About Me: Ship Faster. Sleep Better.

I’m Sam Malekpour, a DevOps / Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) with over 12 years of IT experience, specializing for more than 5 years in designing and running reliable, scalable, and automated platforms. My core mission is simple: to build robust systems that enable teams to deliver software with speed and confidence.

My Approach

My methodology is rooted in Reliability by Design and an Automation First mindset. I focus on creating systems that are inherently resilient, setting sane defaults, and implementing zero-drift operations.

What I help teams achieve:

• • Reliability: Resilient architectures, graceful failure handling, and proactive monitoring.
  • Automation: Using Terraform and Ansible for repeatable infrastructure and configuration management.
  • Containers at Scale: Deploying consistent, scalable workloads on Kubernetes (EKS).
  • CI/CD that Sticks: Designing GitLab pipelines with guardrails for smooth, automated delivery from commit to production.
  •    Observability: Implementing metrics, logs, and alerts that inform proactively, without generating spam.

Technical Toolbox

I'm currently exploring GitOps, advanced Kubernetes networking (OVN/OVS), and Storage patterns (Ceph) to further enhance platform efficiency.

About This Weblog

This weblog is where I document what I learn and experience as an SRE. You’ll find articles covering:

• New technologies I’m exploring.

• Practical lessons from managing high-traffic, automated platforms.

• Detailed guides and code examples for my Toolbox.

Think of it as a place to share knowledge that sharpens systems thinking—for both you and me.

Beyond Work

Outside of my professional life, I enjoy learning new technologies, exploring mathematics, and playing chess. These passions help me think critically, solve problems creatively, and continuously improve — qualities I bring into my work as an engineer.

Have a project or want to collaborate?

Let’s talk: sam@s4m.ca