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Infrastructure that
lets you sleep at night

DevOps and Platform Engineering for teams that want to ship faster and sleep well: CI/CD, Kubernetes, Terraform, cloud and observability — from audit to 24/7 support.

Releases in minutes instead of hours 100% infrastructure as code — no snowflake servers Full visibility: metrics, logs and alerts before customers notice
// tech stack
Kubernetes • Helm • ArgoCD
Terraform • Ansible • Packer
GitLab CI • GitHub Actions • TeamCity
AWS • GCP • Hetzner • OpenShift
Cloudflare • nginx
Prometheus • Grafana • Loki
Docker • PostgreSQL • Redis
// about
AK
DevOps / Platform Engineer · KRIKUN DIGITAL SOLUTIONS

Who's behind AKDS

7+ years in DevOps and Platform Engineering. I build and run infrastructure for iGaming, fintech and SaaS companies — from the first pipeline to platforms serving production traffic 24/7.

You work with me directly — no middlemen, no "sales team". You talk to the person who actually ships the changes. Communication in Polish, English and Russian.

Trusted by
iGaming Fintech SaaS
// services

How I can help

From a one-off audit to fully owning your platform — always with a focus on automation, security and predictable costs.

CI/CD without pain

Reliable pipelines from commit to production: tests, builds, deploys and rollbacks in minutes — no manual steps.

  • GitLab CI / GitHub Actions from scratch or refactored
  • Automated testing, versioning, release management
  • Deploy strategies: blue-green, canary, rollback

Infrastructure as Code

Your entire environment in Terraform and Ansible: repeatable, versioned, code-reviewed like any other code.

  • Terraform • Ansible • Packer
  • Secrets management, network policies, backups
  • Dev/stage/prod environments from one source

Kubernetes & containers

Designing, migrating and running K8s clusters — from a single app to a multi-team platform.

  • Helm charts and GitOps with ArgoCD
  • Autoscaling, resource limits, high availability
  • Migration from VMs/docker-compose to K8s

Observability & SRE

Metrics, logs, alerts and SLOs so you learn about problems before your customers do — and incidents stay rare and short.

  • Grafana • Prometheus • Loki
  • Alerting, SLO/SLI, on-call without chaos
  • Post-mortems and root-cause elimination

Cloud & cost optimization

Architecture on AWS, GCP or Hetzner — sized for your business, not for a bill that grows on its own.

  • Cost audit and resource right-sizing
  • Cloud-to-cloud and on-premise migrations
  • CDN, caching and protection with Cloudflare

Security & reliability

Security built into the process, not bolted on at the end: from access management to disaster recovery.

  • Server and cluster hardening, VPN, WAF
  • Backups and tested disaster recovery procedures
  • Image and dependency scanning in CI
// before / after

From chaos to a predictable pipeline

This is what a typical "before" and "after" looks like — less manual work, shorter releases and fewer 3 a.m. calls.

Before
Manual deploy over SSH
Release takes 2–3 hours
"Works on my machine" — no reproducibility
You learn about outages from customers
After
commit test build scan deploy monitor
Release in 8 minutes, automated
One-click rollback
Every change versioned and code-reviewed
Alert before the customer notices
// how I work

From audit to calm releases

A transparent process with no surprises: you know what's happening, what it costs and what you get at the end.

01

Audit

Review of infrastructure, pipelines and processes. A concrete report: what works, what's risky, what to fix first.

02

Plan

A prioritized roadmap with estimates: quick wins first, bigger changes in stages, without stopping the business.

03

Implementation

Iterative delivery: every change in code, code-reviewed, with rollback available. Regular progress demos.

04

Handover & support

Documentation, team training and runbooks. Then: hourly support or ongoing care — your choice.

// selected work

Results, not promises

A few examples of what changes after the work — some projects are under NDA, hence no names.

iGaming · SOFTSWISS

Cloud cost optimization

ProblemThe infrastructure bill grew to ~€5,000/month with heavily over-provisioned resources.
SolutionCost audit, resource right-sizing, architecture rework and autoscaling.
5 000 € → 2 000 € monthly cost (−60%)
Fintech · Bank (NDA)

OpenShift migration + CI/CD

ProblemPayroll system without repeatable deploys; manual, slow and risky releases.
SolutionMoved the app to OpenShift, full TeamCity pipelines and automated deploys.
TeamCity + OpenShift fully automated deploys
7+
years of experience
99.9%
uptime of maintained systems
24/7
monitoring & alerting
-60%
cloud cost reduction in a project
// engagement

Ways to work together

Matched to where you are — from a one-off diagnosis to ongoing platform care.

Consultation & audit

// one-off, hourly billing
from €50 / hour

A comprehensive review: infrastructure, CI/CD, security, costs. A report with a prioritized action list you can execute yourself or with me.

  • Risk report and quick wins
  • Roadmap with estimates

Ongoing care + monitoring

// monthly, flexible
from €2,000 / month

Your platform team as a subscription: infrastructure evolution, monitoring on my side, incident response and developer consulting.

  • Priority incident response
  • Continuous improvement instead of firefighting

* Minimum rates — the final quote depends on scope and complexity.

// FAQ

Frequently asked

Short answers to what clients ask most often before reaching out.

Do you work alone or with a team?
I run projects personally — you talk and work directly with me. For larger rollouts I bring in trusted specialists, but ownership and contact stay with me.
What if we have a legacy system without Docker or Kubernetes?
That's the most common starting point. We begin with an audit and small, safe steps — containerization and automation come gradually, without stopping the business.
Do you sign an NDA?
Yes, as standard. Some of my work (e.g. banking projects) is under NDA, which is why I don't name it.
How soon can you start?
Usually an audit or first consultation within a few days of contact. Timelines for bigger work are agreed in the plan.
How does billing work?
Consultations are billed hourly (from €50/h), projects at a fixed price for an agreed scope, and ongoing care as a monthly retainer. Invoiced as a company (NIP: 7773409918).
I only need one-off advice — is that possible?
Of course. You can start with a single consultation or audit, with no future commitment.
// contact

Let's talk about your infrastructure

Describe in a few sentences what you're dealing with — I'll reply within 24 hours with a concrete first step.

Direct contact

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Europe (CET/CEST)
remote work, flexible hours
PL • EN • RU
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