Senior DevOps Engineer

Michael Niemand.

Infrastructure & Cloud Automation Expert

10+ years building resilient, scalable systems.
Kubernetes · GitOps · Cloud · Security

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~/infrastructure
$ kubectl get nodes
NAME         STATUS   ROLES
prod-01      Ready    control-plane
prod-02      Ready    worker
prod-03      Ready    worker
$ flux get all
✓ all resources are ready
$ _

About.

Results-driven DevOps leader with a passion for building infrastructure that just works.

I specialize in designing and operating cloud-native platforms, leading DevOps transformations, and implementing security best practices. From ISO 27001 certification to multi-cluster Kubernetes deployments, I bring systems thinking and hands-on expertise to every challenge.

Expertise.

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Kubernetes

Multi-cluster deployments, Cloud & Bare Metal, production-grade operations

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GitOps

FluxCD, ArgoCD, declarative infrastructure, zero-downtime deployments

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Cloud

GCP, Azure, hybrid architectures, cost optimization, autoscaling

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IaC

Terraform, Ansible, reproducible environments, infrastructure automation

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Observability

Prometheus, Grafana, Thanos, ELK, alerting & monitoring strategies

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Security

ISO 27001 certification, compliance, security patch management

Highlights.

ISO 27001 Certification Lead

Spearheaded full certification from planning through successful audit

Near-Zero Downtime

Achieved through GitOps, automation, and robust deployment strategies

Multi-Cluster Kubernetes

Designed and deployed production environments across cloud and on-prem

Cost Optimization

Reduced infrastructure costs through KEDA autoscaling and resource tuning

Experience.

Senior DevOps Engineer

2023 – Present
Workerbase GmbH, Munich
  • Kubernetes production environments (Cloud & Bare Metal)
  • GitOps with Flux, multi-cluster monitoring with Thanos
  • Led ISO 27001 certification end-to-end
  • CI/CD pipelines & security patch management

DevOps Engineer

2021 – 2023
Northern Data Software GmbH, Frankfurt
  • Sole owner of business-critical Kubernetes platform
  • Introduced GitOps (ArgoCD) & zero-downtime deployments
  • Built comprehensive monitoring & alerting
  • Reduced costs via KEDA autoscaling

Consultant Cloud Development

2020 – 2021
Fresenius Netcare, Bad Homburg
  • Highly available Kubernetes with cost focus
  • GitOps (FluxCD) & Ansible Operators
  • Full monitoring strategy design

Previous Roles

2013 – 2020
Basler · Aliviar · DER Touristik · Accenture

DevOps, infrastructure automation, CI/CD, enterprise consulting

Let's Talk.

Interested in working together or just want to say hi?

✉️ michaelniemandjobs@gmail.com 💼 LinkedIn
📍 Bad Wildungen, Germany