Robin Winkelewski

About

Robin Winkelewski

Cloud & AI Infrastructure Architect

Everyone focuses on the model. But an AI agent needs a platform to run on: tool orchestration, retrieval pipelines, observability, security boundaries. That's where I come in.

From enterprise to independent.

At SAP, I spent five years building cloud platforms and CI/CD infrastructure for thousands of development teams. Large-scale migrations, bare-metal Kubernetes in production, and the kind of reliability requirements where downtime means real consequences.

At SysEleven, I designed security architectures for classified government workloads. BSI compliance, air-gapped deployments, cross-domain data exchange across security boundaries. Systems where precision matters more than speed.

That experience shaped a clear picture: most companies trying to adopt AI don't need a better model. They need someone who can build the platform underneath it, secure it properly, and keep it running in production. Infrastructure, platform, and intelligence aren't three separate problems. They're one architecture.

That's why I started RootVector.

How I work.

You work with the person who designed the architecture. Full context from day one, full ownership at handover.

Tooling

Declarative Kubernetes platforms, sovereign AI deployment frameworks, and security patterns tested in regulated environments. Not slides and recommendations. Working systems.

Location

Berlin-based, available worldwide. Remote-first with on-site availability across Europe when the project requires it.

Let's talk about your platform.

Book a call with Robin. No commitment, no sales pitch.

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