Baybarshan Ekiz
DevOps Engineer
Summary
7+ years of expertise in DevOps Engineering within high-compliance industries like Banking and Government. I architect scalable, resilient infrastructure using Kubernetes (CKA Certified) and GitOps workflows across Hybrid and Multi-Cloud landscapes (Azure, AWS, GCP, Huawei Cloud, Hetzner, DigitalOcean). Standardizing CI/CD pipelines and provisioning infrastructure as code using Terraform, Ansible, and Helm. Implementing robust DevSecOps strategies, secret management, and traffic control (NGINX/HAProxy) backed by an academic background in Cyber Security.
Work Experience(8)
Implemented Kubernetes platform engineering, GitOps, observability, security guardrails, and SRE practices.
Conducted AI-Based Development using Ollama (Deepseek) and Openchat.
Managed resource policies including requests/limits, PDBs, and QoS.
Managed CI/CD implementation, Kubernetes resources on Azure Cloud, and monitoring processes in an Agile/Scrum structure.
Organized configurations of Kubernetes objects (service, deployment, pv, pvc) in accordance with system needs.
Supported CI/CD processes for .NET, Java, Node.js, and Python technologies with Pipeline Optimization and Dockerize operations.
Integrated Sonarcloud into the system for DevSecOps, ensuring clean code practices across team structures.
Managed Windows and Linux servers, installed agents, and utilized Powershell/Bash scripts.
Monitored tools like Grafana and ELK Stack, troubleshooting and correcting errors across Version Management, Back-end, Front-end, and Mobile environments.
Used Ansible, Harbor, Helm, Azure DevOps, Kubernetes, Docker, and ELK Stack technologies.
Contributed to DevOps processes by providing .NET based API Integrations of DevOps Tools to increase holistic system efficiency.
Conducted DevOps and Agile transformation processes for nearly 30 customers including Gittigidiyor, N11, Kariyer.net, and ING Bank.
Harmonized company products to enable Kubernetes, Docker Compose, and Openshift-based installations.
Provided Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub, and Azure DevOps installation and management support for clients.
Designed and implemented flexible and agile Git Flow structures for products.
Utilized AWS Cloud, Azure Cloud, Terraform, and Docker (DIND) Runner Executer for company products.
Provided Sonarcloud CI/CD integrations, gateway, and rule management.
Managed on-premise DevOps systems, CI/CD pipelines, and application monitoring for comprehensive treasury and finance units.
Utilized Kubernetes, Rancher, Grafana, Zabbix, Jenkins, Tomcat, and Nginx.
Worked on CI/CD processes of Java, JavaScript, Python, .NET core, and .NET framework projects.
Managed and created GitLab based CI/CD pipelines, moving SVN and TFS based projects to Git environment.
Monitored resource usage (CPU, memory, disk) with Zabbix and application alarms via Grafana.
Delivered detailed Agile, Git, and DevOps training to approximately 100 IT personnel.
Realized the cloud and DevOps processes for the B2B and B2C platforms of sigortacini.com, the Turkish subsidiary of ING Group.
Configured Release and Build Pipelines, integrating Source Code structure and Work Items with Azure DevOps.
Managed Azure Cloud services including Virtual Machine, Blob Storage, Cosmos DB, Service Bus, and Virtual Network.
Implemented security-related studies and scans using Key-vault, Netsparker, Nessus, Burpsuite, Fortify, and Sonarcloud.
Developed security software written for banks.
Performed file system analysis and digital forensic investigation.
Developed C# based technologies.
Researched and applied data mining and numeric process techniques in cybersecurity.
Examined and applied data mining techniques in the system dataset technologies.
Developed numeric process techniques.
Contributed to .NET based E-Commerce platform development.
Created E-Commerce Platform and Admin Page using .NET based technology.
Prepared an appropriate database system for the ORM structure.
Adapted update, insert, and delete operations to the whole system through LINQ queries and coded Web APIs.
Education(5)
- Thesis: Agility of DevSecOps processes: Dynamic log analysis approach
Skills
CI/CD & DevOps
- GitLab
- Jenkins
- Azure DevOps
- ArgoCD
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Helm
- GitHub Actions
Cloud & Infrastructure (IaC)
- Azure
- AWS
- GCP
- Huawei Cloud
- DigitalOcean
- Terraform
- Ansible
Observability & Monitoring
- Prometheus
- Grafana
- Zabbix
- ELK Stack
Programming Languages & Scripting
- Bash Script
- Python
- C#
- Java
- Node.js
- Go
- JavaScript
Databases & Messaging
- PostgreSQL
- MySQL
- MSSQL
- Redis
- Kafka
- RabbitMQ
Security & Practices
- DevSecOps
- SonarQube
- Digital Forensics
- IT Law
- Agile Scrum
Certificates(1)
Languages(2)
Turkish
English
Publications(1)
Master's Thesis focusing on dynamic log analysis within DevSecOps.
Projects(11)
DevOps processes of projects developed within Arçelik were designed and implemented. Compliance and transformation were ensured.
Restructured Vakıfbank's software development and operational processes.
Optimized Testinium's software development processes using DevOps methodologies.
Accelerated software development cycles by restructuring Erdemir's IT processes.
Increased operational efficiency by optimizing Multinet's software development processes.
Optimized software development and deployment processes using DevOps methodologies.
Optimized software development processes within the Ministry using modern DevOps methodologies.
Made Ofix's IT infrastructure more flexible, secure, and scalable.
Moved high-traffic platform to AWS cloud ensuring performance and reliability.
Design and development for a shared Blacklist using blockchain infrastructure alongside EY, Turkcell, Vodafone, and Safrantek personnel.
Designed and developed an integrated system for smart city open/closed parking via image processing and AI. Documented according to TUBITAK standards.
References(3)
“ Software Manager at Testinium. ”
“ DevOps Team Lead at Arçelik. ”
“ Software Manager at Ministry of Treasury and Finance. ”