Istanbul, Türkiye
DevOps Engineer focused on building scalable, automated, and reliable systems. Active open-source contributor with a passion for cloud-native technologies and continuous improvement.
- Managed and optimized CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, designing reusable workflows to streamline deployments across multiple services. - Built and deployed GPU-enabled AI Docker images on AWS Batch running on EKS, optimizing AI workloads. - Set up AWS Kinesis streaming pipelines with Flink clusters for real-time data processing. - Developed a Slack bot following best practices for team notifications and automation. - Worked on OpenAI-based chatbot optimization and integration, improving performance and response accuracy. - Implemented secure access management and secret handling using HashiCorp Boundary and Vault. - Deployed cluster-wide secret management in Kubernetes with External Secrets and Secret Manager, ensuring centralized and secure configurations. - Implemented a comprehensive monitoring and observability stack using VictoriaMetrics, Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger, OpenTelemetry, and Pyroscope, enabling system metrics, distributed tracing, and performance profiling across services.
- Worked on CI/CD processes, managing deployments with ArgoCD (GitOps); pipelines handled through GitLab CI/CD. - Administered applications in Kubernetes environments and automated deployments with Helm Charts. - Improved secret management by implementing secure configurations with SOPS. - Enhanced monitoring and observability using ELK, Prometheus, and Grafana. - Set up alerting and notification mechanisms with Slack integration and Uptime Kuma, strengthening system reliability. - Performed database backup and restore operations for PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB, leveraging Velero; also utilized MinIO for on-premises storage. - Contributed to infrastructure management and optimization across cloud providers and on-prem environments.
- Founded MEG Football as a personal project, creating football-focused content and designs. - Grew the audience to 100,000+ followers on Twitter (X) and Instagram. - Produced creative posts on current football events, analysis, and statistics. - Established a consistent visual identity and brand language for the page. - Managed community engagement, boosting audience interaction and growth. - Served as both a design lab and a digital brand management experience, enhancing personal skills.
- Served as Software Team Captain for the Şahi Autonomous Team in the TEKNOFEST Robotaxi – Passenger Autonomous Vehicle Competition. - Contributed to the team ranking 13th overall in Turkey. - Achieved full score (20/20) for the software section, resulting in a 10th place national ranking. - Directly contributed to the simulation segment, earning 2nd place nationwide.
- Served as Art Director for Muşspor’s official social media accounts during the 2022–2023 season. - Produced visual content for match days, transfer announcements, special occasions, and events to strengthen the club’s digital presence. - Designed unique graphics for each match day and creative posts for special/meaningful days. - Developed season schedule visuals and informative designs for fans. - Created pre-match content to boost engagement and excitement. - Managed communication materials including ticket info, live broadcasts, and thank-you posts. - Ensured all content adhered to the club’s brand identity, maintaining a consistent and aesthetic digital communication strategy.