AWS DevOps Engineer
2019 - 2020Tremor Technologies, Inc. (via Toptal)- Implemented a Terraform infrastructure as code (IaC) solution for a redesigned AWS microservices architecture.
- Monitored AWS cloud resources and provided security and performance reports.
- Automatized the creation of custom AWS AMIs using Packer, decreasing recurring manual maintenance work.
- Modified and optimized continuous delivery pipelines to work with the new environment.
- Acted as technical advisor for developers and supported their daily work.
Technologies: Monitoring, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Security, Infrastructure, Networking, Site Reliability, AWS, Bash Script, Cloud Infrastructure, Agile, Docker, Git, Network Security, Linux Administration, Linux, AWS ECR, AWS ECS, AWS S3, AWS Route 53, AWS Certificate Manager, GitHub, Packer, AWS Lambda, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Serverless Architecture, Jenkins, AWS IAM, AWS EC2, Terraform, CI/CD Pipelines, DevOps, Amazon Web Services (AWS)Platform Engineer
2018 - 2018Sokanu (via Toptal)- Designed a secure and scalable microservices architecture in the AWS cloud.
- Used Terraform to create and manage a consistent and trackable infrastructure.
- Assisted in full transition and data migration from another cloud provider.
- Modified and optimized CI/CD pipelines to work with the new environment.
- Acted as technical advisor for software developers.
Technologies: Monitoring, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Security, Infrastructure, Networking, Site Reliability, Grafana, AWS IAM, AWS, AWS EC2, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Bash Script, Cloud Infrastructure, Agile, Git, CI/CD Pipelines, Network Security, Linux Administration, Linux, DevOps, PostgreSQL, Django, Python, Continuous Delivery (CD), Continuous Integration (CI), Sentry, Datadog, Sumo Logic, CircleCI, GitHub, Docker, Ubuntu, Nginx, Terraform, Identity & Access Management (IAM), ACM, AWS S3, Amazon CloudFront CDN, Amazon Route 53, ECS, Amazon Web Services (AWS)DevOps Engineer
2017 - 2018Adverator (via Toptal)- Acted as technical advisor for developers.
- Reviewed existing infrastructure and provided security and performance reports.
- Discovered infrastructure resources and created a detailed network diagram.
- Monitored servers and resolved any kind of issues.
- Created an automatic backup system to store daily snapshots of EC2 instances.
Technologies: Monitoring, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Security, Infrastructure, Networking, Site Reliability, AWS IAM, AWS, AWS EC2, Bash Script, Cloud Infrastructure, Agile, Docker, Git, CI/CD Pipelines, Network Security, Linux Administration, DevOps, GitHub, Ubuntu, Linux, Continuous Delivery (CD), Continuous Integration (CI), PHP, Nginx, AWS S3, Amazon CloudFront CDN, AWS ELB, Amazon Web Services (AWS)DevOps Engineer
2017 - 2018CodeBerry Programming School- Designed a secure and scalable microservices architecture in the Amazon cloud.
- Built a CI/CD pipeline to automatize deploying processes and improve developers' workflow.
- Used Terraform to make infrastructure changes trackable and consistent.
- Acted as technical advisor for developers.
- Supported the database transition from a standalone MongoDB server to MongoDB Atlas.
Technologies: Monitoring, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Security, Infrastructure, Networking, Site Reliability, AWS IAM, AWS EC2, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Bash Script, Cloud Infrastructure, Agile, Git, CI/CD Pipelines, Network Security, Linux Administration, Linux, DevOps, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon Linux, MongoDB, Jenkins, Bitbucket, Docker, Terraform, AWSSystem Administrator
2017 - 2017MiAM Tech, LLC (via Toptal)- Created production and several development environments using Ubuntu instances in the cloud and supported the dev team.
- Set up multi-domain email infrastructure for securely sending and receiving messages.
- Installed auto-renewable SSL certificates using Let's Encrypt.
- Configured strict CSF firewall to avoid unwanted network traffic and login attempts.
- Supported an open source team chat software solution installed on servers.
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Monitoring, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Security, Infrastructure, Networking, Site Reliability, AWS, AWS EC2, Bash Script, Cloud Infrastructure, Agile, Git, Network Security, Linux Administration, System Administration, Linux, Jitsi, ConfigServer Security & Firewall (CSF), Docker, DNS, PHP-FPM, Courier, Postfix, MongoDB, Nginx, Let's Encrypt, Rocket.Chat, AWS S3, UbuntuDevOps Engineer
2017 - 2017Sappira, Inc. (via Toptal)- Designed and built a HIPAA-compliant production and staging AWS environment.
- Acted as technical advisor for developers.
- Set up and configured auto-scaling for the AWS system.
- Implemented automatic backup and restore processes.
- Created infrastructure as code with Terraform and Ansible.
Technologies: Monitoring, Security, Infrastructure, Networking, Site Reliability, AWS IAM, AWS EC2, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Bash Script, Cloud Infrastructure, Agile, Docker, Git, CI/CD Pipelines, Network Security, Linux Administration, DevOps, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Node.js, GitHub, Jenkins, Nginx, Ubuntu, Linux, Ansible, Terraform, AWS S3, Amazon CloudFront CDN, AWS ELB, Relational Database Services (RDS), AWSDevOps Engineer
2016 - 2017Eduware, Inc. (via Toptal)- Migrated the existing application and database to a secure, scalable Amazon AWS cloud solution.
- Revised existing configurations and made improvements to use AWS advantages.
- Implemented new solutions based on cloud technologies, like load balancing and failure tolerance.
- Set up a continuous deployments system with Jenkins and custom scripts.
- Configured the monitoring system with automatic alerts with Zabbix.
Technologies: Monitoring, Security, Infrastructure, Networking, Site Reliability, AWS IAM, AWS EC2, Bash Script, Cloud Infrastructure, Agile, Git, CI/CD Pipelines, Network Security, Linux Administration, DevOps, Amazon Web Services (AWS), IIS, GitLab, Zabbix, Jenkins, Microsoft SQL Server, Windows Server, Nginx, Ubuntu, Linux, Rackspace, Amazon, AWSOwner, CEO, and Senior Sysadmin
2008 - 2016Fruit Hosting- Managed the entire hosting infrastructure, including production, backup, and management servers.
- Customized the cPanel/WHM system based on marketing and user management requests.
- Created automated management scripts to handle user accounts.
- Monitored servers and resolved any kind of issues.
- Collaborated with other teams in the company (helpdesk, marketing).
- Migrated all user accounts (3000+) to a new and secure infrastructure.
Technologies: Monitoring, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Security, Infrastructure, Networking, Site Reliability, Bash Script, Cloud Infrastructure, Network Security, Linux Administration, System Administration, Perl, Web Host Manager (WHM), cPanel, Nagios, Munin, DNS, PostgreSQL, MySQL, PHP, Apache, CentOS, Debian, Ubuntu, LinuxJunior Sysadmin
2006 - 2008Datatrans Internet- Acted as second-level technical support (personal, email, phone).
- Configured DNS servers based on user requests and managed domain registrations.
- Assisted with internal development processes with cooperation of sales and helpdesk teams.
- Created websites for customers using PHP.
- Developed custom tools for data analysis and automated tests to improve development and decision making processes.
Technologies: Monitoring, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Security, Infrastructure, Networking, Site Reliability, Bash Script, Network Security, Linux Administration, System Administration, WiFi, CSS, HTML, PHP, Munin, MySQL, FTP, DNS, Apache, Linux