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Senior
Registration: 18.11.2025
Aleksandr Ilves
Specialization: Cloud DevOps Infrastructure Engineer
— Experienced Infrastructure DevOps Engineer with 25+ years in cloud and on-premise environments.
— I build and support cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP) and Kubernetes-based infrastructures with a strong focus on reliability, observability, and alignment with SOC2/ISO27001 security requirements.
— I work closely with engineering teams to ensure systems remain stable, scalable, and easy to operate in day-to-day production environments.
Strengths:
— Problem-Solving Mindset – skilled at finding optimal solutions in complex technical situations, leveraging deep cloud expertise and hands-on experience.
— Collaboration & Communication – effectively collaborate with developers, testers, and business stakeholders, helping teams achieve goals faster.
— Adaptability – quickly learn new technologies and methodologies, easily adapting to evolving project requirements.
— Security & Compliance Focus – strong focus on security and regulatory compliance (SOC 2, GDPR), ensuring projects successfully pass audits.
— Leadership & Mentorship – support teams by sharing best practices in CI/CD and cloud infrastructure, enhancing overall productivity.
Awards:
02.2025 - VMware vExpert (Broadcom).
— VMware vExpert is a prestigious title awarded by VMware to experts in the field who have demonstrated exceptional knowledge and expertise in VMware products and technology.
— This award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the VMware community and have shown dedication to advancing the use of VMware products in various industries.
— Experienced Infrastructure DevOps Engineer with 25+ years in cloud and on-premise environments.
— I build and support cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP) and Kubernetes-based infrastructures with a strong focus on reliability, observability, and alignment with SOC2/ISO27001 security requirements.
— I work closely with engineering teams to ensure systems remain stable, scalable, and easy to operate in day-to-day production environments.
Strengths:
— Problem-Solving Mindset – skilled at finding optimal solutions in complex technical situations, leveraging deep cloud expertise and hands-on experience.
— Collaboration & Communication – effectively collaborate with developers, testers, and business stakeholders, helping teams achieve goals faster.
— Adaptability – quickly learn new technologies and methodologies, easily adapting to evolving project requirements.
— Security & Compliance Focus – strong focus on security and regulatory compliance (SOC 2, GDPR), ensuring projects successfully pass audits.
— Leadership & Mentorship – support teams by sharing best practices in CI/CD and cloud infrastructure, enhancing overall productivity.
Awards:
02.2025 - VMware vExpert (Broadcom).
— VMware vExpert is a prestigious title awarded by VMware to experts in the field who have demonstrated exceptional knowledge and expertise in VMware products and technology.
— This award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the VMware community and have shown dedication to advancing the use of VMware products in various industries.
Skills
Amazon AWS
MS Azure
Google Cloud Platform
Kubernetes
Docker
Databases
Terraform
Ansible
Helm
Networks
DNS
TCP/IP
Routing
IT Security
Prometheus
Grafana
Zabbix
Linux
Microsoft Servers
Python
Bash
Project Management
Complex Problem Solving
ISO-27001
SOC2
Work experience
Senior DevOps Engineer
since 04.2025 - Till the present day |Action Engine
SOC2, Terraform, Terragrunt, Kubernetes, Helm, Grafana, Prometheus, CI/CD, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD
● Designed and implemented secure and scalable AWS cloud infrastructure (EKS, RDS, S3, CloudFront, API Gateway, SQS, SNS) in alignment with SOC2 compliance requirements, ensuring reliability, performance, and business continuity.
● Led preparation and successful completion of SOC2 security audit, designing infrastructure controls, documenting processes, and coordinating with auditors to enhance trust and compliance posture.
● Managed Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform and Terragrunt, streamlining deployments and guaranteeing consistent environments across development, staging, and production.
● Deployed and managed Kubernetes applications with Helm, enabling faster release cycles, optimized resource usage, and simplified operational management.
● Integrated Istio service mesh to enhance security, observability, and traffic management, allowing proactive monitoring and troubleshooting of microservices.
