SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Experts in Munich

Markus B.

Software Development / Programming; Consulting; Project Management / Management / Organization / Coordination;

Last position:

Developer / DevOps, Consulting at A state authority in Baden-Württemberg / FSAS Technologies GmbH

Oracle Project Management and Automation

As part of the project, the operation of an Oracle infrastructure was automated by developing and enhancing Puppet modules and migrating existing Bash scripts to a standardized configuration management solution.

The aim of the project was to standardize and automate administrative processes, improve the maintainability of the Oracle platform, and increase the efficiency and traceability of infrastructure management through the use of Infrastructure as Code.

Analysis and migration of existing Bash shell scripts to a Puppet-based automation solution
Development and enhancement of Puppet modules for Oracle environments
Automation of installation, configuration and operational processes using Infrastructure as Code
Standardization and optimization of configuration management for Oracle systems
Creation and maintenance of technical and operational documentation
Planning, coordination and professional support during project implementation
Operation and automation of Oracle systems on x86-based Linux server platforms
Testing and quality assurance of the developed Puppet modules
Analysis and resolution of technical errors as part of the automation and migration
Close coordination with specialist departments and infrastructure teams to implement automation requirements

Technologies used: Puppet 7/8, SLES 15, Oracle 19, Oracle Grid, SVN, Windows Server, Confluence, VS Code, Ruby, Bash, Pass

Kai P.

Senior Oracle Specialist & Consultant

Last position:

Oracle Project Management and DBA at Scope Solutions AG

PROFILE Senior Oracle specialist, consultant and DBA with many years of experience in planning, architecture, installation, migration, operations, performance tuning and troubleshooting of large Oracle database environments. Focus on Oracle Database 19c and enterprise architectures with RAC, Active Data Guard, Golden Gate, Exadata, RMAN and CDB/PDB. Experience in heterogeneous enterprise environments on Linux, AIX, Solaris, HP-UX and Windows, as well as in cloud and migration projects. Over many years, worked as a technical consultant, DBA, architect and project manager for banks, insurers, energy providers, public institutions, industry, automotive and aviation. Combining technical Oracle expertise with operations concepts, migration, project planning, documentation and customer consulting.

ORACLE FOCUS AREAS

Oracle Database 19c – installation, upgrade, patch/RU management, operations and troubleshooting
Oracle Database 21c / 23ai / 26ai – knowledge of current Oracle release lines
Oracle RAC, Active Data Guard, Data Guard, Oracle GoldenGate
CDB / PDB, multitenant architectures and enterprise database operations
Oracle Exadata and highly available database environments
RMAN – backup, restore, recovery, migration and disaster recovery scenarios
Data Pump (EXPDP / IMPDP), Transportable Tablespaces (TTS) and database-based migrations
Performance analysis, SQL / PL/SQL, tuning, troubleshooting and capacity planning
Oracle Enterprise Manager / monitoring and technical operational support
Oracle Security: Wallet, TDE, Database Vault, VPD / RLS
Oracle DWH / BI: OBIEE, ODI, OWB and Discoverer
Oracle Applications / E-Business Suite and Oracle-based application environments

CURRENT PROJECTS

Scope Solutions AG, Basel / CH | 08/2023 – ongoing Oracle Project Management and DBA

Installation, maintenance and regular upgrades of Oracle database systems with a focus on Oracle 19c.
Patch and release management including OPatch and Release Updates; operations on RHEL 8.x, SLES 15.x and Windows.
DBA support for customers in DACH and Europe and support of production, load test and other CDB/PDB environments.
Technical operating processes and documentation via Confluence; support and service requests via My Oracle Support / Metalink.

Federal Employment Agency, Nuremberg | 04/2022 – 10/2023 Oracle Operations Support / DBA

Operations and regular upgrades of Oracle-19c database systems on SLES 15.x.
DBA for around 2,100 PDBs on RAC and Exadata in production, integration, load test and other environments.
Configuration management via ARS Remedy; workflows and technical documentation via Jira and Confluence.
Operations support and processing of service requests via My Oracle Support / Metalink.

Federal Statistical Office, Wiesbaden | 09/2021 – 03/2022 Oracle Operations and Architecture – 2022 Survey

Merging data into a central Oracle-19c database system.
Design of import/export procedures for the central data structure.
KPI and performance architecture for analyses.
Training employees in Oracle performance and DBA topics.

