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Worried your deployment pipeline is slowing you down?

Engineering teams lose weeks every quarter to slow releases, fragile pipelines, and infrastructure that can't scale.

I find the bottlenecks — and fix them. Get a free 30-min infrastructure review. Leave with 3 concrete improvements, no commitment.

STATUS

Available for projects

CORE_STACK

Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD

LOCATION

Munich // Remote — Global Node

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    name                = "dvlad-architect-cluster"
    location            = "West Europe"
    dns_prefix          = "dvlad-prod"
    default_node_pool {
        name       = "default"
        node_count = 3
        vm_size    = "Standard_D2_v2"
    }
    identity {
        type = "SystemAssigned"
    }
}

Who I Help

I typically work with engineering leaders who need a reliable, strategic partner — not just an implementer.

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CTOs & Engineering Managers

Strategic infrastructure partner for your most critical initiatives

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Scale-Up Companies

Engineering teams of 50–500 who need enterprise-grade infrastructure

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Azure-Focused Teams

Companies on Azure (or migrating to Azure) who need deep expertise

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High-Velocity Product Teams

Where deployment speed = competitive advantage

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Audit-Preparation Teams

Preparing for SOC2, ISO 27001, or GDPR audits

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DevOps Transformation

Companies modernizing from legacy CI/CD to cloud-native workflows

What I Do

From bottleneck to deployment — I help engineering teams ship faster without sacrificing security or stability.

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CI/CD Pipeline Optimization

Cut deployment time from hours to minutes. Automated testing, parallel jobs, zero-downtime releases — built on your existing stack.

Jenkins · GitHub Actions · Azure DevOps

💡 Typical result: 60–80% faster deployments within 60 days

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Cloud Infrastructure Migration

Move to cloud-native without the chaos. Azure, AWS, GCP — designed for scale, built for cost efficiency. Your team keeps shipping while I handle the architecture.

Terraform · Bicep · ARM Templates

💡 Typical result: 30–40% infrastructure cost reduction in 90 days

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Security & Compliance

Pass your next audit without slowing down delivery. Vault, zero-trust networks, policy-as-code. Built into the pipeline — not as a gate, but as a habit.

HashiCorp Vault · Azure Policy · Sentinel

💡 Typical result: Audit-ready in 30 days, zero incidents QoQ

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Infrastructure Audit

30-minute free review. 3 concrete improvements. I'll look at your deployment pipeline, identify the bottlenecks, and give you a roadmap — whether you hire me or not.

Review · Recommendations · Roadmap

💡 Leave with a clear action plan — no commitment

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Worried your deployment pipeline is slowing you down?

I review infrastructure for free — no strings attached. You'll leave with 3 actionable improvements.

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Work Experience

DevOps Engineer

Roland Berger

2024 — PRESENT

▸ Leading the deployment of Microsoft Dev Box using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for scalable, secure developer environments
▸ Migrating legacy on-premises apps to Azure-native services: ACI, App Services, and AKS
▸ Implementing CI/CD pipelines with Azure Image Builder for security-hardened Golden images
▸ Architecting IoT monitoring solutions with Azure IoT Hub and IoT Central
▸ Migrating GitLab CI/CD and Jira/Confluence to Azure DevOps
▸ Building and maintaining robust CI/CD pipelines for rapid infrastructure delivery

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Support Escalation Engineer

Microsoft

2021 — 2024

▸ Providing expert guidance to S500 customers across Storage, Connectivity, Management, and Configuration domains
▸ Leading high-severity production troubleshooting: no-boot scenarios, kernel panics, network issues
▸ Earned multiple Customer Hero recognitions with consistently high CSAT scores
▸ Activated as Linux Escalation Point for critical issues, offering mentorship and delivering trainings organization-wide

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Where I've Worked

Enterprise experience across consulting, tech, and telecom.

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Support Escalation Engineer

Roland Berger

DevOps Engineer

Orange

Operational Specialist

Technical Stack

Built on enterprise-grade tools.

