Michal T.

Michal T.

Senior DevOps Engineer

Poland
Trusted member since 2023
8 years of experience

He has extensive experience with cloud infrastructure platforms and managing servers, including Nginx, Apache, and load balancers. Michal is also proficient with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker, Docker Compose, Kubernetes, and Helm.

Known for his ability to lead teams effectively, Michal ensures efficient collaboration and successful project delivery. He holds a BSc in Electronics and Telecommunications, providing a strong technical foundation that supports his practical expertise.

Main expertise

KubernetesKubernetes4 years
DevOpsDevOps5 years
AWSAWS4 years
TerraformTerraform4 years
13+

Experience6

The DOT Collective

Cloud Engineer

The DOT Collective
Insurance
Jun 2022 · 4y 4m

The DOT Collective is a technology partner in the insurance sector, specializing in the automation and digital transformation of internal business processes.

  • Designed and implemented an infrastructure migration from on-premises systems to AWS, increasing scalability and reducing maintenance overhead.
  • Built and managed separate CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and applications, significantly improving deployment reliability.
  • Developed robust logging and monitoring solutions using tools such as Grafana and Elasticsearch, enhancing platform observability.
  • Created reusable kustomization templates, simplifying deployment configurations and reducing manual errors.
  • Documented systems in detail to enable faster onboarding and knowledge sharing across DevOps and development teams.
PostgreSQLPostgreSQL
AWSAWS
PythonPython
KubernetesKubernetes
AWS LambdaAWS Lambda
4+
BATMAID

Lead DevOps Engineer

BATMAID
Home Services
Jan 2021 · 5y 9m

BATMAID is an on-demand cleaning service platform operating in Switzerland and several European countries.

  • Led the DevOps team and defined long-term goals for infrastructure and delivery pipelines.
  • Migrated all infrastructure to AWS, including implementing container orchestration with Kubernetes.
  • Implemented secrets management using Doppler, enhancing security and auditability of configuration management.
  • Designed and maintained CI/CD pipelines using TeamCity and GitHub Actions to ensure continuous delivery.
  • Created dynamic, disposable “burning environments” for feature testing and validation in under eight minutes.
  • Developed a Disaster Recovery Plan covering critical production services.
DockerDocker
AWSAWS
NGINXNGINX
KubernetesKubernetes
DevOpsDevOps
3+
Boldare

DevOps Engineer

Boldare
Information Technology (IT) and Services
Jun 2019 - Jan 2021 · 1y 7m

Boldare is a digital product design and development company that builds startups and enterprise-scale solutions.

  • Led an infrastructure migration from Azure to AWS, enhancing reliability and performance.
  • Created CI/CD pipelines using DroneCI, Terraform Cloud, and ArgoCD to ensure consistent deployment across environments.
  • Implemented serverless architecture using AWS Lambda, SQS, SNS, ECS, and API Gateway.
  • Customized Docker images and developed Helm charts to standardize application deployment.
  • Integrated the ELK stack for logging, providing centralized visibility into application behavior.
DockerDocker
AWSAWS
AWS SQSAWS SQS
KubernetesKubernetes
AWS LambdaAWS Lambda
8+

DevOps Engineer/Senior QA Engineer

Instytut Lotnictwa (Engineering Design Center)
Aerospace and Defense
Oct 2017 - May 2019 · 1y 7m

The Engineering Design Center is a Polish aerospace and defense R&D institute that provides engineering services and solutions.

  • Managed infrastructure from local environments to production-grade systems.
  • Administered and secured Linux systems while customizing Docker images for optimized deployments.
  • Designed and managed Jenkins CI pipelines, integrating Robot Framework and Postman for automated QA.
  • Created dashboards with Grafana and Prometheus to monitor production service performance.
  • Developed internal tools to support AWS migration and automate environment provisioning.
DockerDocker
AWSAWS
JenkinsJenkins
GrafanaGrafana
DevOpsDevOps
4+

QA Engineer

Cubiware (a TiVo Company)
Entertainment and Media
Oct 2016 - Sep 2017 · 11m

Cubiware (acquired by TiVo) developed middleware software solutions for digital television and streaming platforms.

  • Built automated test suites using Selenium and Robot Framework, significantly improving regression testing efficiency.

  • Authored Bash scripts and Jenkins pipelines to automate deployment and testing processes.

  • Conducted manual and automated testing for IPTV, RF, and OTT platforms.

  • Maintained middleware environments and supported server-side deployment pipelines.

JenkinsJenkins
BashBash
Robot FrameworkRobot Framework
QAQA

Junior Software Quality Engineer/ Project Leader

Samsung Poland R&D Center
Information Technology (IT) and Services
Oct 2013 - Sep 2016 · 2y 11m

Samsung Poland R&D is one of Samsung’s largest software research centers in Europe, specializing in consumer electronics and smart devices.

  • Conducted functional and system-level tests on Samsung TVs, including pre-certification and smoke testing.

  • Automated test scenarios using NI TestStand to enhance the efficiency of firmware update validations.

  • Led multiple QA projects, developed test plans and final reports, and acted as a liaison with certification centers.

  • Created thorough documentation and collaborated with development teams to resolve defects.

Project ManagementProject Management
QAQA
Automation TestingAutomation Testing
Manual TestingManual Testing
Team LeadingTeam Leading

Engineering excellence

All Senior DevOps Engineers who have applied to Proxify are scored from 0 to 300 on engineering excellence, one of the five parameters we evaluate. This score reflects engineering excellence only, based on interviews, take-home assignments, live coding sessions, and/or on-the-job performance reviews. The curve shows how all evaluated Senior DevOps Engineers are distributed across that range, where our acceptance threshold for this parameter sits, and where Michal stands.

050100150200250300Engineering excellence scoreShare of engineersmedianmeanProxifyacceptancethreshold
Michal
Score 199 · Top 7% of engineers

Certificates 1

The Linux Foundation
Certified Kubernetes AdministratorThe Linux Foundation

Issued Jan 2025 - Expires Jan 2027
Credential ID LF-cnui0ifpvo

KubernetesKubernetes
The Linux Foundation
Certified Kubernetes AdministratorThe Linux Foundation

Issued Jan 2025 - Expires Jan 2027
Credential ID LF-cnui0ifpvo

KubernetesKubernetes
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Education

MUO
Military University of Technology
Electronic and telecommunications2009 - 2013

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