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Cloud-Native Architecture & Kubernetes

Run reliable, observable infrastructure on Kubernetes

GitOps ISO 27001 AWS Azure IONOS On-Premise

Cloud-native infrastructure is not a goal in itself, it’s the foundation for reliable, scalable and maintainable systems. I design and implement Kubernetes-based architectures that match your actual workload and operational capacity, rather than maximising complexity.

This includes platform selection (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, IONOS, on-premise), container orchestration, microservice architecture and GitOps-based delivery pipelines using ArgoCD or Flux. I advise on compliance-relevant architecture decisions, including those required by ISO 27001-aligned environments.

Past work includes a fully automated Kubernetes provisioning system for a white-label shop platform, and the infrastructure for the IXP self-service portal at DE-CIX.

For whom

  • SaaS and platform teams growing past single-server setups
  • Companies with compliance requirements (ISO 27001, SOC 2)
  • Teams adopting Kubernetes for the first time
  • Organisations consolidating fragmented infrastructure

What you get

  • Kubernetes architecture (multi-tenant, multi-cluster, or single)
  • GitOps delivery pipeline (ArgoCD or Flux)
  • Compliance-aligned infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Pulumi)
  • Observability stack (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry)

How we work

  1. Workload analysis
    Real traffic and real operational constraints
  2. Platform selection
    AWS, Azure, IONOS or on-premise: based on fit, not hype
  3. Reference architecture
    Documented trade-offs and decision rationale
  4. Phased implementation
    Delivered with runbooks and rollback paths
  5. Handover
    Training and on-call documentation

Engagement format

Architecture review (1–2 weeks) or full build-out (multi-month) · remote-first

Related Work

Cloud ROUTER Architecture · DE-CIX

Software Architect / Consultant

Event-driven integration foundation that decouples new system components from legacy systems while preserving production stability.

Apache Kafka Event-Driven Architecture PHP +1
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Self-Service Portal for IXP Customers

Frontend and backend developer

Self-service portal enabling DE-CIX members to manage peering connections independently, with the reliability the infrastructure demands.

Vue JS TypeScript PHP +3
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