Oracle Database Experts in Vienna

Oracle PL/SQL, Oracle SQL, ITIL

Refactoring and improving core APIs; implementing client change requests. Setting up metrics, traces, and logs monitoring infrastructure to support operations. Designing GitOps deployment and infrastructure as code. Applications and systems configuration in ArgoCD and Openshift. Confluence documentation of design, approach, and solution. Tech Stack: Java 8 & 21, Spring framework, JSP, JavaScript, Bash scripts, SQL, Grafana Stack, OpenTelemetry, Docker, DB2, Maven, Kubernetes Kompose.

Senior Expert / Program Manager

IT Services

• Management of internal projects for infrastructure modernization: setup and maintenance of test environments that realistically replicate complex customer networks.
• Resource coordination: planning server capacities and cloud resources for automated test runs.
• Implementation of CI/CD pipelines to integrate automated tests into the build process.
• Evaluation of performance bottlenecks through load testing (NeoLoad/JMeter) to ensure scalability.

Tools / Technologies: Jenkins, Docker, GIT, ButBucket, NeoLoad, Azure

• Focus on digital transformation in the energy and mobility sector, including SAP R3 transition to S/4HANA
• Project management and requirements engineering in the energy sector (workshops, requirement specification creation, process development)
• Advice on the mobility strategy for public transport/transport of Stadtwerke Wien
• Development of digital strategies for after-sales program at Daimler-Benz

Owned the end-to-end architecture and the transition for the fourth licence period of the UK National Lottery: a complete technology stack replacement delivered against a hard regulatory deadline. Produced the end-to-end high-level architecture that served as the delivery baseline for the replacement of all major IT service components including infrastructure

Target architecture across two geo-redundant UK data centres: multiple VMware ESX clusters, OpenShift, MS SQL Server clusters, Oracle Exadata, integrated with AWS-hosted components and a retailer WAN over VSAT, DSL and LTE

Business continuity concept and geo-redundant high availability design

Review and approval authority over all low-level designs, application and infrastructure: network security, Oracle RAC, VMware, OpenShift, SQL clustering, geo-redundancy

Designed and implemented full hardware and network separation between test environments and staging/production

SME for third-party security audits against CIS benchmarks and NIST standards: preparation, execution, findings analysis, remediation prioritisation

Delivered software deployment to 45,000 retail terminals with minimal downtime, plus data migration from the incumbent end-to-end landscape to the new architecture

Transitioned 45,000 POS terminals and 19 million online players on time with no critical incidents

Owned the integrated transition plan for the full replacement of the lottery technology stack: work packages, milestones, dependencies and critical path across parallel technical sub-projects

Central organisational interface between internal IT leads, technical workstream leads, multiple external vendors and client executive stakeholders

Planned and led migration and cutover of live, regulated national infrastructure, including 80+ bare metal servers running VMware ESX, Microsoft VMs across several Active Directory domains, Linux VMs, OpenShift on Linux, 2 SANs, 2 Oracle Exadata systems, AWS components and a retailer WAN

Ran 4 full cutover dress rehearsals ahead of the 2 major go-live releases

Governed all changes through the ITIL change process and CAB; ran risk, issue and escalation management with regular status reporting to the Program Director and client's CTO

Onboarded the internal cyber security team and acted as architecture SME in pre-deployment security audits for client and internal security teams, including prioritisation and remediation of findings

Joined the programme as Enterprise Architecture Lead from May to September 2022, gaining detailed knowledge of the target infrastructure before taking overall delivery responsibility; after go-live, supported the delivery teams through the warranty phase

• Business analysis
• Requirements engineering
• System design
• Various insurance projects
• Technology stack: msg.Billing (InExkasso)
• Product: Pay-per-use car insurance based on blockchain and OBD-II real-time telemetry with AI

• Design and implementation of new functionalities in the areas of Lifecycle Management (LCM), Role Management (RLM) and Access Governance

• Adjustment of the company-wide Segregation of Duties (SoD) matrix to ensure regulatory and internal compliance requirements

• Further development and configuration of recertification processes

• Creation and adaptation of custom workflows, rules and tasks in SailPoint IdentityIQ (BeanShell, XML, Java)

• Use of static code analysis with SonarQube to ensure code quality and compliance with defined development standards

• Regular code reviews within the development team to ensure quality, share knowledge and follow clean code principles

• Work in an agile Scrum team with daily communication, sprint planning and reviews

• Coordination with testers, test managers and business departments to ensure quality and smooth production rollout

• Active involvement in release planning and deployment coordination, including test preparation, cutover activities and rollback strategies

• Analysis and sustainable resolution of issues in the IAM production environment (2nd- and 3rd-level support)

• Reproduction of complex errors, identification of root causes and implementation of lasting fixes

• Creation of technical analyses and recommendations for operations and further development

Tech: AWS (Glue, Lambda, Redshift), Airflow, PostgreSQL, Python, PySpark, Metabase, Power BI

Delivered: Analytics-Ready Data Models • Legacy SQL to Cloud ETL Migration • Dynamic Pricing Engine

• Owned and evolved the company data warehouse end-to-end — from ingestion to transformation to analytics-ready dimensional data models on AWS Redshift.
• Collaborated with Analysts, Data Scientists, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable dimensional data models that enable self-serve analytics and streamline dashboarding in Metabase and Power BI.
• Architected end-to-end ETL/ELT pipelines on AWS (Glue, Lambda, Redshift) using Python and PySpark, orchestrated with Apache Airflow (MWAA) for reliability and observability.
• Defined and enforced data quality standards and governance practices across pipelines and the core data layer.
• Led migration of legacy SQL infrastructure into scalable AWS Glue pipelines with distributed PySpark processing, eliminating bottlenecks and reducing downtime.
• Developed a dynamic pricing engine applying automated promotional discounts based on occupancy rates, competitor pricing, and location performance tiers.
• Designed schema mappings to ingest MongoDB data into structured relational systems (Redshift/PostgreSQL).

