Matjaž D.
DevOps Practitioner / Kubernetes Administrator / Terraform Developer
Experience
Jun 2022 - Present
3 years 5 monthsThe Hague, Netherlands
Kubernetes Administrator · Terraform Developer · SUSE Rancher Specialist · DevOps Practitioner
European Agency
- Designed, managed, and optimized Kubernetes infrastructure, including cluster and service upgrades, workload resource management, scheduling, and a full migration from RKE to RKE2.
- Automated cluster provisioning and resource deployment with Terraform, enabling scalable Infrastructure-as-Code practices.
- Administered and customized Rancher for multi-cluster management, access control, and workload orchestration, supporting both developers and sysadmins across environments.
- Collaborated with teams to streamline workload deployment, troubleshoot complex issues, and improve Kubernetes and Rancher component performance.
- Contributed to a more resilient, secure, and efficient DevOps environment by aligning infrastructure automation with operational best practices.
Jan 2018 - Jun 2018
6 monthsLuxembourg
Senior Consultant
POST Luxembourg
- Customization and maintenance of Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus v8.1, Tivoli Netcool/Impact v7.1, and IBM Tivoli Monitoring v6.3.
- Omnibus integration with ServiceNow.
- Advanced dashboard creation in JazzSM DASH showing data from the ServiceNow CMDB.
- Implementation of Cloud APM Private v8.1.4.
- Day-to-day tasks including standard and advanced monitoring, platform alerts management, and threshold adjustment.
Feb 2015 - Dec 2016
1 year 11 monthsSenior Consultant
Euroclear
- Built architecture, implemented, customized, and maintained Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus v8.1 and Tivoli Netcool/Impact v7.1 software in a three data center environment.
Feb 2014 - Present
11 years 9 monthsIBM Certified Trainer, Consultant, Product Specialist, DevOps
PillarIS d.o.o.
Jun 2012 - Feb 2014
1 year 9 monthsIBM Certified Trainer, Consultant and Product Specialist
Hi5, Matjaž Dolinar s.p.
- Provided training, consulting, and product specialist services for IBM Tivoli Monitoring, IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager, IBM Tivoli Network Manager, and IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus.
Apr 2011 - Dec 2012
1 year 9 monthsLjubljana, Slovenia
IT Specialist, Consultant
Comparex d.o.o.
- Instructed official IBM courses (ITM, Netcool/OMNIbus, TNM, TEM).
- Conducted technical pre-sales by setting up proof of concept (POC) and proof of technology (POT) solutions.
- Managed and maintained Tivoli products for different customers.
- Organized meetings with clients.
- Prepared comprehensive solutions based on customer needs.
- Created work plans, organized work, managed product delivery, and reported on work progress.
Oct 2004 - Nov 2009
5 years 2 monthsGrosuplje, Slovenia
Product Specialist, Consultant
SIMT d.o.o.
- Head of IS management and monitoring group.
- Served as work manager, architect, and product specialist for Tivoli products (ITM, TPM, and TNM).
- Collaborated on projects.
- Organized meetings with clients.
- Prepared comprehensive solutions based on customer needs.
- Created work plans, organized work, managed product delivery, and reported on work progress.
- Mentored new staff.
Oct 1999 - Oct 2004
5 years 1 monthOracle Database Administrator and HP Unix System Administrator
Bankart d.o.o.
- Ensured smooth functioning of Oracle databases running on HP Unix systems.
- Performed comprehensive database management including:
- Data partitioning.
- SQL statement optimization.
- Maintaining indexes and tablespaces.
Summary
DevOps and SRE Specialist with over 25 years of experience in IT and more than 8 years specializing in containerization, Kubernetes, and Infrastructure-as-Code.
Expert in managing and automating RKE2, Rancher, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines.
Recognized for driving automation, improving observability, and mentoring teams.
Open to opportunities that combine DevOps, consulting, and training roles.
Languages
Slovenian
NativeEnglish
AdvancedCertifications & licenses
IBM Cloud Private For Data Essentials
Docker Certifications (DCA)
IBM Certified Architect - Cloud Solutions V3
Kubernetes CKA
Kubernetes CKAD
Kubernetes KCNA
Kubernetes KCSA
Suse Rancher IBM Cloud Private - Continuous scds_ran2_7
Suse Rancher IBM Cloud Private - Continuous scds_rke2
Terraform (003)
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