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Hi, I'm Hekuran Sahiti

DevOps Engineer & Team Lead

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About Me

Hekuran Sahiti - DevOps Engineer

Dynamic and versatile technology leader with a rich background spanning network administration, system administration, DevOps, and cloud engineering. With a proven track record of driving innovation and aligning technology strategies with business goals, I bring a hands-on approach to problem-solving and team leadership.

Passionate about leveraging cutting-edge solutions to optimize operations, enhance scalability, and deliver value across all levels of the organization. Currently leading DevOps initiatives at RevealData, where I've successfully migrated products from EC2 to EKS and designed scalable infrastructure solutions.

years_experience:

17+

certified:

CKA

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Technical Skills

Cloud Platforms

[AWS:10+] [GCP:8+] [Azure:6+] [AlibabaCloud:6+] [DigitalOcean:6+] [Hetzner:6+] [RunPod:6+] [Scaleway:2+] [Vultr:2+] [Hostinger:2+]

Containers & Orchestration

[Kubernetes:10+] [Docker:11+] [EKS:10+] [GKE:8+] [AKS:6+] [ECS:7+] [Cloud Run:6+]

IaC & Configuration

[Terraform:9+] [Ansible:10+] [Terragrunt:6+] [Packer:5+] [Helm:8+] [Make:11+]

CI/CD

[GitLab CI:7+] [Jenkins:9+] [GitHub Actions:9+] [CircleCI:7+] [Concourse:6+] [Bitbucket:8+] [Azure DevOps:6+]

Databases

[PostgreSQL:11+] [MySQL:10+] [Redis:8+] [ElasticSearch:9+] [MongoDB:8+] [MariaDB:9+] [NoSQL:8+] [MSSQL:7+]

Monitoring & Observability

[Prometheus:8+] [Grafana:9+] [Datadog:5+] [ELK Stack:10+] [Loki:6+]

Programming & Scripting

[Bash:13+] [Python:9+] [Go:6+]

Networking & Load Balancing

[Nginx:11+] [RabbitMQ:7+] [Cloudflare:6+]

Security & Compliance

[Armor:6+] [Trivy:7+] [SOC2:6+] [ISO 27001:6+] [GDPR:7+]
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Professional Experience

June, 2024 - Present

VP of Infrastructure

ISA Consulting Group

  • Planning and leading the team on implementing new infrastructure
  • Migrated one of the products from EC2 setup to EKS
  • Designed the DevOps code repo structure and initial Terraform, Ansible, Packer code
  • Guided the team during the migration process
  • Monitoring and Performance Optimization to ensure HA of both production and non-production environments
June, 2022 - June, 2024

Senior DevOps Engineer

KlickTipp LTD

  • GitLab CI and Jenkins pipelines optimization
  • Rebuilding infrastructure with Terraform and Ansible
  • Automating repetitive tasks with Bash, Python and Go
  • Migration to Kubernetes of the KlickTipp platform
  • DNS and CDN management with Cloudflare
  • Implementation of Nginx, ElastiCache (Redis), RabbitMQ
June, 2020 - June, 2022

Senior DevOps Engineer

Firstblood Inc

  • Migration of two platforms from server/docker based setups to Kubernetes cluster on GCP
  • Terragrunt/Terraform as IaaC tools and Ansible for config management
  • GitHub Actions for CI/CD and repo management
  • Setup, configured and deployed PostgreSQL databases/clusters
  • Setup observability stack with ELK, Grafana, Loki for logging, Prometheus
June, 2017 - May, 2020

Senior DevOps Engineer

UCXtech - Pristina, Kosovo

  • Setup and manage production level Kubernetes clusters on GCP and AWS with Terraform
  • Automation, CI/CD with Jenkins and CircleCI
  • Configuration management with Ansible
  • Database management: PostgreSQL, MariaDB, ElasticSearch, Redis
  • Load balancing and proxying with Nginx
  • Worked with different logging applications: ELK stack, Graylog, GCP logging service
May, 2013 - May, 2017

DataCenter Infrastructure Engineer

Alentus Corp.

  • Administered the software layer comprising operating systems, virtual machines, web servers, and enterprise applications to align with business needs and adapt to new features
  • Streamlined the software installation process on new servers by building automation scripts with Bash, Puppet and Chef
  • Worked on setting up and securing database servers
  • Built backup solutions for servers using Bash
  • Built different flavours of Linux and Unix servers, including CentOS, Ubuntu, and FreeBSD
June, 2009 - May, 2013

Network Administrator

Kosovo Security Force

  • Led a team of three people in the Network team
  • Ensured stable operation of computer networks across the organization
  • Planned, developed, installed, configured, maintained, supported, and optimized all network hardware, software, and communication links
  • Managed security solutions, including firewalls, anti-virus, and intrusion detection systems
  • Worked closely with other IT professionals to facilitate various aspects of network management
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Featured Projects

Short-term consulting projects (1-3 months) where I delivered impactful DevOps solutions

Energielenker Solutions GmbH

// Cloud Architecture

Led solution architecture for a new serverless cloud platform for energy management systems. Collaborated with a team of 3 DevOps engineers and 20+ developers to design and implement scalable infrastructure for residential energy efficiency solutions.

