Robin Tripp

Hi, I'm Robin.

@rbnis

Infrastructure that scales. Pipelines that ship.

Automating the boring parts so the interesting ones stay interesting.

Skills

Kubernetes

Deploying, managing, and maintaining Kubernetes clusters and their workloads.

Container

Building and running containerized applications with Docker and containerd.

GitOps

Over 4 years designing and evolving GitOps strategies using Flux and Flagger.

Istio

Setting up and maintaining production clusters running a service mesh with Istio.

Infrastructure as Code

Writing and deploying infrastructure as code with OpenTofu and Terraform.

CI/CD

Setting up, maintaining, and evolving CI/CD pipelines with Azure Pipelines, Jenkins, GitLab CI, and GitHub Actions.

Git

Day-to-day development with Git, including self-hosted GitLab administration and GitHub.

Cloud Provider

Working across a broad range of services and resources in Azure Cloud, Hetzner and STACKIT.

Linux

Primary operating system for servers and workstations across all environments.

Scripting

Writing Bash scripts on Linux and macOS, and PowerShell scripts on Windows.

Databases

Maintaining and performing large-scale migrations of PostgreSQL and Microsoft SQL Server.

Ansible

Writing, maintaining, and deploying roles and playbooks with Ansible.

Experience

DevOps Engineer

Micromata GmbH

Jan. 2022 - present

  • Deploying and maintaining cloud infrastructure with Terraform
  • Ensuring stable operation of applications in Kubernetes clusters
  • Monitoring complex cloud environments and applications with Prometheus and Grafana
  • Migrating large-scale applications from on-premise to cloud environments
  • Running and maintaining complex deployments using Istio service mesh
  • Developing and implementing GitOps strategies for various deployments and cluster management

System Administrator

eoda GmbH

Oct. 2020 - Dec. 2021

  • IT Team Lead
  • Maintained hybrid Linux / Windows infrastructure
  • Maintained bare-metal infrastructure using Proxmox
  • Wrote and maintained Ansible playbooks for Linux
  • Monitored systems using Prometheus and Grafana

System Engineer

AuE Kassel GmbH

Sep. 2010 - Sep. 2020

  • Active Directory administration
  • Maintained Windows network infrastructure
  • Maintained bare-metal infrastructure using Hyper-V
  • Installed and maintained Microsoft SQL Server
  • Maintained NetApp storage