🎯 Cloud & DevOps Consultant | 🎙 Podcast Host | 👷♂️ Life & Work Systems Builder | 🛠 Open Source Contributor | 🚴♂️ Cyclist with Strava receipts
I'm Kirill — a Munich-based Cloud and DevOps consultant, author, speaker, and founder of mkdev.me. For the past 15+ years, I’ve helped companies — from startups to global enterprises — scale, secure, and stabilize their infrastructure, reduce cloud bills, and build platforms that developers actually enjoy using.
💼 I’ve worked with organizations like Babbel, Allianz, Kaia Health, Payback, and Deutsche Bank, leading cloud transformations, implementing GitOps platforms, and mentoring teams on cloud-native technologies.
🧠 I'm obsessed with infrastructure as code, platform security, and cost-efficiency — but always with a practical, human-first approach.
- Getting Started With Terraform (Packt, 2017)
- Self-Education for Web Developers (2014)
- Meditations on Programming (2020) — reflections on software, mindset, and purpose 🧘♂️
🎙 I co-host DevOps Accents, where we talk about DevOps, cloud, startups, and career paths in tech — without fluff or buzzwords.
🎤 I’ve spoken at conferences about Kubernetes and platform thinking, and published technical articles, videos, and courses — mostly to help others avoid the mistakes I already made.
- Design secure and scalable Kubernetes & AWS infrastructures
- Implement GitOps, CI/CD, and IaC with Terraform, ArgoCD and other industry-standard tools
- Optimize cloud costs — up to 72% savings, for real 💸
- Build internal developer platforms and teach teams how to own them
- Lead security reviews, audits, and platform transitions in regulated environments (ISO 13485, HIPAA, DiGA, SOC2)
🧾 More on LinkedIn or mkdev.me/b/about/kirill
- 🐳 Certified Kubernetes Administrator
- ☁️ AWS Certified Solutions Architect
- 🧱 Red Hat Certified Engineer & Kubernetes/OpenShift Specialist
- 🤖 Puppet Certified Professional
I contribute to projects like Kubernetes, Terraform, Chef, Foreman, Buildah, and others. You’ll find my contributions right here, on Github.
- 🌐 kirill.sh — thoughts on daily systems, travelling and longevity
- 📷 Instagram — bursts of content from regular trips around the world
- 🚴♂️ Strava — pain, sweat, and elevation
- 🐦 X/Twitter — sporadic thoughts and commentary in 280 characters or less
Need help scaling your infrastructure, cutting costs, or building a real internal platform — not just another YAML nightmare?
📩 Reach me at [email protected]
🌍 Learn more at mkdev.me
“Innovate faster with zero compromises”