Dmitry Krotkov
DevOps Engineer
Dmitry is a DevOps engineer working with Kubernetes and OpenStack private cloud infrastructure. His background in QA and test automation gives him a strong focus on reliability, edge cases, repeatable processes, and quality throughout the infrastructure lifecycle.
Good engineering means finding problems before they become production issues.
Über Dmitry
Bringing a quality-first mindset to cloud infrastructure
Dmitry is a DevOps engineer with hands-on experience in Kubernetes, OpenStack, infrastructure automation, GitOps, CI/CD, and cloud security checks.
Before moving into DevOps, he built a strong background in quality engineering and test automation, progressing into a QA leadership role. This experience shaped his approach to infrastructure: looking beyond whether a system works and paying close attention to edge cases, failure scenarios, maintainability, and reliable recovery.
At Cloudification, Dmitry works with private cloud environments, automating Kubernetes and OpenStack operations, cluster upgrades, security checks, backup workflows, and infrastructure deployment processes.
Arbeitsansatz
Dmitry approaches infrastructure proactively, looking for potential problems before they reach production. He pays close attention to edge cases, recovery scenarios, automation, and the operational details that can affect reliability over time.
His background in quality engineering also influences how he works with teams: he asks questions early, takes ownership of problems, documents processes, and focuses on improving the system rather than simply completing an isolated task.
Fachgebiete
Kubernetes · OpenStack · DevOps · Infrastructure Automation · Ansible · Kubespray · GitOps · Argo CD · CI/CD · Ceph · Cloud Security · Test Automation
Ausbildung
Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University
Bachelor’s Degree, Electrical Power and Electrical Engineering
2011–2015
Floating Defect Localization Techniques — Software-Testing.Ru
Tests Analysts School — Software-Testing.Ru
Interessen
Infrastructure automation · Cloud reliability · Kubernetes · Quality engineering · Security automation · Problem solving