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Ales Loncar

Senior DevOps Consultant (Freelance)

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Senior DevOps Consultant (Freelance) at European Union Agency (via IBM)

Worked as freelance Senior DevOps Consultant on-site for IBM at a European Union Agency, operating in a highly secure, air-gapped environment managing classified systems.
Led automation and DevOps initiatives for a large-scale OpenShift platform (>400 nodes), driving deployment efficiency, GitOps adoption, and operational automation using Ansible, Python, and Bash while ensuring compliance with security requirements.
Spearheaded automation of release and deployment workflows in a private cloud environment hosting 400+ OpenShift nodes, significantly improving deployment speed and reliability.
Migrated existing playbooks, roles, and templates from Ansible Tower to Ansible Automation Platform (AAP), ensuring full compliance with fully-qualified collection names (FQCN) and preparing custom Execution Environments (EE) for containerized automation.
Implemented GitOps Agent for AAP Controller Configuration as Code, enabling automated synchronization (CRUD) of Ansible Controller objects based on repository-stored configuration definitions using GitHub webhooks.
Designed and automated complex multi-step operational workflows including environment cleanup, Helix cluster component re-creation, Kafka topic management, and OpenShift object lifecycle management across ~100 environments.
Achieved a reduction of multi-day manual operations to under a few hours through automation improvements spanning multiple AAP clusters and OpenShift environments.
Integrated Ansible Automation Platform with Thycotic (Delinea) Secret Server via lookup plugin to enhance secure credential management in automated processes.
Managed deployment tasks, platform troubleshooting, and Istio network configurations while adhering to stringent EU PSC security and compliance standards.
Collaborated with infrastructure and application teams to refine deployment procedures, develop naming conventions, and continuously improve automation coverage in an air-gapped, classified environment.

Rudolf Eggelbusch

Datacenter Engineer, Network & Security Administrator

Ratingen

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Datacenter Engineer, Network & Security Administrator at International insurance group

Operation and further development of the network and security infrastructure.
Monitoring, analysis and resolution of network and security incidents.
Cross-department collaboration with other specialist teams for operations, further development and reporting.
Firewall vulnerability analysis.
Firewall rule approvals.
Troubleshooting IP communication issues in the network and firewall infrastructure.
Security-critical IT infrastructure, processing of personal data, compliance with legal regulations.
Products: Palo Alto Networks Firewalls, Cisco ACI, Checkpoint Firewalls, F5
Technologies: SDN, SDWAN, Cisco EPIC, Cisco ACI

Burhan Dinler

Experienced IT and AI Architect

Niederkassel

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Enterprise Architect & Solution Architect at DB Netz AG

With project PRIZMA, DB will modernize its infrastructure on the one hand, and develop a fail-safe IT landscape on the other hand, which can be restored quickly and securely in case of a disaster.

Capture current architectures of existing systems as well as methodical consulting and development of target architectures
Deepen and maintain the building plan / target IT landscape
Implement technical architecture concepts & architecture descriptions
Implement migration concepts for updating and further developing the platform and information systems
Assess submitted improvement suggestions as part of the project
Capability management: identify capability gaps, develop target visions, and support transformation planning within the enterprise architecture.
Create a compatibility matrix of the components in use and compare dependencies of specific versions
Create an IT concept for extending the platform with the following topics: hardware and software requirements, security, licensing, high availability, load balancing, backup & recovery, update strategy, monitoring integration, etc.
Coordinate with business architects as well as technical architects from the cross-functional architecture area of the PRISMA program for the topics (backup, Active Directory, monitoring, Citrix, and business applications ...)
Status meetings and alignment of project planning with the Release Train Engineer / Project Manager
Advise the Release Train Engineer / Project Manager in identifying project risks
Advise the System Architect Engineers in steering the implementation of the concept
Implement the IT concept
Document the infrastructure

Label: MS Project, LINUX, Windows, ORACLE, Java, REST, SharePoint, Microsoft Exchange, UML, Enterprise Architect, BPMN, AZURE, AWS, V-MODEL, Micro Service, VisualStudio, SAP S/4HANA, SCRUM(SAFE), ESB (TIBCO), Python, Innovator, LeanIX (TOGAF), Ansible, Ansible Tower, Ansible Automation, ROBOT, SpringBoot

