Umut Gerçek
@umutgerek
Software engineer specializing in SRE and DevOps practices.
What I'm looking for
I'm a dedicated software engineer with a strong focus on Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and DevOps practices. Currently, I work at Picus Security, where I've successfully built an extensible alerting ecosystem and optimized AWS costs, saving the company over $50,000 annually. My experience includes developing platform tooling for AWS services and Kubernetes using Go, and designing monitoring infrastructures from scratch with Prometheus and Grafana.
Throughout my career, I've led various projects that have significantly improved operational efficiency. For instance, I implemented central monitoring for over 100 Kubernetes clusters and developed Terraform modules that adhere to best practices across multi-region and multi-account environments. My contributions to open-source projects, such as Odigos Go and Grafana k6, reflect my commitment to continuous learning and improvement in the tech community.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
SRE/DevOps Engineer
Picus Security
Aug 2022 - Present (3 years 1 month)
Built an extensible alerting ecosystem across the organization, optimizing AWS and SaaS costs by over $50,000/year. Designed and implemented monitoring infrastructure from scratch using Prometheus, Grafana, and Alertmanager, building 50+ alerts and 15+ dashboards for 200+ EC2s.
Full-Stack Software Intern
Ziraat Technology
Aug 2021 - Present (4 years 1 month)
Contributed to a currency conversion project, working on the API using ASP.NET and the job processing with .NET. Developed the frontend using React and managed operations with systemd and Docker.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Başkent University
Bachelor's, Computer Engineering
2019 - 2023
Grade: 3.57/4
Completed a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, gaining a strong foundation in various computing principles. Achieved a CGPA of 3.57 out of 4.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
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Location
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