Krzysztof
Królikowski

Senior Cloud & DevOps Engineer

Orchestrating multi-cloud ecosystems and building automated, resilient infrastructures. IT expert with 20+ years of evolution from Linux roots to Agentic SDD.

Krzysztof Królikowski
Senior IT Expert

Technical Evolution

2020 - Present

The Cloud & AI Frontier

Architecting multi-cloud ecosystems and Agentic SDD workflows.

07.2024 - Present

Senior Engineer

Ringier Axel Springer Tech

Cloud Governance Team

  • Multi-Cloud Governance: Enforcing policies across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
  • IaC: Designing cloud-native solutions with Terraform, Terragrunt, and CloudFormation.
  • Security & Identity: Integrated AWS Identity Center with Entra ID for secure SSO.
  • Automation & CI/CD: Deployed GitHub Actions workflows for streamlined deployments.
  • Innovation: Implementing Agentic Software Design & Development (SDD) approaches.
09.2023 - 07.2024

Senior Engineer

Ringier Axel Springer Tech

System Operations & Data Protection

  • Developed Python-based automation for Media Asset Management (MAM).
  • Administered high-availability Linux environments (Corosync, Tomcat, PostgreSQL).
  • Technical consultant for external partners on AWS integration.
01.2020 - 09.2023

Engineer

Ringier Axel Springer Polska

System Operations & Data Protection

  • Migrated PHP-based microservices to AWS EKS (Kubernetes).
  • Containerized applications using Docker and optimized for security.
  • Established GitOps workflows for automated deployments.
2008 - 2020

The Virtualization Shift

Bridging the gap between bare-metal and software-defined infrastructure.

03.2015 - 01.2020

Engineer

DreamLab

Network & System Operations

  • Migrated core services to VMware and OpenStack platforms.
  • Administered high-traffic services like Varnish and HAProxy.
05.2008 - 01.2015

Network Administrator

Axel Springer Polska

IT Network Department

  • Maintained hosting environments with HAProxy and Varnish.
  • Optimized solutions using Gentoo and Slackware Linux.
  • Managed large-scale campus networks (HP/3Com, Cisco).
2000 - 2008

The Linux Foundations

Mastering high-availability hosting and the roots of modern administration.

09.2005 - 05.2008

Linux Administrator

eo Networks

Technical Customer Cooperation

  • Managed high-traffic web hosting for financial institutions.
  • Supported Java-based CMS on JBoss and PostgreSQL.
  • Led a small administrative unit in a 24/7 environment.
12.2000 - 08.2005

IT Support / Administrator

Polish Comittee of Standarization

IT Department

  • Maintained company’s IT environment, focusing on Linux-based server administration and system stability.
  • Resolved technical issues related to operating systems, office software, and hardware components.
  • Handled basic network administration on Cisco hardware, including port configuration

Expertise Focus

Cloud Governance

Cloud Governance

Enforcing security and compliance across AWS, Azure, and GCP ecosystems.

Automation

Automation Pipelines

Streamlining delivery with Python, GitHub Actions, and GitOps workflows.

Kubernetes

Container Orchestration

Scalable microservices management using AWS EKS and optimized Docker images.

Linux Systems

Linux Systems

Deep expertise in Gentoo, Slackware, and high-availability server clusters.

Technical Arsenal

Cloud & IaC

AWS, Azure, GCP, Terraform, Terragrunt, CloudFormation.

Automation

Python, GitHub Actions, Agentic SDD, GitOps.

Containers

Kubernetes (EKS), Docker, Containerization.

Infrastructure

Linux (Gentoo, Slackware), OpenStack, VMware, HAProxy.

Security

IAM, Entra ID, AWS Identity Center, SSO, Multi-Cloud Governance.

Data & Ops

PostgreSQL, Redis, Varnish, Prometheus, Grafana.

Beyond the Console

Linux Enthusiasm

Diving into kernels and distributions since 2000. A lifelong passion for open-source.

AI & Agents

Exploring the frontier of Agentic Software Design to redefine how we build software.

Continuous Learning

Staying at the edge of cloud innovations and emerging technical standards.

Open Source

Contributing to and exploring new tools that empower the developer community.