VMware Experts in Munich

Marco S.

IT Interim Manager | Interim CIO | Transformation Lead | IT Project Manager & Program Manager | Digital Advisory Board Member

Grünwald

Last position:

IT Interim Manager & Digitalization Consultant at paarprojekt GmbH

Project management and consulting services with a focus on IT interim management: digitalization of corporate management, including processes and applications
Assessment of the entire IT infrastructure, including applications, core processes and contracts, including cost optimization
Evaluation and implementation of solutions to promote digitalization in the company in the areas of property management, CRM, invoice review and approval processes, smart metering, DMS and time tracking
Digitization of file folders and introduction of SharePoint and Microsoft Teams as central document and communication platforms
Design and delivery of an AI workshop, including the rollout of AI tools to increase efficiency and transparency in key business processes
Preparation of training materials and delivery of user training for newly introduced digital processes and solutions

Ales L.

Senior DevOps Consultant (Freelance)

Last position:

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.

Vicenco K.

Interim IT Team Lead / IT Service Management / IT Project Management / Solution Architect

Brunnthal

Last position:

ITSM Project Manager (self-employed)

Unified ITSM framework

Definition of a company-wide ITSM target picture
Introduction of a uniform service structure across all business units

SLA and OLA management

Building a standardized SLA framework
Definition of service classes (Business Critical, Standard, Low Priority)
Introduction of OLAs between internal teams
Building meaningful SLA reporting
Definition of KPI and service dashboards for business units

Service portfolio management

Definition of service descriptions
If needed, preparing possible cost and service billing

Ticketing & processes

Incident management
Uniform ticket categories
Standardized prioritization
Escalation matrix
Automations
Self-service optimization

Request fulfillment

Service catalog across all business units
Approval workflows

Problem management

Introduction of root cause analysis
Known error database
Problem review process

Complete asset management concept

Hardware lifecycle management
Software lifecycle management
Leasing lifecycle
Mobile device lifecycle
Monitor lifecycle
Phone lifecycle

Processes

Procurement
Goods receipt
Inventory
Assignment
Return
Disposal
Leasing return Goal: single source of truth for all assets

CMDB design

Definition of all configuration items:
Workplace
Notebooks
Monitors
Mobile phones
Printers

Infrastructure

Servers
Firewalls
Switches
WLAN
Storage
Backup systems

Cloud

Azure resources
Microsoft 365
SaaS services

Relationships

User ↔ Asset
Asset ↔ Service
Service ↔ Infrastructure
Location ↔ Asset
Goal: make all service dependencies visible

Software asset & license management

License management concept
License balancing
Compliance reporting
Microsoft license management
Adobe license management
SaaS management
Contract management
Renewal management

Interfaces & automation Existing systems

Workday
Joiner
Mover
Leaver

TESMA

Leasing data
Contract data

Matrix42

Asset synchronization
User synchronization

Active Directory / Entra ID

User management

Microsoft 365

License assignment
Group management

Dormakaba

Access processes
Lifecycle services

Monitoring platforms

PRTG
Palo Alto
Cisco

Reporting & KPI framework

Definition of a management dashboard
KPIs
Ticket volume
SLA fulfillment
MTTR
First resolution rate
Asset accuracy
License compliance
Change success rate
Service availability
Degree of automation

Network redesign support

Governance
Support of the network redesign from an ITSM point of view
Definition of affected services
Change management structure
Communication concept

CMDB integration

Recording of all network components
Service mapping
Dependency analysis

Validation of documentation and knowledge base articles

Network documentation
Operations documentation
Standard changes

Monitoring & event management

Target picture
Central monitoring concept
Event management process
Alerting strategy
Escalation model

Systems

Cisco
Palo Alto
Fortinet
Rubrik
Veeam
Matrix42
Azure
Microsoft 365 Automation
Ticket creation from monitoring
Escalations
Standard actions

Audit, compliance & information security

ISO 27001 consulting
TISAX consulting
NIS2 preparation - consulting
Audit-ready processes
Documentation structure
Evidence tracking in Matrix42

Roadmap

12-month roadmap
Prioritization of all measures
Quick wins
Medium-term projects
Long-term target picture
Documentation

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

Giuseppe A.

