Dr. Aram Kocharyan

Senior Cloud Engineering & DevOps Leader
Hamburg, Germany

Professional Summary

Experienced IT leader with deep hands-on expertise in Cloud Engineering, DevOps, and Infrastructure across multiple cloud platforms. Proven track record of building DevOps departments from the ground up, implementing enterprise-grade solutions for companies including Otto, Schneider.de, R&V, and DAK Gesundheit. Combines strong technical leadership with practical programming skills and cutting-edge AI/ML implementation experience. PhD in Computer Science with university teaching experience.

Core Technical Expertise

☁️ Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

AWS: EKS, Lambda, SAM, EC2, VPC, API Gateway, ALB/NLB, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, IAM, KMS, WAF, PrivateLink
Azure: AKS, App Service, Functions, VNet, Application Gateway, VPN Gateway, Blob Storage, Azure SQL, Key Vault, Entra ID
GCP: GKE, Cloud Functions, Vertex AI, Cloud Storage

💻 Programming & Development

Python (Automation, Data Processing, AI/ML)
C#/.NET Core (Backend Services, APIs)
Go (CLI Tools, Microservices)
Bash/PowerShell (Infrastructure Automation)

🐳 DevOps, Infrastructure & Data

Containers: Docker, Kubernetes, Helm
IaC: Terraform, Pulumi, ARM Templates
CI/CD: GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Bitbucket Pipelines
Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack
Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MSSQL, MongoDB, CosmosDB
Vector DBs: Weaviate, pgvector

🤖 AI/ML & Advanced Technologies

LLMs & RAG Pipelines
Hybrid/Semantic Search, Document Processing
Vector Databases, Large-scale Data Processing
Google Cloud Vertex AI, Azure Data Factory

🏆 Certification: Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate

Professional Experience

Head of DevOps & Cloud

P&M Agentur Software & Consulting GmbH

Hamburg, Germany · Aug 2021 – Present

🎯 Key Achievement: Built entire DevOps department from ground up, establishing technical standards, governance frameworks, and delivery processes for enterprise clients

Department Leadership: Established hiring processes, technical standards, budgets, and governance frameworks for enterprise DevOps operations
Enterprise Client Delivery: Multi-environment infrastructure for Otto, Schneider.de, R&V, Wedolo, MySVG, DAK Gesundheit across cloud-native and hybrid setups
Multi-Cloud Standardization: Kubernetes operations (EKS/AKS), IaC practices (Terraform/Pulumi), and CI/CD across AWS, Azure, GCP
AI/ML Innovation: LLM/RAG pipelines, hybrid search systems, and knowledge retrieval platforms for operational efficiency
Observability & Cost Optimization: Comprehensive monitoring with rightsizing strategies and lifecycle management

Senior DevOps Engineer

P&M Agentur Software & Consulting GmbH

Hamburg, Germany · Aug 2019 – Aug 2021

Multi-Cloud Architecture: CI/CD pipelines for containers and microservices with Terraform provisioning
Monitoring & Automation: Comprehensive logging/metrics/alerting with Ansible/Helm automation
Cloud Optimization: Security, scalability, and cost efficiency across cloud providers

DevOps & Project Manager

BIDITEX

Los Angeles, USA · Jan 2018 – Aug 2019

Infrastructure Foundation: CI/CD, virtualization, clustering, and backup strategies in agile environment
Project Leadership: Planning, milestones, and stakeholder communication for team alignment

Research Engineer

Institute for Informatics and Automation Problems

Armenia · Sep 2015 – Jun 2016

Research: Cloud computing, big data applications, energy-efficient resource management
Publications: 7 scientific publications in distributed systems and virtualization

Key Projects

🏥 DAK Gesundheit AI/ML Insurance Platform (Current - via P&M)

Feb 2025 – Present

Streamlit Application Development: Building comprehensive document analysis application for insurance domain with intuitive user interface
Advanced Search Implementation: Integrated RAG, semantic, lexical, and full-text search capabilities with fuzzy search for complex document retrieval
Document Intelligence: LLM-powered summarization and automated data extraction from large-scale insurance document collections
Data Processing Pipelines: Pre and post-processing workflows for massive document volumes with comprehensive analysis capabilities

🔷 MySVG Azure Migration & Modernization

AWS to Azure Migration: Complete infrastructure migration from outdated AWS setup to modern Azure cloud architecture
Secure Microservices Platform: Built highly reliable microservice application in Azure AKS with service mesh integration
Complete Azure Stack: Service Bus queues, VNets, Storage Accounts, Key Vault, VPN Gateway, Azure Functions for stateless processing
Full Automation: Terraform IaC with Bitbucket CI/CD pipelines for both application and infrastructure deployment, auto-scaling configuration

☁️ AWS Multi-Tenant SaaS Platform

Serverless Architecture: Highly scalable, secure multi-tenant backend built with AWS SAM and MongoDB integration
Zero-Trust Security: Complete PrivateLink architecture with KMS, API Gateway, custom authorizers, WAF, comprehensive IAM policies
Global Distribution: Static website deployment via CloudFront CDN for multiple regions with automated backups
DevOps Excellence: GitLab CI/CD with code analysis, security checks, comprehensive testing, monitoring/alerting, cost optimization

🛒 Schneider.de B2C E-commerce Platform (Azure)

High-Availability Architecture: Scalable B2C shop infrastructure in Azure AKS with focus on reliability and performance
Database & Connectivity: Azure Database for MySQL, VPN connections to external services, Application Gateway integration
Comprehensive Observability: ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Kibana, Fluentd) for developer log access, Application Insights monitoring
Full Automation: Complete Terraform infrastructure with GitHub Actions CI/CD, automated backups, cost monitoring and alerting

Academic Background

PhD, Computer Science

University of Toulouse (Paul Sabatier), France

May 2016 – Jul 2019

Dissertation: "Memory Management in Virtualized Environments"

University Teaching Experience

American University of Armenia, Yerevan State Medical University

During PhD Studies

Subjects: Cloud Computing, Distributed Systems, Medical Statistics

M.S., Computer & Information Science

American University of Armenia

Sep 2012 – Sep 2014

Thesis: "Network optimization based on IP routing protocols"

B.S., Applied Mathematics & Physics

Yerevan State University

Sep 2007 – Sep 2011

Award: Presidential Educational Award - Best Master's Student

Leadership & Additional Information

Leadership Philosophy

Approach: Leading by example, team recognition, trust & empowerment
Culture: Feedback-driven environment, values alignment, comprehensive technical and mental support

Languages

Professional: Armenian (Native), Russian (C1-C2), English (C1, IELTS), German (B1, TELC - daily use)
Additional: French (A1-A2)

Recognition

Publications: 7 scientific publications in leading journals & conferences
Research: Memory management and distributed systems contributions

Personal Interests

Active: Skiing, Swimming, Tennis, Hiking, Judo
Intellectual: Reading, Traveling, Continuous Learning

Get In Touch

Interested in discussing cloud engineering opportunities or collaboration? Send me a message!