E.ON Digital Technology, Landshut / KKI | 03/2019 – 12/2021 Oracle Operations, Architecture and DBA

Patch concepts, technical documentation, installation, database administration and operations of Oracle 12c/19c.
AIX 7.x, LPAR administration including VIO server and software distribution with NIM.
Performance monitoring and monitoring.
Backup and restore with TSM / IBM Spectrum Protect and Oracle RMAN.
Installation of Enterprise Manager 13c with WebLogic Server 12.1x; employee training.

KaPe Munich – various end customers in DACH / Europe | ongoing / various projects Oracle DBA, architecture, migration, DWH consulting and project management

Many years of consulting and operational DBA work in various Oracle architectures.
DWH/CRM platforms: planning, analysis, performance and tuning, as well as business analysis.
RAC, Data Guard, Transportable Tablespaces, RMAN and Oracle 11g/12c in enterprise environments.
Customer projects including Burda, Deka, E.ON, Otto Group and Augsburger Allgemeine.

AXA, Germany / Europe | 09/2018 – 02/2019 Oracle DB Operations and Migration – Cloud Architectures

Planning, methodology and execution of Oracle database migrations to IBM Private Cloud / Spectrum and AWS Public Cloud.
Creation of Oracle databases in the cloud with SLES and Terraform templates.
Technical architecture work and cloud KPIs.

RWE / SÜWAG / Syna, Germany | 07/2016 – 09/2018 Oracle DB Migrations 11g/12c and Project Management

Design, planning and execution of Oracle database migrations 11g → 12c with platform and architecture changes.
Windows Server 2012/2016 and setup and migration of Enterprise Manager/WebLogic-based monitoring environments.
Use of Data Guard, TTS, EXPDP/IMPDP and RMAN based on analysis of application requirements.
Performance and tuning for Oracle 11g/12c.

MTU Aero Engines, Munich | 01/2016 – 03/2017 Oracle DBA / Requirements Engineer

Operations and development of Oracle 11g/12c databases and application workflows.
Interfaces to SAP via BAPI.
Design and management of APPS modules with Visual Basic / Visual Studio and PL/SQL; version control with SVN.

UBIS (HVB), Munich | 04/2012 – 08/2015 Oracle Operations, Architecture, DBA and Project Management

Oracle-based operations and migration of MUREX and Sophis trading platforms.
Oracle Security, Wallet, Tablespaces, RAC, Data Guard, Database Vault, GoldenGate and DWH.
Project management for Oracle DWH migrations and release changes from 10g to 11gR2.
Migration OWB 11gR2 → ODI 12c and introduction of Oracle Database 12c.
Platforms: Red Hat, AIX and Solaris.

WWK Deutschland a.G., Munich | 09/2010 – 03/2012 Oracle DB and HP-UX → Linux Migration

Architecture, planning, operations concept and migration of 104 databases from an HP-UX cluster to Red Hat Linux.
Single Instance with Veritas Cluster and 2-node RAC 11.2.0.2; four Data Guard databases.
Project management for OWB/DWH migrations (>1 TB), including tuning, PL/SQL, mappings and metadata.

Allianz Deutschland, ACAS Stuttgart | 03/2010 – 09/2010 Technical DWH Project Manager

DWH project for processing European ETL data sources.
Business analysis and requirements management for automated loading processes.
OWB, PL/SQL, SQL*Loader, Oracle Advanced Security / TDE, Oracle BI and Database Vault.

NETMA, Munich-Taufkirchen | 08/2007 – 02/2010 Oracle Specialist and DBA for Oracle Applications 11i

Operations of Oracle 9i/10g and Oracle Applications 11.5.10.
Design and development of APPS modules with PL/SQL and SVN.
Oracle RAC, Enterprise Manager, Oracle Application Server and migration tests.
Platforms: AIX, SLES, Windows and HP-UX.

BT Germany, Munich | 11/2007 – 04/2008 Oracle DB Migration

Migration from Oracle 8i to 10gR2 in a Solaris cluster environment.
Preparing offers, project planning and process planning.

Itellium (KQ), Nuremberg | 02/2007 – 08/2007 Oracle DWH Specialist

Design and analysis of a DWH focusing on master data and logistics.
Oracle Designer, OWB, Oracle Database, ETL, PL/SQL and External Tables; data volumes up to approx. 5 TB.

Oracle Deutschland GmbH, Munich | 10/2006 – 02/2007 and further assignments Oracle Specialist / Consultant – Data Migration and DWH

Consulting for customers such as Volkswagen, GE Money Bank, WeKa, KSB, Swisscom and British Telecom.
Migration Discoverer EUL4 → EUL5i, database optimization, Data Guard and web/database analysis.
Performance and tuning on Solaris and Linux.

