About Me
DevOps & Cloud Engineer with 4+ years of infrastructure and platform engineering experience. Specialized in high availability and hybrid cloud automation - focused on building reliable production platforms across Azure and on-prem virtualization, applying Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles to keep environments predictable, versioned, and auditable.
Kubernetes and GitOps with Argo CD are at the center of delivery, supported by CI/CD pipelines in GitLab and GitHub, Terraform and Ansible for automation, and Prometheus and Grafana for observability. Published IEEE researcher (MIPRO 2025). RHCE certified.
Experience
[ View CV (PDF) ]DevOps Engineer
SICK MOBILISIS d.o.o.
- Architected and maintained highly available Kubernetes infrastructure on Azure, supporting production microservices across 3+ environments (dev/staging/prod).
- Implemented GitOps workflows using ArgoCD, enabling declarative, auditable deployments with zero-downtime rollouts.
- Automated multi-environment infrastructure provisioning with Terraform (IaC), reducing environment setup time from hours to minutes and ensuring full reproducibility.
- Designed and operated observability stack monitoring 10+ services with sub-minute alerting via Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, and PRTG for endpoint health monitoring.
- Built and maintained CI/CD pipelines in GitLab CI, integrating security checks and automated testing stages - reducing manual release overhead.
- Acted as primary technical liaison between the DevOps team and project managers, translating business requirements into infrastructure delivery plans.
- Authored and maintained internal technical documentation including architecture diagrams, runbooks, and deployment procedures to ensure operational continuity.
DevOps Engineer (Internship)
SICK MOBILISIS d.o.o.
- Joined as structured onboarding to production DevOps team, contributing to Kubernetes and Azure Cloud projects from day one.
- Developed Terraform modules and configured ArgoCD for internal platform services, applying IaC principles to replace manual provisioning.
Junior System Engineer
Combis d.o.o.
- Administered hybrid cloud environments connecting on-premises infrastructure to Azure, including Azure AD Connect, identity synchronization, and Azure Virtual Machine provisioning for enterprise clients.
- Configured and managed web server infrastructure including Nginx and IIS, implementing load balancing and reverse proxy setups for client-facing applications.
- Managed virtualized infrastructure across VMware vSphere and Hyper-V, provisioning and maintaining VMs, storage clusters, and high-availability configurations.
- Deployed and maintained Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM) for automated software distribution, patch management, and Windows fleet administration.
- Administered MSSQL Server instances including installation, configuration, and basic clustering for client workloads.
- Automated recurring administration tasks via Bash and PowerShell scripting, measurably reducing manual operational overhead and improving task reliability.
- Managed enterprise backup and recovery operations with Veeam across hybrid environments.
Infrastructure & Web Engineer
Freelance
- Designed, deployed, and maintained cloud-hosted WordPress sites for 5+ local businesses, managing full lifecycle: PHP customization, MariaDB optimization, Apache configuration, DNS setup, and SEO implementation.
- Provided ongoing technical support and performance monitoring, maintaining high availability and consistent uptime across all client sites.
Information Technology Instructor
Enter Koprivnica d.o.o.
- Designed and delivered IT workshops for 50+ participants (youth and adults), covering programming fundamentals, embedded systems, and IoT project development.
Education
Master's Degree
Faculty of Informatics and Digital Technologies, University of Rijeka
Bachelor's Degree
Algebra Bernays University
- Final Thesis: Windows Computer Administration using Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager in the Microsoft Azure Cloud View ↗
Certifications
Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
Issued: April 2025
Expires: April 2028
Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)
Issued: April 2022
Expires: April 2028
Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)
Issued: July 2022
Expires: No Expiration
MTA: Networking Fundamentals
Issued: June 2019
Expires: No Expiration
MTA: Windows Operating System Fundamentals
Issued: June 2019
Expires: No Expiration