Summary
Alexander Zimmermann is an edge-focused cloud engineer with 11 years’ experience designing, building and operating cloud-native software on Kubernetes for both cloud and on-premise environments. He currently drives the creation of a Kubernetes-based Edge Cloud for 15,000+ retail locations at Schwarz Digits, combining API-driven scalability with decentralized computing. Skilled in Java and Go, he applies CI/CD, GitOps and IaC practices to streamline delivery and observability across distributed systems. Alexander transitioned from backend Java work into DevOps and platform engineering, pairing developer empathy with automation-first thinking. Based in Neukirchen-Vluyn, he consults and ships production-ready platforms that translate retail requirements into resilient, scalable infrastructure.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Wirtschaftsinformatik, Bachelor of Science - BS, Wirtschaftsinformatik at Hochschule Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences