I bring structure to technical systems. I bring structure to technical systems.
cloud, Kubernetes, automation, and operations from Augsburg.
I help teams remotely and around Augsburg structure infrastructure, deployments, and operations more clearly so applications can be built, operated, and evolved more reliably. I help teams remotely and around Augsburg structure infrastructure, deployments, and operations more clearly.
Context
Do any of these situations look familiar?
When systems become hard to follow, there is rarely one single cause. Usually the through line between architecture, automation, delivery, and operations has gone missing.
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Every deployment feels risky
Releases need coordination, manual steps, and too much gut feeling. Releases need too much gut feeling.
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Infrastructure is hard to understand
Systems have grown, but architecture, ownership, and dependencies are unclear. Ownership and dependencies are unclear.
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Developers lose time to platform and operations issues
Instead of moving product work forward, teams fight deployments, environments, and infrastructure. Teams lose time to deployments and infrastructure.
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Too much flying blind in operations
Monitoring is there, but logs, metrics, and alerts do not help enough when it matters. Monitoring exists, but does not help enough.
Services
Bringing platform, DevOps, and operations together in a way that works.
In real systems, architecture, infrastructure, automation, observability, and AI tooling rarely stay separate. I help where these topics come together in practice: implementation, operations, and ongoing improvement.
- Platform Engineering & Infrastructure Platforms for cloud, on-premise, and hybrid environments that hold up in daily work. Reliable platforms for cloud, on-premise, and hybrid environments.
- DevOps & Automation Deployments and workflows that connect development, infrastructure, and operations reliably. Repeatable deployments and clearer workflows between development and operations.
- Observability & Operations Monitoring, logging, and alerting that actually help in operations. Monitoring, logging, and alerting that actually help.
- Architecture & Technical Sparring Analysis, target picture, and next steps for systems that have grown over time. Analysis, target picture, and next steps for grown systems.
- AI Platforms & Developer Tooling AI setups that teams can use and operate in a controlled way. Controlled, observable AI setups for teams and technical workflows.
Project Examples
Three real-world projects.
These examples show how I helped take platforms, applications, and internal AI setups from architecture into operation.
Profile
Technical depth, clear communication, and direct exchange.
I am Dominik Mähl, an independent DevOps and Platform Engineering partner based in Augsburg. My strength is where software, infrastructure, and operations come together: understanding systems, framing decisions, and structuring implementation. I am Dominik Mähl, a DevOps and Platform Engineering freelancer based in Augsburg. I combine technical depth with clear communication and structured implementation.
Contact
Let’s clarify where your system stands.
Briefly describe your starting point — in conversation, we will clarify where your system stands and which next step makes sense.