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Hey, I'm Osman.

DevOps Engineer & 3× AWS Certified
— I build, automate, and scale things in the cloud.

I'm passionate about Kubernetes, infrastructure as code, and making complex systems reliable and observable. I also write about what I learn — because good knowledge is meant to be shared.

8 Years in IT 5+ years professional IT Admin → SysOps → DevOps/SRE
3 AWS Certifications Cloud Practitioner Solutions Architect SysOps Administrator
42 Articles Published AWS · Kubernetes · DevOps
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A bit about who I am

I'm a DevOps Engineer focused on cloud-native infrastructure, with deep hands-on experience in AWS, Kubernetes, and the modern DevOps toolchain. I care a lot about building systems that are not just functional, but observable, resilient, and a joy to operate.

Beyond the day-to-day work, I enjoy writing technical articles — breaking down complex cloud and DevOps topics in a way that's actually useful for other engineers. I believe that clear documentation and knowledge sharing make our whole community stronger.

When I'm not automating things, I'm probably exploring a new café in Antalya or diving into a good series recommendation from a friend. ☕

☁️ AWS Certified ×3 ⚙️ Kubernetes 🏗️ Infrastructure as Code 🔄 GitOps / ArgoCD

Career

Work Experience

8 years in IT across system administration, cloud security ops, and cloud-native DevOps — each role pushing deeper into infrastructure automation.

DevOps / SRE Engineer
Paximum — Global Travel Marketplace
Nov 2023 — Present

Leading cloud-native infrastructure on AWS EKS. Modularized Terraform codebase, built GitOps pipelines with ArgoCD and Kustomize, and implemented full observability with Grafana, Loki, Tempo, and Mimir. Set up CloudFront + WAF for API protection and latency reduction. Supporting the software team with CI/CD workflows via AWS CodeBuild, CodePipeline, and Bitbucket integrations.

AWS EKS Terraform ArgoCD Kubernetes Grafana Stack CloudFront / WAF CodePipeline Lambda OpenSearch Redis
SysOps Administrator
Invicti Security
Dec 2021 — Nov 2023

Managed multi-account AWS networking with 20+ IPSec connections across regions. Handled endpoint security via MDM/MAM, built IaC automation with PowerShell and Terraform, and maintained compliance with ISO and SOC2 frameworks. Responsible for production server lifecycle, OS patching, backups, and security tooling including CrowdStrike, Alert Logic, and MS Defender.

AWS IPSec / VPN Terraform PowerShell CrowdStrike Jamf ISO / SOC2 Perimeter81
IT System Administrator
SAN TSG — Paximum Global Travel Marketplace
Jun 2018 — Dec 2021

Provided technical support for 5,000+ external clients and 120 on-site employees. Monitored 250+ virtual machines across remote datacenters, optimized network performance, managed CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, and maintained Linux/Docker infrastructure for ERP systems.

Linux Docker Jenkins VMware / Hyper-V Windows Server Zabbix Networking PRTG

Credentials

Certifications

AWS certifications verified on Credly — covering cloud foundations, architecture, and operations.

Amazon Web Services
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Amazon Web Services
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
Amazon Web Services
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate
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Tech Stack

What I work with

A snapshot of the tools and technologies I use day to day to build and maintain cloud infrastructure.

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AWS
EKS, EC2, S3, DynamoDB, CloudFront, Lambda, IAM, VPC, ALB, Route 53
Kubernetes
Cluster management, Helm, Ingress, Observability with Grafana stack (Loki, Tempo, Mimir)
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CI/CD & GitOps
ArgoCD, GitHub Actions, zero-downtime deployments, immutable infrastructure
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Infrastructure as Code
Terraform, Helm Chart Provider, declarative infrastructure management
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Observability
Grafana, Loki, Tempo, Mimir, Alloy — metrics, logs, traces end-to-end
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Linux & Networking
SysOps administration, VPC design, security groups, DNS, load balancing

Writing

Latest Articles

I write about AWS, Kubernetes, and DevOps best practices on Medium. Here are some recent pieces.

Mastering Kubernetes Observability: Deploying Grafana with Loki, Tempo, Mimir, and Alloy

Zero Downtime Deployments with Kubernetes Using ALB and NGINX

Implementing ArgoCD with Terraform Helm Chart Provider for EKS CI/CD Pipelines

Stop Writing Individual IAM Policies: How Policy Variables Can Save You Hours of Work

How I Reduced Uptime Kuma Database from 5GB to 2.7MB and Made It 1,850× Faster

How Strongly Consistent Reads in DynamoDB Power High-Frequency Trading

View all articles on Medium →

Contact

Let's connect

Whether you want to talk cloud architecture, collaborate on something, or just say hi — I'm always happy to hear from fellow engineers.