From Code to Production Automated

Platform Engineer & Cloud Architect specializing in Kubernetes, GitOps, AWS CDK, and building Internal Developer Platforms.

CKA
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AWS
Solutions Architect
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Alper Torun
Alper Torun
Platform Engineer
Technical Arsenal

Tech Stack & Expertise

Building robust, scalable systems with modern cloud-native technologies

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Cloud & Infrastructure

AWS EKS Lambda CloudFront S3 RDS
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Infrastructure as Code

Terraform AWS CDK Atlantis
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Kubernetes & GitOps

Kubernetes Docker ArgoCD Helm
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CI/CD & Automation

GitHub Actions GitLab CI Bash
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Platform Engineering

Backstage.io HashiCorp Vault OpenCost
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Languages

Go Python TypeScript Bash
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Observability

Prometheus Grafana ELK Stack CloudWatch
⎈ Kubernetes + ArgoCD + Backstage
= Modern Platform Engineering
Verified Credentials

Professional Certifications

Industry-recognized credentials validating cloud and container expertise

Verified
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CKA

Certified Kubernetes Administrator

The Linux Foundation • October 2025

Demonstrated expertise in Kubernetes cluster administration, troubleshooting, networking, and security.

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Verified
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SAA

AWS Solutions Architect

Amazon Web Services • May 2024

Proven ability to design distributed systems on AWS, optimize costs, and implement secure architectures.

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Career Journey

Work Experience

Building infrastructure and developer platforms at scale

Getir

Platform & Infrastructure Engineer

Izmir, Turkey (Hybrid)

July 2025 - Present
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CI/CD Migration at Scale

4000+ repos

Led migration of 4000+ repositories from Bitbucket to GitHub using custom Go/Bash automation tools.

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Internal Developer Platform

Reduced cognitive load

Built 'Kitchen' - the company's central IDP using Backstage, enabling self-service infrastructure provisioning.

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GitOps & Infrastructure

Multi-cluster

Managed multi-cluster ArgoCD deployments, AWS CDK/Terraform modules, and Atlantis workflows.

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Security & Cost Optimization

Cost visibility

Implemented OpenCost with Athena pipelines for spend tracking and Spot/On-Demand analysis.

GitHub Actions ArgoCD Backstage AWS CDK Terraform Atlantis Go Kubernetes

P.I. Works

Junior DevOps Engineer

Istanbul, Turkey (Remote)

March 2025 - July 2025
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DevOps AI System

AI-powered reviews

Built automated code review system using LLMs (Ollama) for GitLab commits, Merge Requests, and failed pipelines with Python Flask backend and RabbitMQ task queuing.

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VS Code Extension Development

IDE integration

Developed 'DevOps Toolkit' extension integrating interactive chat and automated documentation generation directly within the IDE.

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Infrastructure on Kubernetes

K8s deployment

Set up and managed RabbitMQ, Elasticsearch, and Grafana on Kubernetes for monitoring AI analysis throughput and latency.

Python Flask RabbitMQ Elasticsearch Grafana GitLab CI Kubernetes Ollama VS Code API

P.I. Works

Part-Time Junior DevOps Engineer

Istanbul, Turkey (Remote)

October 2023 - March 2025
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CI/CD Pipeline Engineering

Pipeline automation

Maintained and improved GitLab CI/CD pipelines for microservices. Integrated cspell for automated quality gates and scripted documentation generation.

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Linux System Administration

System admin

Administered Production and Development Linux systems. Performed kernel updates, performance tuning, and security hardening.

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Monitoring & Observability

Full observability

Architected monitoring solutions using Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK Stack. Created custom dashboards and implemented log rotation policies within Kubernetes.

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RAG-Based DevOps Agent

Semantic search

Developed Retrieval-Augmented Generation agent using vector embeddings and semantic search to streamline internal issue resolution.

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Database & Dependency Management

Package auditing

Conducted automated dependency audits (version/license tracking) for PostgreSQL databases, integrated directly into CI pipelines.

GitLab CI Prometheus Grafana ELK Stack Python Bash PostgreSQL Linux cspell

P.I. Works

DevOps Intern

Istanbul, Turkey (Remote)

July 2023 - October 2023
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CI/CD Improvements

Pipeline notifications

Contributed to GitLab CI/CD improvements and implemented Microsoft Teams notifications for pipeline statuses.

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Automation Scripts

Bash scripting

Automated dependency audits using Bash scripts, gaining foundational experience in DevOps workflows and Linux environments.

GitLab CI Bash Teams API Linux
Portfolio

Featured Projects

Personal and professional projects showcasing platform engineering expertise

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Scalable Voting System

Cloud-Native AWS Application

Engineered a voting system featuring biometric authentication with face recognition. Implemented liveness detection using OpenCV/MediaPipe and designed scalable infrastructure on AWS ECS with AutoScaling policies.

Key Features

  • Face recognition with liveness detection
  • AutoScaling based on CloudWatch metrics
  • JWT authentication with secure backend
  • Nginx reverse proxy configuration
AWS ECS Python Flask OpenCV PostgreSQL Docker CloudWatch
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DevOps AI System

LLM-Powered Code Review

Professional

Built an automated code review system that analyzes GitLab commits, Merge Requests, and failed pipelines using Large Language Models. Includes custom VS Code extension for IDE integration.

Key Features

  • Automated code review on commits & MRs
  • Failed pipeline analysis with AI
  • VS Code extension for IDE chat
  • Real-time analysis throughput monitoring
Python Flask RabbitMQ Ollama Elasticsearch VS Code API
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Internal Developer Platform

Backstage-based IDP

Professional

Built Getir's central IDP 'Kitchen' enabling self-service infrastructure provisioning. Developers can scaffold microservices, provision HashiCorp Vault, ECR, MongoDB, and enable ArgoCD with a single click.

Key Features

  • Self-service microservice scaffolding
  • Automated Vault & ECR provisioning
  • MongoDB & RDS connection setup
  • One-click ArgoCD/CI enablement
Backstage.io TypeScript HashiCorp Vault ArgoCD AWS CDK
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RAG DevOps Agent

AI Knowledge Base

Professional

Developed a Retrieval-Augmented Generation agent using vector embeddings and semantic search. Streamlines internal issue resolution and knowledge base querying for DevOps teams.

Key Features

  • Vector embeddings for document retrieval
  • Semantic search capabilities
  • Internal knowledge base integration
  • Context-aware responses
Python Vector DB LLMs Semantic Search
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