Case Studies

Real results from real projects across regulated industries

BIS Bank via Source Technology

Automated CI/CD pipelines for a critical trading platform, focusing on reliability and compliance in a secure banking environment.

Situation

The trading application spanned Windows and Kubernetes with manual deployments and single points of failure.

Task

Remove manual work and build a reliable automated process that satisfies strict security standards.

Action

Designed the full CI/CD flow, built infrastructure as code, added centralized logging and monitoring, and eliminated architectural weak points.

Result

Stable, repeatable deployments across environments with fewer incidents and faster releases.

Google via Adecco

Migrated internal projects from Conga to Pod without downtime, balancing business and engineering expectations.

Situation

The legacy platform was being deprecated while many teams were still running production services on it.

Task

Move services to the new system without disrupting production.

Action

Worked with users to understand services on Conga, performed migrations by creating new jobs, configuring them, and handling traffic shifts. Ensured smooth handover and reduced maintenance costs.

Result

Zero downtime, faster migration pace, lower maintenance costs, and clear handover documentation for teams.

Sygnum Bank

Built an SRE function and automated multi-cloud infrastructure for a FINMA-regulated crypto bank.

Situation

Regulated financial environment with complex cloud architecture and high audit scrutiny.

Task

Establish SRE standards and automation across multiple clouds.

Action

Built Terraform and Kubernetes foundations, introduced GitOps and service mesh, and defined shared responsibility with partners.

Result

Faster releases, stable environments, improved observability, and full FINMA compliance.

Roche

Led an AI model training platform on Kubernetes across multi-cloud environments, improving medical qualification efficiency twentyfold.

Situation

ML workflows were slow, complex, and heavily regulated.

Task

Streamline infrastructure, improve automation, and satisfy compliance requirements.

Action

Built CI/CD pipelines, automated qualification workflows, authored IaC with AWS CDK, and strengthened security and monitoring.

Result

Reliable production environment, accelerated delivery, and tighter collaboration across teams.

Hilti

Standardized a cloud-native DevOps platform and scaled high-performing teams in Switzerland and India.

Situation

Distributed teams and mixed legacy/new systems caused delivery friction.

Task

Automate release flow and align delivery globally.

Action

Implemented Terraform-based IaC, ArgoCD, and CI/CD pipelines; rolled out Scrum and SAFe for coordination.

Result

Faster delivery, fewer deployment issues, and better cross-team alignment.

Scigility

Delivered secure big-data platforms for Swiss clients using AWS, Azure, and on-premises environments.

Situation

Clients needed compliant, scalable data systems across hybrid environments.

Task

Design and implement automated cloud data platforms.

Action

Designed Cloudera/Hortonworks setups, deployed Terraform and Ansible, and supported ETL plus migration workloads.

Result

Stable clusters, simplified operations, and reusable deployment templates.

HID Assa Abloy

Migrated enterprise systems to AWS and introduced cloud-native automation with governance.

Situation

Legacy systems limited scalability and automation.

Task

Modernize infrastructure and guide stakeholders through cloud adoption.

Action

Planned lift-and-shift and refactoring, built CI/CD, implemented governance and IAM, and trained internal teams.

Result

Stable AWS platform, shorter deployment cycles, and clear ownership boundaries.

Grid Dynamics

Built an in-memory big-data platform in AWS and led a Community of Practice.

Situation

High load with strict SLAs on big-data processing.

Task

Deliver a fast, resilient data platform with automation.

Action

Designed the architecture, implemented CI/CD and monitoring, and shared best practices via community sessions.

Result

High performance under load, predictable deployments, and strong team alignment.

Ericsson

Designed and automated a high-availability SQL Server platform for telecom operations.

Situation

Telecom BI systems demanded zero downtime and rigorous data protection.

Task

Ensure availability and automate platform management.

Action

Built HA architecture, automated backups and maintenance, and trained BI/ETL teams.

Result

Reduced downtime, better performance, and consistent operations.

Wesem

Served as CTO, building IT from scratch with high availability plus Lean/TQM processes.

Situation

Manufacturing company faced growing IT needs with limited resources.

Task

Create a stable infrastructure and introduce quality management.

Action

Built private cloud and disaster recovery; applied Lean and TQM to IT operations.

Result

Reliable systems, fewer failures, and measurable improvements in IT service quality.

Paranor

Designed AWS architecture for a global-scale big data platform with Hortonworks and automation.

Situation

Large data workloads required a secure, repeatable cloud setup.

Task

Build infrastructure as code with automation and security controls.

Action

Created Terraform and Ansible deployments and defined delivery workflows.

Result

Rapid provisioning, consistent environments, and readiness for scale.

Universal Postal Union

Delivered a high-speed Azure search platform using Elasticsearch.

Situation

Massive data volumes with strict latency targets.

Task

Build a reliable, high-performance search engine from proof-of-concept to production.

Action

Designed Azure architecture, implemented Terraform automation, and tuned Elasticsearch queries.

Result

Fast response times, scalable production system, and a repeatable CI/CD process.

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