Markus Blohm

Consultant, Technical Project Manager

Bergheim

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Consultant, Technical Project Manager at Lanxess

Project: ESU Windows and SQL Server consolidation / Configuration Management in ServiceNow
Creation of an as-is analysis of all servers worldwide
Creation of an as-is analysis of all SQL servers worldwide
Creation of requirements analyses for SQL and server migrations
Coordination of requirements with partners for migrations to Hyper-V (on-premises) or Azure Cloud
Moderation of jour fixe meetings
Creation of roadmaps and solution models for server migrations
Setup of test scenarios
Moderation of workshops for the introduction of a Global Admin Team
Creation of data models (CMDB) in ServiceNow
Conducting workshops for the CMDB data model
Creation of solution models for the CMDB
Creation of seamless configuration and work documentation for the CMDB
Creation of reports for license management
Creation of KPIs for data quality in ServiceNow
Creation of a service catalog
Moderation of workshops for creating service requests
Interface between needs analysis and ServiceNow development team
Systems used: Windows 7, Windows 10, Microsoft Office 365/2010, Windows Server 20xx, SQL Server 20xx, SharePoint, Azure Cloud, Hyper-V, ServiceNow, various tools

Kevin Fischer

Senior Consultant and Platform Engineer

Frankfurt

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DevOps and Platform Engineer at DB Systel GmbH

Error analysis and fixes including performance optimization of the in-house developed platform API
Change and incident management in day-to-day operations
Responsible for compliance with security and compliance requirements
Vendor management for software development and maintenance
Planning and execution of migration of legacy services to a cloud native platform

Role in the project: project staff, implementation team

Used skills: requirements analysis, IT service and application management, IT operations, error analysis and performance optimization, software maintenance and lifecycle management

Project environment: Cloud Native Platform (Kubernetes, Crossplane, AWS, ArgoCD, Grafana)

Ljubomir Obrenovic

Senior Test Automation Engineer | QA Engineer

München

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Senior Software Test Engineer at Keil KTM GmbH

Temporary employment

System black-box integration tests (BBIT, IVVQ): Execution of regression, release, acceptance, and compliance tests for safety-critical brake control units in the rail industry
Software test application & integration: Runtime configuration of software components and libraries, validation of interfaces, configuration dependencies, and component interactions
Test automation (FEAT framework): Co-development and further development of an automated test framework for test execution, reporting, and result analysis
Functional safety (SiL4, FuSi): Ensuring compliance with safety requirements, traceability and coverage, as well as standards compliance according to EN50126/28/29
Test automation for communication components: Configuration and validation of fieldbus (CAN) and Ethernet-based TCMS data communication interfaces (TRDP and CIP)
Requirements analysis & shift-left (PTC Windchill ALM): Analysis of software and system artifacts to identify gaps, ambiguities, and redundancies early in the SDLC
Test design & test case development: Derivation of test conditions, coverage strategies, and implementation of data-driven test cases (DDT), including reusable test data fixtures
CI/CD & automation (Python, PowerShell, Jenkins, SVN): Automation of build, test, and HIL deployment processes as well as integration into CI/CD pipelines
Test data & configuration management (XML): Maintenance and adaptation of XML test vectors and system configurations with automated integration into test environments
Non-functional testing: Execution of performance and load tests to assess stability and system behavior
Agile development & defect management (JIRA, Confluence): Participation in Scrum teams, test coordination, review of test artifacts, as well as defect tracking and root-cause analysis
Error analysis & debugging (CANoe, CANalyzer): Analysis of errors and message flows across multiple system layers (application to bus)
Model-based analysis (UML, Enterprise Architect): Specification of SUT/SOW and support for systematic test control
Process & test documentation: Creation of integration and test documentation according to internal quality and certification requirements

Alexander Zhirov

Senior Data Architect & Data Engineer

Berlin

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Senior Data Solutions Engineer at VMware Inc.

