Eduard Marbach
Profile
Cloud Architect & DevOps Engineer with extensive experience in software development and cloud technologies (10+ years experience). Currently founder at raydak GmbH, focusing on professional cloud architecture and consulting, particularly with AWS. Experienced in implementing modern technology stacks, containerization, and automation solutions. Strong background in full-stack development and DevOps practices, with expertise in Kubernetes, Docker, and various cloud platforms. Utilizing different AI toolings to speed up coding processes and improve efficiency while reviewing output for best practices. Last but not least having fun with OpenSource projects and community work!
Experience
raydak GmbH
Stuttgart, DE
Founder
01/2022 - Present
- Professional architecting and consulting with Cloud environments (especially AWS)
- Workshops and consulting
- Software engineering with modern stacks
- OpenSource/Community projects and support
- AI-supported solutions and implementations such as AI agents and toolings - Github Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude Code, Gemini, Jules, ...
- AWS
- Cloud
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- NextJS
- Oracle Cloud
- React
- Remix
- TypeScript
- Vercel
- AI Tools
- Go
- Pulumi
Synava (Medavis, InformMe)
München, DE
SRE Engineer & Cloud Architect
09/2025 - Present
- Synchronize cloud setup across multiple stake holders
- Implement best practices for cloud security and compliance
- Optimize resilience and performance of cloud infrastructure
- AWS
- Cloud
- Containers
- DevOps
- Grafana
- IaC
- Kubernetes
- OpenTelemetry
- Prometheus
- Pulumi
- Terraform
DB Systel
Frankfurt, DE
Cloud Architect & Principal Developer
02/2025 - 08/2025
- Setup, Modernization and movement to unified Infrastructure as Code (pulumi) in AWS + Kubernetes
- Migration of existing python applications stacks on lambda back to container based in a kubernetes environment
- Modernize the existing python code with toolings like uv and make it easy testable, runnable and releasable
- Integrating different Networking Systems including deep dive in VitalQIP, different networking solutions like Cisco, Aruba and more and integrating in a Network Source of Truth Nautbot or Netbox
- Introduced and implemented the full monitoring and tracing stack with OpenTelemetry, Grafana, Loki for the Python application
- AI-supported solutions and implementations such as AI agents and toolings - Github Copilot + Agents
- Pulumi
- Kubernetes
- Python
- DevOps
- Cloud
- QIP
- Nautobot
- Network
- AWS
- Containers
- IaC
- OpenTelemetry
- Grafana
- Tempo
- Prometheus
- Loki
- AI Tools
CRBN AI
USA
Co-Head of Engineering
06/2023 - 12/2024
- AI Solution for interaction with a vast amount of documents in a easy and secure approach
- Automated processing of big data collections
- Cloud Setup & Deployment, IaC, DevOps, Security with Pulumi
- Enterprise Architecture and Security focused integration of tools and AI
- AI
- AWS
- Azure
- GPT
- Kubernetes
- LLM
- Pulumi
- React
- Supabase
- TypeScript
- Vercel
raydak GmbH
Stuttgart, DE
Cloud Architect
10/2024 - Present
- Development of AI Replyer for Freelancers - AIFred
- Development of media configuration tool - Configarr
- Strategic decision for future of OpenSource organization - VisualDataWeb
- Automation of every Cloud resource, Testing and Deployment including Community interaction
- Server automation with Proxmox, OpenStack combined with K3s for Kubernetes
- AWS
- Cloud
- DevOps
- Github Actions
- Kubernetes
- Netlify
- Postgres
- Remix
- Typescript
- Copilot
DB Systel
Frankfurt, DE
Cloud Architect
01/2023 - 10/2024
- Modernizing Deutsche Bahn's future network infrastructure, based on Kubernetes
- Responsible for designing and setting up the cloud architecture in AWS
- Responsible for full automation and rollout
- Implementation of different network automation requirements based on Cisco, BGP, IPAM, ...
- Implementation of different monitoring solutions for distributing, managing and securing the application landscape
- Using networking tools like QIP, Nautobot, Netbox and more for complete automation setups
- AWS
- Cloud
- DevOps
- Docker
- Gitlab
- QIP
- Netbox/Nautobot
- Kubernetes
- Network
- Python
- Terraform
Mercedes-Benz AG
Sindelfingen, DE
Cloud Architect & DevOps
10/2019 - 04/2023
- Complete AWS setup, deployment and maintenance for teams/products (Kubernetes - EKS, static IPs, HTTP/TCP, RDS, Cache, ...)
- Complete setup of the cloud network with OnPremise (IPAM, DNS) - Forwarding for address ranges + DNS to AWS and management with Route53, resolvers, VPC, RouteTable, TransitGateway, IP pinning ...
