Platform Architect & Automation Consultant | OpenShift, Kubernetes, Ansible & RHEL | RHCA

5/2026 – 5/2026

Role: Architect & DevOps Engineer
Scope: Air-gapped platform architecture, containerized implementation, Ansible automation and operational enablement
Result: Designed and implemented a containerized Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform deployment for an air-gapped environment on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.
Planned the target architecture for a containerized AAP deployment in a disconnected environment.
Automated installation and configuration activities using Ansible to ensure repeatable deployments.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Ansible

2/2026 – 4/2026

Role: Architect & DevOps Engineer
Scope: Air-gapped platform architecture, containerized implementation, Ansible automation and operational enablement
Result: Designed and implemented a containerized Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform deployment for an air-gapped environment on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.
Planned the target architecture for a containerized AAP deployment in a disconnected environment.
Automated installation and configuration activities using Ansible to ensure repeatable deployments.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Ansible

1/2026 – 4/2026

Role: Architect & DevOps Engineer
Scope: Kubernetes platform implementation, cloud infrastructure setup, GitOps automation and operational enablement
Result: Designed and implemented a Kubernetes platform on OVH Cloud managed through Rancher.
Deployed and configured Rancher for centralized Kubernetes cluster management.
Integrated Argo CD to enable GitOps-based application deployment and configuration management.

DevOps, Ansible, Kubernetes

1/2026 – offen

Role: Product Architect – Platform Automation & Delivery
Scope: Product architecture, modular platform design, blueprint-based delivery and automation standardization
Result: Established reusable, modular platform-delivery patterns and governed automation workflows.
Defined the modular product architecture for platform delivery across infrastructure, automation, security and operations domains.
Designed reusable building blocks for GitOps, Identity and Access Management (IAM), observability, storage, automation, security and platform operations.

DevOps, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Ansible, Openshift

1/2026 – offen

Überführung und Weiterentwicklung einer Enterprise-OpenShift-4-Plattform in einen stabilen Produktionsbetrieb. Betrieb mehrerer Cluster auf VMware vSphere, Integration von ACS und ACM, GitOps mit Argo CD, CI/CD mit GitLab Runner sowie zentralem IAM mit Red Hat Build of Keycloak. Automatisierung, Governance, Lifecycle Management und auditierbare Day-2 Operations standen im Mittelpunkt.

DevOps, Cyber Security, Ansible, Kubernetes, Openshift

9/2025 – 12/2025

Role: Cybersecurity Specialist and Architect
Scope: Security architecture, network design, VPN integration and cloud connectivity planning
Result: Designed the secure connectivity concept between an OVH Cloud environment and private IT infrastructure.
Designed the target architecture for VPN-based connectivity between OVH Cloud and private IT environments.
Planned the network layout, routing approach and segmentation model for a high-security environment.

Cyber Security, Infrastrukturarchitektur, Kubernetes

9/2025 – 9/2025

Role: Corporate Trainer
Scope: Workshop delivery, training material creation and self-service lab enablement
Result: Delivered a compact Keycloak workshop based on a pre-provisioned lab environment.
Prepared a self-contained Keycloak lab environment with Docker Compose.
Created workshop materials, examples and guided exercise documentation.

Docker

1/2025 – 1/2026

Role: Architect & DevOps Engineer
Scope: Secure platform architecture, implementation, automation, governance and production enablement
Result: Designed and implemented an enterprise container platform based on Red Hat OpenShift 4 on VMware vSphere.
Architected and implemented multiple OpenShift 4 clusters on VMware vSphere.
Integrated Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes to support vulnerability management, compliance checks and runtime security.

DevOps, Cyber Security, Ansible, Kubernetes, Openshift

11/2016 – 11/2016

Role: Author & Trainer
Scope: Workshop planning, customer-specific training material creation and migration enablement
Result: Planned and delivered a Red Hat Satellite 6 migration workshop.
Planned the workshop structure and migration-related training agenda.
Created customer-specific documentation and training materials.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

10/2016 – 11/2016

Role: Solution Architect
Scope: Migration architecture, automated provisioning, configuration management and patch automation
Result: Planned the migration from Satellite 5 to Red Hat Satellite 6.
Designed the target architecture for the Satellite 5 to Satellite 6 migration.
Planned and implemented automated PXE-based installation for physical and virtual systems.

