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Software Developer
Location
Tbilisi, Georgia
Toptal Member Since
May 24, 2022
Irakli is a professional DevOps engineer with skills in Linux systems administration, infrastructure automation, and leadership. He enjoys connecting people with technology solutions that are easy to use, open-source, affordable, and sustainable over time. Irakli is a massive supporter of DevOps culture and knows how to make it work with a large team in a fast-paced environment.
Portfolio
Betsson Group
Ansible, Linux, VMware, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Argo CD, GitLab...
Instructure
Datadog, Kubernetes, Linux, Bitbucket, New Relic, Terraform, Terragrunt...
Nike
Terraform, Go, REST APIs, GitHub, Kubernetes, Linux, Amazon Web Services (AWS)...
Experience
Availability
Full-time
Preferred Environment
Go, Kubernetes, Terraform, Linux, GitHub
The most amazing...
...cluster I’ve developed is an automating private, fully functional, on-premise, single-stack IPv6 Kubernetes cluster using Terraform and Ansible.
Work Experience
DevOps Team Lead
2023 - PRESENT
Betsson Group
- Set up an on-premise 1.28 Kubernetes cluster and migrated about 250 microservices from an old cluster (1.16) to a new one.
- Started migrating monitoring solutions to an all-in-one product called Datadog.
- Standardized an application deployment strategy by lowering CI/CD pipeline templates and creating a shared pipeline library, which is much more configurable and flexible.
- Implemented a microservice pipeline CD part using ArgoCD.
- Started the migration process from on-premise to AWS Cloud.
Technologies: Ansible, Linux, VMware, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Argo CD, GitLab, GitLab CI/CD, Kubernetes, Cloud Migration, Datadog, Go, Python, Shell Scripting
Senior DevOps Engineer
2022 - 2022
Instructure
- Migrated a logging solution from Logentries to Splunk.
- Migrated a monitoring solution from New Relic to Datadog.
- Implemented the whole system development using Terraform and Terragrunt in AWS and GCP.
- Implemented a disaster recovery strategy for all stateful components of the system individually and for whole system provisioning.
- Migrated all of the back-end services like Elasticsearch, RabbitMQ, PostgreSQL, and Redis from third-party hosted providers to AWS.
- Created a high-availability site-to-site VPN between GCP and AWS to have resilient, private, and fast network connectivity between them.
Technologies: Datadog, Kubernetes, Linux, Bitbucket, New Relic, Terraform, Terragrunt, Elasticsearch, RabbitMQ, PostgreSQL, Redis, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Fluentd, Bash, Helm, Docker, DevOps, Cloud
Lead Systems Engineer
2021 - 2022
Nike
- Developed a Kubernetes operator in Go which was in charge of automating all featured Kafka components within the Kubernetes cluster.
- Developed REST APIs in Go for our Kubernetes operator to allow clients to interact with our service.
- Developed a Terraform provider in Go which was dynamically generated every time we updated the OpenAPI specifications of our API component.
- Automated multiregional infrastructure via Terraform.
- Created end-to-end implementation (E2E) tests for our API endpoints to test client-side issues.
- Created different kinds of monitoring dashboards and alerts with the help of Prometheus metrics and SignalFx agents.
Technologies: Terraform, Go, REST APIs, GitHub, Kubernetes, Linux, Amazon Web Services (AWS), CI/CD Pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Fluentd, Bash, OpenAPI, Helm, Docker, DevOps, Cloud
Lead Systems Engineer
2021 - 2021
BCD Travel
- Maintained three AWS accounts hosting different environments in different regions.
- Used Terraform as the main IaC tool to provide all the environments within different AWS accounts.
- Set up a best-suited monitoring solution using Datadog from scratch using most of its features.
- Created multiple Helm charts for all corresponding application components.
- Set up multiple CI/CD pipelines for automating application code to build, test, and deploy procedures.
- Implemented and automated PCI DSS compliance security protocols within our production environment.
Technologies: Kubernetes, Terraform, Azure DevOps, Datadog, Amazon Web Services (AWS), CI/CD Pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Fluentd, Bash, Linux, Helm, Docker, DevOps, Cloud
Freelance DevOps Engineer
2020 - 2021
Vidalytics
- Maintained infrastructure running on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Managed different clusters using Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).
- Developed Helm charts for all proprietary applications.
- Built different kind of delivery and deployment processes via Spinnaker.
Technologies: Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Istio, Prometheus, Grafana, Go, GitHub, Spinnaker, Kubernetes, CI/CD Pipelines, Bash, Linux, Helm, Docker, DevOps, Cloud
Freelance DevOps Engineer
2020 - 2020
Affix
- Maintained multiple application environments on Azure Cloud Services.
- Mentored the development team to create the right architecture for microservices that could be run on Kubernetes.
- Created CI/CD pipelines for services on Azure DevOps.
