Andrei Mahalean's Weblog

What I’m doing right now

Last updated: March 29, 2026

Here I keep an up-to-date list of the things I’m focusing on. Think of it as a more relevant “About” page. Inspired by nownownow.com.

Work

Designing and deploying Azure landing zones for enterprise clients, including the architecture for the workloads running on top. A lot of time spent on hybrid networking and policy at the moment.

Learning

Working through the CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator). Also picking up Virtual WAN and hybrid networking patterns, Terraform module design, and Azure Policy and compliance. NixOS on the side.

Weightlifting

Left the commercial gym behind. Did a few months of weightlifting classes at a CrossFit gym, then joined a proper Weightlifting club with 1:1 coaching. The goal is to compete in the National Masters Weightlifting competition, though I’m taking the time to build a solid foundation first.

Reading and watching

Working through the Department Q series by Jussi Adler-Olsen after finishing the Final Architecture trilogy by Adrian Tchaikovsky. Watching The Pitt.