Delivery of a digital, non-profit neighborhood platform connecting older people with volunteers for practical support and social companionship. Responsibility for business analysis, requirements definition, platform evaluation and delivery of a locally scalable service solution, with a focus on AI-supported development, data-driven optimization and clear market positioning. Evaluation of several low-code/business platforms, including Odoo and Glide Apps, as well as assessment of monday.com as a CRM-related option, before selecting Glide Apps for implementation. Implementation of a non-native mobile and desktop application with Glide Apps and the website with WordPress. Responsibilities

• Gathering, analyzing and structuring business requirements for the product and service model
• Conducting market, target group and competitor analyses to position the offering
• Evaluating and selecting suitable low-code/business platforms for implementation
• Defining key user journeys, business processes and operational workflows for older people, volunteers and Administration
• Translating business requirements into requirements for profiles, task management, coordination, communication and notifications
• Supporting the implementation of the non-native mobile and desktop application in Glide Apps and the website in WordPress
• Preparing future AI-supported functions such as intelligent matching and data-driven optimization
• Ensuring compliance with GDPR requirements Results
• Successfully delivered digital support platform connecting older people with volunteers
• Solid foundation for market positioning through market, target group and competitor analyses
• Implemented functional non-native mobile and desktop application with Glide Apps and accompanying website with WordPress
• Created foundation for scaling and AI-based further development

Implementation and operation of OpenShift / Kubernetes solutions for customers, focusing on aspects such as storage, virtualization, security, logging, monitoring, and high availability. Support with application containerization and modernization.

• Creation of test scenarios, manual test cases and test data using boundary value analysis and equivalence partitioning
• Execution of functional and non-functional tests (manual with Postman and web application, automated with WebDriver, JUnit and NUnit)
• Setup, automation and maintenance of the Test Automation Framework with Java, Spring Boot, Selenium and Cucumber in IntelliJ (system, regression, smoke, UI and integration tests for web frontend and SOAP API backend interfaces)
• Automation of backend NUnit test cases in Visual Studio
• Test management: development and implementation of the test strategy and test plans, test coordination, quality responsibility and prioritization of risk-based tests, as well as documentation management in Confluence
• Detailed analysis and quality assurance of requirements
• Creation and maintenance of Jenkins pipelines, quality assurance during build & deployment
• Close cooperation with business analysts, developers, testers and test management
• Identification, creation and tracking of errors/defects, as well as careful test documentation
• Reporting of test results and defect reports
• Monitoring of test processes and continuous improvement
• Verification of test data and test results in a PostgreSQL database in pgAdmin
• Support with effort estimates and backlog prioritization
• Analysis and debugging of development code

System environment: Java, JUnit, Spring Boot, Selenium, Cucumber, JavaScript, Jenkins, C#, NUnit, Postman, Bitbucket, Confluence, Jira, xRay, pgAdmin, PostgreSQL, SonarQube, Maven, IntelliJ, Visual Studio, CI/CD, SOAP API interfaces

• Design, authorship and finalization of the IT PROD SEC service catalog with eight standardized security services (S-ID001–S-ID008).

• Development of consistent service components & deliverables, RACI assignments and SLA and KPI definitions for each service.

• Integration of BaFin document requirements under DORA into the service descriptions.

• Coordination with IT, compliance, risk and operations teams to validate all service descriptions.

• Specifically for governance & monitoring: definition of governance cadence, evidence delivery processes, audit support and definition of measurable KPIs and measurement methods.

• Ensuring that all services are standardized, measurable and documented in an audit-proof manner.

• Result: Approved service catalog with eight services as a binding basis for delivery, governance and audits; transparent SLAs/KPIs for each service and DORA/BAIT/MaRisk-compliant documentation with clear responsibilities and evidence trails.

• Technologies and tools: Confluence, Jira, ServiceNow, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Visio, Office 365.

• Consulting in national and international projects in various roles and sectors (banking and finance, public sector, telecommunications, data management, software development)
• Engaging in project management, requirements management, business analysis, process management, IT consulting and coaching
• Delivering sustainable value quickly and efficiently due to high complexity and diversity of projects and expertise
• Emphasizing collegiality and integrity and fostering a positive team atmosphere

• Supports CANCOM customers in migrating legacy on-prem systems to Microsoft Fabric and Microsoft Foundry
• Takes over and stabilizes existing solutions after a short handover
• Business analysis and requirements engineering for migration to a new cloud environment
• Optimization of machine learning models for feature extraction and customer profiling
• Ensures data protection and compliance
• Leads the migration of on-prem systems to Microsoft Fabric
• Designs new AI platforms for clients
• Tests the integration of chatbots for document intelligence with Microsoft Foundry, including requirements analysis, implementation, validation, and client communication