Cloud Engineer based in Germany - specializing in Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Native systems, Golang, and Cloud Security.
Experience
Cloud Engineer
METRO Markets GmbH, Düsseldorf
Mar 2019 - Present
Designed and built a greenfield Cloud Native GCP environment using modern open-source tooling; defined architecture principles and integrated them into GitLab CI/CD pipelines
Scaled and operated a highly available multi-project GCP infrastructure (40+ projects, 300+ developers, 200+ microservices) across dedicated dev, staging, and production environments with backup, monitoring, and security controls
Managed GCP organization-level governance with modularized Terraform; developed automated tests to enforce compliance, reusability, and consistency
Served as Security Champion, driving SCA/SAST scanning and SBOM generation across all CI/CD pipelines and establishing a company-wide Vulnerability Disclosure Program
Implemented GitOps workflows using Helm and ArgoCD for declarative, continuous delivery
Built custom automation and internal tooling in Golang
GCP
Kubernetes
Terraform
Golang
Security
CI/CD
Linux System Engineer
PlusServer, Cologne
Dec 2016 - Feb 2019
Provided 3rd-level technical consulting and support for managed and unmanaged Linux systems of major enterprise customers, including architecture and optimization recommendations
Planned, executed, and documented system migrations between datacenter locations and from physical servers to virtual environments (VMware vSphere), including early cloud migrations to AWS and GCP
Performed disaster recovery for key accounts and standard customers — from compromised systems to failed upgrades — restoring individual servers and full application environments
Supported the pre-sales team with requirements analysis, solution architecture, technical evaluations, and proof-of-concepts for key accounts
Linux
VMware
AWS
GCP
Disaster Recovery
Pre-Sales
System Administrator
Gustav Grolman GmbH, Neuss
Jul 2016 - Nov 2016
Administered Windows and Linux server infrastructure and client devices across a European environment, providing support in German and English
Managed backup and restore operations to ensure data integrity and business continuity
Introduced early automation and process optimization using PowerShell, Bash, and Ansible
Windows
Linux
PowerShell
Bash
Ansible
Skills
Cloud
Google Cloud Platform
AWS
Deployment
Terraform
Helm
ArgoCD
GitOps
Ansible
Containers
Kubernetes
Docker
Serverless
CI/CD
GitLab CI
GitHub Actions
Observability
Prometheus
Grafana
Victoria Metrics
Languages
Golang
Python
Bash
Security
Zero Trust
SCA
SAST
SBOM
VDP
IAM
Supply Chain Security
Certifications
Google Cloud - Professional Cloud Architect
AWS - SysOps Administrator Associate
Linux Foundation - LFD121 Developing Secure Software