Senior DevOps Engineer

At Perfood GmbH, I led the development of a robust, production-grade Kubernetes platform on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to support our digital health products. I designed and implemented GitOps-driven infrastructure using ArgoCD, empowering teams to deploy confidently with consistency and traceability.

My work focused on infrastructure automation using Terraform and Crossplane, secure secret management with Vault, and observability through a fully integrated stack: Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, and Thanos. I also architected automated backup strategies using Kubernetes cron jobs and GCS buckets, ensuring resilience and recoverability for both PostgreSQL and application data.

One of my key achievements was migrating our analytics platform (Matomo) into Kubernetes, improving scalability, database security, and backup automation. I collaborated with cross-functional teams to define SLOs, implement proactive alerting, and streamline deployment pipelines in GitLab CI/CD.

This role deepened my experience in building developer-centric cloud platforms in regulated environments, and strengthened my expertise in GCP-native DevOps and platform engineering.

Lead DevOps Engineer

At Hexad GmbH, I played a key role in designing, building, and maintaining scalable, secure DevOps platforms for multiple client-facing applications. As the Lead DevOps Engineer, I led the DevOps transformation efforts within cross-functional teams, aligning infrastructure automation with agile delivery processes.

I was responsible for architecting and implementing CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI, enabling faster and more reliable delivery cycles across development, staging, and production environments. My expertise in Terraform, Helm, and Kubernetes (EKS) allowed us to standardize infrastructure provisioning and application deployments across projects, significantly reducing configuration drift and manual errors.

One of my most impactful contributions was leading the adoption of GitOps with ArgoCD, which enhanced deployment visibility, rollback capabilities, and auditability for both internal and external stakeholders. I also implemented centralized monitoring and observability stacks using Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, and ELK, providing real-time insight into system health and application performance.

Additionally, I established best practices for cloud security and cost optimization on AWS, and mentored DevOps engineers on infrastructure-as-code, secrets management (Vault), and production incident handling. This role solidified my expertise in building developer-centric, resilient platforms and helped position Hexad as a DevOps-driven organization.

Senior Software Engineer

This role marked the foundation of my professional growth in software engineering. During my tenure at HCL Global Systems Inc., I worked on full-stack development for enterprise applications, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams across design, QA, and infrastructure.

I was responsible for building and maintaining core modules for web-based systems used by Fortune 500 clients, ensuring high availability and performance. My time at HCL also gave me exposure to version control workflows, RESTful API integration, and real-world agile methodologies, which shaped my collaborative and structured approach to development.

One of my key contributions was the development of an internal documentation and knowledge-sharing platform, which improved onboarding and cross-team communication. I also built automated testing scripts that reduced QA cycles by 25%, boosting overall release efficiency.

Beyond my technical contributions, I actively mentored junior developers and participated in regular code reviews, cultivating a strong culture of continuous improvement and technical ownership.

This role laid the groundwork for my transition from backend development into platform engineering, setting the stage for my future specialization in DevOps and infrastructure automation.