Software, AI & Automation Architect

Germering

Last position:

Embedded Software Developer at Inheco

AI Integration (LLM & RAG): Design and build of an internal intelligent RAG system (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) based on LLMs, n8n, and vector data for the automated analysis of technical documents and error logs.
Design & Implementation: Design of a robust RS-232/UART communication interface for an SBC-based embedded device to control medical shaker systems.
Architecture & Protocol Design: Implementation of a highly maintainable software structure (OOP, SOLID) and definition of hardware-close, resilient communication protocols including multithreading and advanced error handling.
Quality Assurance & DevOps: Test automation using xUnit, integration tests directly on the hardware target, and maintenance of technical documentation according to strict medical technology standards via Azure DevOps.

Label: C#, .NET, LLMs, RAG, n8n, RS-232, UART, Multithreading, async/await, xUnit, gRPC/protobuf, Blazor, MudBlazor, EF Core, Visual Studio 2026, Azure DevOps

Tezcan D.

Solution Architect / Project Manager

München

Last position:

Solution Architect / Project Manager at German Football Association

Overall responsibility for the project lifecycle from scope definition to completion
Close collaboration with platform teams, IT leaders, and external service providers
Application of SAFe principles and structured sprint work
Creation of a migration roadmap with clear milestones
Monitoring of the lifecycle: onboarding, repository migration, replication of permissions, and system tests
Visualization of the architecture with PlantUML and Gliffy as well as documentation in Confluence
Regular status reports and running knowledge transfer sessions

Alexandru G.

Head of Cloud Infrastructure

Last position:

Principal Cloud DevOps Architect at BP

In my role as Senior Cloud DevOps Architect for BP, an oil and gas company, I had the mission to migrate the Electric Vehicle Charging platform of the EV Division from on-premises and Azure to AWS cloud, resulting in a hybrid multi-cloud, multi-tenant SaaS solution.

Deployment with Kubernetes for the application layer meant provisioning Kubernetes clusters managed by EKS and AKS, with a focus on integrating them into a multi-tenant environment. This integration was achieved by using Kubernetes namespaces and access controls to ensure data isolation and privacy enforcement.

In the database layer, we chose an RDS instance with PostgreSQL to support the backend infrastructure of our applications. Tenants shared the same RDS instance, but each had a dedicated schema.

To ingest near real-time data from physical charge points (CPOs), as IoT devices, via the OCPI protocol, we ran into significant delays with batch processing. As a result, we built a real-time streaming data pipeline using Apache Kafka, while prioritizing an event-driven architecture.

Led collaboration across multiple internal teams, external vendors, cloud providers, and on-site partners to integrate over five systems into a unified solution.

Achievements:

