Description

I'm Thorsten, a DevOps engineer who loves solving tough challenges and making things run smoothly. I’ve spent years working with cloud infrastructure, automation, and CI/CD, always looking for ways to improve efficiency and simplify complex systems. Whether it’s optimizing deployments, enhancing security, or troubleshooting tricky issues, I thrive on making technology work better. I enjoy learning new tools, experimenting with solutions, and collaborating with teams to build reliable, scalable systems. Outside of work, I’m always curious about new technologies and ways to innovate.

Languages

German
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent

Workplace preferences

Remote only

Primarily works remotely

Self Employed
DEVOPS ENGINEER
BANKING AND INSURANCE
March 2023 - April 2025 (2 years and 1 month)
Cloud Management & Automation:
• Architecture and provisioning of Azure resources-including Datadog and PagerDuty-using Terraform/OpenTofu
• Standardization and administration of Oracle databases on Azure VMs
• Creation and optimization of Ansible playbooks for automated deployments Services & Infrastructure:
• Migration to a self-hosted CENM solution
• Provisioning of internal applications and Corda nodes
• Setup and management of Kafka clusters
• Implementation of Squid, Keycloak, and Nginx for enhanced network security Advanced Infrastructure & Test Environments:
• Aligning test and development environments on Azure with the production environment in the data center
• Migrating test environments from Ubuntu to Rocky Linux to replicate the production environment with RHEL
• Setting up an HTTP proxy with user management and automated updates
• Implementing a reporting system to monitor regular virus scans and the installation of security updates CI/CD & Security Automation:
• Creation and rollout of Bitbucket Cloud pipelines for reliable deployments
• Development of container build pipelines that deliver fresh containers on a daily basis
• Integration of Trivy security scans to ensure container security
Microsoft Azure Terraform Ansible Corda Kubernetes
Self Employed
DEVOPS ENGINEER
AUTOMOBILE
April 2016 - March 2022 (5 years and 11 months)
CI/CD & Toolchain Optimization: . Migration from Bitbucket/Bamboo to GitLab PaaS
• Support in debugging build errors (Maven, Gradle, NPM, Python, C, etc.)
• Administration of the Atlassian toolchain (JIRA, Confluence, Crowd, Bamboo, Bitbucket) Infrastructure & Automation:
• Creation and flexibility of Ansible playbooks
• RPM packaging of all applications in GitLab pipelines
• Setup of test environments in AWS Security & Monitoring:
• Development of new security concepts
• Optimization of workflows through automation Technologies & Tools: Ansible, Puppet, JIRA, Confluence, Atlassian Bamboo, Bitbucket, GitLab, Git, Bash, Maven, Gradle, Docker
puppet Gitlab CI/CD Ansible Bamboo Bitbucket
Self Employed
DNS MANAGEMENT
AUTOMOBILE
December 2016 - May 2021 (4 years and 5 months)
System Administration & Automation:
• Administration of Unbound and Bind DNS systems
• Review and implementation of customer requests in accordance with company policies
• Consultation with customers and internal teams on DNS strategies and best practices
• Zone management and DNS resolver configuration
• Development and maintenance of Ansible playbooks to automate DNS processes
• Packaging and maintenance of RPM packages for software deployment Technologies & Tools: Bind, Unbound, Ansible, RPM packaging tools, company policies for DNS security
Ansible DNS RPM Red Hat Enterprise Linux Unbound