● Configured monitoring and alerting with Grafana and Prometheus, providing real-time system health insights and ensuring proactive incident response.
● Established robust CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions and ArgoCD, automating deployments, reducing manual errors, and accelerating delivery in Agile teams.
● Supported development teams in adopting DevOps best practices, improving CI/CD workflows, deployment reliability, and overall team productivity.
● Worked closely with application teams on LAMP stack applications (Linux, MySQL/Aurora, PHP/Python), ensuring smooth integration, operational efficiency, and scalable platform performance.
Projects:
1. DevOps Engineer & Infrastructure Architect.
AWS Cloud Infrastructure.
● Built scalable cloud infrastructure using AWS (EKS, RDS, S3, CloudFront, API Gateway, SQS, SNS), guaranteeing SOC 2 compliance and improving system reliability and scalability by 40%.
● Planned and deployed multienvironment AWS EKS clusters with autoscaling, ensuring 99.9% uptime for ML workloads.
● Configured monitoring stack (Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch), improving incident detection by 50%.
● Optimized infrastructure costs using Spot Instances and Cost Explorer, saving ~30% in monthly spend.
● Built a secure network architecture (VPC, VPN, API Gateway, ALB + Ingress Nginx), compliant with SOC 2.
● Applied IaC with Terraform/Terragrunt and GitOps workflows (ArgoCD), reducing deployment time by 40%.
2. DevOps Engineer and Architect.
Disaster Recovery Solution for Legacy On-Prem Apps in Azure Cloud.
● Built disaster recovery solution using Azure and Veeam, which raised system resilience and shrinked recovery time by 70%.
● Configured on-premise and Azure-based Veeam DR infrastructure, enabling seamless failover.
● Installed Azure and Veeam agents on VMs, assuring zero downtime during migration.
● Established robust backup procedures, improving data integrity and recovery reliability.
● Coordinated with network/security teams, accelerating project completion by 10%.
● Migrated critical apps to Azure, achieving boosted scalability and 25% cost efficiency.
● Deployed regular DR testing, boosting confidence in resilience and passing
audits.
3. DevOps Engineer.
Multi-Factor Authentication Banking System.
● Built multi-regional cloud infrastructure on AWS with Kubernetes and CI/CD, which decreased authentication latency by 35% and maintained high availability for banking clients.
● Resolved production incidents within SLA, maintaining 99.95% availability.
● Executed AWS infrastructure and Kubernetes orchestration, improving system scalability by 40%.
● Configured autoscaling, reducing cloud costs by ~20% while maintaining performance.
● Set up monitoring and logging (Zabbix, Prometheus, ELK), enhancing visibility and MTTR by 50%.
● Secured AWS Route 53 for DNS and routing, strengthening system reliability and security.
Senior DevOps Engineer
08.2024 - 04.2025 |Quantori (quantori.com)
AWS, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Terraform, Cloud Run, AI
● Directed the development of cloud solutions utilizing AWS/GCP, applying Docker and Kubernetes for container platforms, and orchestrating continuous integration and delivery through CI/CD tools, which raised system scalability and minimized deployment times.
● Created automation scripts for systems using coding languages, monitored system performance, and facilitated communication with team members and stakeholders to guarantee seamless project execution.
● Delivered two AI-integrated projects:
● Developed and deployed an AWS-based architecture leveraging AWS CDK, Redshift, Athena, ECS, Elasticache, and SES for scalable data analytics and AI-driven insights.
● Engineered a GCP-based solution using Terraform, Cloud Run, Artifactory, and Marketplace to streamline the deployment pipeline and lower infrastructure costs while meeting strict performance benchmarks.
SRE Engineer
11.2023 - 08.2024 |Wildberries (www.wildberries.ru)
SaaS, Terraform, Ansible
● Built a highly reliable, scalable, and fault-tolerant cloud platform to deliver SaaS services, ensuring optimal performance and availability.
● Utilized tools such as Terraform and Ansible to automate and manage infrastructure, which refined deployment efficiency.
● Executing fault-tolerance strategies, including backup, disaster recovery, and load balancing, to enhance system resilience.
