Certified DevOps Engineering

About

Hi, I’m Steven Bayer – a DevOps Engineer with over 10 years of hands-on experience in automation, containers and cloud-native delivery.

I help teams simplify infrastructure, ship confidently, and build robust CI/CD pipelines – pragmatically, efficiently, and with a high five.

I’m certified in GitLab and OpenShift, work fully remote from Switzerland, and bring practical solutions to startups and growing engineering teams around the world.

Red Hat Certified OpenShift Administrator

Services

Automation & Infrastructure as Code

Automated, repeatable infrastructure provisioning with Terraform and Ansible – scalable, reliable, and easy to maintain.

DevOps Consulting & Mentoring

Strategic support for teams adopting DevOps culture and automation – from assessments to hands-on coaching and CI/CD architecture.

CI/CD Pipeline Engineering

Robust pipelines across GitLab and GitHub – automated builds, tests, and deployments tailored to your workflows.

Container & Linux Infrastructure

From Docker and Linux to Kubernetes and OpenShift – containerized infrastructure, optimized for stability and scale.

Monitoring & Observability

Comprehensive observability stack with Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, and Grafana OnCall – enabling proactive system insights.

Security & Compliance

Secure your pipelines and environments with integrated DevSecOps – including SAST, container scanning, secrets detection, and auditability.

Certifications

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

April 2025

Amazon AWS

Demonstrates foundational knowledge of AWS cloud architecture, services, and security concepts. Validates the ability to explain core AWS offerings and cloud value propositions — ideal for cloud-native project environments.

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Red Hat Certified OpenShift Administrator

January 2025

Red Hat

Official credential for deploying, managing, and troubleshooting Red Hat OpenShift clusters. Proves in-depth expertise in Kubernetes administration, container security, and OpenShift-specific components.

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Gitlab Certified Git Associate

April 2021

GitLab Inc.

GitLab credential covering key Git concepts, branching strategies, merge requests, and GitLab workflows. Demonstrates proficiency in applying Git in DevOps pipelines and collaborative engineering environments.

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