Kyaw Sithu

Platform/DevOps Engineer · Kubernetes Specialist · Dubai, UAE

Certified Kubernetes professional (Kubestronaut, ICA, RHCSA) with 9+ years of experience in systems and platform engineering across Telecoms, FinTech, Healthcare, and ISP industries. Proven track record of delivering production Kubernetes platforms, building automation that turns architectural standards into repeatable well-documented solutions, and engineering cloud-native observability stacks.

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Career History

Work Experience

Apr 2022 – Present

Dubai, UAE

DevOps Engineer — Peg B Technology Current

Telecoms · FinTech · Platform Engineering

Jul 2020 – Apr 2022

Myanmar

System Engineer — GTMH Telecom

Telecoms · FinTech · Private Cloud

Jul 2019 – Jul 2020

Myanmar

System Engineer — Fortune Broadband

ISP · Telecoms

Jan 2018 – Jan 2019

Myanmar

System Support Engineer — Sysnet System PTE Ltd

Healthcare · SI

Dec 2016 – Jan 2018

Myanmar

Junior System Administrator — RITZ Public Company Limited

Linux · Networking

Core Competencies

Skills & Technologies

Kubernetes & Orchestration

K8s (CKA)RancherHelm KustomizeEKSRKE2

Service Mesh & Networking

Istio (ICA)NGINXCNI plugins Ingress/EgressmTLSConsul

Infrastructure as Code

TerraformAnsible Helm ChartsManifests

CI/CD & GitOps

JenkinsGitHub Actions GitOpsGiteaBitbucket

Cloud Platforms

AWSHuawei Cloud Hybrid-cloudVMware ESXi

Observability & Monitoring

PrometheusGrafana ELK StackZabbixLibreNMS

Security & Identity

HashiCorp VaultHCP KeycloakOIDCKong API GW

Data & Messaging

KafkaKafka Connect

Linux & Containerization

RHCSADocker Security hardeningOS imaging

Programming & Scripting

PythonBashShell scripting

Achievements & Certifications

Professional Credentials

Kubestronaut — CNCF Elite Status

Proud to hold the Kubestronaut title from the CNCF — earned by completing all five core Kubernetes certifications (CKA, CKAD, CKS, KCNA, KCSA). Also certified in Istio (ICA) and Red Hat (RHCSA) — driven by a genuine passion for cloud-native and Linux engineering.

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CKA

Certified Kubernetes Administrator

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CKAD

Certified Kubernetes Application Developer

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CKS

Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist

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KCNA

Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate

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KCSA

Kubernetes and Cloud Native Security Associate

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ICA

Istio Certified Associate

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RHCSA

Red Hat Certified System Administrator

Projects & Research

Portfolio & Diagrams

Documented research, architecture diagrams, and hands-on implementations.

⚠️ Credentials, tokens, and external links referenced in these projects are invalidated — they are used for demonstration and documentation purposes only.

CI/CD & GitOps

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Notion CI/CD Complete Documentation Notion GitHub Workflow EKS CI/CD Diagram GitOps Detailed Implementation

Kubernetes & EKS

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Notion K8s Kustomize & Minio GitLab EKS IAM Roles Mapping GitLab K8s Kustomize Deep Dive Diagram EKS Detailed Diagram Diagram K8s Service Accounts v1.22 Diagram K8s Single Cluster — Multi DC + Kafka

AWS Cloud

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Notion AWS ARN Deep Dive Notion AWS Assume Role Deep Dive GitLab SSM + S3 + KMS + Packer Architecture GitLab AWS SSM with NAT Gateway Diagram AWS SSM Solution Diagram How Assume Roles Work

Terraform

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GitLab Terraform VPC Peering Diagram CLI Driven Workflow (Terraform) Diagram How TF Provider Works Diagram TF Provider Explanation

HashiCorp Vault / HCP

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GitLab HCP Vault Cluster GitLab HCP AWS Private Peer Architecture GitLab HC VPC Cross Peering from Scratch Diagram Vault HCP Peering Architecture

Istio / Service Mesh

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GitLab Ambient Mesh Deep Dive Notion Why Istio — API Sources Whitelist Diagram Who Injects Istio Sidecar

Kong API Gateway

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GitLab Kong API Gateway Architecture Diagram Kong API GW Architecture Diagram Kong API GW Auth with JWT

Keycloak / IDP / IAM

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GitLab EKS Keycloak OIDC Issuer Diagram IDP with Email Existing Flow Diagram Keycloak Auth Code Flow

Rancher / RKE2

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Notion Rancher RKE2 Documentation

Kafka

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Notion Kafka Switchover — Primary ↔ DR Diagram K8s Multi-DC with Kafka

ELK / Observability

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Notion ELK Fleet & APM Agent Integration

Consul / EKS

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Diagram Consul Datacenter on EKS Diagram Service Registration & Connect Diagram Intentions & Traffic Policy

WebRTC / STUN / Cloudflare

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Diagram WebRTC Troubleshooting — Cloudflare Diagram STUN Research

Community

Beyond Work

Built and operated independently — giving back to the Myanmar expat community in Dubai.

Dubai IT Community — Facebook Group Moderator

Moderator

Dubai, UAE IT Professionals Since 2022

Active moderator in a Dubai-based IT professionals group, contributing knowledge and community support. Since 2022, the Myanmar IT community in Dubai has grown significantly — members are connecting, finding jobs, and building careers. A small but meaningful impact on people's lives in a foreign country.

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Dubai Directory MM — Myanmar Community Platform

Community

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1,000+ active users 30 businesses listed Dubai, UAE Myanmar Expat Community

A digital community platform and business directory built for the Myanmar community in Dubai — connecting Myanmar expats with local businesses, job resources, and community support. Available as a live web platform and an Android app on Google Play. Designed, built, and operated as a personal initiative outside of work.

🟢 Live dubaidirectorymm.com 📱 Android Download on Google Play →

Education

Academic Background

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BA (English)

University of Dagon, Yangon · 2014 – 2019

Get In Touch

Contact Me

Open to Platform Engineer, DevOps, and Cloud-Native roles — based in Dubai, open to Singapore and worldwide opportunities.

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