Daniel Andres
About, Work, Tech
I’m fascinated by technology — but even more by what you can do with it. I want to understand how things work, question existing solutions, and keep trying whether something could be simpler, better, or completely different.
That leads to new ideas and projects again and again: sometimes around software, cloud, smart home and artificial intelligence, sometimes while building and experimenting, and sometimes simply out of a spontaneous idea where I want to know: does this actually work?
I like clear, pragmatic solutions and things that create real value. At the same time, I want to stay curious, try new things, and follow ideas even when it’s not yet clear where they will lead.
That’s why this site is not a finished portfolio, but more a personal place for what occupies me: projects, experiences, thoughts, and things I learn along the way.
And it will probably never be completely finished. Which would be a bit boring, really.
Work experience
LessSolution Architect
freenet Group · Büdelsdorf
Solution Architect
freenet Group · Büdelsdorf
- Overall architecture responsibility for cloud solutions over several years.
- Advising and supporting infrastructure and development teams on cloud architectures.
- Lead architect for freenet’s cloud infrastructure during the migration from the on-premise data center to the cloud.
- Planning and supporting the cloud transformation in close alignment with executives and decision-makers.
- Ensuring sustainable, scalable, and future-proof architecture decisions.
MoreTeam Lead Container & Cloud
freenet DLS GmbH · Büdelsdorf
Team Lead Container & Cloud
freenet DLS GmbH · Büdelsdorf
- Technical and partly disciplinary leadership of the Container & Cloud team.
- Responsibility for staffing, recruiting, and team development.
- Steering tasks, priorities, and capacity.
- Ensuring the successful delivery of container and cloud initiatives.
- Close collaboration with management, architecture, and development teams.
MoreTechnical Architect
mobilcom-debitel GmbH · Büdelsdorf
Technical Architect
mobilcom-debitel GmbH · Büdelsdorf
- Architecture design and decision-making for cloud solutions with a focus on AWS.
- Planning and supporting migrations to modern technologies and platforms.
- Evaluating new technologies for scalability, security, and operations.
- Ensuring architecture standards and sustainable technical solutions.
MoreProduct Owner Kubernetes
freenet Group · Büdelsdorf
Product Owner Kubernetes
freenet Group · Büdelsdorf
- Dual role as Product Owner and engineer for building and operating a Kubernetes platform.
- Conception and implementation of a vanilla-based Kubernetes platform.
- Responsibility for monitoring, alerting, security, logging, and traffic management.
- Operating, automating, evolving, and governing the platform including on-call duty.
- Training and advising development teams on efficient platform usage.
MoreSite Reliability Engineer
mobilcom-debitel GmbH · Büdelsdorf
Site Reliability Engineer
mobilcom-debitel GmbH · Büdelsdorf
- Operating, automating, evolving, and governing the platform including on-call duty.
- Training and advising development teams.
- Ensuring availability, stability, and performance of production systems.
- Ensuring efficient platform usage and sustainable further development in close cooperation with teams.
MoreDatabase / Middleware System Administrator
mobilcom-debitel GmbH · Büdelsdorf
Database / Middleware System Administrator
mobilcom-debitel GmbH · Büdelsdorf
- Design and operation of load balancing, firewall, and network solutions.
- Management and optimization of DNS and FTP services.
- Administration and operation of web servers (Apache, Nginx) and middleware systems.
- Operation and maintenance of application servers (JBoss) including configuration and updates.
- Management of session handling to ensure performance and stability.
- Support and operation of PHP-based applications in production.
- Analysis and resolution of issues in the web and middleware stack.
MoreBusiness Applications / Online Portals
mobilcom-debitel GmbH · Büdelsdorf
Business Applications / Online Portals
mobilcom-debitel GmbH · Büdelsdorf
- Stable operation and high availability of business online portals.
- Incident analysis and sustainable issue resolution.
- Performance and quality improvements.
- Coordination with business teams and external service providers.
- Continuous improvement of operational processes.
- Support and operation of PHP-based applications in production.
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