What Is DevOps? A Practical Guide Inspired by AWS
DevOps isn't just a set of tools — it's a culture built around speed, reliability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Read post →$ kubectl get pods -n prod --context aintegrator-prd
NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS
transcript-api-7c9f6d4d8-2xk1p 1/1 Running 0
liachat-worker-5f8b7c9f6-9mnbq 1/1 Running 0
valais-gateway-6d4c8f7b5-plq2z 1/1 Running 0DevOps Engineer focused on automation, Kubernetes, and cloud reliability. I build CI/CD pipelines, scalable infrastructure, and the tooling teams need to ship fast — without waking anyone up at 3am.
01 — about
What I actually spend my days doing — and what's currently running.
I'm a DevOps Engineer focused on scalable Kubernetes infrastructure, automated CI/CD, and resilient cloud systems. I build pipelines, platforms, and processes that help teams ship faster with fewer failures — driven to simplify complexity and deliver reliable, production-ready engineering.
My work spans everything from GitOps deployments to on-call-saving observability stacks. If it's flaky, undocumented, or held together by a manual runbook, I'm probably already looking at it.
02 — experience
Three roles, each shipping into the next — from hands-on-keyboard MERN development to running production Kubernetes at scale.
name: Promote to Staging
on:
pull_request:
types: [labeled]
jobs:
promote:
if: github.event.label.name == 'promote:stg'
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- uses: ./.github/actions/deploy
with:
environment: staging
cluster: aintegrator-stgtest:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- run: npm ci
- run: npx jest --coverage
- run: npx cypress run --browser chromerouter.get('/api/customers/:id', async (req, res) => {
const customer = await Customer.findById(req.params.id);
if (!customer) {
return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Not found' });
}
res.json(customer);
});03 — education
Where the fundamentals got built.
Cardiff Metropolitan University — ICBT Campus
Developed a secure full-stack web application featuring authentication and authorization, including password hashing, input validation, session management, and database integration. Strengthened frontend development skills, practiced Git-based collaboration, and implemented automated and manual testing for feature stability and smooth user flows.
Alongside coursework: collaborated in peer-led study groups, took part in coding workshops and hackathons, and supported university tech events and mentoring sessions — helping classmates debug assignments and improve project workflows.
04 — writing
Notes on DevOps, infrastructure, and the occasional detour into ML.
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Read post →05 — contact
Whether you have a question, a role to talk about, or just want to say hi — I'll get back to you.
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