Successfully designed and implemented hybrid multi-cloud solutions, integrating multiple cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) with on-premises infrastructure, using Site-to-Site VPNs, Firewalls, and Load Balancing.
Led the migration of on-premises infrastructure to multi-cloud, multi-tenant infrastructure, resulting in 30% faster processing times.
Migrated workloads from VMware and Hyper-V environments to cloud-based VMs, leveraging cloud-native services to optimize performance, cost efficiency, and scalability.
Designed a multi-tenant Kubernetes platform leveraging the Kubernetes ecosystem, using Karpenter for dynamic EC2 node provisioning, KEDA for event-driven pod autoscaling (e.g., Kafka message lag), and Rancher for centralized monitoring of multiple clusters (EKS, AKS, or on-prem K8s), replacing Microsoft-centric Azure Arc management service.
Designed and implemented Python-based FastAPI microservices as part of the EV core-backend on AWS EKS application layer, powering data ingestion and customer analytics pipelines.
Developed asynchronous, event-driven APIs (Python-FastAPI) for real-time integration with CPOs, supporting OCPI 2.3 and OICP protocols.
Designed and implemented a secure, production-grade Azure Databricks platform using Terraform, ensuring scalability and cost efficiency.
Migrated on-premises ERP to a hybrid Dynamics 365 architecture with ERP hosted locally and CRM running in Azure, integrated via Azure Arc.
Automated CI/CD pipelines for Databricks notebooks and jobs using GitHub Actions & Databricks CLI, reducing deployment time. Reduced infrastructure provisioning time by 70% by automating cloud resource deployment with GitOps.
Ensured compliance with internal audit and data governance standards (GDPR) through OAuth2/OIDC-based authentication and fine-grained role-based access controls.
Developed a Zero Trust security model, enforcing least-privilege access and microsegmentation, enhancing security posture and compliance with GDPR and NIST.
Built interactive analytics dashboards in Amazon QuickSight, integrating data from S3 and Redshift to deliver real-time business insights and visualizations with embedded access for multi-tenant users.
Led cloud security assessments and full-lifecycle cybersecurity integration during M&A, covering AWS, Azure, IAM (Entra ID), and data protection, while aligning security posture with NIST, ISO 27001, and GDPR across hybrid and cloud-native environments.
Reduced cloud costs by 64% for a client's dev environment by implementing automated start/stop schedules for EC2 and RDS instances via AWS CDK with EventBridge Scheduler or AWS Systems Manager.

Tech stack:

Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, AWS CDK, Ansible.
Containers: Kubernetes on EKS, AKS, Docker.
Streaming Data Processing: Kafka to Confluent Cloud, after AWS MSK.
Frontend: TypeScript, React, NextJS, Hooks, Styled Components.
Backend: Python with FastAPI, also Node.js with NestJS.
Database: Aurora on PostgreSQL with TypeORM, RDS on SQL Server, Azure Databricks full setup and administration, ETL Pipelines.
CI/CD and GitOps: GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, ArgoCD.
Monitoring and Observability: Prometheus and Grafana.
Virtualization: Hyper-V, VMware Cloud on AWS, Azure Migrate.
ERP Systems: Odoo, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central on Azure, integrated with Azure Arc.
Networking: Site-to-Site VPNs, AWS Direct Connect, Azure ExpressRoute, Firewalls (AWS Network Firewall, Azure Firewall).
Security: IAM, NIST Framework, Zero Trust Security, AWS WAF, AWS Shield, GuardDuty.

Thomas H.

Senior MLOps, DevOps Engineer

Last position:

Senior MLOps, DevOps Engineer at Trianel Energy

Build and operate an end-to-end MLOps platform on Azure ML and Kubernetes (Kubeflow) for the automated deployment, monitoring, and scaling of forecasting models (including Temporal Fusion Transformer, Informer, Autoformer).
Implement CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps for the full ML lifecycle – from resource provisioning (Terraform), data transformation (Hugging Face Datasets, Pandas, PyTorch, CUDA cluster) through training and evaluation to model registry and endpoint deployment.
Integrate MLflow for experiment tracking, model versioning, performance monitoring, and automated registration in the Azure Model Registry.
Develop and containerize PyTorch training jobs (Azure Notebook, Jupyter Notebooks) for price and time series forecasting (PFC models) with automatic rollout via Azure ML Endpoints and REST/gRPC interfaces, Docker containerization, secured with OAuth 2.0.
Set up monitoring and alerting mechanisms (Prometheus, MLflow Metrics), log centralization, and cost monitoring.
Automate infrastructure provisioning and model deployment using Terraform, Helm, and Azure CLI; connect to existing market data systems and event pipelines.
Migrate existing workloads and databases (IONOS → Azure, MongoDB) with integration into central MLOps workflows and internal networks.
Extend the platform with LLM-based tools (LangChain, LangServe) to integrate GPT-based analysis modules into existing Spring Boot services for market anomaly detection and automated reports.
Analyze and architect a software solution to process large volumes of data efficiently (>3000 messages/sec.) (market data store).
Spring Boot / Java 21 container development with RabbitMQ for distributing stock market data via MongoDB (Kubernetes) with fast storage of data in Redis RMaps, deduplication, forwarding messages to Read Model queues, and building Read Models for UI display in MongoDB.
Integration of RESTHeart to create a REST API for MongoDB.
Build an Angular frontend to simplify data queries and master data maintenance.
Agentic coding with remote and local LLMs (Claude Sonnet, Ollama Qwen) and MCP servers.
Develop Python scripts for transforming and cleaning incoming stock market data (Pandas, scikit-learn).

