Vitalij B. - Cloud Engineer (Platform Team)

Ingolstadt, Germany

Experience

Oct 2023 - Dec 2025

2 years 3 months

Designed and operated a highly available AWS platform (ECS, Lambda, Aurora, SNS/SQS, VPC, RDS)
Automated infrastructure with AWS CDK v2; created reusable constructs that cut setup time
Implemented blue/green and canary strategies with GitHub Actions + AWS CodePipeline
Containerized services with Docker/Compose and orchestrated Kubernetes; improved environment parity and rollout reliability
Strengthened visibility with CloudWatch dashboards/alarms; introduced standardized runtime checks
Result: stable, fast delivery with zero-downtime deployments for business-critical services

Mar 2023 - Oct 2024

1 year 8 months

Supervised a student team building a full-stack coding-challenge platform with automated code analysis
Defined architecture & stack: Angular/TypeScript, Kotlin/Python, AWS, GitHub Actions
Coached agile planning and review rituals
Established definition of done and basic quality gates
Result: working cloud-native prototype and hands-on DevOps experience for the team

Oct 2022 - Oct 2023

1 year 1 month

Developed end-to-end features in a modern cloud environment.
Backend development with Java Spring Boot and Kotlin for microservices integrated into AWS infrastructure.
Frontend development with Angular for responsive user interfaces.
Integrated cloud services (SNS, SQS, Aurora DB, RDS) directly via microservices using AWS CDK constructs.
Ensured delivery via automated CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline).
Used Docker Compose for consistent deployment.
Worked in an agile setup (SAFe) with Jira, Confluence, and Miro.
Result: Delivered stable and scalable microservices and frontends fully integrated with AWS, ensuring smooth end-to-end feature delivery.

Oct 2021 - Oct 2022

1 year 1 month

Migrated a live system from Jenkins to AWS CodeBuild + GitHub Actions, standardizing build/test/release
Designed a scalable microservice architecture on AWS using ECS, Lambda, Aurora DB, SNS, SQS, and VPC.
Implemented infrastructure-as-code and automated CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions and AWS CodePipeline.
Developed backend services in Python and frontend in Angular/TypeScript.
Applied Docker and Docker Compose for containerization.
Collaborated in agile teams with Jira, Confluence, and Miro.
Result: cloud-native system with fully automated CI/CD and robust deployments

Oct 2020 - Oct 2021

1 year 1 month

Developed end-to-end features in a modern microservices environment.
Backend development with Java Quarkus microservices using Hibernate ORM.
Frontend development with Angular 10 for responsive, component-driven UIs.
Data layer with PostgreSQL 13 (structured schemas, indexes, migrations).
Authentication & authorization via Keycloak for user and role management.
Containerized services with Docker & Docker Compose on a VPS for consistent deployments.
Worked in iterative sprints with clear definitions of done, code reviews, and documentation.
Result: Delivered a stable, scalable OBD-II data and test management platform with secure microservices, reliable auth, and maintainable deployments