Summary
Dirk Deimeke is a seasoned Linux and cloud infrastructure leader with 14+ years driving large-scale platform operations and agile transformations at Swisscom and major Swiss banks. He combines hands-on expertise in Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu), OpenShift/Kubernetes, automation (Ansible), and time-sensitive engineering (PTP) with product and stakeholder leadership as a Service Owner and former Product Owner/Team Coach. Dirk has built and led cross-functional teams, shaped standards for Linux workplaces, and managed mid-triple-digit application portfolios across private and public clouds. He is a long-time open-source and open-knowledge contributor who champions empowering users to control their data through initiatives like My Own IT. Known for bridging deep technical craft with strategic vendor and security management, Dirk also trains apprentices and fosters DevOps/SRE capability in customers. Based in Zurich, he pairs rigorous academic foundations in CS/math with a pragmatic focus on operational excellence and measurable SLAs.
14 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science Electrical Engineering, Computer Science Electrical Engineering at TU Dortmund University
Mathematics Computer Science Electrical Engineering, Mathematics Computer Science Electrical Engineering at Ruhr University Bochum
German, English, French, Dutch, tacheles