microsoft) for clients, ensuring seamless integration and reducing system downtime by 30%.
Led large-scale change management initiatives, actively involving stakeholders at all levels and driving the successful rollout of innovative systems in global organizations.
Led requirements analysis and the tender process for clients, identified cost-saving opportunities, and improved operational workflows.

Farid Alam

SAP_S/4 Hana Senior Consultant & Global SAP Process Expert for MDG/EWM/MM/PP-MES and SAP Data & Cutover Manager

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SAP Data Migration & Data Management Consultant for SAP GEMINI at Montblanc

The consultant's responsibilities/actions are:

Consulting on the migration of material master & PP Master data
Prepare Article List template for Cutover Phase
Implementation of data cleansing measures using individual and bulk changes
SAP all mandatory fields data extraction regarding Business needed
SAP migration, Cutover, Testing, BAT, UAT
Align with the multiple Stakeholders regarding Data from Legacy and SAP System
Deployed SAP MM best practice (guided configurations, active methodologies and road map for project initiation)

Panagiotis Tsafaridis

IT Consultant

Norderstedt

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Senior Data Engineer Consultant at GOLDNER GmbH

Onboarded and conducted comprehensive documentation and system analysis to assess the existing data infrastructure, facilitating rapid integration and collaboration across functional data teams (modelling, processing, reporting).
Collaboratively defined the architecture and project structure for a central data pipeline repository, including hierarchical standards, knowledge management strategies, and role-specific responsibilities, enhancing maintainability and onboarding speed.
Evaluated and validated open-source data routing tools (Airbyte, Apache NiFi, Dragster) for ingest and sync requirements in retail analytics, including local benchmarking and error-state testing.
Led the design and deployment of Airbyte in Kubernetes, creating customized Helm charts, securing secrets handling, and configuring Ingress with TLS and internal DNS routing, ensuring full API and UI accessibility.
Troubleshot and resolved Ingress controller issues, iterating through multiple stages of debugging and testing, and documented setup and replication steps for scalable reuse.
Mapped data models to ARTS standard, supporting schema alignment for ERP and reporting use cases, and coordinated review loops to align future data processing logic.
Drafted strategic 1-pagers comparing MinIO, Pub/Sub, and routing architectures, providing technical guidance for architectural decisions and investment planning.
Enabled secure access and authentication mechanisms, including initial evaluation for SAML integration, cluster-level configuration reviews, and service annotation improvements.

Udo Neubauer

Managing Director

Last position:

Project Manager / Rollout Coordinator at BWI

Rollout of printers and PCs

Effective management of external service providers to ensure smooth operations.
Planning and implementation of a global rollout for 150,000 clients.
Carrying out a comprehensive risk analysis, including overall risk, site-specific risks, and security risks.
Successful consolidation of two existing ServiceNow systems to optimize service management.
Close coordination with program management to achieve the project goals.

Huy Nguyen

Modern Workplace & Dynamics 365 Consultant

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Modern Workplace & Dynamics 365 Consultant at Thinformatics

Administration and further development of the M365 environment including Teams, Exchange Online, Intune and SharePoint Online
Development of dashboards for performance monitoring using Microsoft Power BI
Implementation of user requirements and processes with low-code/no-code technologies (Power Apps, Power Automate)
Use of Jira and Azure DevOps to plan and implement user stories in an agile project context
Participation in daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews and retrospectives as technical point of contact
Planning and implementation of security policies using Azure Conditional Access and multi-factor authentication
Configuration and deployment of clients and applications via MECM (SCCM) and Baramundi

Hoa Josef Nguyen

AI Consultant & Manager

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AI Architect and Enabler at Inhouse / AI Business

Technologies: n8n, Notion, OpenAI API, Claude, MS AI Foundry, MS CoPilot Studio, MS CoPilot, LLM, Node.js, Vercel, LangGraph, PostgreSQL, pgEdge, pgvector, Docker, LangChain, Ollama, Open WebUI

Continuous evaluation and prioritization of internal automation needs
~20 AI agents in active use: research, content pipelines, document processing
5 n8n workflows for automated data and process control
Architecture built on the same principles as in customer projects: state management, event-driven orchestration, API integration
Ongoing operation and further development

Rutger Boels

Managing Director

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Partner & Managing Director at AI.IMPACT

Building an AI & Data Consultancy Practice with the goal of helping European companies adopt Artificial Intelligence and modern data platforms
End-to-end further development of a production system using modified coding agents (OpenCode). Tech stack: Kubernetes, Argo, Keycloak, Typescript, Grafana, GitOps, DevOps, Playwright
Internal research project on the use of coding agents in the field of mathematical logic for creating formal models. Use of Cursor IDE and Codex, Codex CLI. Architecture design, quality control and refactoring, as well as writing code and tests. Repository (open source) available pre-launch
Research on the role of mathematical logic as a formal language that connects IT and AI with business processes
Project lead for collecting and deploying parking recommendations for rail vehicles with significant savings potential based on real-time data in a mobility and transport company
Project lead for collecting and distributing process measurement points for real-time control in a mobility and transport company
Deputy application owner for an app used for communication in the dispatching and provision of rail vehicles

Anastasiia Komarenko

Senior Test Automation Engineer

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Senior Test Automation Engineer at E.ON

Reviewing functional and technical requirements from a testing perspective
Creating test cases and automated tests to validate requirements
Performing manual and automated functional, end-to-end, and regression tests
Documenting test results and tracking defects
Using models like GPT-4, BERT, and Hugging Face Transformers for automated test case generation, analysis of test results, and improving test coverage, including bias checks and security reviews
Techs: MS Office, Jira, Zephyr, Confluence, Tosca, stakeholder communication, Agile, Kanban, Scrum, OpenAI API, Hugging Face, PyTorch, LangChain.

