About Me

DevOps Engineer, Amadeus Leisure IT

Aachen, Germany · Jan 2023 - Present

• Cisco NX-OS CI/CD: Designed end-to-end switch configuration workflows with Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, and Git.
• F5 configuration as code: Implemented infrastructure automation and CI/CD workflows for load balancers using Ansible and Bitbucket.
• Vulnerability remediation: Built AWX patching workflows with ServiceNow CMDB as a dynamic inventory source.
• Ansible Playground: Created a reproducible environment for developing and validating automation with Docker, Terraform, Bash, and Ansible.
• VM decommissioning: Automated PCI and non-PCI workflows in AWX, integrating VMware/vCenter, Icinga, and CMDB systems.
• Maintained infrastructure and host automation with Ansible/AWX, Git-based delivery workflows, and ELK logging.
• F5 Migration Lead: Led Alteon to F5 Networks migration with end-to-end automation via Ansible/AWX, AS3, and declarative onboarding, establishing network infrastructure as code.
• Network Infra CI/CD: Built Jenkins multibranch pipeline on Kubernetes agents for Terraform-driven NX-OS infrastructure with PR-based plan/apply flows and reusable modules.
• F5-Kubernetes Integration: Deployed F5 Container Ingress Services to bridge BIG-IP load balancing across Kubernetes clusters.
• RabbitMQ Migration: Migrated messaging infrastructure from Debian to RHEL with ELK Stack optimization, minimizing cutover downtime.

DevOps Engineer, Amadeus Loyalty IT

İstanbul, Türkiye · Dec 2021 - Dec 2022

• LMS test automation - Project Lead: Built functional UI validation for LMS applications after migration to Azure, using UI.Vision RPA, Docker, Jenkins, Python, and Bash.
• Azure cloud migration: Supported LMS deployment, configuration, monitoring, and post-migration validation, including Azure VMs, Apache Tomcat, and Grafana.
• Maintained Jenkins pipelines, containerized automation, Apache Tomcat environments, and operational troubleshooting and monitoring.

Test Engineer, Accenture

Istanbul, Turkey · Apr 2021 - Dec 2021

• Built Azure DevOps CI/CD workflows for the Connected Construction project.
• Executed manual QA plans using Azure Test Plans and Analytics.
• Automated application tests with Protractor, TypeScript, JavaScript, and Selenium.
• Reviewed Azure Portal logs and reported application issues.

Software Engineer, ULAK Communications Inc.

Istanbul, Turkey · Oct 2020 - Mar 2021

• Supported multiple delivery teams through Protractor test automation, Angular frontend development, and DevOps operations.

Self-Hosted Homelab Infrastructure Platform

2026

• Designed production-style Proxmox infrastructure with Terraform modules for VM provisioning, cloud-init, and reusable environment definitions.
• Built and managed OpenShift-style infrastructure on a single-node OKD cluster alongside k3s, covering cluster provisioning, DNS, application routing, and Kubernetes workload deployment.
• Built ServiceNow catalog-driven NGINX provisioning on OKD with GitHub Actions, Terraform, reviewed pull requests, separate deployment approval, and AdGuard DNS automation.
• Automated Linux bootstrap and Kubernetes (k3s) installation with Ansible including SSH hardening, container registry, NetBird VPN, and AdGuard DNS.
• Deployed Kubernetes platform services (PostgreSQL, Traefik, n8n, GitHub Actions Runner Controller) with Terraform; migrated state to a PostgreSQL backend with per-layer schemas.
• Built self-hosted CI/CD on k3s using GitHub Actions Runner Controller with ephemeral runners and a custom registry image.
• Implemented private network access via NetBird VPN, AdGuard DNS, and Traefik routing without public exposure.

Stack: Proxmox VE, Terraform, Ansible, k3s, OKD, Kubernetes, ServiceNow, PostgreSQL, Traefik, GitHub Actions, Docker, NetBird VPN, AdGuard Home, Ansible Vault, Cloud-init

ERP-Integrated Serverless Ordering Platform - Software Architect

2024 - 2026

• Architected and delivered an ordering platform integrating Odoo ERP for one customer, covering catalog, pricing, and order management.
• Built Google Cloud Functions backend exposing ERP data through secure, independently deployable endpoints.
• Developed React client for catalog browsing, ordering, and account management.
• Managed secrets and API keys via Google Secret Manager, keeping credentials out of source control.
• Synchronized products, pricing, and orders between web application and Odoo ERP.
• Reduced manual invoicing workload by ~90% through end-to-end ERP automation.
• Currently extending the product with ERPNext integration to support multiple customers.

Stack: Odoo ERP, ERPNext (in development), React, Google Cloud Functions, Google Secret Manager, GCP, JavaScript/TypeScript, REST APIs

AI-Enabled Diet Planning & Patient Tracking Platform - Software Architect

2026

• Architected combined platform with AI diet planning, patient-tracking PaaS, and portfolio with custom CMS on Supabase and Firebase.
• Built AI recipe engine over 17,000-recipe catalog using vector DB for semantic search and personalized recommendations.
• Developed macro calculator with diet-planning enhancements for dietitians, reducing workload by ~60%.
• Delivered patient tracking system improving tracking quality by ~95% based on patient feedback.
• Implemented OIDC via Google identity services on a Next.js frontend.

Stack: Next.js, Supabase, Firebase, Vector Database, AI/LLM integration, OIDC (Google), PaaS, Custom CMS

TCM Atlas ↗

• Independent educational web application for AI-assisted analysis of Traditional Chinese Medicine tongue features.
• Visual detection runs on private servers in Europe.

MSc Computer Engineering, Beykent University

Istanbul, Turkey · 2022 - 2025

• GPA: 3.57/4.0, High Honor Student
• Thesis: Large Language Model Integrated AI Diet Planning Tool with Macro Nutrient Calculations

BSc Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Bahcesehir University

Istanbul, Turkey · 2015 - 2021

• Graduation project: Autonomous Vehicle with Raspberry Pi