Architected and deployed private cloud data platform on VMware vSphere, integrating Greenplum MPP, Apache Kafka, Kubernetes, and Apache Solr, and developed real-time ingestion pipelines with Kafka Connect and Schema Registry.
Led Oracle Exadata to Greenplum migration, rearchitected data models, optimized storage, implemented RabbitMQ with Debezium for CDC, and deployed VectorDB for Generative AI.
Designed and executed multi-cloud migration PoC across AWS, Azure, and GCP, defined KPIs for throughput, latency, and cost efficiency, executed bulk data transfers, validated analytics and streaming workloads, and delivered full-scale architecture recommendations.
Assessed legacy on-premises infrastructure and designed modern cloud-native data platforms using Greenplum and containerized microservices, advising on scalability, disaster recovery, and high-availability.

Stefan Amann

Senior Backend Architect — Regulated Java & Go Systems

Forstern

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Sole Architect and Developer at Bauernhof-Eis Stangl GbR

Design and implementation of a compact ERP, CRM, accounting, and production-planning platform for a German food manufacturer. The system replaces Rechnung11, self-built Excel sheets, and manual processes for fewer than 10 internal users.

Designed and implemented the full platform architecture as sole architect and developer.
Built modules for customer management, B2B order handling, invoicing, production planning, and accounting support.
Implemented DATEV export, ZUGFeRD/XRechnung e-invoicing, FinTS bank statement synchronization, and GoBD audit trail concepts.
Used AI-supported workflows for prototyping, test support, and implementation acceleration while retaining full architecture, review, testing strategy, and technical ownership.

Technology: Java 23, Spring Boot 3, Spring Data JPA, Spring Security, Vue 3, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Flyway, REST, OpenAPI, JWT, TOTP, RBAC, DATEV, FinTS, ZUGFeRD, XRechnung, GoBD, JUnit, Mockito, Testcontainers, Playwright, Docker, GitLab CI/CD

Tamás Eppel

Senior Software Developer / Tech Lead

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Senior Software Developer / Tech Lead at NDA (defense / OSINT)

Designing the audit logging framework
Implementing APIs for developers to integrate in their codebase
Implementing ingestion pipeline, database query layer and UI for browsing the audit events
Improving stability and reliability of the backend system

Jorge Machado

Data Expert

Würzburg

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Technical Lead / Fractional CTO at Würth GmbH

I designed and developed an AI-powered multi-tenant platform on Azure that transforms SAP process recordings into technical documentation, presentations and automated tests, processing over 15,000 process recordings for enterprise customers like Würth. I owned the architecture, the production releases and the DevOps setup. I also designed a multi-tenant system with SSO and role-based access on Azure. Implemented an MCP Server with Dynamic OAuth Authentication.

Main Tasks:

Sprint planning and feature preparation
Design the multi-tenant platform architecture (FastAPI, SQLAlchemy, PostgreSQL row-level security for tenant isolation)
Develop AI pipelines with Prefect for transcription (Azure Speech API), document generation and SAP screen-recording analysis (Claude, gpt-4-mini)
Design and implement an MCP server to expose tenant knowledge to LLM clients (Claude), with async retrieval and reranking
Implement LLM cost tracking, rate limiting and client pooling for Anthropic/OpenAI/Azure OpenAI endpoints
Set up CI/CD: Docker images to Azure Container Registry, GitHub Actions, Azure Static Web Apps, Alembic migrations in containers
Manage production releases and execute live data migrations for enterprise customers
Define engineering standards and architecture patterns for the team

Environment: Azure / Azure Foundry / Python / FastAPI / Prefect / React / PostgreSQL

Sunish Bharathan

Technical Program Manager . Engineering Delivery & AI Systems

Teltow

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AtlasMind - Production AI assistant for Jira at Mercedes Benz Innovation Labs Gmbh

Converts natural language into JQL using RAG and pgvector. Returns structured JSON with a query, chart spec, and plain-text answer. A two-stage router answers general questions without touching the JQL pipeline at all.
Interchangeable LLM backends: Ollama, vLLM, Groq, Anthropic Claude, AWS Bedrock - switchable at runtime, no code changes. Self-healing JQL: on Jira validation failure, feeds error back to LLM, retries up to 4 times. OCI Vault for secrets. Deployed on Oracle Cloud A1 with GPU inference over Tailscale private network. Open source.

