Radu Dragan
About Radu Dragan
Radu Dragan is a Dev Ops Tech Lead currently working at Armory, where he specializes in Kubernetes administration and Spinnaker solutions. He has extensive experience in DevOps roles across various companies, including Cognizant Softvision and Pirelli, focusing on improving efficiency and managing customer environments.
Current Role at Armory
Radu Dragan currently serves as a DevOps Tech Lead at Armory, a position he has held since 2022. In this role, he is part of a Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team that manages customer environments within Kubernetes. His responsibilities include handling performance and optimization issues related to Spinnaker and Kubernetes clusters. Radu also provides solutions for complex Spinnaker inquiries from Armory's clients, showcasing his expertise in the field.
Previous Experience at Cognizant Softvision
Radu Dragan worked at Cognizant Softvision in two capacities. He served as a Senior DevOps Engineer from 2021 to 2022 for a duration of 10 months. Prior to this role, he was employed as a DevOps Engineer from 2020 to 2022 for two years. During his time at Cognizant Softvision, Radu focused on improving efficiency and processes for the Customer Success Technical Support Team.
Background in DevOps and IT Support
Radu's career includes significant experience in DevOps and IT support roles. He worked at iQuest Group as a DevOps Engineer from 2019 to 2020 for one year. Additionally, he held positions at Pirelli as a User Support Specialist from 2014 to 2015 and as an IT System Administrator from 2015 to 2016. His role at W-Systems as a System Operations Specialist (DevOps) lasted from 2016 to 2019 for three years, further solidifying his expertise in the field.
Technical Skills and Responsibilities
Radu Dragan possesses a diverse skill set in DevOps practices. He performs Kubernetes administration and troubleshooting, manages secrets in Kubernetes, AWS Secrets Manager, and Hashicorp Vault. Radu assists with Spinnaker deployment across various cloud platforms and troubleshoots SSO and SAML issues for customers. He also replicates customer issues in local lab environments using tools like GitHub, BitBucket, and S3, and develops code in Python for functional programming tasks.