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Riccardo Monticelli.

Engineering resilient systems at the intersection of DevOps, Orchestration, Programming, and Cybersecurity.

~/.config/riccardo
whoami
riccardo.monticelli

cat skills.yml
devops: [k8s, terraform, ci/cd]
ai: [mlops, llm, pytorch]
code: [python, go, rust, ts]
security: [pentesting, soc, zta]

echo $STATUS
building cool stuff

What I Do.

Deep specialization across three interconnected disciplines that power modern infrastructure.

⚙️

DevOps Engineering

Designing and automating cloud-native pipelines, infrastructure as code, and container orchestration systems that scale effortlessly.

Kubernetes Terraform CI/CD AWS GitOps Docker
🧠

AI & Machine Learning

Building intelligent systems from MLOps pipelines to LLM integrations, bringing AI from prototype to production with reliability.

LLMs MLOps PyTorch RAG Fine-tuning Agents
💻

Computer Programming

Crafting clean, performant software — from low-level systems to full-stack web applications, APIs, and developer tooling built for maintainability.

Python Go TypeScript Rust REST APIs Microservices
🛡️

Cybersecurity

Implementing zero-trust architectures, threat modeling, and security automation to protect infrastructure from evolving attack surfaces.

Zero Trust Pentesting SIEM IAM DevSecOps SOC

The Person Behind
the Terminal.

I'm a developer and engineer passionate about the systems that make modern software reliable, intelligent, and secure. My work lives at the crossroads of automation, machine learning, and defensive security.

I believe the best infrastructure is invisible — it just works, scales when needed, heals itself, and keeps bad actors out. That philosophy drives everything I build and write about.

When I'm not shipping pipelines or breaking things in CTFs, I write about what I learn on this blog — because knowledge shared is knowledge multiplied.

10+
Years Experience
50+
Articles Written
Containers Deployed
0
Breaches Tolerated

Latest Writings.

Deep dives, tutorials, and opinions on DevOps, AI, and cybersecurity.

Tools I Use Daily.

Kubernetes
Terraform
Python
Go
Rust
TypeScript
Docker
AWS
GitHub Actions
ArgoCD
PyTorch
LangChain
Prometheus
Grafana
Vault
Ansible
Linux
Nginx
PostgreSQL
Redis
Kubernetes
Terraform
Python
Go
Rust
TypeScript
Docker
AWS
GitHub Actions
ArgoCD
PyTorch
LangChain
Prometheus
Grafana
Vault
Ansible
Linux
Nginx
PostgreSQL
Redis

Let's Build
Something Great.

Have a project in mind, a collaboration idea, or just want to talk tech? I'd love to hear from you.

Location
Italy 🇮🇹 — Available Worldwide
Status
Open to Opportunities