Career Profile
With a background in systems engineering and development, I have built experience in shaping and implementing robust software architectures. My current role at smaXtec has further deepened my hands-on expertise in backend and systems infrastructure, including GitOps-driven CI/CD with Flux and Kubernetes as well as maintainership of critical parts of a complex software architecture.
I enjoy sharing knowledge, mentoring others, and helping teams improve how they work together. During my time at BearingPoint, I contributed to observability platforms and system monitoring solutions for customers running Kubernetes environments, which strengthened both my technical foundation and my ability to collaborate across functions.
Throughout my career, I have focused on improving automation and development workflows, increasing system reliability, and enhancing software quality through thoughtful use of CI/CD. I place strong emphasis on respectful communication, high-quality documentation, and knowledge sharing as key ingredients for technical excellence.
Experiences
- Maintenance and release management for multiple components and libraries written in Python and Go
- Introduction of proper package and release management for all Python projects with Poetry and uv as well as integration into a modern GitOps approach with dynamic versioning and automated releases
- Development of an IDP (Internal Developer Platform) / Developer Portal with the Backstage framework and managing and extending technical documentation for system components and projects
- Setting up and maintaining CI/CD infrastructure as well as consultancy and training for teams and colleagues regarding containerisation and CI/CD pipeline management
- Rollout and maintenance of components to Kubernetes clusters in GCP using a modern GitOps approach with FluxCD
- Representation of the company at career fairs, conferences, speaking events, meetups, and in social media posts
- Participation in organising internal events and company celebrations
- Development and expansion of an observability platform within a Kubernetes environment for a large logistics client
- Management and scaling of infrastructure on Kubernetes on the OpenShift platform employing Helm templating and Terraform
- Administration of multiple Kubernetes clusters and workloads, with a focus on enhancing system monitoring and logging solutions for improved reliability and uptime
- Participation in organising internal events and company celebrations
- Development of observability, system monitoring, and logging solutions
- Kubernetes cluster administration
- Monitoring and administration of system resources and Kubernetes clusters to ensure optimal performance and reliability
- Administration of IoT devices and Linux servers and systems
- End-to-end testing using Selenium and related testing frameworks to improve software quality and user experience
- Engineering of microservices using Go, Python, and Node.js, implementing synchronous and asynchronous gRPC APIs for efficient communication of system components
- Setup and management of cloud infrastructure on Microsoft Azure
- Container orchestration with Kubernetes, ensuring optimal resource utilization and system performance
- Implementation of continuous deployment and automated testing
- Improvement of internal tooling with Python and shell scripting
- Setup of Proof of Concept (PoC) reference systems for Near Field Communication (NFC) and Wireless Charging (Qi) applications and precise measurements
- Validation and testing of hardware setups and new antenna designs
- Layout and design of schematics and printed circuit boards (PCBs) for PoCs
- Adaptation of embedded software and contribution to documentation to improve team collaboration
- Bi-directional translation of technical documents between German and English and review of translations of legal documents
- Data entry and cleanup in CRM (Customer Relationship Management) software, ensuring accurate customer information management
- Improvement of technical documentation for industrial instrumentation and sensors, contributing to better user understanding and support
Voluntary Activities
Taking of whole blood donations and support of donors as well as preparation of the emergency vehicles and equipment
Personal assistance of students with lab equipment like oscilloscopes or soldering irons
Advising of people interested in international volunteer work at career and student fairs, as well as participating in workshops at schools to inform about the possibilities and sharing personal experiences from own voluntary service
Assistance of students coming to Graz to study at Graz University of Technology
Design of English, IT and German lessons as well as taking care of children from ages 6-20, overall assistance of the organisation and technical maintenance of equipment and buildings