Daniel Schlieder
DevOps Engineer / Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Experience
DevOps Engineer / Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
ComputerStack GmbH
- Provisioned a Kubernetes platform on Open Telekom Cloud CCE with comprehensive network isolation
- Built a VPC architecture with public, private, and data subnets
- Integrated managed services: RDS PostgreSQL, DCS Redis, DMS Apache Kafka
- Implemented monitoring with Cloud Eye and Log Tank Service
IMPACT: Cloud Infrastructure Engineer delivered a production-ready platform in 5 days with full network security isolation
DevOps Engineer
ComputerStack GmbH
- Developed a comprehensive Docker Compose orchestration with Keycloak SSO, Gitea for GitOps, and Traefik reverse proxy
- Provisioned a Kubernetes cluster with k3s and NVIDIA GPU integration for AI workloads
- Implemented an ArgoCD GitOps workflow for automated application deployments
- Created Python and Bash automation for GPU worker lifecycle management
- Set up monitoring with Prometheus, Grafana, and centralized logging with Dozzle
IMPACT: DevOps Engineer delivered AI infrastructure with GitOps automation and 60% cost reduction through smart GPU worker scheduling
Product Owner / DevOps Engineer
ComputerStack GmbH
- Implemented automated OpenShift Container Platform 4.16 cluster provisioning with Ansible
- Set up CheckMK enterprise monitoring for 6 nodes and 65+ containers
- Created a Helm chart repository for CheckMK deployment
- Developed Ansible playbooks for monitoring client configuration management
- Conducted a cost-benefit analysis comparing OpenShift, OpenStack, and Docker Swarm
- Implemented CVE scanning and vulnerability remediation with Trivy, Clair, and Anchore
- Deployed Keycloak IdP with OpenLDAP backend for SSO integration
- Provisioned Docker Registry v2 with Keycloak SSO authentication
IMPACT: Product Owner delivered automated OpenShift provisioning, enterprise monitoring for 6 nodes and 65+ containers, and a comprehensive cost analysis
Solution Architect / Developer / Product Owner
Cliente anonym
- Designed the SWARM|it ecosystem for Docker Swarm with reusable service templates
- Developed a project management framework to define the product roadmap
- Created technical documentation including API docs with Swagger/OpenAPI
- Designed a modular service catalog with reusable Docker Compose templates
- Built infrastructure provisioning automation for multiple cloud providers using Terraform
- Implemented monitoring integration with Prometheus, Grafana, and the ELK stack
IMPACT: Solution Architect delivered a Docker Swarm deployment ecosystem for complex containerized applications without Kubernetes complexity
Requirements Engineer / Business Analyst
Sopra Financial Technologies
- Conducted requirements gathering with stakeholder groups through structured workshops
- Documented detailed requirements with acceptance criteria and test scenarios for the rollout of a digital workplace
- Created test specifications for each requirement with pass/fail criteria
- Coordinated the iterative requirements refinement process
- Developed a requirements catalog using the Hugo static site generator and Git-based version control
- Created a measurable requirements framework for objective vendor evaluation
IMPACT: Requirements Engineer delivered a comprehensive digital workplace requirements catalog for objective vendor selection
DevOps Engineer / Migration Specialist
Exasol
- Performed cloud migration from VMware to AWS OpenShift Container Platform
- Set up a CI/CD pipeline with GitLab including automated testing and blue-green deployment
- Implemented database migration from MySQL to PostgreSQL
- Provided monitoring with Icinga2, Prometheus, and Grafana
- Provisioned AWS infrastructure with Terraform (VPC, EC2, EBS, RDS, S3)
- Created comprehensive migration documentation and conducted tests
IMPACT: DevOps Engineer delivered a complete cloud migration to AWS OpenShift without data loss and improved deployment frequency
Product Owner / Scrum Master / Python Developer
Exasol
- Developed an infrastructure-to-monitoring converter in Python to transform YAML into Icinga configuration
- Deployed the monitoring service on a Docker Swarm cluster on AWS using Terraform
- Created a comprehensive deployment pipeline with automated tests
- Supported a parallel OpenShift evaluation project
- Built an Agile development team using Scrum methodology
IMPACT: Product Owner delivered an enterprise monitoring service with automated configuration generation, trained the Agile team, and provided a cost-effective Docker Swarm deployment on AWS
Integration Engineer / DevOps Engineer
Noris Network
- Integrated the OpenShift cluster into the enterprise Nagios/Icinga monitoring infrastructure
- Evaluated and selected appropriate monitoring check plugins
- Customized existing plugins with Python and Bash for OpenShift-specific requirements
- Developed custom monitoring check plugins
- Implemented automated monitoring configuration management with Puppet
- Created comprehensive monitoring documentation
IMPACT: Integration Engineer delivered full OpenShift cluster monitoring integrated into the enterprise Nagios/Icinga infrastructure
Migration Specialist / Technical Writer / Trainer
Noris Network
- Executed a large-scale migration of 1800 virtual machines including 900+ SAP systems
- Created comprehensive migration documentation in German
- Personally carried out the migration of all 900+ SAP systems using Veeam, Foreman, Puppet, and Ansible
- Trained the operations team of 10 engineers
- Supported the infrastructure team with Ansible and Puppet implementation
- Collaborated on automated OpenShift Container Platform deployment with Ansible
IMPACT: Migration Specialist achieved successful insourcing of 1800 VMs including 900+ SAP systems within an accelerated 3-month timeline
Full-Stack Developer / Frontend Developer
Karmap
- Developed a cross-platform mobile and desktop application frontend using HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript
- Created fully functional prototypes with jQuery Mobile, AngularJS, and ReactJS
- Integrated with the existing Ruby on Rails backend API
- Implemented a responsive UI design with CSS3 and Twitter Bootstrap
- Established a development workflow with Git and Docker
- Conducted user testing sessions
IMPACT: Full-Stack Developer delivered three complete mobile app prototypes for technology evaluation
DevOps Engineer / CI/CD Engineer
EPD
- Created comprehensive code-to-production deployment pipelines
- Managed CI/CD infrastructure including Jenkins, TeamCity, SonarQube and Artifactory
- Maintained the OpenNebula private cloud infrastructure
- Updated the CheckMK monitoring configuration
- Developed automation scripts in Ruby, Python and Bash
- Supported developers with pipeline troubleshooting
IMPACT: DevOps Engineer delivers a robust CI/CD infrastructure with automated pipelines and a significant reduction in deployment time
Service Integration Engineer / Trainer
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- Designed a configuration management database solution based on CFEngine
- Developed CFEngine policy modules for automated configuration management
- Implemented CMDB integration to capture configuration data
- Created comprehensive documentation in German
- Conducted a training program for operations staff
- Integrated the CMDB with Jira, Confluence, Jenkins and SVN
IMPACT: Service Integration Engineer delivers a CFEngine-based CMDB with automated configuration enforcement
Skills
- Ansible
- Continuous Delivery
- Continuous Integration
- Devops
- Docker
- Git
- Itil
- Kubernetes
- Python
- Server Monitoring
- Service Management
- Virtualization Expert
- Web Development
Languages
Education
Commercial Clerk (Office Administrator) · Cologne, Germany
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