Radu Crihalmeanu

Radu Crihălmeanu Profile Summary Results-driven DevOps Engineer with 5+ years of expertise in Azure cloud platforms and DevOps methodologies. Proven track record of successfully migrating enterprise workloads to cloud infrastructure, implementing cost optimization strategies, and establishing robust CI/CD pipelines. Experienced in collaborating with crossfunctional teams and clients to deliver scalable, secure cloud solutions while maintaining high availability and performance standards. Key strengths include infrastructure automation, containerization, monitoring implementation, and knowledge transfer through technical workshops and mentoring. Education 2016 – 2020 ] Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Techical University of Cluj-Napoca Thesis title: Migrating a Sitecore solution from on-premise infrastructure to Azure Cloud. Employment History Jan. 2025 – Present ] DevOps Engineer, SAG Digital Leading infrastructure automation and optimization for B2B ecommerce platform: - Architect and develop reusable Terraform modules for company-wide infrastructure standardization - Optimize Azure infrastructure costs and performance through strategic resource management - Maintain Ubuntu VM environments with automated system updates and security patching - Design and implement comprehensive monitoring strategy using Azure Monitor for proactive issue detection - migration of on-premise ELK cluster to Elastic Cloud, ensuring minimal downtime - Support release management through SQL operations and real-time performance monitoring Employment History (continued) Oct. 2019 – Jan. 2025 ] DevOps Engineer, Endava Romania SRL Delivered cloud transformation solutions for diverse client portfolio - Orchestrated large-scale Azure cloud migrations for enterprise clients, improving application availability and reducing operational costs - Implemented Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using Terraform and ARM templates for consistent environment provisioning - Established CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows for automated code and infrastructure delivery - Deployed comprehensive monitoring and alerting solutions, reducing incident response time - Provisioned and optimized databases, caching services, and message queuing systems - Developed cost reduction strategies resulting in decrease in cloud infrastructure expenses - Conducted technical workshops and training sessions for team skill development and knowledge sharing Skills During the past projects, I have worked individually and as part of a team of DevOps engineers. Thus, I am comfortable in working Scrum, Kanban, and GitOps. I have followed best practices when collaborating with others on the same repositories – branching strategies; I have done code review for DevOps specific areas – infrastructure as code, YAML pipelines. Cloud providers ] Microsoft Azure, AWS. Scripting ] PowerShell, Bash. Source control ] Git. Virtualization ] Windows Subsystem for Linux, VirtualBox, VMware Workstation Player. Operating system administration ] Windows Server, Linux (Ubuntu, CentOS). Containers ] Docker, Dockercompose, Kubernetes, Helm charts. CI/CD ] Azure DevOps, GitLab, GitHub. Infrastructure Provisioning ] Terraform, ARM Templates, Bicep Templates. Configuration Management ] Ansible, Packer. Misc. ] Citrix Workstation, MS Office Suite, Jira, Confluence, Markdown files. Certifications Dec. 2024 ] AWS Cloud Practitioner. AWS Certified. Apr. 2024 ] Terraform Associate 003. HashiCorp Certified. Nov. 2023 ] AZ-500: Azure Security Engineer Associate. Microsoft Certified. Aug. 2023 ] AZ-305: Azure Solutions Architect Expert. Microsoft Certified. Dec. 2022 ] AZ-400: Azure DevOps Expert. Microsoft Certified May. 2021 ] AZ-104: Azure Administrator Associate. Microsoft Certified. Mar. 2020 ] AZ–900: Azure Fundamentals. Microsoft Certified Certifications (continued) Jul. 2015 ] Cambridge English Level 2 (C1). ESOL International 2014 ] CISCO CCNA Discovery 1: Networking for Home and Small Business. CISCO 2013 ] CISCO IT Essentials: PC Hardware and Software. CISCO Project experience Jun 2024 – Jun 2025 ] Employer: UK Insurance Company - Platform Services Team. Multi-cloud infrastructure solutions for enterprise platform teams Technologies: Azure, AWS, Terraform, GitLab, Ansible, Packer, HashiCorp Vault Responsibilities: As part of the Platform Services Team, I was tasked with creating infrastructure solutions for the project teams, based on established requirements. Tasks/Experience: • Developed automated Windows and Linux base images using Packer and Ansible, ensuring compliance with security policies • Implemented Azure Firewall network peering for secure third-party integrations • Created standardized Terraform modules for common Azure resources, accelerating deployment cycles • Provided technical guidance for hybrid Azure-AWS infrastructure deployments Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 ] UK Insurance Company - Release Team Automated release management for .NET applications Technologies: Azure, Terraform, Azure DevOps, PowerShell, .NET 8 Responsibilities: As part of the Release Team, I ensured the proper processes are followed by the development teams when pushing out new features. Main responsibility was to ensure that the release process was done in automatic and