
Szymon Sawulski
Senior DevOps Engineer | Infrastructure Automation
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Warsaw, Poland
Freelance, open to permanent contract
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Intro
Visit my website https://ssawulski.com for more info and chat with my self-hosted AI assistant about my experience ! Senior DevOps consultant with 13+ years experience in infrastructure automation and cloud architecture. Reduced Fortune 500 process times from weeks to minutes and cut infrastructure costs by 70% through strategic automation. Specialized in multi-cloud Kubernetes platforms, Terraform/Ansible implementations, and global-scale deployments.
Work experience
Self Employed
Szymon Sawulski ConsultingFreelance
Aug 2020 - Present
6 years 3 months
Poland, ME 04274, USA
Senior DevOps / Infrastructure Automation Consultant Delivering strategic DevOps and infrastructure automation to Fortune 500 companies and high-growth startups across financial services, cybersecurity, and enterprise technology sectors. Key Achievements: Award-Winning Automation : Reduced critical process times from weeks to minutes, earning engineering recognition and industry presentation opportunities Enterprise Scale Built platforms serving 40,000+ devices with multi-protocol support and global distribution International Market Enablement: Led cloud migrations enabling rapid market expansion with full regulatory compliance Cost Optimization: Implemented automation reducing infrastructure costs by 70% through intelligent resource management Service Delivery: Infrastructure as Code: Terraform/Ansible implementations across multi-cloud environments Kubernetes & Containerization: Complete platform engineering from strategy to production CI/CD Pipeline Development: GitLab CI, Jenkins automation with integrated security Cloud Migration & Optimization: Multi-cloud strategies with compliance and cost focus Process Automation: Self-service platforms eliminating operational bottlenecks Global Delivery: 8+ years remote-first: expertise across US, European, and APAC time zones International deployment: experience across US,EMEA, APAC regions Flexible engagement models: Project delivery, assessments, fractional DevOps leadership Technology Stack: AWS, Azure, Hetzner, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, Python, GitLab CI, Prometheus, Grafana Focused on delivering measurable business outcomes through sustainable automation that builds internal team capabilities for long-term success.
Groupon
Mar 2016 - Oct 2020
4 years 8 months
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Jul 2017 - Oct 2020
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