- Full development of KPI dashboard for global IT
- Development on MO360-FTK (Microfrontend Framework)
- Project Lead & Development - Tool collection application
- DevOps strategy and training with Azure DevOps
- Fully automated CI/CD & IaC with Terraform for AWS
- Experimental setups with OpenStack and OpenShift
- Architecture
- AWS
- Azure DevOps
- DevOps
- DNS
- Docker
- IPAM
- Kubernetes
- Network
- NodeJS
- React
- Terraform
- TypeScript
Software Developer (Production)
06/2018 - 09/2019
- WebApp Development
- Development on Switch (Framework for WebApps)
- Project-Lead and Development of production application MO Connect
- Development and Establishment of Daimler Styleguide
- Different backend and infrastructure projects
- Driving DevOps strategy based on CI/CD pipelines via Gitlab and Azure DevOps
- Automation setup for everything possible
- AWS
- Azure DevOps
- DevOps
- Docker
- Gitlab
- Kubernetes
- Typescript
Software Developer (Research)
July 2017 - May 2018
- Machine Learning, App-Development
- Fullstack Development of server and web applications
- Innovation-Driven focus
- Server-Management and administration with Rancher
- Testing of DevOps strategies via CI/CD pipelines
- Cultural Change, Agile Transformation and Coaching
- Agile
- DevOps
- Docker
- Fullstack
- Machine Learning
- Python
- Rancher
AEB GmbH
Stuttgart, DE
Software Developer
04/2015 - 06/2017
- Development of international solutions for customs including export, import and transit
- Close co-operation with foreign counties
- Fullstack Development with Java (including JRebel, Eclipse, ...) and Custom Packages
- Automation and CI with Jenkins with multiple test stages
- CI/CD
- DevOps
- International
- Java
- Jenkins
- Software Development
University Stuttgart
Stuttgart, DE
Research Assistant
10/2013 - 03/2016
- Development WebVOWL
- Development OWL2VOWL
- Research in Semantic Web Technologies
- Fullstack
- Github
- Javascript
- NodeJS
- Research
- Software Development
projects
VisualDataWeb
OpenSource
Took over Github Orga for the well known tools WebVOWL and OWL2VOWL. Strategic decision of what to do with the tools and how to maintain them.
Different projects
raydak-labs
Monitoring tools like Turbostat Exporter with Go, Pulumi Providers in Go
AIfred
raydak-labs
A helper tool for all freelancers which helps to focus on getting projects and work done instead of writing responses to recruiters. With an AI approach we generate automated replies for requests from recruiters based on your defined skills and desires.
Configarr
OpenSource
Automation Guidance
OpenSource
Setting up automation and virtualization for customers to simply different use cases from home automation to multi container stacks with Proxmox and OpenStack. Inside those Kubernetes usage with different flavours like K3s, OpenShift and Talos.
Engilada - Crypto transaction provider (discontinued)
raydak-labs
Transaction provider similar to Paypal integrating different wallet implementations to execute smart contract transaction or move coins between wallets. Separate page which follows similar redirect concept like paypal. Discontinued project.
Pylon - IOTA NFT Marketplace (discontinued)
raydak-labs
NFT Marketplace for the IOTA Foundation and MIOTA Coin. Discontinued project.
IOTA projects / contributions (discontinued)
raydak-labs
Different projects and tasks for the IOTA Foundation.
Docker & Kubernetes Workshops
raydak-labs
Workshops teaching Kubernetes usage, cluster setup, and production deployment with Rancher RKE
Family Office Visualization
raydak-labs
Implementation of ontology-based visualization for family offices to support financial needs
MO360-FTK
FOSS/Mercedes
Microfrontend framework for developing efficient and reusable web components across multiple webapps
Restyaboard
OpenSource
Initiated Docker-based solution for Restyaboard, a Kanban alternative program. Maintainer of the Docker solution and CI/CD
WebVOWL + OWL2VOWL (Visualization)
OpenSource
OWL (Web Ontology Language) represents ontologies with a formal language. Together with the visual representation VOWL it can be used to visualize connected data. WebVOWL is an WebApp to visualize this language multiple ontologies and analyzing methods. OWL2VOWL is the underlying backend for transforming ordinary defined ontologies in RDF or other formats into the specific JSON structures needed for WebVOWL.
Education
M.Sc. in Software Engineering
University Stuttgart
10/2015 - 04/2018
B.Sc. in Software Engineering
University Stuttgart
10/2013 - 09/2015
- +49 170 3522335
- [email protected]
- raydak.de
- Germany
- GitHub
- Credly (Certificates)
Skills
- Frontend
- JavaScript/TypeScript
- React
- NextJS
- Remix
- SolidJS
- HTML/CSS
- Backend
- Java/Kotlin
- NodeJS
- Python
- Go
- DevOps & Cloud
- AWS
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Terraform
- Pulumi
- Azure DevOps
- Oracle Cloud
- Github Actions
- Gitlab CI
- Basics
- Git
- Kanban
- Scrum
- JIRA
- Confluence
- Special
- Vercel
- Netlify
- Cloudflare Workers
- Proxmox
- Opnsense
- AI Toolings
- Monitoring & Observability
- OpenTelemetry
- Grafana
- Loki
- Prometheus
- Tempo
Languages
- GermanNative
- EnglishProfessional
- RussianBasic
Diplomas
- Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) (08/2025)
- Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) (08/2025)
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional (2022)
- AWS Solution Architect Associate (2022)
- Cloud Engineering with Google Cloud Specialization (2020)
- CERTIFIED KANBAN COACH® - IBQMI® (2019)
Interests
- Cooking
- Smarthome
- Developing
- Bushcrafting