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Michael Loukeris

DevOps Engineer · Founder, LL Cloud · Athens, Greece

Summary

Disciplined DevOps engineer with a Master's in Cybersecurity. CKA and CKS certified. Building and operating critical Greek government infrastructure at GRNET. Founder of LinkSentry (link-monitoring SaaS), devop.sh (DevOps consulting) and llcloud.app (mobile apps). Strong analytical bias, security-first mindset, and a long history of shipping things people actually use.

Skills

What I work with

Languages
Python · Go · Java · TypeScript · JavaScript · Bash · C · LaTeX
Cloud & Infra
AWS · GCP · Azure · Kubernetes · Docker · Docker Swarm · Terraform · Ansible · DebOps · Traefik · Nginx
Observability
Prometheus · Grafana · Loki · AlertManager · Tempo · Datadog
CI/CD & Git
GitHub Actions · GitLab CI · ArgoCD · Trunk-based dev · Feature flags
Backend
Django · FastAPI · Spring Boot · REST · gRPC · Async I/O · PostgreSQL · MySQL · SQLite · Firebase
Frontend & Mobile
React · Next.js · Astro · Vue · Tailwind · Android · AndroidX · Vite
Security
Burp Suite · OWASP · Pen-testing · SCPs · IAM · GDPR · SOC 2 · ISO 27001

Experience

Where I've worked

Present

Founder · LinkSentry

SaaS platform that monitors websites 24/7 for broken links, malicious URLs and content security threats. Proactive monitoring instead of after-the-fact reports.

  • Designed and shipped the link-discovery and crawling pipeline
  • Built the security-threat detection layer (malware, phishing, takedown)
  • Run the full stack: backend, frontend, infra, billing, support

Stack: TypeScript · Node.js · Postgres · Cloudflare · Stripe

Present

Founder · LL Cloud (devop.sh / llcloud.app)

Two-surface studio: DevOps consulting at devop.sh for startups and engineering teams, plus mobile apps shipped under llcloud.app.

  • devop.sh: cloud foundations, CI/CD, Kubernetes, observability and on-call
  • llcloud.app: Quick Call (party game), SlapPhone, AuraDisplay on Android
  • Engagement formats range from one-week audits to embedded platform engineering

Stack: AWS · GCP · Azure · Kubernetes · Terraform · Android

10/2022 — Present

DevOps Engineer · GRNET

DevOps for national and European-scale projects under the National Infrastructures for Research & Technology.

  • Introduced AWS monitoring for Greek public institutions
  • Bootstrapped and maintain an internal monitoring stack (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, AlertManager)
  • Deploy and operate Gov.gr static services
  • Maintain a European Commission EBSI (European Blockchain Services Infrastructure) node
  • Automate processes and pipelines with Ansible + DebOps + GitLab CI
  • Write and maintain runbooks, SLOs and on-call documentation

Stack: Python · Prometheus · Grafana · Loki · Kubernetes · Docker · AWS · Terraform · Ansible · DebOps · GitLab CI · Bash

10/2019 — 10/2022

Software Engineer · GRNET

Backend development of Greek government digital infrastructure.

  • Government Digital Wallet: ID and Passport flows
  • Solemn Declaration / Authorization (e-Dilosi)
  • forma.gov.gr, declarative form-builder used across the public sector
  • Digital Health & Vaccination Certificates

Stack: Python · Django · Docker · PostgreSQL · Git

02/2019 — 01/2023

Founder · CTO · Scander

All-in-one SaaS platform for the HORECA (hospitality) industry: orders, kitchen, payments and analytics in one stack.

  • Built the Android customer-facing application
  • Set up production + staging infrastructure on Docker Swarm with Traefik
  • Designed and shipped core backend (FastAPI) and frontend (React, Next.js) components
  • Set up the PostgreSQL + Firebase data layer
  • Designed and built the marketing landing page

Stack: Python · FastAPI · JavaScript · React · Next.js · PostgreSQL · Firebase · Docker · Docker Swarm · Traefik · Java · GitHub Actions

07/2022 — 05/2023

Red Team · Penetration Tester · Greek Army (KEPYES)

Mandatory military service at KEPYES, the Greek Army Information System Support Center, Cybersecurity Division.

  • Penetration testing across multiple *.army.gr services
  • Advised on hardening and remediation paths
  • Docker hardening and container security baselines
  • Firewall management and incident monitoring

Stack: Burp Suite · Sophos · Kaspersky · Python · Docker · Git

03/2019 — 10/2020

Software Engineering Researcher · Business Analytics Lab · AUEB

Research lab at the Department of Management Science and Technology, AUEB, headed by Prof. Diomidis Spinellis.

  • Research on the energy and performance impact of Spectre/Meltdown mitigations
  • Published "Efficient Computing in a Safe Environment" at ESEC/FSE 2019 (Rank A*)

Stack: LaTeX · Linux · Raspberry Pi 3B · C

09/2018 — 12/2019

National Coordination Officer · President of the Executive Committee · JA Alumni Greece

Alumni of SEN / JA Greece Educational & Entrepreneurial Programs.

  • "Gold Nation", highest rank among European JA Alumni Networks for the third consecutive year
  • Coordinated 1,000+ registered members and 40+ active volunteers
  • Organised European entrepreneurship-themed events
  • Mentored schools in the "Company of the Year" programme
09/2018 — 10/2019

Lead Android Developer · Reckit

Anonymous online song contest. Users upload songs, rate each other, monthly winners.

  • Lead Android developer for the consumer application
  • Redesigned UI to comply with Material Design 2.0
  • Refactored the codebase for maintainability

Stack: Java · SQL · REST · AndroidX

Education

Where I studied

10/2020 — 03/2022

MSc, Digital Systems Security · University of Piraeus

Master's in Digital Systems Security. Graduated 9.33/10.

08/2015 — 04/2020

BSc, Management Science & Technology · AUEB

Bachelor's from the Department of Management Science and Technology. Graduated 8.29/10. Honorary distinction for academic and project work.

02/2018 — 06/2018

Erasmus exchange · University of Southern Denmark (SDU), Odense

  • Android Programming, Grade A
  • User Centered Design, Grade B
  • Organisation and Management, Grade B
09/2003 — 06/2015

High School · Arsakeia Schools, Psychiko

Graduated 19.2/20. Entrepreneurship Team and Soccer Team.

Publications

Research

ESEC/FSE 2019, Tallinn (Rank A*)

Efficient Computing in a Safe Environment

Quantifies the energy and run-time performance impact of Meltdown and Spectre mitigations on commodity hardware. Published at the ACM Joint European Software Engineering Conference and Symposium on the Foundations of Software Engineering.

DOI: 10.1145/3338906.3342491 · ISBN: 978-1-4503-5572-8

Certifications

Certificates

Awards, the personal story, languages and what I do off-keyboard are on the about page.