~ peterdongo_

// about

Peter Dongo

DevOps Architect · AI Engineer · App Developer — Keszthely, Hungary

DevOps & Platform Engineer with 6+ years designing and operating cloud-native infrastructure. I build the platforms teams ship on — Kubernetes, GitOps and infrastructure-as-code — and the products that run on top of them, increasingly with AI woven through. Alongside my work I design and ship my own apps end to end.

// experience

Experience

  1. DevOps Architect

    Aug 2023 — Present

    Alerant Zrt. · Budapest, Hungary

    • Architect and operate cloud-native platforms on Kubernetes and Azure — the foundation product teams build and ship on.
    • Drive GitOps delivery, infrastructure-as-code with Terraform, and CI/CD automation across environments.
    • Embed security and policy into the platform with Kubernetes-native controls.
    • Delivered internal AI enablement sessions for colleagues, and integrate AI into engineering tooling and workflows.
  2. DevOps Engineer

    Jun 2020 — 2023

    Fornax · Budapest, Hungary

    • Built and operated CI/CD pipelines and automated infrastructure for delivery teams.
    • Ran containerized workloads across cloud and on-premise environments.
  3. DevOps Engineer

    Jan 2019 — Jun 2020

    Logiscool Ltd. · Budapest, Hungary

    • Automated infrastructure and deployments on Linux-based systems.
    • Improved reliability and release processes for the platform.
  4. Developer

    Jan 2018 — Jan 2019

    Codium World · Budapest, Hungary

    • Software development with a DevOps and Linux focus.
  5. Developer

    Mar 2010 — Jan 2018

    IT Services Hungary Kft. · Hungary

    • Development and systems engineering on Linux, with Bash automation.

// skills

Skills & tooling

Cloud & Kubernetes

  • Kubernetes
  • Azure
  • Cloud-native architecture
  • Helm
  • Docker / containers

Infrastructure as Code

  • Terraform
  • GitOps
  • Argo CD
  • Configuration management

CI/CD & Platform Engineering

  • CI/CD pipelines
  • Azure DevOps
  • Backstage
  • Internal developer platforms

Observability

  • Prometheus
  • OpenTelemetry
  • Metrics & tracing

Service Mesh & Networking

  • Istio
  • Cilium
  • eBPF networking

Security & Policy

  • Kubernetes security (CKS)
  • Kyverno
  • Policy as code
  • Cloud-native security

AI & Apps

  • AI integration / LLMs
  • Agents & MCP
  • Swift / macOS & iOS
  • Product development

Languages & Tooling

  • Go
  • Python
  • Bash
  • Swift
  • Linux
  • YAML
  • Git

// certifications

Certifications · 28 active

Golden Kubestronaut

elite

CNCF · The Linux Foundation · Apr 2025

The Linux Foundation's highest distinction — awarded for holding the full suite of CNCF certifications plus additional Linux Foundation credentials. Held by only a few hundred engineers worldwide.

Kubestronaut

CNCF · The Linux Foundation · May 2024

Awarded for holding all five CNCF Kubernetes certifications — CKA, CKAD, CKS, KCNA and KCSA — at the same time.

Kubernetes

5

CKA

Certified Kubernetes Administrator

CNCF · Linux Foundation · Jan 2023

CKAD

Certified Kubernetes Application Developer

CNCF · Linux Foundation · May 2024

CKS

Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist

CNCF · Linux Foundation · Aug 2025

KCNA

Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate

CNCF · Linux Foundation · Mar 2024

KCSA

Kubernetes and Cloud Native Security Associate

CNCF · Linux Foundation · Mar 2024

Cloud Native

7

CNPA

Certified Cloud Native Platform Engineering Associate

CNCF · Linux Foundation · Sep 2025

ICA

Istio Certified Associate

CNCF · Linux Foundation · Mar 2025

CCA

Cilium Certified Associate

CNCF · Linux Foundation · Mar 2025

PCA

Prometheus Certified Associate

CNCF · Linux Foundation · Mar 2025

OTCA

OpenTelemetry Certified Associate

CNCF · Linux Foundation · Dec 2024

CBA

Certified Backstage Associate

CNCF · Linux Foundation · Feb 2025

KCA

Kyverno Certified Associate

CNCF · Linux Foundation · Jan 2025

GitOps & Delivery

4

CGOA

Certified GitOps Associate

CNCF · Linux Foundation · Feb 2025

CAPA

Certified Argo Project Associate

CNCF · Linux Foundation · Feb 2025

GitOps at Scale

GitOps at Scale

Codefresh · May 2023

GitOps Fundamentals

GitOps Fundamentals

Codefresh · May 2023

Azure & DevOps

4

DevOps Expert

Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert

Microsoft · Apr 2024

Azure Security

Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate

Microsoft · Jan 2025

Azure AI

Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals

Microsoft · Jan 2026

Azure Admin

Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate

Microsoft · Feb 2024

Infrastructure & Linux

3

Terraform

HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate (003)

HashiCorp · Mar 2025

LFCS

Linux Foundation Certified Systems Administrator

The Linux Foundation · Mar 2025

CODE

Certified Open Source Developer for Enterprise

The Linux Foundation · Apr 2025

Cost & Automation

5

APA Hero

APA Hero — Cloud Native & Application Performance Automation

Cast AI · Feb 2026

Workload Opt.

Workload Optimization with Cast AI

Cast AI · Feb 2026

K8s Cost Automation

Automating Kubernetes for Cost Efficiency & Performance

Cast AI · Feb 2026

Live Migration

Container Live Migration with Cast AI

Cast AI · Feb 2026

Cost Reporting

Cost Reporting with Cast AI

Cast AI · Feb 2026

// contact

Get in touch

The best way to reach me is by email or LinkedIn. I'm open to interesting conversations around cloud-native platforms, AI engineering and product work.

info@peterdongo.dev