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Przemyslaw Pradela

DevOps Engineer Cloud Infrastructure Kubernetes Linux Networking

Designing and managing cloud-native infrastructure, Kubernetes clusters, and secure network environments. Passionate about automation, container orchestration, and building resilient, scalable systems.

pradela@talos-cp-1 ~ bash
kubectl get nodes -o wide NAME STATUS ROLES AGE talos-cp-1 Ready control-plane 47d talos-cp-2 Ready control-plane 47d talos-cp-3 Ready control-plane 47d talos-wr-1 Ready worker 47d talos-wr-2 Ready worker 47d talos-wr-3 Ready worker 47d echo "quorum: 3/3 healthy ✓" quorum: 3/3 healthy ✓

about

Who I Am

I'm a DevOps and Systems Engineer focused on designing and operating cloud-native infrastructure. My work spans the full stack of infrastructure concerns — from bare-metal Kubernetes on Raspberry Pi clusters to enterprise-grade network security with Palo Alto NGFWs and OPNsense.

I care deeply about security, reliability, and automation. Whether it's configuring DNSSEC lifecycle management, building CI/CD pipelines, or hardening Linux systems to DISA STIG baselines — I approach every environment with precision and a security-first mindset.

Currently expanding into full cloud-native architectures, integrating containerised workloads with automated provisioning and observability tooling.

5+
Years in IT infra
K8s
Primary orchestrator
OL8
Hardened Linux target
HA
Always-on architecture

expertise

Skills & Technologies

Kubernetes & Containers
Talos Linux Kubeadm Docker Flannel Helm
🌐
Networking & VPN
GRE/IPSec BGP/OSPF Cisco OPNsense WireGuard
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Security & Firewalls
Palo Alto NGFW SELinux DISA STIG DNSSEC
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Linux Systems
Oracle Linux RHEL systemd Bash PowerDNS
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Databases
PostgreSQL Oracle 19c MySQL
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CI/CD & Automation
GitLab CI Ansible Terraform GitHub Actions

career

Experience

DevOps Engineer
Current Position
  • Design and deployment of cloud-native solutions and container platforms
  • Kubernetes cluster management — health monitoring, scaling, upgrades
  • CI/CD pipeline configuration and maintenance (GitLab CI, GitHub Actions)
  • Infrastructure automation with Ansible and Terraform
Systems Administrator
Previous Role
  • Managed server infrastructure, networking, DNS, and critical services
  • Automated routine operational processes using Bash and Python scripting
  • Ensured high availability, performance, and security across environments
Security Engineer
Previous Role
  • Implemented security policies and hardening (DISA STIG, CIS benchmarks)
  • Conducted vulnerability assessments and managed patching cycles
  • Firewall policy design with Palo Alto NGFW and OPNsense

contact

Get In Touch

Open to interesting infrastructure projects, DevOps consulting, or full-time opportunities. Feel free to reach out — I'll respond within a couple of days.