HaSpa, Hamburg | 07/2006 – 10/2006 Oracle Specialist / Consultant – Data Migration and DWH

Setup of an Oracle-10gR2 environment for banking applications.
Data transfer from DB2 / OS390, architecture, sizing, tuning and performance.
Data preparation and integration with OWB.

AUDI, Ingolstadt | 02/2005 – 06/2006 Oracle Consultant and DBA

Operations, installation and maintenance of Oracle 9i/10g and IAS 10g.
RMAN, Oracle RLS, Oracle HTMLDB, Veritas Cluster, Solaris and AIX / HACMP.
Database cloning and migration 9i → 10g; approx. 200 systems up to 4.5 TB.

Photocolor, Kreuzlingen / CH | 11/2003 – 01/2005 Project Manager / Oracle

Implementation, configuration, technical support and acceptance of an Oracle ERP/CRM solution.
Oracle Applications, Oracle 9i, Solaris, HP-UX, OWB and Mercury TestDirector.
Project scope approx. 2 TB; reporting to management.

ZPD NRW, Duisburg | 05/2003 – 10/2003 Oracle Consultant

Consulting, PL/SQL training and project planning for a nationwide Oracle Forms integration.
Oracle on HP Superdome / HP-UX; data volume 1.2 → 2.5 TB, sizing up to 5 TB.

Messe München GmbH | 11/2002 – 05/2003 Project Manager / Oracle

MIS/DWH solution with OWB, Discoverer, Oracle 11i / 9i and RAC.
Architecture, design, integration, troubleshooting and consulting for data volumes of 1.5–2 TB.

Aria SA Integration, Geneva / CH | 09/2002 – 11/2002 Oracle DBA and Consultant

Oracle 8.1.7.4 / 9i; merging the Stuttgart and Geneva databases via replication.

Peter S.

Rollout Manager

Gröbenzell

Last position:

Rollout Manager at Siemens Healthineers

Cisco SDA LAN network
Transition and Transformation

Volker R.

IT Consultant, IT Architect, Senior System Administrator and Lecturer

Sauerlach

Last position:

Architect and Senior System Administrator at International trading company

Analysis and optimization of the VMware environment for operation in a KRITIS environment
Planning and implementation of updates to the VMware and hardware environment in a KRITIS environment
Set up Skyline Health Diagnostics
Review of the existing documentation
Training and onboarding of new internal employees
Support with migration and upgrade projects
Preparations for moving scripts in the virtualization environment to GitLab
Ticket processing with Service.Now

Ronald M.

DevOps Consultant

Last position:

DevOps Consultant at M.it services & systems GmbH

Adaptation, optimization, configuration, and administration of a multi-stage GitLab instance with over 250 users
Setup, adaptation, expansion, and optimization of infrastructure, configuration, and monitoring
Provisioning of services and handover to production
System environment: DependencyTrack, GitLab, Grafana, Hedgedoc, Kubernetes, Oauth2 Proxy, Openstack, Prometheus, Syseleven

Werner A.

Lead Business Consultant

Last position:

IT Architecture, Business and Process Consulting at BMW

Business and technical consulting for master data provisioning and process management
Support for transition management
Process optimization
Interface definition

Sascha J.

Agile Coach & Partner

Grasbrunn

Last position:

Agile Coach & Partner at Agisolve GmbH – Pragmatic Agility® | Edler & Stiegler GmbH | CTN Consulting

Create a product and service portfolio delivering a 360 degree approach to digital corporate sustainability covering KPI management, CSRD reporting and sustainable strategy
Create vision and business case
Onboard and align business partners, negotiate contracts
Set up partner network as self-organized agile team
Co-develop product and service portfolio
Coordinate sales and marketing, go-to-market strategy and roadmap

Otto H.

Ubuntu Linux System Support

München

Last position:

Ubuntu Linux System Support at Self-employed

Linux system support for clients in an enterprise DevOps environment
Bash shell scripting
Git
SaltStack
Foreman
Podman/Docker
Jira
Confluence
Daily Scrum meetings

Stefan F.

Oracle Consultant

Kirchseeon

Last position:

Oracle Consultant at Bayerisches Landeskriminalamt

Support for Oracle administration and tuning
Area: administration, Oracle RAC, Oracle ASM
Tools: Oracle 11g, Oracle 12c, PL/SQL, SQL, SQL*Plus, Oracle RAC, Oracle ASM, check_mk, Namis, Oracle Cloud Control, Apache Tomcat, Wildfly, Oracle WebLogic Server

Janusz M.

IT Senior Software Engineer