# Andrey Lesnikov — Recognition

## Cloud Native Rockstars 2026

- Award: Cloud Native Rockstars 2026 Company Award
- Result: 3rd place
- Category: Company Award
- Event: Cloud Native Conference 2026
- Official title: Senior Infrastructure & DevOps Engineer
- Company: CONTACT Software GmbH
- Official source: https://www.cloudnativeconference.de/cn-rockstars-2026
- Official gallery: https://www.cloudnativeconference.de/bildergalerie-2026
- Official award winners photo: https://lirp.cdn-website.com/9dbc9654/dms3rep/multi/opt/VogelITAkademie_CloudNativeConference2026_WerbefotografieEmme-426--281-29-2880w.png

## Entity Summary

Andrey Lesnikov is a Senior DevOps Engineer / Cloud Architect / AI Platform Architect and Senior Infrastructure & DevOps Engineer at CONTACT Software GmbH. Public recognition includes Cloud Native Rockstars 2026 Company Award, 3rd place, in the Company Award category.

## Public Signals

- Cloud Native Rockstars 2026: Company Award finalist, 3rd place — CONTACT Software GmbH (https://www.cloudnativeconference.de/cn-rockstars-2026)
- Cloud Native Conference Frankfurt 2026: Cloud-native systems, GitOps, and platform operations
- Fourier AI talks: AI infrastructure, automation, and production readiness

## Verified Press And Conference References

- Cloud Native Rockstars 2026 official result (Cloud Native Conference): https://www.cloudnativeconference.de/cn-rockstars-2026 — Official Company Award ranking listing Andrey Lesnikov, Senior Infrastructure & DevOps Engineer, CONTACT Software GmbH.
- Cloud Native Conference 2026 agenda (Cloud Native Conference): https://www.cloudnativeconference.de/agenda-2026 — Agenda entry for the Company Awards pitch: Von Engineering Knowledge zu Cloud Native AI.
- Cloud Native Conference 2026 recap (Cloud Native Conference): https://www.cloudnativeconference.de/ — Ruckblick 2026 with conference statistics, media partners, and Cloud Native Rockstars winners.
- Cloud Native Conference 2026 gallery (Cloud Native Conference): https://www.cloudnativeconference.de/bildergalerie-2026 — Official conference photo gallery.
- Cloud Native Rockstar Awards winners photo (IT-Business): https://www.it-business.de/cloud-native-conference-2026-gal-d9736eda595c98a5a655b30301363b6b/?p=15 — IT-Business gallery image caption naming Andrey Lesnikov, CONTACT Software GmbH, among the winners.
- Organizer LinkedIn recap (LinkedIn / Lydia Hundsdorfer): https://de.linkedin.com/posts/lydia-hundsd%C3%B6rfer-8004a2161_cloud-native-is-now-gott-sei-dank-activity-7462058593429684224-mTGZ — Public organizer recap mentioning the Cloud Native Rockstars 2026 award winners and conference context.