Jun 2023 – Mar 2024 · 9 mos · London Area, United Kingdom · Remote

• Led the design and operation of a PCI-compliant AWS platform for a biometric payments product
• Managed and mentored a team of 3 engineers, handling prioritization, backlog, and delivery
• Acted as Deputy Head of DevOps, supporting both development and operations during a leadership gap
• Built and maintained AWS infrastructure using Terraform with a strong focus on security and reliability
• Ran containerised workloads on EKS, including automated deployment, authentication and observability
• Worked closely with engineering and security, to support PCI compliance

Nov 2022 – Mar 2024 · 1 yr 4 mos · Germany · Remote

• Software Engineer with a DevSecOps focus at one of Europe’s largest energy providers (5.5M customers, ~1000 cloud accounts)
• Provisioned and operated Azure and AWS cloud platforms, including landing zones and organization-level services
• Developed backend services and platform components using Python and JavaScript
• Embedded security-by-design practices into cloud platforms and CI/CD pipelines (DevSecOps)
• Implemented Infrastructure as Code to standardize and secure cloud environments
• Built and maintained CI/CD pipelines for reliable and compliant delivery
• Worked in an agile, cross-functional environment on large-scale cloud initiatives

Sep 2020 – Oct 2022 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Germany · On-site

• DevOps engineer at a leading European internet group (27M+ paid customers, 3,400 engineers)
• Guided software teams in migrating Java / Spring Boot applications to Kubernetes and Docker
• Designed and built Kubernetes extensions (Custom Resources, Controllers) using Go and Python
• Integrated Istio service mesh for secure cross-cluster communication
• Built and operated CI/CD on Kubernetes using GitLab and Jenkins X
• Led development of a self-service platform (Go, React) for Kubernetes namespace and resource management
• Worked closely with developers to optimize Java performance in containerized environments
• Operated bare-metal Kubernetes clusters with strong observability (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)
• Delivered 10–12 internal technical sessions per year on Kubernetes and platform tooling
• Contributed to open-source projects and community discussions

Mar 2019 – Aug 2020 · 1 yr 5 mos · Hybrid

• DevSecOps engineer at Axoom GmbH (TRUMPF’s industrial digital venture; later acquired by GFT Group), supporting industrial digital platforms
• Built and operated cloud-native platforms on GCP (GKE - Kubernetes)
• Implemented HashiCorp Vault for secrets management
• Designed secure GitLab CI/CD pipelines with integrated SAST (SonarQube)
• Collaborated with Security to enforce secure SDLC practices
• Automated operational workflows using Bash and Python
• Managed artifacts and dependencies using JFrog

Jan 2019 – Feb 2019 · 1 mo

• Travelling before my new aventure at a Startup (AXOOM)

Jan 2015 – Dec 2018 · 3 yrs 11 mos · Karlsruhe, Germany

• System Engineer responsible for campus-wide IT supporting 200+ academics and 3,500+ students
• Designed, built, and operated the entire network infrastructure using Cisco technologies
• Maintained 99.9% uptime across core network and systems
• Led IT security initiatives, including penetration testing, reducing vulnerabilities by ~30%
• Planned and delivered multiple IT projects, ensuring on-time execution
• Managed virtualized infrastructure (VMware ESX) and on-prem systems
• Administered Linux and Windows Server environments
• Operated and maintained databases (MongoDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MSSQL)
• Managed software licensing (Adobe), reducing costs by ~15%

Jul 2014 – Dec 2014 · 5 mos · Lisbon, Portugal · On-site

• AD, Cisco VPN, SAP, IBM Lotus Notes,
• Prepare documentation and provide training for onboarding new employees

Aug 2013 – Jul 2014 · 11 mos · Germany

• Software Developer - Infrastructure
• Developed and maintained infrastructure-related software on the Microsoft stack
• Worked with C# and PowerShell for system automation and tooling
• Maintained MSSQL databases supporting internal applications
• Supported Windows-based infrastructure and operational workflows

Sep 2009 – Nov 2012 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Coventry, England, United Kingdom