  • Designed serverless cloud architecture from scratch
  • Implemented Kubernetes clusters with optimized networking and VPN
  • Ensured scalability, security, and operational efficiency
  • Maintained high performance and reliability of cloud-based systems
[Kubernetes] [Serverless] [VPN] [Cloud Architecture]

Care of Fido AB

// GCP Infrastructure

Built complete GCP infrastructure from scratch using Infrastructure as Code. Implemented dynamic multi-client routing with automated provisioning for scalable SaaS platform.

  • Set up infrastructure using Terraform (API Gateway, Load Balancer, DNS, SSL)
  • Deployed GCP API Gateway and Load Balancer for multi-client routing
  • Automated certificate, DNS, and public IP provisioning
  • Troubleshot authentication and routing between API Gateway and Cloud Run
  • Documented infrastructure and created improvement roadmap
[GCP] [Terraform] [Cloud Run] [API Gateway] [Load Balancer]

Clarefy

// AI Platform

Deployed and managed cloud infrastructure for an AI-powered news feed generator. Implemented CI/CD pipelines and container orchestration for ML workloads.

  • Set up containerized deployment for AI/ML services
  • Configured CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments
  • Optimized infrastructure for ML model serving
  • Implemented monitoring and logging for AI workloads
[Docker] [CI/CD] [AI/ML] [Cloud Run]

Guided Ultrasonics

// IoT Platform

Built infrastructure for oil and gas pipeline sensor metrics tracking platform. Implemented real-time data processing and visualization for industrial IoT sensors.

  • Deployed infrastructure for real-time sensor data ingestion
  • Set up time-series databases for metrics storage
  • Configured monitoring dashboards for pipeline analytics
  • Ensured high availability for critical industrial systems
[IoT] [Time-Series DB] [Grafana] [Real-time Processing]

Talentwunder

// Talent Platform

Optimized cloud infrastructure for AI-powered talent acquisition platform. Improved deployment processes and system reliability for recruiting technology.

  • Optimized CI/CD pipelines for faster deployments
  • Improved infrastructure scalability and performance
  • Enhanced monitoring and alerting systems
  • Reduced deployment time and increased reliability
[AWS] [CI/CD] [Monitoring] [Performance]

TUI Rent

// Travel & Mobility

Enhanced infrastructure for TUI's car rental platform. Implemented DevOps best practices for high-traffic travel services.

  • Improved infrastructure for high-availability services
  • Implemented auto-scaling for peak traffic periods
  • Enhanced security and compliance measures
  • Optimized database performance and caching
[Kubernetes] [Auto-scaling] [High Availability] [Security]

SAS Retail Services

// Retail Merchandising

Deployed infrastructure for SAS Retail Services, a leading provider of in-store merchandising solutions across the U.S., Canada, and Asia. Supported their AI-powered retail intelligence platform.

  • Built cloud infrastructure for SAS Store Intelligence™ platform
  • Implemented scalable systems for real-time inventory and out-of-stock tracking
  • Deployed AI-driven analytics infrastructure for merchandising optimization
  • Supported category resets, new store setups, and remodel operations
  • Ensured high availability for retail operations across multiple regions
[AI/ML] [Real-time Analytics] [Cloud Infrastructure] [Multi-region]

Gastronaut

// DevSecOps

Secured and optimized GCP environments for Gastronaut, a German restaurant-tech platform providing AI-powered reservations, digital menus and pre-ordering, and event ticketing for gastronomy businesses.

  • Hardened GCP environment configuration and access controls
  • Reviewed and remediated security gaps across cloud infrastructure
  • Optimized resource usage and cost efficiency across environments
  • Improved deployment and infrastructure security posture
[GCP] [DevSecOps] [Security Hardening] [Cost Optimization]

SpeedPhoto

// Security Audit

Performed a full security audit of SpeedPhoto's infrastructure, identifying and remediating vulnerabilities to strengthen their overall security posture.

  • Conducted a comprehensive security audit across the infrastructure
  • Identified vulnerabilities and misconfigurations in existing systems
  • Implemented fixes and hardening measures to remediate findings
  • Improved overall security posture of production systems
[Security Audit] [Vulnerability Remediation] [Infrastructure Hardening]
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Certifications

Certified Kubernetes Administrator

cert_id: LF-pyxmlp7qt1

valid_until: November 16, 2026

status: active
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Languages

Albanian

Native Language

100%

English

Full Professional Proficiency

90%

German

Full Professional Proficiency

90%

Croatian

Limited Working Proficiency

50%
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Get In Touch

I'm always open to discussing new projects, opportunities, or partnerships. Feel free to reach out!

email: hekuransahiti85@gmail.com
phone: +383 49 242 689
linkedin: linkedin.com/in/hekuran-sahiti