Kubernetes Professional Services
Expert advice on containerization, cloud & virtualization
Your path to a stable IT infrastructure - secure, confident & strategic
Whether introduction, optimization or compliance: KubeOps offers specialized consulting for Kubernetes, containerization, virtualization and digital sovereignty - modular, BSI-compliant and future-proof.

Our consulting services are aimed at organizations with the highest demands on:
- IT security in accordance with BSI and IT-Grundschutz
- Digital sovereignty - without vendor lock-in
- Containerization & Kubernetes operation
- Compliance & auditability (KRITIS, OZG, GDPR)
We have been supporting IT projects in regulated environments since 2015 - with tailored expertise for public administration, critical infrastructures and companies with sensitive data.
From analysis to operation:
Secure IT structures with a system

Analysis phase: Evaluate & optimize IT infrastructure
We analyze existing structures, define bottlenecks and prepare you for operations, audits and scaling.
Our services:
- Infrastructure & service gap analysis
- Definition of compliance & BSI requirements
- Recording requirements from administration, ministries & manufacturers
- Definition of SLAs & stability targets

Operating model & compliance-compliant requirements definition
With a view to stability and regulation, we work together to build a secure operating model - ITIL-compliant & future-proof.
Our services:
- Target solution definition (stability, compliance, sovereignty)
- Operating process design according to ITIL
- Development of secure operating models with clear interfaces
- Measures to close identified service gaps

Integration within various cloud solutions
The superior and seamless integration creates a staging-compliant environment with scalable third-party components and monitoring and logging.
Our services:
- Development of a highly available Kubernetes platform (e.g. KubeOps COMPLIANCE)
- Automated deployment with KOSI & KubeOps HUB
- Integration of market-compliant software, including Oracle, SIEM and SOC
- Live cockpit for operational monitoring

Confident operation & support with SLA protection
We take responsibility in the customer data center - with clearly defined SLAs and scalable support.
Our services:
- Application operation incl. 2nd and/or 3rd level support
- SLA-oriented monitoring and alerting
- Regular updates, load tests and audit support
- Scalable operation for millions of users
Customer success - compliance, automation & operational safety
- Secure & hardened operating environment - according to BSI & IT-Grundschutz
- Repeatable CI/CD processes - also in air-gapped environments
- Shorter deployment cycles - thanks to automated processes
- Operational responsibility according to SLA - relief for your organization
- Scalability & future viability - for further digitization steps, always up to date!

Individual operating models & IT service packages
Flexibly combinable service packages - from time & material and fixed-price workshops to SLA (Service Level Agreement) or value-based models, depending on the project objective and risk distribution.

Compliance check + ITIL process consulting

Project management according to ITIL incl. SLAs

Business handover with SLA workshops & service gap analysis
Combination of Professional Service & handover in Managed Services.
Overview of services - Our specialist profiles
Consulting Role | Typical Area of Application |
---|---|
Kubernetes Specialist | Secure cluster architecture, platform hardening, operation of containerized applications, container technology, OpenShift, Harbor, and more |
Cloud Specialist | Sovereign multicloud, cloud migrations, platform operation in Azure, AWS, or Bechtle Cloud |
DevOps Consultant | Automation, GitOps, CI/CD workflows, platform toolchain integration |
CI/CD Specialist | Rollout of secure deployment pipelines (e.g., with ArgoCD, Helm, KOSI, Flux) |
Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) | Operations according to SLA, high availability, monitoring & alerting |
Azure Consultant | Consulting on Azure-specific Kubernetes deployments & security architectures |
Solution Architect | Target architecture definition, migration planning, overall technical architecture |
Project Manager (ITIL) | Project management according to ITIL, release & service transition management |
ITIL Consultant | Consulting on operating models, service processes, service gaps, SLA design & audit preparation |
Service Technician | Technical support for integration, rollout, and support tasks |
Office Assistant | Project assistance, documentation, internal coordination |
Sovereignty by design
All our consultations are based on a clear understanding of sovereignty:
Open source based
No manufacturer dependency (no vendor lock-in)
BSI-compliant & audited several times
Platform-independent - on-prem, hybrid, cloud
FAQ on compliance, cloud & platform operation
FAQ on compliance, cloud & platform operation
Our Professional Services follow the principle of digital sovereignty:
You not only receive technical expertise, but also a strategy for sustainable control, compliance and future viability.
Kubernetes is an open source system for automating the deployment, scaling and operation of containerized applications. It takes more than a cluster to get started securely:
- Security by design: network segmentation, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), secrets management.
- CIS benchmarks and hardening
- Avoid vendor lock-in: check the use of CNCF-compliant tools and self-hosting options.
- Ideally, start with a pilot project with a clearly defined scope, monitoring and exit criteria.
Migration does not just mean “lift & shift”. Successful projects follow these principles:
- Analysis of the application architecture: monolith, distributed systems, dependencies.
- Refactoring as required: separation of state and code, API gateways, external configuration.
- Gradual migration & shadow operation: operation of old and new environment in parallel for a controlled transition.
- Automation of CI/CD and deployment via GitOps or similar models.
- A consistent observability concept is mandatory - no sovereignty without telemetry.
DevOps is not a toolset, but an organizational principle. Crucial for operational security:
- Clear separation and handovers between Dev, Sec and Ops - despite collaboration.
- Infrastructure as code (IaC), policy as code, versioning & change management.
- Runbooks and incident response processes, regularly practiced and documented.
- Platform teams as an “enablement layer” for product-related teams, not as a ticket jam.
Compliance must be an integral part of the platform:
- Automate the technical implementation of TOMs (e.g. encryption, access control) and make them verifiable.
- Audit readiness: logging, monitoring and traceability of changes.
- Data protection through technology design (privacy by design), data minimization, deletion concepts.
- For KRITIS: verifiable reliability, emergency concepts, reporting processes in accordance with the IT Security Act.
Support through compliance-by-default configurations in the platform.
Scalability is not just technology, but also organization:
- Technical basis: horizontally scalable services, service mesh, traffic shaping, multi-region capability.
- Production-oriented platform teams, self-service capabilities for development teams.
- FinOps and capacity planning as management tools - not just for peak loads.
- Automated scaling, but with governance: quotas, resource control, budget limits.