GitOps rollout for a SaaS scale-up
Architected and implemented ArgoCD, standardized manifests, reduced deployment incidents by 70% and cut release time from hours to minutes.
Deliverables: GitOps pipelines; rollout plan; runbook.
I help SaaS companies migrate to Kubernetes, implement GitOps, and cut AWS costs by 30–50%
Principal DevOps Engineer with 15+ years building cloud-native platforms, reducing AWS spend by up to 40%, and improving deployment velocity and reliability.
Book a free 15‑minute callGitOps Migration
ArgoCD; repo-driven deployments; CI/CD hardening
Kubernetes Modernization
EKS cluster design; autoscaling; multi-region patterns
AWS Cost Optimization
Rightsizing; savings plans; S3 lifecycle and retention
Fixed-scope offers
Kubernetes Readiness Audit — €3,500
GitOps Migration (ArgoCD) — €12,000
AWS Cost Optimization Sprint — €5,000
Fractional DevOps Lead — €6,000+/month
Selected case studies
AWS cost reduction for marketplace
Performed cost audit, rightsized instances, introduced savings plans and S3 optimizations — annual cloud spend reduced by 38–40%.
Deliverables: cost dashboard; tagging strategy; monthly savings report.
Platform engineering and reliability
Built internal platform, self-service CI/CD, SLOs and incident processes; improved developer velocity and reduced MTTR by 50%.
Deliverables: platform roadmap; onboarding docs; mentoring sessions.
Fractional DevOps leadership
Interim platform lead for 6 months: hiring, mentoring, incident response, and establishing career frameworks for engineers.
Deliverables: team structure; incident playbooks; hiring plan.
About
Professional Summary: DevOps / SRE Lead with 15+ years building cloud-native platforms and scaling microservices for high-traffic SaaS. Delivered up to 40% AWS cost reductions, reduced deployment time by 65%, and maintained 99.9%+ uptime across 25+ services while leading teams of 10+.
Skills
AWS (EKS, EC2, RDS, Lambda, S3)
Kubernetes EKS
ArgoCD · GitOps
Terraform / OpenTofu
Prometheus · Grafana · Datadog
SRE · SLO design · Incident response
Bash · Python · Go
Experience Highlights
CloudBeds — Principal DevOps Engineer (08/2022–08/2025): Led platform reliability for 25+ services, managed 11 engineers, architected GitOps migration to GitHub + ArgoCD + EKS, reduced deployment time by 65%, and cut AWS spend by 40%.
Contact
Ready to discuss a project or want a quick audit? Book a 15‑minute call or send a short message using the form below.
Scheduling
Address
9500 Villach, Carinthia, Austria
Availability
Part-time and full-time engagements; preferred retainers and fixed-scope projects.