Experience

2023-2024

Bank for International Settlements (Basel)

SRE / Cloud Automation Lead - Basel, Switzerland

2022-2023

Google Switzerland (Zürich)

Software Engineer / Cloud TAM - Zürich, Switzerland

2022

Sygnum Bank (Zürich)

Tech Lead / Deputy Head of SRE - Zürich, Switzerland

2020-2021

Roche (Basel)

AWS Cloud Consultant / Team Lead - Basel, Switzerland

2018-2020

Hilti AG (Liechtenstein)

Senior DevOps Lead - Schaan, Liechtenstein

1998-2018

Earlier roles

Various senior positions at Scigility, HID Global, Grid Dynamics, BaseCRM, Ericsson, Wesem, and others - Switzerland, Poland, France

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Case Studies

BIS Bank via Source Technology

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

  • The trading application spanned Windows and Kubernetes with manual deployments and single points of failure.
  • Remove manual work and build a reliable automated process that satisfies strict security standards.
  • Designed the full CI/CD flow, built infrastructure as code, added centralized logging and monitoring, and eliminated architectural weak points.
  • 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.

  • The legacy platform was being deprecated while many teams were still running production services on it.
  • Move services to the new system without disrupting production.
  • 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.
  • 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.

  • Regulated financial environment with complex cloud architecture and high audit scrutiny.
  • Establish SRE standards and automation across multiple clouds.
  • Built Terraform and Kubernetes foundations, introduced GitOps and service mesh, and defined shared responsibility with partners.
  • 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.

  • ML workflows were slow, complex, and heavily regulated.
  • Streamline infrastructure, improve automation, and satisfy compliance requirements.
  • Built CI/CD pipelines, automated qualification workflows, authored IaC with AWS CDK, and strengthened security and monitoring.
  • 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.

  • Distributed teams and mixed legacy/new systems caused delivery friction.
  • Automate release flow and align delivery globally.
  • Implemented Terraform-based IaC, ArgoCD, and CI/CD pipelines; rolled out Scrum and SAFe for coordination.
  • 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.

  • Clients needed compliant, scalable data systems across hybrid environments.
  • Design and implement automated cloud data platforms.
  • Designed Cloudera/Hortonworks setups, deployed Terraform and Ansible, and supported ETL plus migration workloads.
  • Stable clusters, simplified operations, and reusable deployment templates.
HID Assa Abloy

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

  • Legacy systems limited scalability and automation.
  • Modernize infrastructure and guide stakeholders through cloud adoption.
  • Planned lift-and-shift and refactoring, built CI/CD, implemented governance and IAM, and trained internal teams.
  • 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.

  • High load with strict SLAs on big-data processing.
  • Deliver a fast, resilient data platform with automation.
  • Designed the architecture, implemented CI/CD and monitoring, and shared best practices via community sessions.
  • High performance under load, predictable deployments, and strong team alignment.
Ericsson

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

  • Telecom BI systems demanded zero downtime and rigorous data protection.
  • Ensure availability and automate platform management.
  • Built HA architecture, automated backups and maintenance, and trained BI/ETL teams.
  • Reduced downtime, better performance, and consistent operations.
Wesem

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

  • Manufacturing company faced growing IT needs with limited resources.
  • Create a stable infrastructure and introduce quality management.
  • Built private cloud and disaster recovery; applied Lean and TQM to IT operations.
  • 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.

  • Large data workloads required a secure, repeatable cloud setup.
  • Build infrastructure as code with automation and security controls.
  • Created Terraform and Ansible deployments and defined delivery workflows.
  • Rapid provisioning, consistent environments, and readiness for scale.
Universal Postal Union

Delivered a high-speed Azure search platform using Elasticsearch.

  • Massive data volumes with strict latency targets.
  • Build a reliable, high-performance search engine from proof-of-concept to production.
  • Designed Azure architecture, implemented Terraform automation, and tuned Elasticsearch queries.
  • Fast response times, scalable production system, and a repeatable CI/CD process.

Skills and Tools

Cloud Platforms & Automation

Expert in large-scale cloud environments and automation. Deep experience in AWS, Azure, hybrid and multi-cloud setups with CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code.

  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Multi-cloud
  • Hybrid clouds
  • Infrastructure as Code
  • Terraform
  • CloudFormation

Site Reliability Engineering

Building resilient distributed systems at scale. Kubernetes orchestration, observability and SRE best practices for high availability.

  • Kubernetes
  • Istio
  • CI/CD
  • GitOps
  • GitHub
  • Observability
  • Quality engineering
  • SLA management
  • Operational excellence

Data & Systems Engineering

From data pipelines to AI model training infrastructure. Building scalable data platforms with PostgreSQL, Kafka and modern ETL/ELT patterns.

  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • ETL/ELT
  • Data pipelines
  • AI model training platforms
  • Automation

Business & Leadership

MBA-educated manager with proven ability to build and lead DevOps/SRE teams. Skilled in negotiation, communication, and mentoring at C-level and team level.

  • Strategic roadmaps
  • Risk management
  • Vendor negotiation
  • Budget ownership
  • C-suite alignment
  • Stakeholder management
  • Cross-functional coordination
  • Conflict resolution

Bitcoin & Journalism

Active Bitcoiner since 2010, journalist and editor-in-chief of Lightning.News. Covering Bitcoin infrastructure, payments, and entrepreneurship for C-level readers. Speaker and workshop host at major Bitcoin events.

  • Lightning Network
  • On-chain security
  • Regulated fintech
  • Editorial strategy
  • Technical writing
  • Community building

Languages & Soft Skills

Communicative leader fluent in four languages. One-year personal investment in soft skills, emotional intelligence, and cross-cultural communication.

Languages: English, Spanish, German, Polish

  • Active listening
  • Empathy and coaching
  • Mediation
  • Clear documentation
  • Distributed teams
  • Cultural awareness
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Technologies

Tech Stack & Tools

AWS Azure Kubernetes Terraform CI/CD GitOps ArgoCD Python Go PostgreSQL Kafka Prometheus Grafana Docker Lightning Network Bitcoin

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