Supporting customers to overcome deployment issues and significantly remove technical debt.

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Multi-Cloud Strategy

Azure (Expert), AWS, GCP

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Orchestration & Tooling

Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, AKS, EKS, ECR, ACR, Container Instances, Nexus

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Infrastructure as Code

Terraform, Bicep, Ansible

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CI/CD & Automation

Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Python

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Security & Identity

Conditional Access, Entra ID, Sentinel, Defender, PIM

# technical_capabilities.yaml

cloud_platforms:

- microsoft_azure (expert)

- aws

- google_cloud

- digital_ocean

infrastructure_as_code:

- terraform

- bicep

- ansible

- prometheus_grafana

- azure_monitor

- new_relic

cicd_pipelines:

- azure_devops

- github_actions

- jenkins

- gitlab_ci

- python

container_orchestration:

- kubernetes (k8s)

- aks

- eks

- docker

- helm

- ecr

- acr

Project Repository

12 DEPLOYED MORE IN_PROGRESS

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Automated Enterprise Image Lifecycle

Global image distribution system using Azure Compute Gallery and Packer, integrated with GitHub Actions.

↓ 70% faster image provisioning across 5 regions

PACKERAZURE

architecture Repo: 019

Microservices with Helm (AKS)

Dynamic scaling architecture for 50+ microservices on AKS using Helm charts and ArgoCD.

↓ 60% faster release cycles. Zero-downtime deployments.

K8SHELM

security Repo: 067

Compliance-as-Code Framework

Automated security auditing using Azure Policy and Terraform Sentinel for financial sector standards.

↓ Audit prep time: 3 weeks → 3 days

POLICYIAC

lan Repo: 088

Developer Workstations - DevBox Landing Zone

Scalable developer environment platform based on Azure DevCenter and custom Bicep templates.

↓ 500+ developer environments provisioned on-demand

BICEPAZURE

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Harden AVD Environments and Streamed Apps

Hardened AVD deployment with Zero Trust network architecture and FSLogix.

↓ Zero security incidents across 200+ remote workers

AVDZERO_TRUST

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Jenkins CI/CD Hardening

Containerized Jenkins orchestration with dynamic agents and HashiCorp Vault for secret management.

↓ Pipeline reliability: 95% → 99.9% uptime

JENKINSVAULT

What Colleagues Say

Early-stage consulting — endorsed by the engineers who worked alongside me.

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"One of the sharpest DevOps engineers I've worked with. He rebuilt our entire CI/CD pipeline and cut our deployment time from 3 hours to 15 minutes."

Mihai Popescu

Engineering Manager, Roland Berger

→ 40% faster feature releases. Zero rollback incidents in 6 months.

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"Daniel doesn't just automate — he thinks strategically. Our infrastructure is now cleaner, more secure, and actually maintainable by the team."

Alexandra Ionescu

CTO, Former Colleague at Microsoft

→ Infrastructure standards adopted company-wide. Onboarding time cut by 50%.

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"Daniel is an asset to any team! He mentored our team through complex IaC implementations and set standards we still follow today."

Cristina Stan

Senior Infrastructure Engineer, Orange Romania

→ IaC standards still in use 2 years later. Team doubled in size without infrastructure friction.

Credentials

8 certifications across Azure, AWS, and Security

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Azure DevOps Engineer Expert

AZ-400 · MICROSOFT · Expert

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Azure Solutions Architect Expert

AZ-305 · MICROSOFT · Expert

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Azure Identity & Access Admin Associate

AZ-500 · MICROSOFT · Associate

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Azure Security Engineer Associate

AZ-500 · MICROSOFT · Associate

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Azure Administrator Associate

AZ-104 · MICROSOFT · Associate

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Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty

AZ-140 · MICROSOFT · Specialty

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Contact

Book a free call to audit your environment and find out exactly what's slowing your deployments — and how to fix them.

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