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Felix Faust

born June '97

contact@turtledev.net

+49 151 15146363

Freiherr-vom-Stein-Straße 44

51545 Waldbröl, Germany

industry knowledge

TypeScriptContinuous IntegrationReactNext.jsDevOpsDockerKubernetesOpenshiftOpenstackFull-StackJavaScriptGCPAWSBackendNode.jsExpress.jsNestJSGraphQLFastifyMongoDBPostgreSQLRedisJavaSpring BootGoRelational / Document DatabasesProduct DevelopmentAngularTailwind CSSFrontendNestJSAnsibleTerraformPrismaGitHub ActionsGitLab CI/CDJenkinsShell ScriptingGrafanaPrometheusKibanaHashicorp Vault SecretsNGINXKubernetes Operator FrameworkPrettierFramer MotionESLintWebPack

tools

JetBrains IDEGitHub CopilotChromeManjaro (Arch Linux)Windows

languages

German (native)English (fluent)
Felix Faust
Senior DevOps Engineer
List of employers and projects
Senior DevOps Engineer
Schäfer Shop GmbH
Betzdorf, Germany
e-commerce for office supplies
September 2022 - Present — 1+ year
Migration of an e-commerce webshop from a proprietary openstack system to a modern private cloud kubernetes environment. Working in a team to create a new sustainable infrastructure for the future.
  • Worked on migration project from proprietary OpenStack to self-managed Kubernetes on Hetzner
  • Contributed to the conceptualization and planning of migration strategy
  • Implemented environment separation and automation using Makefiles and strategic merging
  • Automated migration of hundreds of domains to Cloudflare
  • Developed and maintained GitLab CI pipelines for continuous integration and deployment
  • Optimized performance of critical infrastructure and frequently used base containers
  • Enhanced system reliability and scalability through continuous monitoring and proactive improvements
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of DevOps practices
  • Provided technical support and troubleshooting for DevOps-related issues
TerraformOpenStackKubernetesGardenerGitOps / ArgoCDHCP Vault SecretsAnsible
DevOps Engineer
AVACO GmbH
Niederkassel, Germany
„workpage“ — network to bringing business together
June 2021 - August 2022 — 1+ year
Migration of legacy application deployments from kubernetes to openshift platform (respectively jenkins to tekton pipelines), development enabler, dev ops tech lead assistance, implementing tomorrows infrastructure, re-inventing the product and assisting product management
  • Played a key role in a migration project from Kubernetes to OpenShift on Open Telekom Cloud
  • Assisted coworkers with backend issues and provided technical support
  • Containerized applications and automated infrastructure processes
  • Utilized Terraform and Ansible for infrastructure as code and automation tasks
  • Developed and maintained CI/CD pipelines to ensure smooth deployment processes
  • Implemented monitoring and logging solutions to enhance system reliability
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to integrate and deploy new features
  • Ensured system security and compliance with industry standards
  • Optimized infrastructure for scalability and performance
C#KubernetesAdministrationContinuous IntegrationTech Lead
DevOps Engineer
dynabase Technologies GmbH
Cologne, Germany
IT service provider, customer projects
March 2019 - May 2021 — 2+ years
Full responsibility for (further) development and realization of customer projects, e.g. leaseback.de and rbtx.com; Grafana & Prometheus Monitoring Setup in Azure Kubernetes Cluster
  • Developed frontend software for reputable customers such as IGUS, including the IGUS Konfigurator platform and rbtx.com
  • Led a solo development project for Netbid, handling frontend, backend, and infrastructure
  • Utilized Angular and RxJS for building responsive and dynamic web applications
  • Implemented backend services using NodeJS for scalable and efficient server-side applications
  • Containerized applications to ensure consistency across development, testing, and production environments
  • Deployed and managed infrastructure on AWS AKS for high availability and scalability
  • Developed and maintained GitLab CI/CD pipelines for continuous integration and deployment
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software solutions
  • Ensured system security and optimized performance for customer applications
TypeScriptAngularKubernetesAWSAzureNodeJS
DevOps Engineer
powwow GmbH
Cologne, Germany
b2b ecommerce for mobile tech
July 2018 - February 2019 — 8 months
Migration of legacy applications to Google Cloud; setup and management of Kafka Cluster, VPN, Firewall, IAM and further development of B2B Java Services
  • Led migration of legacy applications to Google Cloud
  • Set up and managed Kafka Cluster, VPN, Firewall, IAM
  • Developed and maintained B2B Java Services
  • Utilized Java, Gradle, Spring Boot for backend development
  • Implemented infrastructure as code with Terraform
  • Optimized system performance and ensured high availability
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver robust solutions
JavaGradleSpring BootGCPTerraform
Training
FLOWFACT GmbH
Cologne, Germany
real estate and CRM (customer relationship management)
July 2015 - June 2018 — 3 years
Agile software development (scrum + kanban) on Java monoliths. Later also development on new customer software version with focus on React, Javascript, AWS and infrastructure topics in a microservice architecture
JavaC#JavaScriptReactPHPAWSWordPress Customizer
Education
and certification
Certified Kubernetes Administrator
CKA-2000-005408-0100
January 26, 2020 (valid till January 23, 2023)
Proven and deep knowledge in kubernetes (cluster) administration and application development
Carl-Reuther-Berufskolleg
Hennef, Germany
August 2013 - June 2015; 2 years
2 year vocational college (technical diploma) in information technology
Realschule Much
Much, Germany
till 2013
secondary school, middle maturity