Stefan S.

VP SaaS & DevOps | Cloud & Platform Engineering · SRE · Kubernetes · Observability | On-Prem → Cloud-Native at Scale

Linz-Wels-Steyr Area

About

I transform on-premise software products into cloud-native SaaS platforms. Over 15 years, I've led this end-to-end — from architecture and Kubernetes framework design through DevOps operations to go-live and customer scaling. Currently at CompuGroup Medical, I lead the SaaS & DevOps organization spanning cloud transformation, platform engineering, observability, and developer enablement. We've taken multiple healthcare products from on-premise to cloud-native, including a major hospital information system go-live at one of Germany's largest university hospitals. Before CGM, I ran production operations for Dynatrace Managed — the self-hosted enterprise platform serving thousands of installations, with 24/7 availability ownership and C-level reporting. Built cross-site teams across three countries. Tech focus: Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, GitLab CI/CD, Azure, OpenStack, Grafana, Elastic, OpenTelemetry, Dynatrace, Java. Open to conversations about cloud platform leadership, SRE, and SaaS transformation roles in software-first companies.

Experience

  • VP SaaS & DevOps at CompuGroup Medical Österreich
    Feb 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 5 mos

    Leading the SaaS & DevOps organization responsible for transforming on-premise healthcare products into cloud-native SaaS platforms. Direct reports include Team Lead, Cloud Architect, and Senior Developers. Scope: • Cloud transformation: Designing, building, and operating cloud-native SaaS across multiple public clouds using a cloud-agnostic Kubernetes framework • DevOps & platform engineering: CI/CD pipelines (GitLab), infrastructure-as-code (Terraform), container orchestration, release management • Observability & performance: Monitoring frameworks with Grafana, Elastic, OpenTelemetry; load testing and performance analysis across product lines • Developer enablement: Onboarding teams to cloud-native practices, self-service developer portal and troubleshooting tools • AI tooling enablement: Driving adoption of AI coding assistants, automated code review, and test generation across engineering Key achievements: • Launched cloud-native mobile care SaaS platform — scaled to major customer base across DACH region • Go-live of Hospital Information System at one of Germany's largest university hospitals • Led cloud migration for multiple products from legacy on-premise to cloud-native SaaS • Built cloud-agnostic Kubernetes framework enabling multi-cloud deployment flexibility • Established end-to-end observability framework, load testing infrastructure, and developer self-service tooling

  • DevOps Lead Dynatrace Managed at Dynatrace
    Feb 2017 - Feb 2021 · 4 yrs 1 mo

    Production Manager for Dynatrace Managed — the self-hosted enterprise deployment of the Dynatrace platform. Led infrastructure, services, and release operations at scale. Production & operations: • Managed ~2,000 customer installations with 24/7 availability ownership • Monthly release coordination across the full Managed product line • Developed KPI frameworks and delivered C-level reporting on platform health and performance • Enterprise customer escalation management Product development: • Product manager for 3 internal orchestration and automation platforms • Drove platform robustness, self-healing capabilities, and automated defect detection • Built data analysis pipelines and KPI automation tooling Team building & enablement: • Built and led cross-site teams across Linz, Gdańsk, and Barcelona • Designed training programs for support, services, and technical sales teams • Developer onboarding programs and internal knowledge sharing

  • DevOps Engineer, ruxit Product Development at Dynatrace Ruxit
    Aug 2014 - Jan 2017 · 2 yrs 6 mos

    Management ruxit infrastructure Design & development of customer facing systems & integrations

  • Customer Solution Engineer at Dynatrace
    Jan 2012 - Aug 2014 · 2 yrs 8 mos

    Second Level Support engineer for the dynaTrace APM solution. XLarge deployments. Design of support & management systems for cloud hosted APM solution. Technical lead for corporate support system redesign & migration.