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
Industries Experience
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Experienced in Information Technology (4.5 years), Automotive (3.5 years), Insurance (2 years), and Government and Administration (1.5 years).
Business Areas Experience
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Experienced in Information Technology (7.5 years), Customer Service (4.5 years), Product Development (4.5 years), Project Management (1 year), and Operations (0.5 years).
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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