Resume

Experience

  1. Advanced Platform Engineer

    December 2025 — Present

    OBI Smart Technologies GmbH, Cologne (Hybrid).
    • Architecture and continued development of the cloud platform (AWS, GCP)
    • Design and operation of production-critical Kubernetes clusters (EKS)
    • Conception and architecture of the new Identity Platform with Saviynt (IGA)
    • Enablement of DevOps and engineering teams

  2. DevOps Engineer

    February 2024 — November 2025

    OBI Smart Technologies GmbH, Cologne (Hybrid).
    • Building and running cloud infrastructure on AWS
    • Operation of multiple EKS clusters with Helm and GitLab CI/CD
    • Infrastructure as Code with Terraform
    • Design of IdP solutions with Keycloak (SAML 2.0, OIDC)

  3. Junior DevOps Engineer

    July 2023 — February 2024

    OBI Smart Technologies GmbH, Cologne (Hybrid).
    • Administration and continued development of EKS clusters
    • Setup of the observability stack (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki)
    • First hands-on experience with Terraform and GitLab CI/CD

  4. Junior System Engineer

    June 2022 — August 2023

    OBI Smart Technologies GmbH, Wermelskirchen.
    • Linux server administration and lifecycle management
    • 3rd-level support
    • Administration of on-premise Kubernetes clusters

  5. IT Systems Integration Specialist

    2019 — June 2022

    Dual vocational training with a focus on system integration, network engineering, and IT infrastructure. Certified by IHK Cologne.

  6. Internship - IT Specialist

    September 2017

    One-month internship at Barmenia Insurance, Wuppertal — first hands-on IT experience in a highly regulated insurance environment.

Education

  1. AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional (SAP-02)

    Issued: August 2024

    Amazon Web Services (AWS)
    Advanced AWS architecture and cloud solution design certification.
    Certificate ID: 1cef1aad1aac476f8b74fe71a661b65b
    Skills: Amazon Web Services (AWS)

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  2. Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

    Issued: November 2023

    The Linux Foundation
    Linux Foundation certification for Kubernetes Cluster Administration.
    Certificate ID: LF-9fr7eqizs9
    Skills: Kubernetes

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  3. ITIL® Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management

    Issued: May 2023 · Valid until: May 2026

    PeopleCert
    IT Service Management Foundation certification.
    Certificate ID: GR671521351DP

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  4. LPIC-1

    Issued: March 2023 · Valid until: March 2028

    Linux Professional Institute (LPI)
    Linux Professional Institute certification Level 1.

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  5. IT Systems Integration Specialist

    2019 — June 2022

    Training at OBI Services with graduation from IHK Cologne. Focus on system integration and IT infrastructure.

My Skills

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Cloudflare
Kubernetes
Docker
Ansible
Terraform
GitLab CI/CD
Identity and Access Management
Instana
Grafana
Python