Vladimir Mikhalev

Docker Captain · IBM Champion · AWS Community Builder · Platform Engineering Ambassador

What I Do

One of fewer than 250 Docker Captains worldwide. 9 vendor-recognized community titles across Docker, IBM, AWS, HashiCorp, Snyk, Cypress, Notion, GitKraken, and Platform Engineering — earned through contribution, not credentials. Every architecture recommendation backed by production experience. Designed and delivered cloud infrastructure at Amazon, IBM, Thales, and Ataccama. I design scalable systems and publish what I learn — reference architectures for container security, AI governance, and platform engineering used by practitioners worldwide.

Recognition

Docker CEO on my contributions to the ecosystem

Watch: Docker CEO Scott Johnston recognizes Vladimir Mikhalev at Docker Captains Summit 2024

“Vladimir has written more than 100 pieces of content for Docker in the past year. He has also helped us find customer stories that we’ve been able to document and share throughout the rest of the community. And he’s met with multiple product managers internally to share his product feedback.”

— Scott Johnston, CEO, Docker (2019–2025)

Snyk Ambassador Award Finalist · Four named first-hand references, with linked proof

Published Work

Selected publications on vendor platforms

Docker Official Blog: The Untrusted Autonomous Workload: How AI Coding Agents Reshape What Isolation Has to Do
Docker Official Blog: How to Build, Run, and Package AI Models Locally with Docker Model Runner
Docker Official Blog: Testcontainers Cloud vs Docker-in-Docker for Testing Scenarios
Docker Official Blog: Master Docker and VS Code: Supercharge Your Dev Workflow
Docker Official Blog: Mastering Docker and Jenkins: Build Robust CI/CD Pipelines
Docker Official Blog: How to Dockerize a React App
Docker Official Blog: Dockerize WordPress: Simplify Your Site’s Setup and Deployment
Docker Official Blog: 8 Top Docker Tips & Tricks
Docker Enterprise Case Study: Accelerating AI Infrastructure at Ataccama
Docker Enterprise Case Study: 25% Cost Savings via Container-First Strategy
Docker YouTube: Why ‘latest’ Broke Our Staging · Use Docker Scout to Catch Prod Bugs
Featured by Cypress: Cypress Ambassador Spotlight: Vladimir Mikhalev
Cypress Blog: Cypress in the Age of AI Agents
Cypress Blog: Docker + Cypress: Perfecting E2E Testing
Cypress Blog: Cypress Test Replay: The Ultimate Guide to Time-Travel Debugging
Book: Technical Editor — “Docker and Kubernetes Security”
Open Source: 70+ production-grade deployment blueprints · 1,000,000+ Docker Hub pulls

Production Background

Enterprise infrastructure architecture at Fortune 500 scale Sole architect and technology leader for North American operations at a Series D enterprise serving Fortune 500 clients. Designing scalable cloud architecture on AWS for enterprise accounts: container orchestration, zero trust governance, AI-augmented platforms, multi-region infrastructure. Previously: Amazon, IBM, Thales. Designed disaster recovery architecture at scale, distributed systems across continents, reliability engineering for deployments processing millions of requests per minute. Every architecture decision I publish is backed by production experience.

Community Titles

9 active vendor-recognized programs

Organization	Title	Domain
Docker	Captain	Container architecture, security, and developer workflows
IBM	Champion	Enterprise AI, Cloud, Automation, HashiCorp/Terraform portfolio
AWS	Community Builder	Cloud architecture, EKS, Serverless
HashiCorp	Ambassador	Terraform, Vault, infrastructure as code
Platform Engineering	Ambassador	Internal Developer Platforms
Snyk	Ambassador	Application security, supply chain
Cypress	Ambassador	Test automation, AI agents in testing
GitKraken	Ambassador	Git workflows, version control
Notion	Ambassador	Engineering knowledge management

Vladimir Mikhalev · Docker Captain · IBM Champion · AWS Community Builder

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