Michael Olson | About

I'm an infrastructure engineer with hands-on experience designing and supporting automated, containerized systems in production environments. My work centers around networking, automation, and container orchestration, with a strong foundation in Kubernetes and Linux-based infrastructure.

I'm particularly drawn to roles where I can reduce operational complexity through automation, improve system reliability, and build tooling that makes life easier for the engineers who operate it. Whether that's refining certificate workflows, improving observability, or documenting systems for new team members, I care deeply about building infrastructure that is both robust and approachable.

I approach documentation as an extension of system design - clear, opinionated where necessary, and structured to reduce tribal knowledge. This has allowed teams I've worked with to scale more smoothly, onboard new hires faster, and spend less time rediscovering the same problems.