Software Architecture

HereĀ are some of the software architectures and architectural patterns I have been intensely working in various mission critical projects:

Methodology

Using the right methodology to successfully complete a complex project is key. Throughout my career I have been practicing the following methodologies:

DevOps

In a fast changing world with ever changing requirements DevOps is of uttermost importance. I have introduced and driven the implementation of:

Quality Engineering

To be able to adhere to the first principle of the Agile Manifesto, namely “our highest priority is to satisfy the customer through early and continuous delivery of valuable software” we need a fully automated regression tests suite. I am leading the test automation initiative that automates a formerly manual test suite.

Programming Languages & Frameworks

All the following languages and frameworks I have used to write and enhance mission critical applications and/or been teaching from entry to advanced and expert level:

Operating Systems & Scripting

I’m deeply familiar with Linux, MacOS and Windows and am using Bash and PowerShell to automate complex tasks

Infrastructure & Platforms

I consider myself to be an expert in container technology and highly distributed application architecture. I have written several books about Docker containers, orchestration engines such as Docker Swarm and Kubernetes. I am deeply familiar with the architecture and the inner workings of Apache Kafka and the Kafka ecosystem:

Security

To me, security can never be an afterthought and sprinkled like magic dust on top of applications running in production. Security is a base requirement for any business application. As a consequence I have been digging deep into the following areas:

Soft Skills

Current and former supervisors, coworkers and mentees have been associating the following soft skills with me:

Management

As a part of my various roles as lead, distinguished and chief architect, as well as lead curriculum designer I have acquired the following management skills