About
I’m here to build bridges to a future where technology opens doors for everyone.
Kirill Kazakov is a Senior Platform & DevOps Engineer with 17 years in IT (9+ in Kubernetes, AWS, Terraform, and CI/CD). He focuses on developer experience, self-service workflows, and observability — building reusable CI/CD platforms for 100+ microservices (Justt, FinTech), integrating the Argo family as GitOps core, and designing observability stacks for enterprise clients. He delivers DevOps as a Service at GlobalDots (FinTech, AI Security, Government) and serves as CTO at Aura X Capital (DeFi, 350k+ users). He authored 30+ technical publications, and taught 500+ students as an OTUS instructor.
He teaches the Kubernetes-Based Infrastructure Platform course at Otus, creates educational programs for SkillFactory, and writes for Medium, Dzone, HackerNoon, and Habr. He’s an active member of the “I Want to Know Everything” and “Happy to Share What I’ve Learned” communities.
Certifications Link to heading
| Name | Issuer | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) | CNCF / Linux Foundation | 2021-03 |
| AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate | AWS | 2022 / 2025-12 |
| Professional Cloud Architect | Google Cloud | 2025-12 |
| GitOps Fundamentals | Codefresh | 2022-01 |
Talks Link to heading
- Chaos Engineering for Reliability (Kubernetes Platform) (2023-03)
- DevOops 2021 — Pulumi and CDK for Terraform (2021-11)
- FaangTalk #21 — Kubernetes Scheduler (2023-06)
- FaangTalk #22 — Chaos Engineering (2023-06)
- AGORA HACK (2022) — Workshop: GitHub Actions (2022-08)
- IT_ONE DevOps Champion (2022) — Workshop: GitHub Actions (2022-10)
- OTUS CONF: Infrastructure 2024 — Gateway API vs Ingress (2024-08)
- OTUS — Building a ‘Good Enough’ Delivery Pipeline (2024-12)
- Pulumi vs Terraform: From Scratch to Production (Webinar) (2023-01)
Publications Link to heading
Selected books and articles (same style as Medium, Habr, Dzone, HackerNoon):
Books Link to heading
- Kubernetes Cookbook: Practical Recipes for Mastering Kubernetes in Production (2024-09) — Co-authored 171-page technical book; Amazon, Ridero, LitRes. Ridero.
- Technical Reviewer — “Cracking the Kubernetes Interview” (Packt) (2025-09)
Articles Link to heading
- Warm-Up Kubernetes Node: 3GB image, 1000 PODs, hours → seconds (2024-09)
- Deploy Your Personal Web-Page With Hugo, Cloudflare and GitHub 100% For Free (2023-04)
- 10 Most Important Steps To Troubleshoot ArgoCD Issues (GlobalDots eBook) (2023-01)
- Remote Work Routines with DevOps engineer (2023-03)
- I Thought I Had Observability - My Short DNS Story (2022-11)
- Kubernetes Scheduler in Detail. Part 1 (2023-09)
- Kubernetes Scheduler in Detail. Part 2 (2023-11)
- Why a Developer Should Be a Bit of a Cloud Engineer (2022-01)
- Three DevOps Cultural Changes You Need To Adopt (2022-01)
- 3 Important Lessons When Supervising DevOps (2022-01)
- DevOps + Data: DevOps for Data Management (2022-01)
- How To Ensure Your Kubernetes Cloud OS Security (2022-02)
- A few steps to protect your Kubernetes cluster (2022-02)
- Getting Into Tech: 7 Golden Tips For a Career Change (2022-06)
- NSA k8s security: Kubernetes security guidance (2022-08)
- Tips and Tricks to Pass Certified Kubernetes Application (CKA) Exam (2021-04)
- Production Ready: 4 Questions Before Creating a Checklist (2021-08)
Further articles on Habr, Medium, HackerNoon, Dzone, and other platforms — see author pages above.
Let’s build it together! Reach out at [email protected].