Curriculum vitae
More than 15 years of IT infrastructure, DevOps and automation, today with AI agents in software integration for automated driving.
Experience
since Nov 2024
Bring-Up Manager & Software Integrator ADAS
Mercedes-Benz AG · Sindelfingen
- Task force lead for various software integrations
- Building and leading cross-functional teams for complex problems and development efforts
- Coordinating module deliveries of the ADAS software stack
- Driving escalations with the development teams
- Defect management for urgent problems (ASPICE SUP.9)
- Coordinating the evolution of continuous testing (CI/CT)
- Building AI-driven automation for the team's integration work: connecting data sources such as defect tracking, CI/CT results, build logs and code repositories to LLM agents via the Model Context Protocol (MCP)
- Accelerating error resolution through agent-based root cause analysis and automated bisecting of faulty software versions during integration
Aug 2022 – Nov 2024
Senior DevOps & Cloud Engineer Automated Driving
Mercedes-Benz AG · Sindelfingen
- Designed and implemented continuous testing environments, including pre-merge tests on virtual and hardware-based test and simulation platforms
- Planned and executed the migration of the CI/CD pipelines from Jenkins to GitLab CI
- Developed and introduced an LLM-based build log analysis tool to increase software development efficiency
since Aug 2021
Consultant for GitOps, DevOps & IT Infrastructure
Freelancer · Side business
- Topics: cloud infrastructure, IaC, CI/CD, IoT and classic IT infrastructure
- Today with a focus on automation and AI use cases
Apr 2019 – Jul 2022
DevOps Engineer – Ubuntu, Continuous Deployment & IT Automation
Daimler AG / Mercedes-Benz AG · Sindelfingen
- Responsible for operations of 2,300+ Ubuntu desktop systems
- Architected DevOps config management (Saltstack) with CI/CD for Ubuntu client operations
- Architected and built a cloud config management environment (Saltstack) on AWS to operate vehicle development machines worldwide
- IT infrastructure architecture for automated & autonomous driving
Nov 2014 – Mar 2019
Team Lead IT (Customer Projects & Internal IT)
STZ Softwaretechnik / IT-Designers Gruppe · Esslingen
- Disciplinary and technical lead of the DevOps & IT team (seven people)
- Responsible for the in-house IT as well as IT services for customers
- Key account management, sales and project controlling
- Continued hands-on technical work in projects: Linux, automation, CI/CD, storage, virtualization, networks and firewalls
Jul 2011 – Nov 2014
Systems Engineer & Project Lead – Linux, VMware ESXi, NetApp
STZ Softwaretechnik / IT-Designers Gruppe · 100% onsite at Daimler AG
- Linux servers and clients with 100% automation and continuous deployment
- VMware ESXi & vCenter Server, NetApp
Jul 2010 – Jul 2011
System Engineer – VoIP / Unified Communications
badenIT GmbH · Freiburg
- Cisco voice products, managed WLAN, switching/routing
- ESTOS CTI solutions, VMware ESXi, open source PBX Asterisk
- Presales for WLAN, UC, routing/switching and WAN
Oct 2009 – Jun 2010
System Engineer – Networking & Security
badenIT GmbH · Freiburg
- Responsible for the campus LAN and WAN of badenova AG, including the MPLS connection of all branch sites
- Networks, firewalls (Checkpoint/Juniper/Cisco) and VPN, Linux servers (mail gateways, proxies)
- WAN carrier networks (SHDSL, WDM)