Volker Scheithauer

About Volker Scheithauer

As a solution engineer, Volker Scheithauer helps align business objectives with effective operational management strategies. He has a strong background in automation and orchestration and is skilled at identifying enterprise capabilities and governance models to support innovation in automation. In his role, he conducts customer studies to assess their current state of digital adoption and transformation, builds corresponding reference architectures, and identifies value drivers to be realized in logical phases. He also leads the process of liaising with customers, end-users, enterprise architects, and technical engineers, and is able to effectively communicate and work with a variety of stakeholders. Additionally, Volker is able to think critically about the impact of technology trends on business outcomes and help customers understand the connection between their business strategy and individual infrastructure components. Overall, Volker\'s role as a solution engineer requires a strong combination of technical expertise, problem-solving skills, and communication skills.

Experience

1. Sr Principal Solution Engineer

   BMC Software

   Apr 2025 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Driving Enterprise Automation Across Hybrid InfrastructuresAs a Solution Engineer specializing in BMC Control-M, I empower organizations to streamline, secure, and scale their workload automation across hybrid environments. I serve as the technical bridge between our customers and the value Control-M delivers—translating business goals into orchestrated, automated workflows that drive resilience, efficiency, and visibility across the enterprise. Key Focus Areas: Designing and demonstrating tailored Control-M solutions that align with strategic IT and business objectives🧩 Integrating Control-M with cloud platforms, DevOps pipelines, data workflows, and enterprise applications Leading Proof-of-Concepts (PoCs), workshops, and deep-dive technical sessions to showcase Control-M\'s capabilities🤝 Partnering with Sales, Product, and Customer Success teams to deliver a frictionless experience from pre-sales to post-deployment Consulting on secure job execution, advanced scheduling, event-based automation, and SLA management Helping customers adopt Control-M’s latest features like API orchestration, Managed File Transfer, and AIOps insights Specialization:I bring deep expertise in Managed File Transfer (MFT), helping enterprises implement secure AS2 and SFTP workflows, integrate file transfers with cloud storage platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), and orchestrate event-driven automation around sensitive data. My solutions enforce strong data encryption, SSL/TLS security, and compliance without compromising performance or agility.With a focus on automation with purpose, I help businesses modernize operations, reduce risk, and unlock the full potential of Control-M in today’s dynamic IT landscape.

Education

• Amazon Partner Network

  AWS Technical Professional, Computer Science

  2017 — 2024

• Microsoft

  MCSE, Microsoft

• Pluralsight

  Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), Kubernetes

• Pluralsight

  IBM z/OS Mainframe Practitioner

• BMC Education Center Amsterdam

  ITIL Foundation Certified, ITIL Foundation

• Tenable University

  Nessus Certificate of Proficiency, Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance

  2017 — 2024

Skills

• Software as a Service (Saas)
• Cloud Computing
• Saas
• Enterprise Software
• Integration
• Enterprise Architecture
• IT Service Management
• Business Service Management
• Systems Management
• Crm
• Itil
• Leadership
• Pre-Sales
• Professional Services
• Software Development
• Networking
• Presales
• Virtualization
• Solution Architecture
• Management
• Product Management
• Service-Oriented Architecture (Soa)
• Soa
• Paas