Automated the boring stuff. Turned chaos into calm. Delivered continuous value.

Automated. Secured. Delivered.

Ari Yonaty

Platform Engineer with a focus on cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and software automation - shaped by years working in high-pressure environments in the defense and aerospace sectors. I've taken systems from proof-of-concept to production and learned as much from the missteps as from the wins.

Here, I share hard-earned lessons from building and running platforms. Practical takes on automation, security, and infrastructure. Without the buzzwords.

Interested in opportunities toward solving real-world problems with purpose, whether through consulting or long-term engagements where pragmatic engineering drives meaningful impact.

What I Do

> I turn complex problems into simple solutions.

01

Platform Engineering

Designing and building scalable, reliable, and resilient platforms to grow your business.

02

Automation & CI/CD

Eliminate manual toil and ship faster with GitOps and infrastructure automation.

03

Security & Compliance

Protect your systems with proactive testing, hardening, and observability.

04

Technical Team Building

Building lean, high-perfoming teams that deliver continuously.

My Mission

> unifying people, process, and technology

I find genuine fulfillment in solving meaningful problems - whether for individuals or organizations - and using technology as a way to make those solutions scalable, thoughtful, and lasting. I’m especially drawn to uncovering simple, elegant approaches to complex challenges, where clarity and efficiency can make a real difference. With a background in DevOps, platform engineering, and secure cloud architecture, I’ve had the opportunity to work across a wide range of industries, applying the same core principles in different contexts. That breadth has shaped how I think: focus on what matters, build with intention, and always aim to leave things better than I found them.

Principles

01

People, process, and technology; in that order

02

Clarity and simplicity over complexity and noise

03

Progress measured by impact, not activity

04

Continuous adaptation through reflection and action

Timeline

2024 - Present
Platform Engineer

Industries: Aerospace, Defense

A chance to reach for the stars: working at an early-stage aerospace startup, building from the ground up, and seeing how systems and decisions scale with the company.

2021 - Present
Contracting & Consultancy

Industries: Medical, E-Commerce, Defense R&D, Data Analytics

A bet on independence: growing a skillset across industries, owning outcomes directly, and building a business around delivering real impact.

2020
DevOps Engineer

Industries: Defense

A lesson in precision: operating in an environment with zero room for error and developing a deep attention to detail and accountability.

2018
SysOps

Industries: E-Commerce, Physical Security

The foundation: moving beyond theory into real-world systems and learning how to solve actual business problems with technology.

> ideas and reflections

Stay Tuned

Practical insights and strategies from the world of DevOps and Platform Engineering.
Pushing to prod soon.

Let's Build Systems

Open To:

  • > Startups tackling real problems
  • > Equity + cash consulting
  • > Long-term roles with clear vision

Won't Do:

  • > Hype-driven development (AI/Crypto)
  • > Ideas without a product or purpose
  • > Culture that resist learning from mistakes

Conversation with purpose. Change starts with clarity.

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