Azure Administrator Associate
AZ-104 · earned June 2026
CertifiedCuriosity came first.
Amiga and the demoscene started the curiosity. Work and self-study turned it into a career. PC builds, IT support, sysadmin work, then DevOps.
How I got here
I started working young, and growing up was not always easy. I built my way into IT through practice, self-study, and persistence. No computer science degree. Plenty of time figuring things out.
Building is one part. Keeping it useful is the rest: integrations, troubleshooting, runbooks, and the occasional stubborn collector.
A little more about me
I am continuing my education alongside the work. More cloud, more security, better automation. There is still a lot I want to learn and build.
Claude, ChatGPT, and Copilot are in the toolbox too. Useful for code, investigation, and documentation. I still own the result.
Husband and dad of three. Family comes first. The lab, the books, and the next project fit around that.
Life beyond the terminalPTV Group
May 2024 — present · Full-time
Junior SysAdmin → SysAdmin → DevOps
- January 2026 — present
DevOps Engineer
Hybrid-cloud automation, observability platform ownership, production migrations, and operational workflows.
- November 2024 — December 2025
System Administrator
VMware clusters, Azure workloads, on-call operations, network security, and first-line database troubleshooting.
- May 2024 — October 2024
Junior System Administrator
Infrastructure monitoring, incident response, international support, and growing responsibility for production systems.
Dystrybucja Net
Part-time
- November 2018 — April 2024
Internal IT Support & Sales Specialist
Windows Server, Active Directory, DNS/DHCP, ERP and SQL Server support, backups, and everyday business IT.
Dystrybucja AP
Freelance
- March 2020 — November 2022
E-commerce Administrator & Technical Founder
Storefront setup, supplier feeds, payments and shipping integrations, domains, and workflow automation.
Markomps
Internship
- January 2006 — December 2009
PC Hardware Technician & IT Support
PC assembly, hardware diagnostics, Windows installation, upgrades, and first-line technical support.
Technology experience
All the tools at a glance. Open a technology to see how I use it.
Cloud & virtualisation
4Microsoft Azure3/4
Core / Proficient
Hybrid workloads, subscriptions, migrations, and operations.
IONOS Cloud3/4
Core / Proficient
Cloud migrations, provisioning, and cost optimisation.
VMware vSphere / vCenter2/4
Working knowledge / Hands-on
Cluster operations, VM lifecycle, and performance diagnostics.
Entra ID / IAM2/4
Working knowledge / Hands-on
Identity and access management in Azure environments.
Automation & delivery
5Terraform3/4
Core / Proficient
Repeatable cloud provisioning and infrastructure changes.
Ansible3/4
Core / Proficient
Configuration automation and platform deployment.
Azure DevOps3/4
Core / Proficient
Repositories, pipelines, and self-hosted lab agents.
Azure Bicep2/4
Working knowledge / Hands-on
Azure infrastructure as code.
Bash / PowerShell / Python2/4
Working knowledge / Hands-on
Operational scripts, auditing tools, and API integrations.
Observability
5Grafana3/4
Core / Proficient
Dashboard design, platform integration, and dashboards as code.
Prometheus / VictoriaMetrics3/4
Core / Proficient
Metrics collection and infrastructure visibility.
VictoriaLogs / Alloy3/4
Core / Proficient
Log collection, processing, and operational diagnostics.
Loki / Tempo / OpenTelemetry3/4
Core / Proficient
Logs, tracing, and telemetry integrations.
Checkmk3/4
Core / Proficient
Monitoring operations and integration with custom reporting.
Containers & GitOps
4Kubernetes2/4
Working knowledge / Hands-on
Production diagnostics and platform practice in the lab.
k3s2/4
Working knowledge / Hands-on
A lightweight Kubernetes environment for lab work.
Argo CD2/4
Working knowledge / Hands-on
GitOps workflows in the HomeLab.
Docker / Git2/4
Working knowledge / Hands-on
Container workflows and versioned engineering work.
Systems & operations
6Linux administration3/4
Core / Proficient
Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, RHEL, and Oracle Linux.
Windows Server / Active Directory2/4
Working knowledge / Hands-on
Identity, GPO, DNS, DHCP, and business infrastructure.
OPNsense2/4
Working knowledge / Hands-on
Firewall management and day-to-day network operations.
Sophos / Cisco networking1/4
Familiar / Exposure
Network security and networking exposure.
PostgreSQL / MySQL / MariaDB1/4
Familiar / Exposure
Database support and first-line troubleshooting.
PagerDuty / Jira2/4
Working knowledge / Hands-on
Incident response, change workflows, and on-call operations.
AI & workflow engineering
4Claude / ChatGPT / Copilot2/4
Working knowledge / Hands-on
Code generation, investigation, and documentation, with engineering ownership.
n8n2/4
Working knowledge / Hands-on
Operational workflows connecting monitoring and collaboration tools.
Local LLMs / LangGraph1/4
Familiar / Exposure
Local models and agent workflows in the lab.
Qdrant / RAG1/4
Familiar / Exposure
Retrieval experiments for local AI workflows.
How to read the ratings
1/4Familiar / Exposure
Some exposure or ongoing lab exploration.
2/4Working knowledge / Hands-on
Practical implementation and troubleshooting.
3/4Core / Proficient
My main areas of engineering practice.
A working self-assessment, evolving with each project.
Certifications & learning
Microsoft Learn transcriptSupport Technician Networking
CCST · earned May 2024
CertifiedAI Skills of Tomorrow 3.0
Completed May 2026
TrainingSekurak Academy 2023/2024
IT security training
TrainingWhat I am learning next
AZ-400DevOps Engineer Expert pathIn progress
AZ-305Azure architectureIn progress
CKAKubernetes administrationOn the roadmap
Let's connect
Something to build?
Let’s talk.
Hybrid cloud, observability, automation, or an interesting engineering challenge.
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