secure way. Tasks/Experience: • Established automated release processes and comprehensive runbooks for feature deployments • Maintained Azure infrastructure using Terraform with integrated CI/CD pipelines • Supported .NET 8 migration for Azure Functions, improving performance and security • Collaborated with architecture team on infrastructure redesign, achieving significant cost reductions Project experience (continued) Sep 2023 – Jan 2024 ] Employer: UK Insurance Company - DevOps Modernization Legacy system modernization and CI/CD implementation Technologies: Azure DevOps, PowerShell, .NET, Azure Virtual Desktop Responsibilities: The purpose of the project was to help the client modernize its development practices by implementing a CI/CD process based on a GitHub Flow branching strategy and using automated build and release pipelines. Tasks/Experience: • Led migration from Team Foundation Server to Azure DevOps using automated PowerShell scripts • mplemented GitHub Flow branching strategy with automated build and release pipelines • Established branch protection policies and code review processes • Created dedicated development environments, improving code quality and testing efficiency • Assisting the client by consulting in best practices around Azure DevOps platform – project set-up and security practices, limiting the impact unauthorized persons can have on the integrity of the project and codebase. Jan 2023 – Aug 2023 ] Employer: US Fintech Company. Infrastructure optimization and microservices onboarding Technologies: .NET 6, Azure, ARM Templates, PowerShell, Application Insights Responsibilities: I was part of the DevOps team, responsible for maintaining and improving our infrastructure and CI/CD process, and oboarding of new microservices. Tasks/Experience: • Migrated legacy pipelines to YAML-based CI/CD processes • Implemented automated environment provisioning for microservices architecture • Managed self-hosted build agents for optimized pipeline performance • Designed cost optimization strategy combining resource scheduling and architecture improvements Project experience (continued) Dec 2021 - Dec 2023 ] Employer: Swedish Automotive Company. Enterprise infrastructure management and Kubernetes migration Technnologies: Java, Azure, CentOS, Ansible, ELK Stack, Bash Responsibilities: I was part of the DevOps team, responsible for maintaining and improving our infrastructure and CI/CD process. Tasks/Experience: • Implemented Azure AD authentication for VM access, enhancing security posture • Developed automated service monitoring and restart mechanisms using bash • Migrated critical scripts from CRONTAB to systemd for improved reliability • Contributed to infrastructure containerization and Kubernetes adoption Feb 2021 - Oct 2021 ] Employer: UK Nonprofit Organization. Sitecore XP platform development and infrastructure optimization Technologies: NET, Azure, Sitecore XP, ARM Templates, PowerShell, Application Insights Responsibilities: As a DevOps I oversaw implementing the CI/CD process and also the infrastructure provisioning via ARM Templates. Tasks/Experience: • Part of team initiatives for infrastructure optimization and CI/CD pipeline enhancement across UAT and production environments • Architected infrastructure changes for Sitecore Commerce module, including application package deployment and configuration management • Designed cost optimization strategy combining automated resource scaling and architecture refinement • Delivered comprehensive end-to-end Sitecore deployment workshops, enhancing client’s internal technical capabilities Project experience (continued) Sep 2020 - Dec 2020 ] Employer: UK Digital Retail Platform. Java application containerization and Kubernetes migration Technologies: Java, Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm Charts, PowerShell, Python, ELK Cloud Responsibilities: As a DevOps I oversaw implementing the CI/CD process and also the infrastructure provisioning via Terraform. Moreover, I was part of the release team, performing deployments on UAT and PROD. Tasks/Experience: • Developed comprehensive CI/CD pipelines using YAML for automated build and deployment processes • Successfully migrated Kubernetes ingress from Traefik to Nginx, improving performance and reducing resource overhead • Created standardized Helm Charts for application deployment, ensuring consistent deployments across environments Dec 2019 - Apr 2020 ] Employer: Dutch Dairy Company. Enterprise application cloud migration and modernization Technologies: NET, Azure, ARM Templates, PowerShell, Python, Application Insights Responsibilities: As a DevOps I helped in the migration of an existing application to the Azure infrastructure. I was responsible in creating and maintaining the CI/CD pipelines for the code solution and the infrastructure. Achievements: • Orchestrated complete migration of legacy on-premise application to Azure cloud infrastructure with zero-downtime transition • Established robust CI/CD pipelines for both application code and infrastructure components using Infrastructure as Code principles • Implemented comprehensive monitoring and alerting strategies for proactive issue detection and resolution • Developed strong client relationship management skills through direct stakeholder engagement and technical solution presentations