I'm AWS & DevOps Engineer
Philip Ohm

Specializing in AWS architecture, refining DevOps strategies; I bring expertise to elevate your projects.

About Me

Developing With a Passion While Exploring The World.

Greetings! I’m deeply passionate about the intersection of technology and innovation, particularly in the realms of cloud computing and DevOps. As an experienced AWS & DevOps Engineer, I’ve spent years refining my skills and expertise to drive impactful change within organizations.

My journey into this dynamic field began with a fascination for solving complex problems and a desire to harness the power of technology to drive business success. Throughout my career, I’ve had the privilege of working with a diverse range of clients and projects, each presenting unique challenges and opportunities for growth.

In my role as an AWS & DevOps Engineer, I thrive on architecting robust, scalable, and secure solutions that meet the evolving needs of modern businesses. From designing highly available architectures to implementing automated deployment pipelines, I’m committed to leveraging cutting-edge technologies and best practices to deliver value and drive innovation.

What truly sets me apart is my holistic approach to technology. I firmly believe that successful implementations require more than just technical expertise—they demand a deep understanding of business objectives, user needs, and organizational culture. That’s why I prioritize collaboration and communication, working closely with stakeholders across departments to ensure alignment and foster a culture of continuous improvement.

In addition to my technical skills, I bring a strong foundation in project management, strategic planning, and leadership to the table. Whether I’m leading a team of engineers, mentoring junior colleagues, or liaising with clients, I’m dedicated to fostering an environment of trust, transparency, and accountability where everyone feels empowered to contribute their best work.

Outside of work, I’m an avid learner and explorer. I’m always seeking out new opportunities to expand my knowledge and skills, whether through online courses, industry events, or hands-on experimentation. I’m also deeply committed to giving back to the community, whether through volunteering, mentoring, or sharing my expertise through writing and speaking engagements.

In summary, I’m not just an AWS & DevOps Engineer—I’m a strategic partner, a problem solver, and a catalyst for positive change. I’m passionate about leveraging technology to drive meaningful impact, and I’m excited about the opportunity to collaborate with you to achieve our shared goals.

What Services I'm Providing

AWS Architecture

Designing and implementing tailored AWS solutions for scalable, secure, and highly available applications and systems, following best practices and optimal resource utilization.

IaC & CI/CD

Automating infrastructure processes through Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and setting up Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to enhance development efficiency, shorten deployment times, and improve software quality.

DevOps

Fostering a collaborative culture between development and operations by implementing DevOps practices and tools to enable seamless integration of processes, tools, and teams, accelerating the delivery of high-quality software.

Work Experience

AWS Engineer - Sulzer GmbH / BMW
March 2023 - now
  • Development of a concept to perform chaos testing on an AWS infrastructure.
  • Implementation of the integration of the AWS Resilience Hub.
  • Support of the customer in the further development of an AWS platform.
  • Enable new team member to work on the platform.
  • Create new AWS CDK constructs to enable customers to use the BMW cloud platform.
  • Write lambdas to automate deployment processes
Volkswagen, Hanover - IT Architect
February 2023 – May 2023
  • Technical support for development teams.
  • Development of a concept to improve existing AWS infrastructures.
  • Support for the implementation of company guidelines within several projects.
  • Establishment of development guidelines.
  • Supporting the project manager within the project implementation regarding technical issues.
  • Use of Jira and Confluence.
  • Working in multiple scrum teams.

Technologies: AWS, Projectmanagement (IT-PEP), Scrum

AWS Engineer - Sulzer GmbH / BMW
October 2021 - February 2023
  • Development of a cloud platform on AWS
  • Automated provisioning of cloud resources with the help of AWS CDK
  • Development of a monitoring and logging concept with the help of Prometheus, Thanos, Grafana, Opensearch, Logstash and Fluentbit
  • Operation of the platform
  • Creation of Jenkins jobs to be able to perform subtasks of the platform automatically
  • Migration of several AWS accounts into new accounts, using AWS DMS among other things.
  • Creation of Lambda functions to be able to automatically create backups of databases
  • Automated provisioning of services within AWS ECS with the help of Jenkins.
  • Services accessible via API Gateway, NLB, ALB and AWS ECS.

Technologies: AWS, AWS-CDK, Prometheus, Thanos, Grafana, Opensearch, Logstash, Fluentbit, Jenkins, AWS DMS, AWS Lambda, AWS ECS, AWS API-Gateway, Hosted Zones, AWS NLB, AWS ELB, Scrum, Jira und Confluence.

E-Commerce, Remote – DevOps Engineer
February 2021- October 2021
  • Planning and development of new web applications in Python.
  • Use of Terraform and Ansible to provision cloud resources and virtual machines.
  • Provision of a dev, staging and prod environment, automated via Terraform.
  • Outsourcing of functionalities to managed AWS PaaS services.
  • Storage and persistence in S3 buckets.
  • Introduction of monitoring solutions in AWS (AWS CloudWatch).
  • Implementation of Lambda Functions in Python and small serverless applications.
  • Implementation of the backend logic of a web application in Python.
  • Design and implementation of a CICD pipeline with GitLab (e.g. for building, testing and deploying a containerized (Docker) application).
  • Deployment of this containerized application in EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service).

Technologies: AWS, Python, GitLab, Terraform, Ansible, AWS EC2 Instanzen, AWS S3 Buckets, Lambda, EKS, Kubernetes, CICD, Security, Docker, TypeScript.

Cryptocurrency, Remote - Fullstack Developer
August 2020 - February 2021
  • Comparison of different Password Manager protocols.
  • Selection of the appropriate protocol for Dash Platform -> Trezor protocol.
  • Derivation of keys using Hierarchical Key Derivation with the help of the Dash Mnemonic.
  • Transformation of derived keys into the Trezor format.
  • Encrypting passwords with the help of transformed keys.
  • Implementation of a frontend with React and the Ionic Framework.
  • Implementation of a local key-value store to store passwords locally or in the cloud (Dash Platform).

Technologies: Git, React, Typescript, Javascript, Ionic, Dash Platform.

My Portfolio

Amazon Webservices - AWS
Compute
85%
AWS - CDK
80%
Networking
70%
ECS
80%
Databases Relational/Non-Relational
85%
Chaos Testing
65%
Development
Microservice Architecture
70%
Test Driven Development
65%
Domain-Driven Design
80%
Hexagonal Architectures
85%
Git
85%
CI/CD
Jenkins
85%
GitHub Actions
65%
Nexus
70%
Docker
95%
Kubernetes
75%
Programming Languages
Typescript
90%
Java
75%
Python
70%
Groovy
65%
Shell
80%
Monitoring / Logging
Grafana
90%
Mimir
90%
Prometheus
90%
Logstash
70%
Opensearch
85%
Agile Tools
Scrum
100%
Jira
75%
Confluence
75%
Kanban
65%

What My Clients Says

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We perceived Mr. Ohm as highly professional and as a project participant in a leading role. 
The success of the project was further ensured by the fact that Mr. Ohm was able to maintain an overview in addition to his tasks and provided support at weak points.

Richard Schneider
GF mediagear GmbH

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Jenna Smith

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Stay In Touch

Let’s keep the conversation going! Reach out for collaboration opportunities or to discuss your next project. I’m just an email or call away.