Manuel Engelhardt
External Technical Lead for CI/CD, Architecture & Technical Governance
Experience
External Technical Lead for CI/CD, Architecture & Technical Governance
Generali Deutschland AG
- Technical lead for the CI/CD modernization of the "Corporate Archive 4.0" system
- Architecture and governance responsibility according to the service description
- Setting up modern build and deployment processes
- CI/CD coaching and enablement of the internal development team
- Integration of modern DevOps, security, and compliance standards
- Ensuring technical governance, including collaboration with audit and BaFin
- Independently executing the modernization measures
- Supporting the team in adopting new technologies and methods
DevOps Engineer / Developer & Maintainer
Bundesdruckerei
- Developed a shell script and an extended CLI tool for local provisioning of a Kubernetes cluster with k3d, closely matching the architecture and behavior of the OpenShift environment
- Ongoing development, feature enhancements, and bug fixes over several months
- Focus on developer experience, automation, and performance optimization
DevOps Engineer
Bundesdruckerei
- Expanded and optimized GitLab pipelines and infrastructure
- Monitoring and alerting of the application landscape with Grafana and Kibana
- Certificate and license management in Confluence
DevOps Engineer
Merck Group
- Created an introductory training presentation on Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)
- Developed Terraform blueprints for automated provisioning of Kubernetes clusters on AWS
- Developed a synchronization tool to connect AWS IP Address Manager (IPAM) to Infoblox for automated IP management
DevOps Engineer
Generali AG
- Developed the integration of legacy systems for document processing with Genesys iWD
Managing Director
MHM Digitale Lösungen UG
- Development and planning of . Advising, training, and support in customer projects
Service Manager
Volkswagen AG Hannover
- Managing the Service Desk team (24/7 support, first & second level support)
- Managing service operations according to ITIL v4
Project Manager and DevOps Engineer
Volkswagen AG Wolfsburg
- Developing a central multi-cluster/multi-cloud monitoring and logging platform with Prometheus, Thanos, and the Elastic ECK Stack
- Building a multi-stage Kubernetes private cloud on vSphere and bare-metal for critical infrastructures
- Contributing to the design and development of the Kubernautic IoT Data Platform and Service Catalog on vSphere
- Advising developer teams on IoT applications and setting up a central MQTT broker
- Implementing CD pipeline deployments with Jenkins in highly available cloud environments
DevOps Engineer and GoLang Developer
Volkswagen AG Wolfsburg
- Designing, setting up, and operating multiple Kubernetes clusters
- Building the CI/CD pipeline
- Conducting code reviews and supporting developers
- Logging and monitoring, backup, and disaster recovery
Summary
Combines DevOps architecture, platform operations, and security enablement into stable and auditable delivery platforms.
Broad-based DevOps engineer with over 20 years of IT experience, including more than 10 years in project work.
Specialized in building, automating, and securing containerized CI/CD platforms in enterprise environments.
Combines deep technical know-how with experience in organizational leadership – responsible for structure, decision flow, and team stability, even without a formal management role.
Strength lies in the ability to connect technical, business, and organizational levels and keep projects running – even under unclear conditions and in complex corporate environments.
Brings together DevOps architecture, platform operations, and security enablement with hands-on leadership in complex enterprise settings.
Automates CI/CD processes, ensures traceability and stability ("auditability") for regulated industries, and keeps projects functional even when structures are unstable.
Focus: Stability, scalability, and developer experience through security and governance by design.
Skills
Lead Devops Engineer
Ci/cd Architect
Gitsecops Consultant
Infrastructure Consultant (Terraform, Aws)
Devsecops Engineer
Tooling & Developer Experience Specialist
Ci/cd & Automation: Jenkins, Gitlab, Helm, Argocd, Docker, Kubernetes (Operations, Security, Gitops), Openshift
Infrastructure-as-code (Iac): Terraform, Aws (Eks, Ecs, Rds, Route53), Vsphere
Monitoring & Logging: Grafana, Prometheus, Elastic Stack, Splunk, Thanos
Security & Compliance: Tls, Sbom, Oauth2, Pci-dss, Nis2/dora, Gdpr, Evidence Frameworks
Scripting & Tooling: Bash, Go, Python, Shell, Json/yaml
Methods: Scrum, Safe, Itil V4, Devops, Kanban, Agile Leadership, Devops Coaching
Industries: Automotive, Public Sector, Insurance, Pharma, E-commerce
Languages
Education
IHK
Bachelor Professional · IT Business Manager
Certifications & licenses
PCI DSS v3.2 Certification
PCI DSS v3.1 Certification
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