CV - ZHAG

Objective

DevOps engineer position utilising 6 years experience in fintech software development company

More than 10 years of experience in administering Windows and Linux servers.
Six years of experience in a fintech software development company as a DevOps engineer.
Five years of experience leading a team of DevOps engineers.
Clear understanding of the software development lifecycle in Agile environments.
Experience in working closely with QA, system architects, technical support and product owners.
Proficient in utilizing common DevOps tools and practices.

DevOps Engineer at Cryptocurrency Exchange

Dates: 06/2021 - 11/2022
Main Activities and Responsibilities:
- Developed a Python script for configuration that replaced seed XML migrations in a .NET project.
- Created a log solution using AWS CloudWatch.
- Implemented protection for API endpoints against DDoS attacks with Cloudflare.
- Enhanced the CI/CD pipeline by establishing a unified CI for all instances of the product.
- Collaborated closely with developers to optimize development processes and infrastructure.
- Executed infrastructure maintenance tasks such as AWS RDS updates.
- Provided QA team with test environments and assisted in preparing releases.
Employer: B2broker LTD, Tbilisi, Georgia
Type of Business or Sector: Software Development

DevOps Engineer at Cryptocurrency Gateway

Dates: 2018 - 2020
Main Activities and Responsibilities:
- Developed CI/CD pipelines for testing, staging, and production environments using GitLab and Kubernetes implemented by Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Implemented a log solution using the ELK stack.
- Provided consultation to developers regarding Kubernetes requirements.
- Set up and maintained popular cryptocurrency nodes for BTC, ETH, LTC, and others.
- Set up and maintained a private Docker registry, Harbor.
- Established and maintained development and production environments.
Employer: B2broker LTD, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Type of Business or Sector: Software Development

Head of DevOps Department

Dates: 09/2017 - 06/2021
Main Activities and Responsibilities:
- Established a department consisting of 5 DevOps engineers and 2 system administrators.
- Developed a centralized multilayer monitoring solution using Zabbix, Prometheus, and Sentry.
- Successfully migrated a portion of the infrastructure to Hetzner Cloud and AWS.
- Authored detailed maintenance plans for infrastructure improvements.
- Oversaw task decomposition and sprint planning.
- Compiled reports for the CEO.
Employer: B2broker LTD, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Type of Business or Sector: Software Development

DevOps Engineer

Dates: 09/2016 - 09/2017
Main Activities and Responsibilities:
- Automated the trader’s room setup process with Ansible, reducing delivery time from 2 weeks to 2 hours.
- Developed a monitoring solution using Zabbix.
- Introduced a DNS naming standard to enhance incident response speed.
- Led the migration of the corporate email system from self-hosted Dovecot to GSuite using Python scripts.
- Replaced VMware with Proxmox for improved virtualization.
- Successfully migrated infrastructure from dedicated servers to Linode.
- Conducted provisioning and configuration of Linux servers with Ansible.
Employer: B2broker LTD, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Type of Business or Sector: Software Development

Dates: 2008
Title of qualification awarded: Engineer
Organization providing education and training: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Russia

Experience with varios cloud providers such as AWS, GCP, Hetzner, Beeks FX.
Experience with common devops tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Gitlab, K8S
Familiarity with monitoring, log management and alerting tools such as Prometheus, Zabbix, Sentry.
Strong troubleshouting skills.
Experience in configuration web servers, databases.
Have python scripting skills.

Vladislav Posivenko CISO in B2broker LTD