Mohamad D.

DevOps Engineer & IT-Security-Architect

Last position:

DevOps Engineer & IT-Security-Architect at BMW Group

Set up Azure Kubernetes clusters (AKS) with network policies, security groups, and RBAC
Developed Terraform-based infrastructure as code for secure, reproducible deployments in the BMW Azure cloud
Hardened CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, SonarQube, Fortify SSC, and Contrast AST
Integrated SAP BTP/Kyma and ServiceNow GRC

Serge K.

MLOps (machine learning operations)

Last position:

Founder

Idea, design and initial implementation of a service that aggregates publicly available data to estimate prices for certain types of objects
Collection of data from different data sources and its normalization. Embedding the data using SentenceTransformer and training gradient boost models
Implementation of a web service that
reads arbitrary user text
extends it if some parts of data are missing
uses a local LLM model to prepare the data for prediction
embed the data and call for prediction from the gradient boost model
uses a LLM model to generate a report for the user request including explanations
Stack: BigQuery, Vertex AI, Cloud Run (GCP), Python, Terraform, DBT, SentenceTransformer, Qwen
Minor SEO optimizations
More to come...

Tadeusz A.

Enterprise Architecture • Security Architecture • Infrastructure • Network • Cloud

Last position:

Lead Architect Enterprise Architecture & Security at CGI

Lead Architecture in an interdisciplinary architecture team covering enterprise, solution, NOOTS, cloud and security architecture as well as regulatory and European interoperability requirements.
Public / Government
Development and management of target architectures, principles, standards and technical guardrails; assessment of Security-by-Design, IAM, data protection and interface/integration architectures; architecture reviews, security assessments, risk analyses, and preparation of decision records, target visions, roadmaps and decision papers. Architectural knowledge and consideration of relevant AD-NOOTS requirements, particularly for IAM, authorization, secure integration and interoperability.
Technologies / Methods: Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, Security Architecture, Cloud Architecture, NOOTS / EU-OOTS, IAM, Authorization, Security-by-Design, API/Integration Architecture, Interoperability, Risk Analysis, Architecture Governance
Security and integration requirements as well as technical decisions are structured in reliable architecture and decision artifacts.

Michael M.

Freelance Senior Consultant & Cloud Architect

Gauting

Last position:

Freelance Senior Consultant & Cloud Architect at Rheinmetall AG

Specialized in designing and implementing robust, secure cloud solutions for critical client infrastructure.
Expertise in Microsoft Intune environment with a strong focus on system hardening and comprehensive policy management.
Architected NIST and ISO/IEC 27000 compliant Mobile Device Management (MDM) infrastructure tailored for an international government defense aerospace project.
Performed an architectural role for an offline Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM) environment, ensuring NIST compliance while handling complex manufacturing infrastructure.

Stefan C.

SQL, ETL, Reporting, DWH Development

Last position:

SSIS Development at Stadtsparkasse München

Replacement of a Java application and the Oracle DB for loading the internal WerWasWo system using SSIS.
Development of SSIS packages to load text files into the database (SQL Server)
Development of a database project for deployment on various servers
Creation of queries to monitor the loading runs
Development of a PowerShell script to automate the deployment of the SSDT projects.
Oracle, SQL Developer, Microsoft SQL Server 2022 on-premises, SQL Server Management Studio v21, Visual Studio 2022, SSIS, SSDT, PowerShell.

Thomas L.

Consultant for AI, Electronics Development and System Integration

Unterhaching

Last position:

Consultant for AI-driven process automation at Lumiz

AI-driven automation of purchasing on a printing company's website, including selecting delivery times, order options, ordering, payment, and uploading print data from the Lumiz Cloud.

Harald L.