Michal Z
Samozatrudniony(-a)
Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area Germany
Summary
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Rockstar🎓
Top SchoolMichal Z is an experienced IT professional and delivery lead with 8+ years building and managing mission-critical software across aerospace, logistics and broadcasting. With an M.Sc. in Computer Science and postgraduate studies in Project Management, he has led teams of up to 40 people and overseen €3M-scale projects using Agile/Kanban practices. He combines hands-on software engineering (Java, Spring, React/Angular, Docker) with systems and DevOps work, contributing practical automation and tooling to open-source projects focused on NGINX, HTTP troubleshooting, and network scanning. Notably, he has provided high-level consultancy to ESA on quantum-safe satellite data links and operations-preparation environments, blending systems engineering and enterprise architecture expertise. Comfortable switching between technical leadership, bid preparation and delivery management, he excels at translating complex engineering requirements into reliable, auditable solutions. Based in the Frankfurt Rhine-Main area, he brings a rare mix of space-domain mission experience and operational DevOps instincts.
8 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
M.Sc., Computer Science, Internet engineering, M.Sc., Computer Science, Internet engineering at Wrocław University of Science and Technologypostgraduate, Project Management, postgraduate, Project Management at School of Banking in Wroclaw
English, German, French, Polish
Github Skills (39)
nmap10
back-end-development10
scripting10
configuration-management10
bash10
automation10
script10
network-scan10
build-automation10
system-administration10
sh10
automations10
shell10
nginx10
devops10
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
trimstray/nginx-admins-handbook
Jan 2019 - Oct 2021
How to improve NGINX performance, security, and other important things.
Role in this project:
DevOps Engineer & System Architect
DevOps Engineer & System ArchitectContributions:1322 commits, 15 PRs, 1189 pushes in 2 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Michal significantly contributed to the infrastructure and build process of the Nginx administration handbook. They implemented an autoinstaller script, which automated the setup and configuration of Nginx. The user also made improvements to the build process, including adding compiler and linker options, setting up the necessary dependencies, and integrating modules. The user's commits touched on system configuration, suggesting a strong focus on the operational aspects of the project.
nginxsecuritynginx-proxynginx-configurationperformance
trimstray/htrace.sh
Jul 2018 - Jun 2022
My simple Swiss Army knife for http/https troubleshooting and profiling.
Role in this project:DevOps Engineer
DevOps EngineerContributions:714 commits, 20 PRs, 735 pushes in 3 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Michal primarily contributed to the project by modifying the `dependencies.sh` and `setup.sh` scripts to automate the installation of external tools and dependencies required for the project. Their changes involved adding new dependencies, updating installation methods, and fixing broken symlinks. The user also introduced OS-specific checks and version management within the scripts, improving the automation and ensuring compatibility across different operating systems.
profilinghttps-troubleshotinghttp-requestshttptracerredirect-urls
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