Andrei
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DevOps Engineer building automation
and AI-powered systems

I build and maintain reliable infrastructure, automate operational workflows, and implement AI-powered solutions for practical business automation.

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About

Background

Six years of experience across infrastructure, DevOps, automation, Linux systems, CI/CD, and production support. That covers both cloud and on-prem environments — building and maintaining deployment pipelines, managing servers and containers, writing operational automation, and keeping things running under real conditions.

I'm currently focused on expanding toward AI-powered workflow automation. The interest is practical: using LLM APIs to handle repetitive operational tasks — classification, data extraction, structured output from unstructured inputs — and integrating those capabilities into existing tools rather than building isolated demos.

I work well with small teams and independent businesses that need infrastructure that holds up, deployments that don't require manual intervention, and a clear direction toward automating more of the operational layer. Also exploring automated systems in trading and crypto.

Services

What I Do

  • Infrastructure & DevOps

    Cloud and on-prem infrastructure design, provisioning, and maintenance. Terraform-managed, reproducible environments across all stages — no snowflake servers.

  • CI/CD & Automation

    End-to-end deployment pipelines with testing, security scanning, and environment promotion. Workflows that ship code reliably, without manual steps or hero deployments.

  • AI-Powered Automation

    An active direction: using LLM APIs to automate repetitive workflow tasks — classification, data extraction, and structured output from unstructured inputs. Focused on integration into existing tools, not standalone prototypes.

  • Internal Tools

    Custom systems that eliminate repetitive manual work — data processing pipelines, operational dashboards, reporting automation, and alert handling that actually closes the loop.

  • System Reliability

    Observability stacks, alerting tuned to reduce noise, performance profiling, and runbooks. Systems that fail predictably, surface the right information, and recover fast.

Projects

Projects

A selection of tools focused on DevOps automation, incident analysis, and infrastructure understanding.

AI Log Analyzer

Analyze logs, detect failures, and get clear explanations, root causes, and actionable insights.

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Infra Docs Generator

Generate architecture documentation from Terraform, Kubernetes, and config files — including services, dependencies, risks, and runbook insights.

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Repo Intelligence

Analyze any public GitHub repository and get a structured technical review — architecture, tech stack, risks, and improvement suggestions.

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Experience

Career

Senior DevOps Engineer

Owned reliability across cloud infrastructure, containerized services, and CI/CD pipelines. Handled on-call rotations and incident response, and set up monitoring and alerting to reduce noise and surface real issues early.

Executed repository migrations from Bitbucket to GitHub, preserving commit history, access controls, and CI workflows. Managed OS upgrades from Ubuntu Focal to Noble on production systems, handling dependency compatibility to keep services stable throughout.

DevOps / Automation Engineer

Built and maintained CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows across multiple services, focusing on repeatability and reducing manual operations. Worked with infrastructure-as-code and cloud provisioning to standardize environments across teams.

Participated in on-call rotations and incident response, contributing to production stability and improving deployment reliability over time.

Systems / Infrastructure Engineer

Managed Linux-based systems across on-prem and cloud environments, handling provisioning, configuration, and operational scripting. Supported application deployments and troubleshooting, building the foundation for transitioning into full-time DevOps work.

Outside of Work

When I'm Not at a Terminal

Most of my non-work time is spent outside or doing things that require full attention.

  • Snowboarding
  • Hiking & Trekking
  • Mountain Biking
  • Boxing
  • Film Photography
  • Vinyl Records
Contact

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Open to collaborations, freelance work, and interesting projects.