Ananthraj Narasappa

Founder

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Founder at sprhava

Leading the end-to-end development of Edge AI-powered smart glasses for visually impaired individuals, aligning product vision with user needs and managing a cross-functional team of data scientists, Android developers, AWS engineers, and hardware specialists.

Defined product roadmap for Edge AI smart glasses and MVP features through user research, stakeholder interviews, and competitive analysis, ensuring accessibility and real-world usability.
Developed and validated a PoC for AI-driven cancer cell identification in PET/CT scans, collaborating with medical experts to optimize diagnostic accuracy and clinical relevance.
Built and scaled a multidisciplinary team of 75+ engineers, interns, and designers across Germany and India, driving cross-border collaboration and iterative prototyping.
Established strategic partnerships with NGOs, healthcare providers, and advocacy groups to embed inclusivity and patient feedback into product design.
Drove hands-on hardware-software integration using Raspberry Pi and Jetson Nano of AI models. Initiated and nurtured relationships with suppliers, manufacturers, and ecosystem players to build scalable go-to-market plans.
Owned critical product decisions, from prototype development to funding strategy, applying a data-informed and impact-driven mindset.
Fostered a learning-focused culture by facilitating brainstorming sessions and continuous feedback loops between engineering and product.

Achievements:

Public speaker: Auto.Ai 2025 (Berlin), Wearable technologies 2025 (Munich and Bangalore), MEDICA 2024 (Dusseldorf)
WMF, Bologna, Italy (June 2024): Only AI startup to be selected from Germany as EBV hero to represent sprhava on global platform
Medica, Germany (2024): Delivered a speech on AI smart glasses in world's largest Healthcare event.
Wearable Technologies, Bengaluru, India (Dec 2024): I was a speaker presenting sprhava and its product.
Venturise Global Challenge (GIM 2025, Bengaluru Palace, Karnataka): sprhava was selected as one of the 16 top startups (ESDM) to present on this global platform
Wearable Technologies Conference 2025 EUROPE, Munich, Germany (May 2025): Delivered a talk on Edge AI at the Europe's biggest wearable tech event.
InsurNext Köln, Germany (2025): sprhava was honoured with a booth from Cologne administration.

Ashutosh Tripathi

Consultant

Rosenheim

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Consultant at Brillio Technologies

Developed backend for Audit Management Tool using Node.js/Express with Workday API integration.
Built secure file handling (PDF, PPT, CSV) with AWS S3 and database support via PostgreSQL, Prisma, and MongoDB.
Implemented validation, role-based access, and audit trails for compliance and data integrity.

Matthias Weiss

DevOps Engineer

Boms

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DevOps Engineer at Interhyp AG

Infrastructure management with Puppet and Terraform for consistent environments
Maintenance and adaptation of Terraform scripts for Azure cloud deployment
Migration of database systems and services to the Azure cloud
Introduction of GitOps with ArgoCD for fully automated deployments
Adaptation and development of GitHub pipelines for CI/CD workflows
Creation of Helm Charts for standardized deployments
Migration of repositories from Bitbucket to GitHub
Operation and performance optimization of an Oracle 19c grid cluster (RAC, Dataguard)
Setup and management of MongoDB instances (on-premise and Azure Kubernetes)
Setup of PostgreSQL clusters in on-premise and Azure Kubernetes environments
Migration of services, master data, and stored procedures from Oracle to PostgreSQL
Troubleshooting and performance tuning of complex data infrastructures
Installation, configuration, and upgrade of Tableau in the productive BI environment
Development of sanity checks to monitor business processes and application logic
Adaptation of the backup and recovery strategy to new requirements
Carrying out disaster recovery and point-in-time recovery
Technologies used: Oracle 19c RAC Grid Dataguard, PostgreSQL 16, MongoDB, MySQL Cluster, Kubernetes (Azure), Tableau, Puppet, Terraform, ArgoCD, GitHub/Bitbucket, CheckMK, Prometheus, Grafana, Icinga2, Ubuntu/RHEL

André Howe

Diploma in Engineering Physics