Cornelius Höfig

Solution Architect

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Solution Architect at STIHL

Remodeling of the system architecture for an Azure-based platform aimed at rapid development of new functionalities
Modeling of a staging concept for the fulfillment of diverse customer and QA needs
Creation of requirements for, and oversight of, a proof-of-concept supplier project for a Flutter app with highly advanced BLE functionalities
Comparison of multiple observability platforms for feasibility and requirements fit within the project environment
Creation of a mobile app architecture based on domain-driven architecture
Position of technical advisor and accountable solution architect for two development teams
Execution of architecture reviews and alignment of changes with architectural expectations
Skills & Technologies: Microsoft Azure , App Services, NodeJS Mono-repository, microservice architecture, domain driven design, self contained systems, requirements engineering, CI/CD, DevOps, API design, solution architecture

Lutz Hühnken

Fractional CTO, Interim Engineering Manager, Architect

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Fractional CTO, Interim Engineering Manager, Architect at independent

Strategic technology leadership and architecture consulting.

Fractional CTO & interim management for startups, scale-ups, and enterprises – technical strategy, team building, architecture oversight, and delivery.
Architecture consulting on cloud-native, distributed, and event-driven systems: reviews, design partnerships, and ongoing advisory.
Event-driven architecture training – a hands-on 2-day course for engineering teams
Conference speaker on distributed systems

Dominik Piecuch

Head of IT

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Head of IT at Aarsleff Spezialtiefbau GmbH

Disciplinary and professional leadership of the IT and service team
Definition and documentation of the Current Mode of Operation (CMO) in Confluence: application landscape, infrastructure, networks, backup & storage
Development of the Future Mode of Operation (FMO) including process analysis & stakeholder interviews with all departments using BPMN and flowcharts
Optimization of license management: reduction of ongoing software costs by approx. 17% p.a.
Introduction and establishment of Jira as the central tool for project and service management
Introduction and rollout of the HR software MindKey to digitize HR processes
Introduction of a VoIP solution with Microsoft Teams incl. PSTN connection to replace classic telephony
Introduction of the production and planning software OptiControl to digitize operational processes
Rollout of Intune as a Mobile Device Management solution for Windows, iOS and Android
Build-up of Power BI dashboards for machine park monitoring and financial reporting
Planning and execution of the IT consolidation of two locations for 170 users
Introduction of automated penetration testing with Pentera
Coaching and mentoring the team in agile methods & project management
Operational support in day-to-day business: administration, incident & change management
Management of external service providers and assurance of the quality of outsourced IT services
Responsibility for the IT budget incl. planning and controlling
Direct reporting line to management with regular management reports on IT KPIs, budget and project status

Enrique Gallardo

Data Security

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Security Architect at Capgemini

I implemented a Zero-Trust architecture for robust, military-grade maritime container mini data centers based on VMware & Tanzu to support containerized GIS workloads for ground forces. The main focus was on securing communications, workload protection, and data access in contested electronic battle environments affected by jamming, interception, signal manipulation, and constantly changing operational conditions. I designed and architected use cases so that every element of workload, identity, and system could continue to operate independently and securely even in degraded or disrupted scenarios. In parallel, I defined the enterprise and solution security architecture with LeanIX, Bizzdesign, and HOPEX as enterprise architecture, repository, and governance platforms to maintain architecture inventory, relationships, traceability, target pictures, and security governance in complex environments. For the architectural designs, I used Sparx Enterprise Architect to describe formal architecture views, interfaces, trust boundaries, and system architecture in both IT and OT environments. IriusRisk was used for threat modeling of the solution to identify architecture-driven risks, derive security requirements, and detect countermeasures and design gaps directly from the solution models. Risk and compliance management was supported with Archer. Architecture decisions, control gaps, and operational risks were translated into controlled governance and auditable compliance measures. For documentation, collaboration, and visual design, I used Confluence to maintain Architecture Decision Records, Security Blueprints, and workflows. I used Lucidchart and draw.io to create design artifacts tailored to stakeholders. I also defined OT security concepts with support from electrical and mechanical engineers in the areas of oil, vehicle onboard systems, rail, power plants, pharma, gas turbines, and nuclear technology. I created the end-to-end OT security strategy, starting with global policy, developed into standards and procedures, and finally aligned with Bell-LaPadula, Purdue Model, SABSA, TOGAF ADM, CENELEC 50701, IEC 62443, and NIST standards. In addition, I worked with engineering team leads to identify critical KBP assets and place them under protective measures that segmented SCADA, PLC, and HMI assets. I drove collaboration between Security, IT, and OT teams to create standardized workflows and use cases for the OT security solution catalog, while integrating Defense-in-Depth and Zero-Trust principles into operational environments. A key part of my work was integrating multidisciplinary engineering, security, and operations stakeholders into a unified security blueprinting strategy and ensuring that architecture, threat modeling, governance, and documentation were technically strong and operationally practical.

Rizwan Bashir

Software Developer/Database/DevOps