Rares Avadanei

Cloud & DevOps Engineer

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About Me

As an innovative engineer, I am constantly seeking new challenges and opportunities to grow in the technology field. My proficiency in Kubernetes, AWS, and GitOps-driven infrastructure automation allows me to approach complex problems with creativity and build stable foundations.

Human-oriented individual, I prioritize understanding the needs and perspectives of others, focusing on practical, user-friendly engineering solutions.

Work Experience

Cloud Engineer – Salt Bank

02/2025 – Present • Bucharest, Romania

  • AWS Cloud Engineer designing scalable infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and observability systems.
  • Performed DR simulations and blue-green migrations with minimal downtime.
  • Collaborated with backend and mobile teams on OpenAPI specifications and integration.

Integration Engineer – Orange Services

11/2024 – 02/2025 • Bucharest, Romania

  • Developed Python-based multi-cloud automation tool with Azure AD workflows.
  • Maintained internal tool stability and aligned with internal security requirements.

DevOps Engineer – eSolutions

07/2022 – 11/2024 • Bucharest, Romania

  • Managed Kubernetes clusters, built CI/CD pipelines, and developed observability stacks.
  • Automated infrastructure at scale using DevOps best practices.

Skills

Kubernetes
Docker
Terraform
AWS
Python / Boto3
ArgoCD
Rancher
CI/CD
Helm / YAML / JSON
PostgreSQL / MySQL
MongoDB / DynamoDB
Kafka / MSK
Grafana / Loki / ELK
Observability
Linux / Shell

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Manchester Metropolitan University (2018 – 2022)

International Hotel & Business Management

High School Diploma

National College "Mihai Viteazul" (2014 – 2018)

Mathematics & Computer Science • Ploiesti, Romania

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