DevOps, Python, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

5/2016 – 7/2016

Role: Consultant
Scope: Installation process optimization, Puppet automation and application provisioning standardization
Result: Harmonized and optimized existing JBoss installation processes.
Analyzed existing JBoss installation procedures and identified optimization potential.
Implemented a configurable Puppet-based setup process for JBoss deployments.

DevOps, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

3/2016 – 4/2016

Role: Solution Architect
Scope: Migration architecture, automated provisioning, configuration management and identity integration
Result: Planned and implemented the migration from Satellite 5 to Red Hat Satellite 6.
Designed and implemented the target architecture for the Satellite 5 to Satellite 6 migration.
Planned and implemented automated PXE-based installation for physical and virtual systems.

DevOps, Python, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

3/2016 – 3/2016

Role: Solution Architect
Scope: Deployment architecture, RPM packaging, Puppet module delivery and Jenkins automation
Result: Planned and implemented fully automated deployment processes for Linux infrastructure environments.
Designed the architecture for automated deployment and software distribution workflows.
Implemented Mock-based RPM packaging for controlled and repeatable package builds.

DevOps, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

2/2016 – 3/2016

Role: Consultant
Scope: HA architecture implementation, cluster setup and business application platform enablement
Result: Implemented several SAP NetWeaver high availability clusters on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
Configured Pacemaker-based cluster resources and failover logic.
Supported high availability requirements for business-critical SAP application workloads.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

10/2015 – 11/2015

Role: Consultant
Scope: Migration implementation, automated provisioning, configuration management and API automation
Result: Implemented the migration from Satellite 5 to Red Hat Satellite 6.
Implemented automated PXE-based provisioning for physical IBM POWER7 systems and virtual machines.
Automated existing installation workflows to improve consistency and reduce manual effort.

Python, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

10/2015 – 10/2015

Role: Junior Consultant
Scope: Satellite implementation, platform extension and Puppet-based configuration management
Result: Extended an existing Red Hat Satellite 6 system management platform.
Implemented and extended the existing Red Hat Satellite 6 server environment.
Planned the configuration management approach based on Puppet.

DevOps, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

9/2015 – 10/2015

Role: Junior Consultant
Scope: Provisioning review, Satellite optimization and patch management extension
Result: Reviewed an existing automated provisioning environment based on Red Hat Satellite.
Reviewed the existing Satellite-based provisioning workflow and identified optimization potential.
Implemented improvements to the automated provisioning environment.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

7/2015 – 8/2015

Role: Junior Consultant
Scope: OpenSCAP implementation, security assessment enablement and audit log analysis automation
Result: Consulted on and implemented OpenSCAP for Linux security assessment and compliance validation.
Supported configuration review and validation of Linux systems.
Developed Bash-based auditd log analysis tools.

Cyber Security, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

6/2015 – 7/2015

Role: Junior Consultant
Scope: SSL VPN cluster update, architecture review and improvement consulting
Result: Updated an existing Juniper SSL VPN cluster environment.
Performed the SSL VPN cluster update.
Reviewed the existing SSL VPN architecture and configuration logic.

Cyber Security

2/2015 – 9/2015

Role: Junior Consultant
Scope: Installation architecture, decentralized deployment automation and application server provisioning
Result: Planned and implemented an automated installation process for JBoss application servers.
Designed the installation process for JBoss application server environments.
Implemented decentralized setup routines for JBoss servers and instances.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

6/2013 – 6/2015

Role: Administrator
Scope: Firewall cluster installation, troubleshooting and operational administration
Result: Installed and administered Check Point R75 firewall cluster environments.
Performed cluster debugging and issue analysis.
Supported operational administration of multiple firewall cluster environments.

Cyber Security