about
Peter Dongo
DevOps Architect · AI Engineer · App Developer - Keszthely, Hungary
DevOps & Platform Engineer with 6+ years designing and operating cloud-native infrastructure - and sixteen in production systems overall.
I build the platforms teams ship on - Kubernetes, GitOps and infrastructure-as-code - and the products that run on top of them, increasingly with AI woven through. At Alerant I architect and operate those platforms, drive GitOps delivery, and run internal AI enablement for colleagues.
Alongside the work, I design and ship my own apps end to end: six of them so far, across macOS, iOS, watchOS and Android. Same instinct as the platform work - make the hard thing boring and reliable, then get out of the way.
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experience
Since 2010, in production.
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DevOps Architect
Aug 2023 - PresentAlerant Zrt. · Budapest, Hungary
- - Architect and operate cloud-native platforms on Kubernetes and Azure - the foundation product teams build and ship on.
- - Drive GitOps delivery, infrastructure-as-code with Terraform, and CI/CD automation across environments.
- - Embed security and policy into the platform with Kubernetes-native controls.
- - Delivered internal AI enablement sessions for colleagues, and integrate AI into engineering tooling and workflows.
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DevOps Engineer
Jun 2020 - 2023Fornax · Budapest, Hungary
- - Built and operated CI/CD pipelines and automated infrastructure for delivery teams.
- - Ran containerized workloads across cloud and on-premise environments.
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DevOps Engineer
Jan 2019 - Jun 2020Logiscool Ltd. · Budapest, Hungary
- - Automated infrastructure and deployments on Linux-based systems.
- - Improved reliability and release processes for the platform.
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Developer
Jan 2018 - Jan 2019Codium World · Budapest, Hungary
- - Software development with a DevOps and Linux focus.
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Developer
Mar 2010 - Jan 2018IT Services Hungary Kft. · Hungary
- - Development and systems engineering on Linux, with Bash automation.
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toolkit
Skills & tooling.
Cloud & Kubernetes
- Kubernetes
- Azure
- Cloud-native architecture
- Helm
- Docker / containers
Infrastructure as Code
- Terraform
- GitOps
- Argo CD
- Configuration management
CI/CD & Platform Engineering
- CI/CD pipelines
- Azure DevOps
- Backstage
- Internal developer platforms
Observability
- Prometheus
- OpenTelemetry
- Metrics & tracing
Service Mesh & Networking
- Istio
- Cilium
- eBPF networking
Security & Policy
- Kubernetes security (CKS)
- Kyverno
- Policy as code
- Cloud-native security
AI & Apps
- AI integration / LLMs
- Agents & MCP
- Swift / macOS & iOS
- Product development
Languages & Tooling
- Go
- Python
- Bash
- Swift
- Linux
- YAML
- Git
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credentials
34 active certifications.
Golden Kubestronaut
eliteThe Linux Foundation's highest distinction - awarded for holding the full suite of CNCF certifications plus additional Linux Foundation credentials. Held by only a few hundred engineers worldwide. Apr 2025.
Kubestronaut
Awarded for holding all five CNCF Kubernetes certifications - CKA, CKAD, CKS, KCNA and KCSA - at the same time. May 2024.
Applied AI
6Claude Code
Claude Code in Action
Claude API
Building with the Claude API
MCP
Introduction to Model Context Protocol
Agent Skills
Introduction to Agent Skills
Claude Assoc.
Claude Certified Associate - Foundations
Claude Architect
Claude Certified Architect - Foundations
Kubernetes
5CKA
Certified Kubernetes Administrator
CKAD
Certified Kubernetes Application Developer
CKS
Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist
KCNA
Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate
KCSA
Kubernetes and Cloud Native Security Associate
Cloud Native
7CNPA
Certified Cloud Native Platform Engineering Associate
ICA
Istio Certified Associate
CCA
Cilium Certified Associate
PCA
Prometheus Certified Associate
OTCA
OpenTelemetry Certified Associate
CBA
Certified Backstage Associate
KCA
Kyverno Certified Associate
GitOps & Delivery
4CGOA
Certified GitOps Associate
CAPA
Certified Argo Project Associate
GitOps at Scale
GitOps at Scale
GitOps Fundamentals
GitOps Fundamentals
Azure & DevOps
4DevOps Expert
Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert
Azure Security
Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate
Azure AI
Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals
Azure Admin
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
Infrastructure & Linux
3Terraform
HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate (003)
LFCS
Linux Foundation Certified Systems Administrator
CODE
Certified Open Source Developer for Enterprise
Cost & Automation
5APA Hero
APA Hero - Cloud Native & Application Performance Automation
Workload Opt.
Workload Optimization with Cast AI
K8s Cost Automation
Automating Kubernetes for Cost Efficiency & Performance
Live Migration
Container Live Migration with Cast AI
Cost Reporting
Cost Reporting with Cast AI
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contact
Get in touch.
The best way to reach me is email or LinkedIn. I'm open to interesting conversations around cloud-native platforms, AI engineering and product work.