Based near Munich · Germany
Senior Linux & Observability Engineer
Enterprise Infrastructure · Automation · Monitoring & Logging
23+ years of experience building, automating and operating highly available Linux platforms in enterprise and public-sector environments. Focused on RHEL, Ansible, Prometheus, Grafana and Elasticsearch.
Quick Facts
- 23+ years Linux & infrastructure experience
- Enterprise & public-sector environments
- RHEL and Ansible automation
- Prometheus, Grafana and Elastic Stack
- Highly available production platforms
- OSCP-certified security mindset
- Based near Munich; remote and hybrid assignments
- Available at short notice for full-time projects
Core expertise
Three pillars, one consistent thread: Linux, automation and observability for business-critical platforms.
Enterprise Linux & Infrastructure
Design, operation and troubleshooting of business-critical Linux platforms, with a focus on RHEL, high availability, middleware, lifecycle management and reliable production operations.
Automation & Reliable Operations
Repeatable infrastructure and operational workflows using Ansible, scripting and CI/CD practices — designed for maintainability, traceability and stable production use.
Observability, Monitoring & Logging
Building and evolving monitoring, logging and observability platforms that help teams detect issues early, understand system behaviour and perform structured root-cause analysis.
Selected projects
Enterprise and public-sector engagements with technical project and interface responsibility.
HSE24 (Home Shopping Europe)
SRE / Technical Project Lead Observability
Consolidation and standardisation of an enterprise-wide observability platform. Designed and evolved monitoring, logging and dashboarding capabilities with Prometheus, Grafana and Elasticsearch, while coordinating technical stakeholders and platform requirements.
MX1 Platform Services
SRE & Technical Project Lead Observability
Introduction and evolution of a central open-source monitoring and logging stack. Supported observability architecture, automated deployments, dashboards and alerting; co-managed an existing Graylog environment and connected additional log and data sources.
LGL Baden-Württemberg
Senior Linux & Middleware Engineer
Operation and automation of a highly available Linux and middleware environment for public-sector geospatial services. Standardised server configuration and WildFly/JBoss deployments with Ansible and maintained reliable production operations and technical documentation.
Further relevant experience
Supporting engagements across SRE, monitoring migration and infrastructure leadership.
Chefkoch.de
2020 – 2021
Site Reliability & DevOps Engineer
Production SRE and DevOps work in a containerised environment, including Kubernetes-based workloads, GitLab CI/CD, Docker and a central ELK logging pipeline for proactive error analysis.
Payback
2015 – 2016
Monitoring Engineer (Migration Project)
Enterprise monitoring and logging in a migration context: automated existing monitoring setups, migrated from Icinga to Icinga2 and extended the ELK and Graphite/Grafana stack — embedded in live production operations and troubleshooting.
Ludwig Beck
2009 – 2014
Head of IT / Systems Administrator
Broad infrastructure responsibility as head of IT: Linux systems, network, storage, virtualisation and PKI. Implemented and technically integrated an AlienVault SIEM platform and connected relevant infrastructure and security log sources.
Projektsued GmbH
2021 – present
Co-founder & CTO
Co-founder and CTO of an operating company, responsible for internal Linux infrastructure, Proxmox, Docker-based services, Ansible automation, monitoring, backups and selected API/integration workflows.
Ongoing entrepreneurial role — internal infrastructure responsibility, not an external client engagement.
Security-aware Operations
OSCP-certified with practical experience in secure infrastructure operations and SIEM platform integration. Security is approached as an operational quality: hardened systems, controlled access, traceable changes, reliable logging and transparent incident data.
- OSCP certification (Offensive Security Certified Professional)
- AlienVault SIEM implementation at Ludwig Beck
- Security-conscious Linux and infrastructure operations
- PKI, access control, hardening and traceable operational processes
- Public-sector and enterprise environments
- Central logging and monitoring platforms
Availability & engagement model
Available at short notice for full-time projects
Remote preferred · Hybrid assignments in the Munich area · Occasional on-site work across Germany
Preferred roles