Nando Theessen - Senior DevOps Engineer

Q: Where is Nando based?

Nando is based in Berlin, Germany .

Q: What languages does Nando speak?

Nando speaks the following languages: English (Advanced), German (Intermediate) .

Q: How many years of experience does Nando have?

Nando has at least 5 years of experience. During this time, Nando has worked in at least 4 different roles and for 7 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 8 months . Note that Nando may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Nando's latest experience?

Nando's most recent position is Senior DevOps Engineer at T-Systems .

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

In recent years, Nando has worked for T-Systems , Eliagroup , RackSpace SE , Audi (via Cariad SE) , and Opsfleet .

Q: Which industries is Nando most experienced in?

Nando is most experienced in industries like Information Technology (IT) , Manufacturing , and Automotive .

Q: Which business areas is Nando most experienced in?

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

Q: Does Nando have any certificates?

Nando has 1 certificate : Certified Kubernetes Administrator .

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Berlin, Germany

Experience

Dec 2022 - Aug 2023

9 months

Senior DevOps Engineer

T-Systems

Designed, implemented & automated cloud infrastructure contributing to 3 projects in a critical role.
Lead the teams' effort to implement Kubernetes, GitOps, and CI / CD.
Enabled customers to follow the GitOps approach and deploy their services via ArgoCD.

Mar 2022 - Jun 2023

1 year 4 months

Berlin, Germany

Senior DevOps Engineer

Eliagroup

Designed, implemented & automated cloud infrastructure enabling six dev teams.
Lead the teams' effort to implement Kubernetes, GitOps, and CI / CD.
Spearheaded the project's effort in creating an internal developer platform.

Nov 2021 - Feb 2022

4 months

Germany

Senior Kubernetes Engineer

RackSpace SE

Brought in to help fix long-standing issues with the existing Kubernetes deployments.
Provided a root cause analysis and workarounds within two weeks and recommended a long-term solution.

May 2021 - Nov 2021

7 months

Senior DevOps Engineer

Audi (via Cariad SE)

Designed and implemented continuous integration pipelines.
Developed and implemented a testing strategy for Android navigation software using Audi's own testing framework and hardware.
Automated test & release report generation and distribution.

May 2020 - Apr 2021

1 year

Israel

Senior Solutions Engineer

Opsfleet

Enabled customers to move their workloads from dedicated EC2 machines towards EKS.
Consulted on and implemented solutions to scale based on the event-driven architecture already in place.
Prepared the newly created EKS clusters to work for ML workflows.
Set up a new monitoring solution including metrics and tracing.
Configured all services to work with Istio.

Apr 2020 - Apr 2021

1 year 1 month

Braunschweig, Germany

Senior DevOps Engineer

MDM Deutsche Münze

Led the company's move towards container orchestration on the Google Cloud Platform.
Implemented monitoring best practices using ELK, Prometheus, Grafana, and Stackdriver.
Enabled developer teams to seamlessly launch new products by consulting throughout the process and engineering simple yet effective CI/CD pipelines.

Feb 2019 - Apr 2020

1 year 3 months

Berlin, Germany

DevOps Engineer / Engineering Manager

3YOURMIND GmbH

Led the company's move towards a DevOps mindset.
Provisioned cloud infrastructure using Terraform.
Spearheaded Docker-Compose migration towards Kubernetes, reducing costs and simplifying deployments.
Designed and implemented CI / CD pipelines, shortening release cycles by 90%.
Reduced the number of releases with CVEs by 65% through automated dependency scans.

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 Information Technology (4 years), Manufacturing (2 years), and Automotive (0.5 years).

Information Technology

Manufacturing

Automotive

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 (4.5 years), Operations (2 years), Product Development (1.5 years), and Quality Assurance (0.5 years).

Information Technology

Operations

Product Development

Quality Assurance

Summary

"Nando is, without a doubt, one of the brightest developers that I have seen."

LinkedIn Recommendation

Nando is a DevOps Engineer who specializes in cloud and container migrations. With his Software Engineering background and leadership skills, he is able to move even the most complicated projects forward.

Absolute self-starter, able to contribute from day one.
Excellent communicator, able to connect teams and improve teamwork across the company.

Skills

Linux
Bash
Node.js
Amazon Web Services
Terraform
Iac / Gitops
Jenkins
Golang
Python
Docker
Sql & Nosql Db's
Kubernetes
Python

Languages

English

Advanced

German

Intermediate

Certifications & licenses

Certified Kubernetes Administrator

Profile

Created

November 2023

Last Update

January 2025

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Where is Nando based?

Nando is based in Berlin, Germany.

What languages does Nando speak?

Nando speaks the following languages: English (Advanced), German (Intermediate).

How many years of experience does Nando have?

Nando has at least 5 years of experience. During this time, Nando has worked in at least 4 different roles and for 7 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 8 months. Note that Nando may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Nando be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Nando would be well-suited for roles such as: Senior DevOps Engineer, Senior Kubernetes Engineer, Senior Solutions Engineer.

What is Nando's latest experience?

Nando's most recent position is Senior DevOps Engineer at T-Systems.

What companies has Nando worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Nando has worked for T-Systems, Eliagroup, RackSpace SE, Audi (via Cariad SE), and Opsfleet.

Which industries is Nando most experienced in?

Nando is most experienced in industries like Information Technology (IT), Manufacturing, and Automotive.

Which business areas is Nando most experienced in?

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

Does Nando have any certificates?

Nando has 1 certificate: Certified Kubernetes Administrator.

What is the availability of Nando?

Nando is immediately available for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Nando?

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