Boas Betzler - CTO, Complex Cloud Solutions

Q: Where is Boas based?

Boas is based in Filderstadt, Germany .

Q: What languages does Boas speak?

Boas speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Elementary), Hindi (Elementary) .

Q: How many years of experience does Boas have?

Boas has at least 9 years of experience. During this time, Boas has worked in at least 12 different roles and for 9 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 9 months . Note that Boas may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Boas's latest experience?

Boas's most recent position is Technical Leader and Executive Sponsor, AI Solution Assistant .

Q: What companies has Boas worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Boas has worked for Schiphol airport , Software company or healthcare providers , Major European Bank , Major German Insurance , and Caixa .

Q: Which industries is Boas most experienced in?

Boas is most experienced in industries like Banking and Finance , Information Technology (IT) , and Healthcare . Boas also has some experience in Transportation and Logistics , Insurance , and Government and Public Administration .

Q: Which business areas is Boas most experienced in?

Boas is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology (IT) , Quality Assurance (QA) , and Product Development . Boas also has some experience in Operations and Audit .

Q: Which industries has Boas worked in recently?

Boas has recently worked in industries like Banking and Finance , Information Technology (IT) , and Healthcare .

Q: Which business areas has Boas worked in recently?

Boas has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT) , Quality Assurance (QA) , and Product Development .

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Filderstadt, Germany

Experience

Jan 2025 - Dec 2025

1 year

Technical Leader and Executive Sponsor, AI Solution Assistant

Product owner and Executive Sponsor for an AI Assistant trained on a knowledge base of past solution designs, RFP documents, and current product documentation
Used by nearly 100 global architects and engineers in pre-sales and post-sales
Generates full solution documents with requirement-driven architecture decisions, solution overview, diagrams, bill of materials, and roles and responsibility matrix
Technologies: AI, LLM, chat bot, RAG, agentic AI, vector databases, public cloud

Jan 2025 - Dec 2025

1 year

Netherlands

Leader resiliency incident assessment, Airport baggage handling system

Schiphol airport

Led a one-week assessment of major misplaced baggage incidents, detailing root causes, identifying architectural and operational risks, and recommending improvements
Technologies: on-premises data center, resiliency, Linux, AIX, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Open Data Foundation, file services, Postgres, Oracle, automation, service management, patch automation and management, observability, DR

Jan 2025 - Dec 2025

1 year

Germany

IT Consultant

Software company or healthcare providers

IT Consultant project for a dental software provider
Assessed technology choices for virtualization, containerization, and Postgres database
Identified installation inhibitors and reviewed automation for installation and data migration
Analyzed system requirements and conducted a competitive analysis of six competitors in the German dental software industry
Analyzed performance challenges and provided improvement recommendations
Technologies: hardware for small-to-medium dental healthcare providers, Windows, Linux, macOS, HyperV, Docker, local network, Postgres, Grafana, FHIRE healthcare interface standard, German guideline §75b SGB – Protection of sensitive patient data in medical practices and medical care centers

Jan 2024 - Dec 2024

1 year

Germany

Leader Cloud solution design quality assurance, Electronic Patient Health records

Responsible for quality assurance of cloud architecture for electronic patient health records
Successful delivery in 2024 and operation in 2025
Technologies: hybrid cloud, private data center and public cloud, Kubernetes, Linux, object storage, databases, security, encryption, key management, regulatory requirements, GDPR

Jan 2024 - Dec 2024

1 year

Product owner, Zone-replicated Managed File Service Public Cloud

Responsible for requirement documentation and delivery of functional and non-functional capabilities of a synchronous replicated file system
Technologies: public cloud, Linux, Windows, network, cross-data-center connectivity, NetApp, CIFS/SMB/Trident, migration, replication, DR

Jan 2024 - Dec 2024

1 year

Co-leader Major incident analysis and risk assessment, Multi-channel online banking

Major European Bank

Co-led one week independent analysis of major outage, documented evidence for root cause in solution and technology, and ensured cyber attack cause could be factually excluded
Presented report at board level
Technologies: Network, DMZ, Web service flows, API Gateway, Web Application Firewall, Load Balancer, IDS/IPS, DDoS, TCP/IP traffic analysis, application and code library handling of socket connections, SIEM, Cyber resiliency, regulatory requirements

Jan 2023 - Dec 2023

1 year

Leader Multi-datacenter resilient architecture, Life Insurance

Major German Insurance

Led documentation of solution design documents and architecture decisions
Project delivered and running in production
Technologies: Public Cloud, resiliency, storage replication, security, encryption, regulator compliance, service management, resiliency, DR, VMWare, Windows, Linux

Jan 2022 - Dec 2025

4 years

Co-leader Design Authority, Journey to Cloud

Caixa

Co-leader of Design Authority with Bank CTO and Service Provider stakeholders, responsible for solution design and architecture decisions
Achieved successful migration of planned volumes of branch and core banking systems
Technologies: IBM Public Cloud, z/OS, Hybrid Cloud, Linux, Windows, Network, File Storage, Databases (MS SQL, Oracle, DB2, Postgres, MySQL), Message Queuing, Kubernetes, Event Services, security, encryption, key management, automation, service management, observability, resiliency, DR and DR testing, regulator compliance, DORA

