Pavan Patil
Frankfurt am Main
Summary
I'm a DevOps Engineer. I bring a strong foundation in cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and automation tools. My experience in streamlining deployment processes and improving system reliability has directly reduced downtime and accelerated delivery cycles in previous roles. I'm highly collaborative, working closely with developers and operations teams to ensure smooth, secure, and scalable systems.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
DevOps Engineer
Cleversoft GmbH
11.2025 - 01.2026
- Designed, implemented, and maintained Jenkins CI/ CD pipelines to ensure efficient software delivery.
- Administered and analyzed issues in software platforms (Kubernetes, Databases, Web servers etc.).
- Developed and optimised an Iac setup with Terraform to automate and standardize deployments.
Cloud Engineer/SRE
ALDI SÜD
08.2022 - 05.2025
- Built and maintained scalable infrastructure on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) using Terraform, automated application deployments with Helm and GitOps.
- Developed GitLab CI/ CD pipelines aligned with evolving software architecture, enabling a 20+ developer (Node.js and AngularJS) team to ship 10+ releases per week with zero weekend work.
- Strengthened observability by implementing Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace and Alertmanager that caught 95% issues before customers noticed.
- Collaborated with product management, solution architects, and key stakeholders to refactor systems and deliver scalable, future-ready technical solutions.
- Drove incident response, root-cause analysis, and blameless post-mortems, and ensured implementation and tracking of corrective and preventive actions derived from them to achieve continuous improvement.
DevSecOps Engineer
PwC
04.2022 - 07.2022
- Designed and implemented CI/ CD processes in GitLab, leveraging Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, and Terraform to streamline deployments and improve system reliability.
DevOps Engineer/SRE
envelio GmbH
03.2020 - 03.2022
- Designed, implemented, and maintained robust infrastructure on cloud platforms (AWS and on-prem), orchestrated Kubernetes deployments, leveraged SaltStack for configuration management, and automated CI/ CD pipelines with TeamCity to streamline application delivery.
- Participated in Incident Management, on-call rotation, and drove learning from failure as well as safe preparation of changes.
- Supported software product deployment processes by coordinating, troubleshooting deployment issues, and ensuring smooth transition from development to production environments.
DevOps Engineer
SOHARD GmbH
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Designed, implemented, and maintained CI/ CD pipelines for Java applications using Docker, Maven, and Jenkins, automating build, test, and deployment processes to ensure continuous delivery of high-quality software.
Workstudent
MINDS-Medical GmbH
08.2017 - 12.2017
- Worked as a Backend Developer at AI Assistant, leveraging data mining and natural language processing (NLP) techniques to enhance system intelligence.
Intern
SEEDFUNNEL GmbH
08.2016 - 10.2016
Software Engineer
L&T Infotech
12.2013 - 03.2015
- Developed dashboards using OTA/ API of HP Application Lifecycle Management using J2EE.
Software Developer
CENS India Pvt Ltd
03.2011 - 08.2013
- Developed various applications using JAVA technologies.
Education
Master of Science - Computer Science
Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences
Frankfurt am Main, Germany09-2018
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
Pune University
Pune, India06-2010
Skills
- Monitoring and logging: Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, Dynatrace, NewRelic
- Infrastructure: Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, ArgoCD
- Cloud platforms: Azure, GCP, AWS, OTC
- Scripting language: Bash Script
- Operating systems: Linux, MacOS, Windows
- CICD pipelines: GitLab, Jenkins, Teamcity
- IaC: Terraform, SaltStack, Ansible
- Databases: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Oracle
- Collaboration: Git, Bitbucket, Agile, Scrum
- CDN & Security: Akamai, Cloudflare
Achievements
- Automated Kubernetes secrets and certificate management across Azure Kubernetes Service and Azure Key Vault, saving €100K+ annually.
- Cut infrastructure costs by 50% through optimization of resources
and scaling strategies. - Built an automated deployment pipeline that cut releases from 1 hour to 2 minutes.
Websites, Portfolios and Profiles
- linkedin.com/in/pavan-patil8
- github.com/patilpavan8
Languages
English
Proficient
C2
German
Beginner
A1
Timeline
DevOps Engineer
Cleversoft GmbH
11.2025 - 01.2026
Cloud Engineer/SRE
ALDI SÜD
08.2022 - 05.2025
DevSecOps Engineer
PwC
04.2022 - 07.2022
DevOps Engineer/SRE
envelio GmbH
03.2020 - 03.2022
DevOps Engineer
SOHARD GmbH
01.2019 - 01.2020
Workstudent
MINDS-Medical GmbH
08.2017 - 12.2017
Intern
SEEDFUNNEL GmbH
08.2016 - 10.2016
Software Engineer
L&T Infotech
12.2013 - 03.2015
Software Developer
CENS India Pvt Ltd
03.2011 - 08.2013
Master of Science - Computer Science
Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
Pune University