Halil Bozdogan

Senior DevOps Engineer at Nesine, the largest legal online betting provider in Turkey, leading modernization and automation initiatives across CI/CD, observability, and infrastructure.

• Led the full migration from VM-based deployments to Kubernetes using Docker Buildx (Bake), Octopus Deploy, TeamCity, and custom deployment automation scripts.

• Implemented and managed Octopus Kubernetes Agents, enabling environment-specific deployments and streamlined release processes.

• Deployed and integrated GitLab Kubernetes Runners with Docker Buildx, providing isolated, scalable, and pod-based CI/CD execution.

• Developed New Relic dashboards for real-time visibility into system performance and reliability, monitoring high-traffic services processing up to 70K requests per second across 4–8 pods (3 CPU / 4 GB each).

• Built custom NGINX reverse-proxy deployments for microservices to enhance caching, routing, and centralized logging.

• Developed a Blazor-based internal monitoring application to track Octopus Deploy pipelines and TeamCity build statuses.

• Deployed and configured self-hosted Sentry for frontend teams to monitor and debug React applications effectively.

• Integrated SonarQube with TeamCity pipelines to enforce Quality Gates and ensure build integrity based on static analysis results.

Senior Software Engineer focusing on backend performance, CI/CD improvements, and modernization of internal development practices.

• Identified and resolved performance issues in core Web API services.

• Designed and implemented new features to support multi-timezone operations for international users.

• Migrated source control from TFS to Git, improving development collaboration and productivity.

• Implemented CI/CD pipelines on Azure DevOps to automate build and release workflows.

Technical leader for large-scale government software projects, specializing in system architecture, high availability, and performance optimization.

• Architected and developed high-availability and fault-tolerant systems for public sector applications.

• Modernized legacy .NET Core applications by migrating from 2.x to LTS versions.

• Optimized large and complex codebases to improve performance and maintainability.

• Established CI/CD workflows with TFS and on-premises Kubernetes clusters.

• Containerized Windows Service applications using Docker and deployed to Kubernetes.

• Led code quality and security reviews to ensure compliance with internal and external standards.

Senior Software Engineer contributing to secure, high-performance systems for defense and government clients.

• Developed a high-performance non-blocking web server for custom messaging integrations.

• Obtained security clearance for classified military projects.

• Collaborated closely with clients to design resilient, scalable systems.

Software Engineer building integration services for Anadolu Agency’s national news infrastructure.

• Designed and implemented Windows and web services for integrating third-party systems into Anadolu Agency’s national news infrastructure.

Application Development Consultant responsible for enterprise application design, shared frameworks, and mentoring junior developers.

• Conducted requirements analysis and system design for enterprise applications.

• Trained interns and junior developers in best practices and coding standards.

• Developed shared frameworks and optimized legacy libraries for performance.

• Analyzed and remediated security vulnerabilities identified in audit reports.

System Support Chief managing core infrastructure for Demir Export.

• Administered Windows Server and Active Directory infrastructure.

• Deployed and customized SharePoint-based collaboration environments.

Bachelor's Degree

• Collected patient treatments and visits from healthcare providers across Turkey.

• Displayed laboratory results, prescriptions, and treatment details to individuals via the e-Nabiz portal.

• Handled over 1 million daily requests from healthcare providers.

• Stored over 6 million patient data entries in a NoSQL (Couchbase) database with more than 20TB capacity.

• Operated 150+ servers running Couchbase clusters with a high-availability setup serving the e-Nabiz Portal.

• Integrated with internal and external systems, including diagnostic imaging services.

• Migrated legacy Windows Service applications to Docker containers.

• Configured key Kubernetes components, including MetalLB, NGINX-Ingress, and Harbor Registry.

• Digitized ministry operations to reduce paperwork and improve internal correspondence.

• Identified bottlenecks in legacy code and improved performance.

• Developed reports for multiple modules.

• Supported junior staff during development and implementation.

• Enabled international students to apply, track applications, and receive notifications.

• Implemented Azure Cloud-based architecture using WebApps, Functions, and SQL Database.

• Integrated with external systems for academic tracking, arrivals/departures, and law enforcement checks.

• Handled over 150,000 scholarship applications within a single month in 2019.

• Implemented performance monitoring and diagnostics using Application Insights.

• Developed complex and detailed filtering capabilities for decision-makers.

• Simplified HR and Finance workflows, record keeping, and reporting.

• Conducted requirement analysis and technology selection for scalability and low TCO.

• Developed reusable Security and Auditing modules as libraries.

• Monitored and managed 1000+ devices from a central location.

• Analyzed customer bug reports and field experiences to identify bottlenecks.

• Optimized legacy code for performance and reliability.

• Adopted new technologies to improve system reliability.

• Integrated CBRT Announcement Service (Reuters Marketlink based) with Anadolu Agency Finance Data Portal.

• Analyzed Reuters Marketlink RS232 serial message protocol and template update system.

• Received update messages from serial ports and applied them to correct announcement templates.

• Maintained version history and displayed announcements on the web portal.