Exciting task in IT

What is your professional background?

After completing my university entrance exams, I studied computer science – just as you’d expect. My focus was on computer graphics – I developed methods and software for visualising scientific data. After graduating, I worked in software development and as a consultant in a number of industries. In the course of this, I continued to educate myself on software and system architecture.

What are your main responsibilities and what exciting projects are you working on at the moment?

As a system architect, I serve as the interface between the product owners and the development team. I specify requirements and develop architecture that fulfils both functional and non-functional criteria. In this process, I have to ensure that the complexity of the domain is manageable in its technical implementation, primarily by means of modularisation and the development of interfaces. I also implement prototypes and undertake code and architecture reviews. And naturally I am also the contact person for my team, other architects and the department. I have been working at Maurer Electronics since 2017, focusing on systems that can be used to capture digital identities. As an example, I was involved in developing a terminal that records the biographical and biometric data of asylum seekers. During the Corona pandemic, I was working on a digital arrival registration system that registered travellers from high-risk areas.

What are you particularly motivated by in your work at Bundesdruckerei?

First and foremost, the strong social relevance of our work. I think this can be clearly seen in the projects that I have already mentioned. We, as Bundesdruckerei and Maurer Electronics GmbH, are a valued contact point for issues concerning digitalisation, especially for the Federal Government. This means that we won't be running out of exciting topics any time soon. As a system architect, I am also able to take a look at many professional and technical areas. But I am still working closely with software development, which excites me. And last but not least, I am always free to think outside the box and organise my own personal development through specialised training, coding events, and cross-company and cross-divisional communities.