Senior DevOps Engineer
02.2021 - 11.2023 |DataArt Solutions (dataart.com)
AWS, Azure, Terraform, Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, Linux, Windows Server
● Contributed to numerous customer projects leveraging AWS, Azure, Terraform, Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, Linux, Windows Server, and more. Planned and maintained cloud infrastructures, insuring optimal security, scalability, and availability.
● Automated and streamlined development, testing, and release processes, resulting in increased efficiency and productivity.
● Executed projects involving designing AWS reliable infrastructure, GitLab CI pipelines with Terraform, and applying Disaster Recovery solutions with Azure cloud, aligning with strategic business objectives.
Linux Engineer
09.2020 - 02.2021 |RingCentral
Linux
● Managed and optimized Linux-based systems to maintain high availability and performance, supporting business continuity.
● Troubleshot and resolved software and technical issues, participated in incident resolution, and conducted root cause analysis, heightening system reliability.
● Planned and executed disaster recovery procedures, developing automation for fast and reliable service restoration.
● Establishing security and compliance requirements to safeguard systems and achieve regulatory adherence.
Senior System Architect
12.2019 - 09.2020 |Transdata (transdata.no)
ISO-27001
● Prepared and guided the company through ISO-27001 certification, achieving compliance within a stringent timeline, which strengthened the organization's security posture.
● Spearheaded a team of engineers to introduce robust security measures and processes, resulting in a 100% pass rate during the certification audit and a 30% reduction in cybersecurity incidents.
Senior Infrastructure Architect
12.2017 - 12.2019 |Gold585 (gold585.ru)
Cisco UCS, Fujitsu, EMC ScaleIO, Dell FX, HP, SAP, MS SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL
● Headed the development and management of diverse IT infrastructure components, overseeing network architecture, VMware platform, and various systems such as Cisco UCS, Fujitsu, EMC ScaleIO, Dell FX, HP, SAP, MS SQL, PostgreSQL, and MySQL.
● Orchestrated multifaceted projects resulting in significant improvements, including a successful transition from MS Exchange to Office365, established of MS SQL AlwaysOn, migration from Skype for Business to MS Teams, and deployment of VMware vSAN and Citrix XenDesktop solutions.
● Achieved notable milestones, including a 20% reduction in operational costs through streamlined processes and enhanced system reliability.
System Engineer / Consultant
07.2014 - 03.2015 |VMware (vmware.com)
VMware
● Coordinated activities among VMware specialists, integrators, clients, and other vendors during pilot projects, resulting in seamless collaboration and efficient project execution.
● Organized and executed pilot projects with precision, meeting all project milestones and objectives.
● Provided expert consultations on product selection, leading to tailored solutions that addressed client needs effectively.
● Offered valuable advice on hardware component selection, optimizing system performance and reliability.
● Successfully completed several pilot projects for virtualization system integration, including virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) for a major client in St. Petersburg. These implementations directed to increased sales by providing clients with innovative and efficient solutions tailored to their specific requirements.
CIO / IT Manager
04.2005 - 07.2014 |Symmetron
MS, VMware
Responsible for functioning of all IT services in all branch-offices, managing IT budget.
● Managing a team of over fourteen IT staff across multiply sites (Service Desk, Service Operations, Project Office).
● Coordinating a team of Project managers in developing ERP and ICT projects.
● Developing documentation for ICT procedures, security and disaster recovery.
● Developing and maintaining the company IT systems, software and databases.
● Managing the corporate network infrastructure.
Achievements:
● Created a united IT department from several separate units with the services of Service Desk, Service Operations and Project management.
● Organised an effective and fault-tolerant IT system (based on MS, VMware).
● Developed, as a Project manager, an EDI system with several European partners.
● Implemented, as a Project manager several ICT projects like MS Exchange, MS SharePoint and migration the corporate network from Novell to Microsoft AD.
Educational background
Information Technology Science (Masters Degree)
Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University "LETI"
Languages
EnglishUpper IntermediateGermanElementaryRussianNative
