System Architect and Senior Software Engineer with 25+ years of experience in cloud-based solutions and DevOps platforms. Proven track record in leading teams, coaching, and driving agile transformation. Passionate about leveraging open source technologies with a strong focus on quality and continuous improvement.
System Architect, Swisscom (Schweiz) AG
Jun, 2024 - Present
Responsible for system architecture of DevOps Foundation Tools: GitLab, Artifactory, Hashicorp Vault, Jira, internal DevOps portal.
Architecture for cloud-based DevOps services supporting 5,000+ users
Leadership and coaching of 4 agile teams (30 people)
Maintenance and enhancement of complex systems
Integration of agile organisation management application with IAM
DevOps Engineer V, Swisscom (Schweiz) AG
Apr, 2018 - Jun, 20246 years 2 months
Design and development of self-service platform for DevOps lifecycle management
Management of cloud-based DevOps services (Bitbucket, Artifactory, Jenkins, SonarQube, Checkmarx)
Migration of DevOps services from internal and VM based cloud to public cloud using Kubernetes (GCP)
Technical lead, Security Champion, and coaching of 6-person near shore development team responsible for Internal DevOps Portal
Senior Software Engineer, Swisscom (Schweiz) AG
Dec, 2010 - Apr, 20187 years 4 months
Development of multiple central cross-channel applications
Product catalogue driven application integrated with CRM system for VoIP transformation.
Architecture and cloud transformation of existing applications using CloudFoundry.
Driving CI/CD enablement and DevOps automation for 4 teams.
Introduction of base infrastructure for large microservices-based platform with 100+ services using Spring Boot and Angular.
Technical lead in agile transformation.
Senior Java Consultant, Trivadis AG
Nov, 2008 - Nov, 20102 years
Development of a central internet sales platform.
Senior Java Developer, Raiffeisen Schweiz
Nov, 2006 - Oct, 20081 year 11 months
Lead developer in asset management and card business projects.
Consulting and development in multiple projects.
Development of base frameworks for JEE applications based on Spring and JSF.
Senior Java Developer, sunrise
Mar, 2003 - Oct, 20063 years 7 months
Development of shop and portal applications in the telco retail business.
Web development based on Java, Oracle DB and Dynamo Application Server.
Transformation to open source (Spring and JEE) based development and infrastructure.
Senior Engineer Network, sunrise
Sep, 2001 - Feb, 20031 year 5 months
Development of interfaces between planning and operation of the mobile network.
Automation of interfaces between planning and operation of the mobile network.
Configuration management for GSM mobile network with interfaces to planning and operation systems.
Radio Performance Engineer, diAx
Oct, 1998 - Mar, 20012 years 5 months
Enhancement of performance management solution for GSM mobile network.
Data warehouse development for mobile network performance management.
GIS visualisation of configuration and performance data for network optimisation.
Software Development Engineer, Ascom Infrasys
Dec, 1997 - Sep, 19989 months
Development of QVoice system for measuring GSM mobile network quality.
Integration of real-time speech quality algorithm on embedded DSP systems.
Development of interfaces to GPS and GSM modules.
Assistant in Laboratory for High Frequency and Communication Technology, Technikum Winterthur
Jan, 1996 - Nov, 19971 year 10 months
Mobile acceleration measurement system for race horse shoes based on embedded DSP system and digital audio tape recorders.
Support of the laboratory in research and teaching activities in the field of high frequency and communication technology.
Pedalboard Hardware and Software Platform
- Present
Custom pedalboard platform for managing guitar effects pedals during live performances, combining electronics design, embedded systems, and real-time audio processing.
Hardware design and PCB development for audio signal processing
Embedded software development on Raspberry Pi for real-time performance
Integration of multiple audio effects with low-latency requirements
Live performance reliability and user interface design
C/C++
Rust
Golang
Java (SE, EE)
Spring Boot
Python
Bash/Shell
XML
JSON
PL/SQL
Embedded systems development
Real-time signal processing
DSP (Digital Signal Processing)
Audio algorithms
Multi-threaded real-time systems
Low-latency audio processing
Raspberry Pi
Microcontrollers
Angular
VueJS
TypeScript
HTML/CSS
Component-based architecture
Event-driven programming
State management
Real-time UI updates
Cloud software project planning and implementation
Microservices architecture
Maintenance and enhancement of complex systems
Coaching
Security Champion
Checkmarx
Snyk
SonarQube
Hashicorp Vault
IAM Integration
Security scanning and vulnerability management
Teamwork
Quality-conscious
Solution-oriented
Strategic, forward-thinking and analytical mindset
Perseverance
Agile (Scrum, Kanban)
CI/CD
XP (TDD)
UML
Linux (Ubuntu, ArchLinux, RHEL)
OSX
Windows
C/C++
Rust
Golang
Java (SE, EE)
Spring Boot
Python
Bash/Shell
XML
JSON
PL/SQL
Webservices (REST, gRPC, SOAP)
JMS
Kafka
MySQL (MariaDB)
Oracle
DB2
JPA
PL/SQL
Kubernetes
Terraform
CloudFoundry
Containers (Docker)
GitLab CI/CD
Jenkins
Artifactory
Bitbucket
AWS (EKS, ECS, S3, IAM)
GCP (GKE, Compute Engine, Kubernetes Engine)
Prometheus
Grafana
ELK Stack
Splunk
Git (GitLab, GitHub)
Jira
Software Engineering, Nachrichtentechnik, Dipl. El. Ing. FH, Technikum Winterthur
Jan, 1992 - Jan, 1995
Elektroniker, Berufslehre, Bühler AG, Uzwil
Jan, 1988 - Jan, 1992
Gewerbliche Berufsschule und Berufsmittelschule St. Gallen
, Primar- und Sekundarschule, Schule Niederuzwil
Jan, 1979 - Jan, 1988
Objektorientierte Technologie, Nachdiplomkurs, Softwareschule Schweiz, Bern
Apr, 2000 - Oct, 2000
Englischstudium, Sprachaufenthalt, King’s School of English, London
Aug, 1996 - Oct, 1996
AWS Cloud Practitioner Certification, Amazon Web Services
Issued on: Aug 23, 2022
Kubernetes Application Development, The Linux Foundation
Issued on: Aug 11, 2017
Professional Scrum Master, scrum.org
Issued on: Feb 01, 2010
Sun Certified Java Programmer, Sun Microsystems
Issued on: Nov 01, 2003
Acoustic guitar
Woodworking
Open source hardware and software development