Tilman joined NetApp in 2018, where he currently holds the role of Cloud Lead Automotive. Here, Tilman is the program lead for NetApp technologies for the automotive industry. At NetApp, Tilman is able to pursue his passion of helping global automotive companies build a hybrid cloud.

NetApp, Inc. is an American hybrid cloud data services and data management company headquartered in San Jose, California. It has ranked in the Fortune 500 from 2012–2021.[3] Founded in 1992 with an IPO in 1995, NetApp offers cloud data services for management of applications and data both online and physically.