Jan 2021 - Dec 2021

1 year

Performance and response time analysis and improvement, Tax office digital services

Tax office

Led one month investigation of performance and response time issues
Identified root causes, recommended improvements, and introduced best practice architecture patterns
After improvements, the system scaled and properly performed
Technologies: Public Cloud, web services, API Gateway, Load Balancing, transaction processing, Linux

Jan 2020 - Dec 2020

1 year

Leader performance/resiliency analysis and risk assessment, airline reservation protocol

Air Canada

Led one month assessment and identified root causes of performance and resiliency issues after airline reservation system migration from mainframe to distributed system
Pointed out invalid design choices and proposed modifications leading to proper performance and scaling in production
Technologies: z/OS, MQ message queuing, transaction processing, Hybrid Cloud, AIX, Power Server, IBM Cloud, observability, network, RFC 2351

Jan 2019 - Dec 2025

7 years

France

Hybrid

Solution architecture quality assurance, multi zone cloud region for major Bank

BNPP

Responsible for quality assurance of Hybrid Cloud architecture
Successful delivery in operation across three cloud data centers with thousands of systems migrated
Technologies: Hybrid Cloud, IBM Cloud, VMWare, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Postgres, Linux, Windows, service management, observability, security, encryption, key management, compliance, DORA

Jan 2017 - Dec 2019

3 years

United Kingdom

Leader architecture public Cloud landing zone, Banking

Lloyds Bank

Responsible for creation and quality assurance of cloud architecture
Successful delivery in operation and migration volumes achieved according to plan
Technologies: Public Cloud, IaaS, VMWare, Linux, NetApp storage, network, service catalog development, automation, service management, observability, resiliency, UK banking regulations compliance

Industries Experience

See where this freelancer has spent most of their professional time. Longer bars indicate deeper hands-on experience, while shorter ones reflect targeted or project-based work.

Experienced in Banking and Finance (9 years), Information Technology (2 years), Healthcare (2 years), Transportation (1 year), Insurance (1 year), and Government and Administration (1 year).

Banking and Finance

Information Technology

Healthcare

Transportation

Insurance

Government and Administration

Business Areas Experience

The graph below provides a cumulative view of the freelancer's experience across multiple business areas, calculated from completed and active engagements. It highlights the areas where the freelancer has most frequently contributed to planning, execution, and delivery of business outcomes.

Experienced in Information Technology (9 years), Quality Assurance (7 years), Product Development (2 years), Operations (1 year), and Audit (1 year).

Information Technology

Quality Assurance

Product Development

Operations

Audit

Summary

Highly accomplished Technical Executive and Organization Leader with extensive experience in hybrid multi-cloud solutions, software development, and cloud architecture and delivery. Trusted partner of global enterprises driving business value through innovative technology. Proven success delivering resilient, mission-critical solutions for international clients in regulated industries.

Skills

Hybrid It Architecture
Resilient Solution Design
Complex Development Projects
Innovation Management

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

French

Elementary

Hindi

Elementary

Education

Oct 1992 - Jun 1995

Stuttgart Vocational Academy

Diploma in Engineering (BA) · Computer Science · Stuttgart, Germany

Oct 1986 - Jun 1992

Schiller High School, Offenburg

Offenburg, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Architecting With Google Cloud Platform Specialization

Microservices Practitioner Essentials

Docker Essentials: Extend Your Apps With Containers

IBM Blockchain Essentials

Profile

Created

January 2026

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Where is Boas based?

Boas is based in Filderstadt, Germany.

What languages does Boas speak?

Boas speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Elementary), Hindi (Elementary).

How many years of experience does Boas have?

Boas has at least 9 years of experience. During this time, Boas has worked in at least 12 different roles and for 9 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 9 months. Note that Boas may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Boas be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Boas would be well-suited for roles such as: Technical Leader and Executive Sponsor, AI Solution Assistant, Leader resiliency incident assessment, Airport baggage handling system, IT Consultant.

What is Boas's latest experience?

Boas's most recent position is Technical Leader and Executive Sponsor, AI Solution Assistant.

What companies has Boas worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Boas has worked for Schiphol airport, Software company or healthcare providers, Major European Bank, Major German Insurance, and Caixa.

Which industries is Boas most experienced in?

Boas is most experienced in industries like Banking and Finance, Information Technology (IT), and Healthcare. Boas also has some experience in Transportation and Logistics, Insurance, and Government and Public Administration.

Which business areas is Boas most experienced in?

Boas is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Quality Assurance (QA), and Product Development. Boas also has some experience in Operations and Audit.

Which industries has Boas worked in recently?

Boas has recently worked in industries like Banking and Finance, Information Technology (IT), and Healthcare.

Which business areas has Boas worked in recently?

Boas has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Quality Assurance (QA), and Product Development.

What is Boas's education?

Boas holds a Bachelor in Computer Science from Stuttgart Vocational Academy.

Does Boas have any certificates?

Boas has 4 certificates. Among them, these include: Architecting With Google Cloud Platform Specialization, Microservices Practitioner Essentials, and Docker Essentials: Extend Your Apps With Containers.

What is the availability of Boas?

Boas is immediately available part-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Boas?

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