Experience
Production work with real stakes — and real lessons learned.
Since September 2024, I've been at a high-availability service provider where resilient systems, delivery velocity, and safe change management aren't just goals — they're daily necessities.
Keeping the lights on
I operate payment-critical AWS workloads across EC2, ECS, RDS, and EMR. That means on-call rotations, runbooks, incident response, and the occasional 3 AM debugging session. I've learned that the best metric isn't zero incidents — it's how fast we recover and how much we learn from each one.
Making releases less scary
I design GitLab CI/CD flows with BuildKit, scalable runners, and Terraform-based release safety. My favorite part is watching a team go from 'we deploy once a month because we're afraid' to 'we deploy daily because we trust the pipeline.'
Saving legacy systems
I led CentOS 7 to AlmaLinux 8 migrations and production cutovers with zero-downtime expectations. These projects taught me that rollback planning and clear communication matter just as much as the technical execution.
Stack
Tools I know and use regularly.
The stack is broad, but the pattern is consistent: strong automation, strong operations, low-noise tooling.
Cloud
- AWS (EC2, ECS, RDS, EMR, Route 53)
- Azure workload support
- PrivateLink / VPC networking
DevOps
- Terraform modules
- GitLab CI/CD
- Docker / BuildKit
- Blue-green rollout hygiene
Programming
- Python automation
- Go services
- Bash scripting
- PowerShell
Tools
- CloudWatch
- New Relic
- Cloudflare
- ALB / NLB