Technologies: Azure DevOps, PostgreSQL, Redis, RabbitMQ, Terraform, Ansible, Elasticsearch, Kibana, CI/CD Pipelines, Bash, Linux, Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Docker, DevOps, Cloud, CentOS
DevOps Engineer
2020 - 2020
Olmait
- Automated infrastructure using Terraform and Ansible.
- Managed core cloud providers like AWS, GCP, and Azure and on-premise virtual datacenter solutions like Proxmox and VMware.
- Automated IPv6 Kubernetes cluster provisioning for in-house deployments using Terraform and Ansible.
Technologies: Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Helm, Python, GlusterFS, CI/CD Pipelines, GitLab, Bash, Linux, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Docker, DevOps, Cloud, CentOS
DevOps Specialist
2018 - 2020
Betsson Group
- Managed a small DevOps team, guiding and mentoring them with the best practices.
- Administered on-premise Linux infrastructure using VMware.
- Automated infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and Ansible.
- Created CI/CD pipelines for proprietary microservices on GitLab CI/CD.
- Managed and monitored multiple Kubernates clusters for different environments.
- Implemented disaster recovery strategies and full high availability solutions for an on-premise datacenter.
Technologies: Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, RabbitMQ, PostgreSQL, Redis, Prometheus, Grafana, Elasticsearch, Kibana, Fluentd, GitLab, Docker, CI/CD Pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Bash, Linux, Helm, DevOps, CentOS, Python
DevOps Engineer
2016 - 2019
Zenith Engineering Group
- Automated AWS EC2 Linux environments on AWS using Puppet.
- Used Puppet Enterprise as a main configuration management tool.
- Automated PHP-based software deployments using Jenkins and Puppet.
- Created various HTTP-oriented logging and monitoring dashboards in Kibana.
- Automated on-premise datacenter Linux systems provisioning using Cobbler, Kickstarts, and Puppet.
Technologies: Jenkins, Puppet, Linux, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Bash, DevOps, Cloud, CentOS
IT Manager
2016 - 2016
Qebuli Climate
- Managed a small IT team of technical support specialists.
- Performed a routine audit of system and software components.
- Performed migration of the whole infrastructure from Windows systems to Ubuntu.
- Analyzed system logs and identified potential issues with computer systems.
- Configured and managed network systems (routers, switches, VoIP, and CCTV).
Technologies: Linux, CentOS
Technical Support Specialist
2012 - 2016
Ministry of Justice of Georgia
- Led diagnosing and resolving hardware, software, and user technical issues.
- Acted as the first point of contact for all IT and technical queries.
- Worked within a TCP/IP network environment, including DHCP, DNS, and ethernet.
- Investigated unique and complex IT support issues.
- Communicated with third-party technical specialists.
- Configured and managed backup and restoration procedures.
- Managed allocating work to junior staff and on-boarding for new staff.
- Responded to queries in a timely and accurate manner and resolved them to the satisfaction of users.
Technologies: Linux
Experience
Terraform Provider for Nike Managed Kafka Service
Created a self generating Terraform provider for a Nike project named “Managed Kafka Service”. Every time we changed our API specification, my code pipeline was triggered. It was parsing the Swagger OpenAPI specification for their API service and generating another Go code for the Terraform provider with all the resources and data sources in it.
Education
2018 - 2019
Specialization in Linux Professional Institute Certification
Georgian Research and Educational Networking Association - Tbilisi, Georgia
2010 - 2016
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
Georgian Technical University - Tbilisi, Georgia
2011 - 2012
Specialization in Computer Systems and Networks
Information Technologies Academy - Tbilisi, Georgia
Certifications
FEBRUARY 2022 - FEBRUARY 2024
Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist
The Linux Foundation
FEBRUARY 2021 - FEBRUARY 2024
Certified Kubernetes Application Developer
The Linux Foundation
FEBRUARY 2021 - FEBRUARY 2024
Certified Kubernetes Administrator
The Linux Foundation
OCTOBER 2020 - OCTOBER 2023
Red Hat Certified System Administrator
Red Hat
MAY 2019 - MAY 2022
AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate
AWS
Skills
Libraries/APIs
OpenAPI, REST APIs, Terragrunt
Tools
Terraform, Ansible, Helm, Fluentd, GitLab, GitHub, Istio, Grafana, Kibana, Bitbucket, RabbitMQ, Jenkins, Puppet, VMware, GitLab CI/CD
Languages
Bash, Go, Python
Platforms
Kubernetes, Linux, Docker, Red Hat Linux, CentOS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Spinnaker, Amazon Web Services (AWS), New Relic
Paradigms
DevOps, Azure DevOps
Storage
Datadog, GlusterFS, PostgreSQL, Redis, Elasticsearch
Other
CI/CD Pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), LPIC-1, Cloud, Prometheus, CCNA, Argo CD, Cloud Migration, Shell Scripting
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