Curriculum vitae

Marvin Alexander Beckmann

Senior DevOps-Engineer Kubernetes

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DevOps engineer working in Linux and Kubernetes operations since 2020. At plusserver, my focus is managed Kubernetes on OpenStack: cluster lifecycle management, automation, security, and production support.

My earlier career includes electrical installation, site management, and team leadership on nuclear power plant projects in Switzerland, France, and Italy.

Experience

to Present

Senior DevOps-Engineer Kubernetes

plusserver GmbH · Remote

  • Managed Kubernetes: develop and operate the plusserver Kubernetes Engine (PSKE) on OpenStack, using Gardener, kOps, and related extensions.
  • Platform operations: deploy and upgrade clusters, monitor their health, investigate failures, and apply security hardening.
  • Automation: build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and develop tools in Python and Go for operational tasks.
  • Customer support: resolve issues directly with customers, participate in the on-call rotation, and document procedures and findings.

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DevOps Engineer Linux / Kubernetes

Triology GmbH · Braunschweig

  • Cloudogu Ecosystem: operated infrastructure and backend services using Docker and Kubernetes on GCP and later AWS.
  • Linux and containers: supported internal teams and customers on infrastructure and Kubernetes projects.
  • Knowledge sharing: delivered Docker and Kubernetes training sessions and workshops for colleagues and customers.

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Electrical Technician · Site & Team Leadership

FoxJobsAG · Bern, Switzerland

Focus: nuclear power plant projects in Switzerland, France, and Italy.

  • Worked primarily on General Electric projects involving construction, repair, and deconstruction of nuclear power plants.
  • Managed sites and led teams on electrical installation and IT systems work in construction and renovation projects.

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Electrical Technician · Lead Installation Work

DaNet GmbH · Flechtorf

  • Led installation work in data networking and electrical engineering for industrial, educational, and private projects.
  • Supervised technicians, coordinated materials, and handled customer relations and service.
  • Worked with customers including the German Aerospace Center (DLR).

Projects

Propagator

In development · Go · Kubernetes · Helm

I’m working on a Kubernetes operator for declarative deployment and management of services across multiple target clusters. The design separates the control plane from service workloads and provides a REST API for service management.

  • Service lifecycle: Kubernetes custom resources and Helm form the basis for defining and managing services.
  • Platform integration: Gardener is the initial target environment, with an extensible cluster provisioner design.

Education

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IT Specialist in Systems Integration

Triology GmbH · Braunschweig

Completed vocational training as a Fachinformatiker für Systemintegration in two years and five months.

Technical skills

  • Platforms and containers: Kubernetes, Gardener, kOps, Docker, Linux, virtualization, OpenStack.
  • Operations: cluster lifecycle management, monitoring and logging, troubleshooting, networking, security hardening, on-call support.
  • Automation and delivery: Bash, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, Python and Go for smaller tools and automation.
  • Cloud experience: GCP and AWS through infrastructure work at Triology.
  • Collaboration: customer support, technical documentation, training, and workshops.

Certifications

  • CKS — Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist
  • CKA — Certified Kubernetes Administrator
  • CKAD — Certified Kubernetes Application Developer

Issued by the Linux Foundation and CNCF. View certifications.

Languages

German, Swiss German, and English.