Dr. Markus Hähnel
Dr. Markus Hähnel

Dr. Markus Hähnel

DevOps & Cloud Engineer | Python Developer

With over 14 years of experience in software development, I specialize in cloud infrastructure, DevOps practices, and Python-based solutions.

Projects and Skills

My personal Website

10/2025 - 10/2025

Full Stack Developer. A Django-based website to present my freelance work, projects, and technical skills. The application uses SQLite for data storage and is containerized with Docker for easy deployment.

Cloud Landing Zone & Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

Stackmeister

04/2025 - 05/2025

Cloud Engineer. Implementation of cloud infrastructure and virtual desktop solutions using Microsoft Azure.

DevOps & CI/CD on GCP

deecoob GmbH

07/2023 - 03/2025

DevOps Engineer. Implementation of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines on Google Cloud Platform. Deployed and managed Kubernetes clusters, implemented Infrastructure as Code with Terraform, orchestrated stream processing with Apache Kafka, and automated deployments using Helm Charts.

Compression of Sensor Data

flow.d GmbH

02/2023 - 06/2024

Data Scientist. Development of data compression algorithms for sensor data using statistical analysis, time series analysis, and deep learning techniques.

Migration to the GCP

deecoob GmbH

01/2023 - 03/2025

Architekt. Survey of the system on premises, followed by the system architecture design and project leadership for the data platform in the Google Cloud Platform. Setup of the Cloud Landing Zone and common infrastructure such as databases, Kubernetes cluster, Apache Kafka, Schema Registry etc.

Framework for Neural Network Classifiers

deecoob GmbH

11/2021 - 06/2023

Software Developer. Design and implementation of a framework for neural network classifiers using Python, FastAPI, and deep learning frameworks.

System Architecture for AWS

deecoob GmbH

11/2021 - 12/2022

Architect. Design and implementation of cloud system architecture on Amazon Web Services (AWS). Architected scalable cloud-native solutions with focus on reliability, security, and cost optimization.

Web-Crawler for Diagnostic Trouble Codes

FSD - Zentrale Stelle

07/2020 - 10/2021

Data Engineer. Development of a web crawler for mining diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) from various automotive data sources. Implementation included data extraction, parsing, and storage in relational databases.

Migration to GitLab & Kubernetes

FSD - Zentrale Stelle

07/2020 - 10/2021

DevOps Engineer. Migration of infrastructure and applications to GitLab and Kubernetes. Implemented CI/CD pipelines, containerized applications with Docker and Helm Charts, and orchestrated microservices using gRPC and Protocol Buffers.

Lecturer for Linux

University of cooperative education Dresden

05/2019 - 07/2019

Teaching Linux administration, Docker, and Git to students.

Development of a preprocessing library

flow.d GmbH

04/2019 - 09/2020

Software Developer & Data Scientist. Development of a library for flexible preprocessing of time series data for the transportation type detection by an AI model.

Structuring and Analysis of 24 Million Time Series

Dresden University of Technology

12/2015 - 06/2019

PhD research on structuring and analyzing 24 million time series using machine learning algorithms, big data technologies, and statistical analysis. Involved software architecture, data center operations, and information visualization.

Development of Laboratory Software

Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR)

06/2014 - 11/2015

Software developer. Development of Python-based laboratory software with UI to control and run automated experiments.

Lecturing Python

Technische Universität Dresden

10/2013 - 03/2014

Teaching Python programming, statistical data analysis, and modeling & simulation to university students.

Software developer. Development of Evaluation Software

Institute for Applied Photophysics (IAPP) - TU Dresden

10/2012 - 03/2013

Development of Python-based evaluation software with UI and information visualization for analyzing experimental data at the Institute for Applied Photophysics.

Administration of Network Infrastructure and Servers

Studentenwerk Dresden Wohnheim

10/2011 - 10/2015

Netzwork administrator. Network and server administration for student housing, including database management, helpdesk support, and web development with PHP, Perl, and WordPress.

Certifications

Google Cloud Professional Architect

Google Cloud

September 2024 - October 2026

ID: 5bbd523d-cae5-41d1-9d43-4a84557ddbc0

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Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I)

Scrum.org

April 2020

ID: 525494

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Professional Scrum Product Owner I (PSPO I)

Scrum.org

April 2020

ID: 525868

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Quality Officer TÜV

TÜV

June 2020

ID: 3240922

Contact

Location

01217 Dresden

Availability

On-site & Remote