Memis Cetinkaya

Staff / Senior DevOps & Platform Engineer

Building scalable cloud infrastructure and empowering engineering teams with automation, observability, and modern DevOps practices

15+ Years Experience
50+ Projects Delivered
20+ AWS Services Mastered
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About Me

Senior-to-Staff level DevOps, Platform, and Site Reliability Engineer with over 15 years of experience supporting and evolving mission-critical, revenue-generating systems in highly regulated enterprise environments.

Expert in AWS, Kubernetes (CKA), CI/CD automation, Infrastructure as Code, observability, and secure application delivery. Proven track record of building shared platforms, deployment standards, and internal tooling that enable multiple teams while improving reliability, compliance, and delivery speed.

🎯 Architect of AWS EKS platforms supporting enterprise applications
🚀 Built KPI automation platform processing 2,000+ tests daily
☁️ Designed AWS cross-account migration tools
📊 Reduced quality reporting time from 8 hours to 15 minutes

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Professional Experience

Senior DevOps Engineer

Hilti Inc., Plano, TX

May 2021 – Present

  • Architect and owner of AWS EKS platforms supporting multiple enterprise applications with high availability and scalability requirements
  • Designed and standardized Kubernetes and Helm deployment patterns, improving consistency and reducing release risk
  • Built and maintained GitLab CI/CD pipelines integrating Terraform-based infrastructure provisioning and application delivery
  • Led cloud observability initiatives using Datadog dashboards, metrics, and synthetic monitoring
  • Designed and implemented a Test Automation KPI reporting platform integrating Jira, ReportPortal, and Datadog
  • Defined quality gates (coverage, pass rate, flaky tests, execution frequency) used in release readiness decisions
  • Mentored engineers on Kubernetes architecture, cloud security, and operational best practices

Lead DevOps & SRE Engineer

JP Morgan Chase, Lewisville, TX

Jul 2011 – Apr 2021

  • Designed, maintained, and governed Kubernetes deployment templates and shared libraries used by multiple application teams
  • Established standardized Helm-based deployment patterns and CI/CD integrations for Kubernetes workloads
  • Partnered with infrastructure teams responsible for Kubernetes platforms to ensure secure and compliant deployments
  • Built Jenkins CI/CD pipelines integrating build, test, security, and deployment stages
  • Implemented blue/green and canary deployment strategies at the application layer
  • Defined observability and reliability standards using Grafana and Splunk
  • Supported PCI-DSS compliant systems processing high-volume financial transactions

SRE Lead – Merchant Services

JP Morgan Chase, Lewisville, TX

Jan 2019 – Apr 2020

  • Led reliability engineering for mission-critical merchant payment systems
  • Implemented synthetic monitoring and SLI/SLO-aligned observability
  • Coordinated incident response for high-severity production events

Senior Systems Engineer

Sears Holdings Corporation, Hoffman Estates, IL

Feb 2010 – Dec 2010

  • Supported high-traffic e-commerce platforms (sears.com, kmart.com)
  • Ensured SLA compliance for batch and online systems
  • Performed deep troubleshooting across application, database, and infrastructure layers

Production Support Engineer

JP Morgan Chase, Chicago, IL

Jul 2007 – Feb 2010

  • Supported financially critical payment systems (ACH, lockbox, credit cards, IVR)
  • Maintained SLAs for tax payment and child-support collection platforms
  • Provided 24/7 production support and incident resolution

Technical Skills

🤖 AI-powered development enthusiast • Leveraging AI tools intensively to expedite deliverables • Vibe coding advocate

Cloud & Platform

AWS (EC2, EKS, RDS) VPC, IAM, KMS S3, Route53 ALB/NLB Kubernetes (CKA) Docker Helm

Infrastructure as Code

Terraform (Certified) GitLab CI/CD Jenkins Ansible

Programming & Scripting

Python go lang Bash Groovy Java FastAPI boto3 REST API

Networking & Systems

TCP/IP DNS Linux OS Apache

Databases

SQL RDS PostgreSQL MySQL

Observability & Monitoring

Datadog Prometheus Grafana Splunk CloudWatch SLIs/SLOs

Security & Compliance

IAM Governance KMS Encryption PCI-DSS Certificate Management Security Groups

Quality Engineering

Jira Integration ReportPortal KPI Automation Quality Gates Test Metrics

Featured Projects

Enterprise KPI Automation Platform

Python • FastAPI • AWS

Architected and delivered enterprise-wide KPI automation platform processing 10+ projects with 2,000+ test cases daily, integrating Jira, ReportPortal, and Datadog for real-time quality metrics tracking.

⚡ 97% Time Reduction 📊 30+ Metrics 🎯 10+ Teams
  • Reduced quality reporting time from 8 hours to 15 minutes
  • Built multi-service metrics collection system using Python 3.13 and FastAPI
  • Implemented advanced flaky test detection algorithm (60% false positive reduction)
  • Automated Datadog metrics push with 30+ time-series data points

AWS Cross-Account Migration Tool

Python • boto3 • Docker

Designed and implemented sophisticated AWS cross-account migration tooling for EC2, RDS, and VPC resources with KMS re-encryption and state management capabilities.

🔐 KMS Re-encryption 🔄 State Management ☁️ 10+ AWS Services
  • Cross-account resource sharing with encrypted volumes
  • Automated security group dependency resolution
  • Successfully migrated 400GB PostgreSQL database in 18-20 minutes
  • Interactive 12-step guided workflow with dry-run capability

AWS EKS Platform Architecture

Kubernetes • Terraform • Helm

Architected multi-cluster AWS EKS platform supporting enterprise applications with high availability, scalability, and security requirements across multiple environments.

⚙️ Multi-Cluster 🛡️ HA/DR 📈 Auto-Scaling
  • Designed standardized Kubernetes and Helm deployment patterns
  • Implemented GitLab CI/CD pipelines with Terraform integration
  • Built comprehensive observability with Datadog and CloudWatch
  • Established security best practices and compliance standards

Enterprise CI/CD Pipeline Framework

GitLab CI • Jenkins • Terraform

Built enterprise-grade CI/CD framework with multi-stage pipelines, automated testing, security scanning, and deployment automation for 10+ development teams.

🚀 Automated Deploy 🔒 Security Scanning 📦 Artifact Management
  • Multi-project pipeline templates with artifact passing
  • Integrated Terraform plan/apply automation with state management
  • Implemented blue/green and canary deployment strategies
  • Parallel job execution for 10+ projects simultaneously

Disaster Recovery & Technology Refresh Programs

DR Testing • Release Management • Infrastructure Modernization

Led and participated in critical disaster recovery tests, production releases, and technology refresh initiatives to ensure business continuity and maintain modern infrastructure standards.

🛡️ DR Testing 🚀 Release Management 🔄 Tech Refresh
  • Executed quarterly disaster recovery tests with RTO/RPO validation
  • Coordinated multi-team production releases with zero-downtime deployments
  • Led infrastructure modernization and technology upgrade initiatives
  • Maintained runbooks and incident response procedures for critical systems

Certifications

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Certified Kubernetes Administrator

Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)

Issued Dec 2023 • Expires Dec 2026

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HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate (003)

HashiCorp

Issued Nov 2025

Education & Leadership

🎓 Education

B.S. in Computer Science

International Turkmen Turkish University

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

👨‍🏫 Leadership

  • DevOps Instructor - Nucamp
  • Momentum Leadership Training (82.5 hours)
  • LeadNow Situational Leadership Program

Get In Touch

I'm always interested in hearing about new opportunities, challenging projects, or just connecting with fellow engineers. Connect with me on LinkedIn!

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Location

McKinney, TX

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