Architecture · Automation · Operations

I help organisations design, automate and operate secure, highly available platforms — on‑prem, hybrid or in the cloud.

Königstein (Taunus) · Remote German & English Public Sector · Finance
Roles
Architect · Systems Engineer
Experience
20+ years enterprise IT
Certificates
incl. CISSP, DevOps/SRE, ML
Capacity
on request

About

I'm Maximilian (Max) Thoran, a freelance IT architect focused on automation, HA/DR, security & IAM, container platforms and UNIX/Linux operations. Project history: ITZBund, Deutsche Bank, Bayerischer Rundfunk, DB Systel, T‑Systems, Deutsche Börse.

Selected Experience

ITZBund · 2022–present

Automation & Middleware

Ansible Automation Platform, cross‑department automations, access models, container automation, Cloudera support models.

ITZBund · 2021–2022

High‑security environment

ID management, monitoring, release mgmt, IDS, automation, LDAP analysis, permission revalidation, patch mgmt.

Deutsche Bank · 2007–2021

UNIX platform & SAP banking

HA/DR (Veritas, Oracle RAC), operational telemetry data‑warehouse, automation for >30k servers, Exadata/Exalogic, secure SAP integrations.

Get in touch

Tell me a bit about your project — I'll get back to you shortly. Or contact me directly via max@thoran.net or phone: +49 (6173) 3251566 / +49 173 730 4529.

Why work with me?

  • Extensive enterprise experience (Finance, Public Sector, Media).
  • Security & compliance minded — pragmatic execution.
  • Operations DNA: monitoring, observability, troubleshooting.
  • Clarity in architecture & communication.

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Maximilian Thoran

Borngasse 20

61462 Königstein im Taunus

Germany

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Phone: +49 (6173) 3251566 · Mobile: +49 173 730 4529

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