DevOps Reloaded: GitOps, AI & the Future of Infrastructure

The DevOps landscape is evolving faster than ever. Infrastructure is no longer just provisioned through code. It is versioned through Git, governed through policies, secured through automation, and increasingly generated, validated, and operated with the help of AI. Join us for an evening dedicated to the next generation of DevOps practices, where we'll explore how modern engineering teams are redefining infrastructure management through GitOps, AI-assisted Infrastructure as Code, automated security validation, and intelligent operations. Whether you're a DevOps Engineer, Platform Engineer, Cloud Architect, SRE, Engineering Leader, or Infrastructure Specialist, you'll discover practical approaches being used today to build faster, safer, and more scalable systems. Agenda: 18:00 – 18:45 – Welcoming participants 18:45 – 19:00 – Welcome thoughts 19:00 – 19:45 – Talk #1 by Alexandru Nișulescu, DevOps engineer at ING Hubs Romania 19:45 – 20:30 – Talk #2 by Dumitru Pascu - Senior Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services Starting 20:30 – Networking & pizza & drinks Talk #1 - Enterprise GitOps in regulated environments: balancing speed and compliance Speaker: Alexandru Nișulescu, DevOps engineer at ING Hubs Romania Abstract: In highly regulated environments, for example in banking, healthcare, or the public sector, infrastructure management must balance speed, security, and strict compliance requirements.This presentation explores how GitOps provides a strong operational model for managing infrastructure at scale, turning every change into a version-controlled, auditable event. By using Git as the single source of truth, teams gain full traceability, predictable rollbacks, and consistent policy enforcement, reducing configuration drift while improving reliability and developer autonomy.We will also cover how GitOps can be applied to both containerised workloads and traditional VM-based infrastructure. Bio: Alexandru Nișulescu is a DevOps engineer at ING Hubs Romania, ensuring the continuous operation and maintenance of critical production services. He is also a Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA).With deep expertise in OpenShift, Ansible, and Linux, Alexandru works at the intersection of infrastructure design, hybrid-cloud migrations, and GitOps-driven CI/CD automation. He is a passionate mentor and engineer, dedicated to helping teams combine reliability, security, and speed in high-availability environments. Talk #2 - Infrastructure as Code: From Spec to Secure Deployment Speaker: Dumitru Pascu - Senior Solutions Architect, Amazon Web Services Abstract: What if you could describe your infrastructure requirements in plain language and get production-grade IaC as output? In this session, we'll walk through a modern development workflow for Infrastructure as Code — from writing structured specifications, through AI-assisted code generation (Terraform/CDK), to validating security posture and troubleshooting operational issues. We'll cover: Live demos included. Bio: Dumitru is a senior technology consultant with over two decades of cross-industry expertise in digital transformation. Proven architect of scalable solutions across telecommunications, retail, healthcare, e-commerce, and banking sectors. Combines hands-on technical leadership with pragmatic architecture, focusing on simplicity and operational excellence. Helps AWS customers navigate their diverse service portfolio, including Agentic AI solutions. This is an in-person event. Looking forward to sharing insights and ideas with you!