divvy-up
WIPSplitwise, but open source and self-hostable. Work in progress — part of Taku.
DevOps Engineer focused on automation, Kubernetes, and cloud reliability. I build CI/CD pipelines, scalable infrastructure, and the tooling teams need to ship fast — without waking anyone up at 3am.
01 — about
What I actually spend my days doing — and what's currently running.
I'm a DevOps Engineer focused on scalable Kubernetes infrastructure, automated CI/CD, and resilient cloud systems. I build pipelines, platforms, and processes that help teams ship faster with fewer failures — driven to simplify complexity and deliver reliable, production-ready engineering.
My work spans everything from GitOps deployments to on-call-saving observability stacks. If it's flaky, undocumented, or held together by a manual runbook, I'm probably already looking at it.
02 — experience
Three roles, each shipping into the next — from hands-on-keyboard MERN development to running production Kubernetes at scale.
name: Promote to Staging
on:
pull_request:
types: [labeled]
jobs:
promote:
if: github.event.label.name == 'promote:stg'
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- uses: ./.github/actions/deploy
with:
environment: staging
cluster: aintegrator-stgtest:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- run: npm ci
- run: npx jest --coverage
- run: npx cypress run --browser chromerouter.get('/api/customers/:id', async (req, res) => {
const customer = await Customer.findById(req.params.id);
if (!customer) {
return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Not found' });
}
res.json(customer);
});03 — projects
Small tools and experiments, built for fun or because something annoyed me enough to fix it.
Splitwise, but open source and self-hostable. Work in progress — part of Taku.
Ever wonder why your resume gets rejected by the ATS? I built this to find out and refine mine — part of Taku.
Logs a random favorite quote every 30 seconds. Packaged with Helm charts, watched by ArgoCD, and continuously deployed into a Kubernetes cluster.
04 — education
Where the fundamentals got built.
Cardiff Metropolitan University — ICBT Campus
Developed a secure full-stack web application featuring authentication and authorization, including password hashing, input validation, session management, and database integration. Strengthened frontend development skills, practiced Git-based collaboration, and implemented automated and manual testing for feature stability and smooth user flows.
Alongside coursework: collaborated in peer-led study groups, took part in coding workshops and hackathons, and supported university tech events and mentoring sessions — helping classmates debug assignments and improve project workflows.
05 — writing
Notes on DevOps, infrastructure, and the occasional detour into anything else :)
My personal experience starting to use a terminal multiplexer and how it has been so far
Read post →March 26, 2026A clear, practical explanation of DevOps, how it works, why it matters, and the core practices every modern engineer should understand — based on AWS's DevOps principles.
Read post →March 23, 2026A practical guide to the networking concepts every software engineer needs to know to debug, deploy, and scale applications.
Read post →06 — contact
Whether you have a question, a role to talk about, or just want to say hi — I'll get back to you.
azlan@azytaku.com →