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DevOps | Cloud Engineer
🧑💼 Professional Summary
Senior DevOps Engineer with 10+ years of experience in System Administration, DevOps Practices, and Cloud Computing. Proven expertise in designing and building infrastructure from the ground up, ensuring high availability and scalability. Skilled in maintaining complex systems and leading seamless cloud migrations to optimize performance and cost.
🌐 Languages
- English — Fluent (Professional working proficiency)
- Russian — Native
- Kazakh — Native
- Spanish — Intermediate
🧑💻 Work Experience
| Company | Role | Location | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magnum Cash&Carry | DevOps Engineer | Almaty, Kazakhstan | Apr 2026 – Present |
| Freelance | DevOps Engineer | Remote | Apr 2025 – Mar 2026 |
| Noveo Group | DevOps Engineer | Remote | Jan 2025 – Mar 2025 |
| DataArt | DevOps Engineer | Almaty, Kazakhstan | May 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Payment Processing LLP (ioka.kz) | DevOps Engineer | Almaty, Kazakhstan | Nov 2021 – May 2022 |
| EPAM Systems | Systems Engineer | Almaty, Kazakhstan | Nov 2020 – Nov 2021 |
| Kazakhtelecom JSC | Technical Support Engineer | Almaty, Kazakhstan | Nov 2019 – Nov 2020 |
| Foreign Policy Research Institute, MFA of Kazakhstan | Information Security Officer | Almaty, Kazakhstan | Jul 2011 – Nov 2019 |
🎓 Education
- The University of York, UK
Master's Degree in Cyber Security (with Distinction)
📅 2016 – 2017 - Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, Ukraine
Bachelor's Degree in Information and Communication Systems Security (with Distinction)
📅 2007 – 2011 - National School of Physics & Math (FIZMAT)
STEM High School
📅 2007
🏭 Industries
EdTech, Environmental Services, Gambling, Mobile Gaming, FinTech, Oil & Energy, Telecom, Government Administration, Online Retail
🧰 Technologies and Tools
- CI/CD: GitLab CI/CD, TeamCity, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, BitBucket Pipelines
- Version Control: Git, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket
- Containers & Orchestration: Kubernetes, EKS, ECS, Kubespray, Helm, Docker, Docker Compose, Harbor, Rancher
- GitOps: ArgoCD, Flux
- Monitoring: Loki, ELK, Prometheus, Grafana, Tempo, Zabbix, Nagios, CloudWatch, DataDog, Graylog
- IaC & Automation: Terraform, OpenTofu, Ansible, Terragrunt, CloudFormation
- Cloud – AWS: EC2, RDS, DynamoDB, Step Functions, Secrets Manager, EKS, CloudWatch, CloudFormation, ECS, Route53, S3, ECR, SQS, VPC, NAT Gateway, SSM, CloudFront, WAF, Lambda, API Gateway, ACM, Bedrock, CodeDeploy
- Cloud – Other: Azure Functions, GCP (Apigee), Heroku, Scaleway
- Programming/Scripting: Python, Bash, Groovy, Go, JavaScript, NodeJS
- Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, DynamoDB, DBeaver
- Message Brokers / Cache: Redis, AWS SQS, RabbitMQ, ElastiCache
- Web: Nginx, Apache
- Virtualization: Vagrant, VirtualBox
- Testing & Security: Trivy, SonarQube, Mocha JS, Cucumber, Jest, PyTest, Terratest, Hadolint, Gitleaks, SOPS, pre-commit, OWASP ZAP, Kubescape, Kyverno
- AI: AWS Bedrock, MCP (Model Context Protocol), Python Strands SDK, Agent-to-Agent (A2A) implementation
- OS: Ubuntu, CentOS, Amazon Linux 2023
- Other: Magento, PHP, Ruby rake, MetalLB, BMC Automation, Karpenter, Nexus Sonatype, Apache Maven, kubecost, Raspberry Pi, HashiCorp Vault
📜 Certificates
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
- AWS Certified Developer – Associate
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
- HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate (002)
💼 Implemented Projects
Management of Retail Store Kubernetes Infrastructure (04.2026 – Present)
On-premises Kubernetes Infrastructure Management & GitOps Migration · Position: DevOps Engineer
- Managed diverse on-premises Kubernetes clusters and internal developer services for one of the largest retail store networks in Kazakhstan
- Migrated internal services from kubectl-based deployments to a GitOps approach using ArgoCD and Helm
- Provided ongoing infrastructure and developer support
- Conducted security audits of CI/CD processes and Kubernetes environments
Technologies: ArgoCD, Helm, GitLab, Harbor, Docker, Rancher, Kubernetes (kubeadm), Graylog, Grafana, Kubescape, Kyverno
Automated Invoice System for Waste Management – US Customers (08.2025 – 03.2026)
Deploy ECS Cluster with Blue-Green Deployment · Team: 1 · Position: DevOps Engineer
- Refactored and fixed client's TypeScript AWS CDK code
- Automated deployment via ECS Blue-Green deployment
- Created and tested deployments to Prod and Stage AWS accounts
- Created documentation for developers · On-going support
Technologies: AWS ECS, Docker, GitHub, AWS CDK TypeScript
EU Based E-Commerce Company (07.2025)
Fix and implement Deployment of WebApp into ECS · Team: 1 · Position: DevOps Engineer
- Reviewed leftovers of the previous dev team and fixed deployment to ECS Cluster
- Automated deployment of NextJS application via GitLab CI
- Created documentation on ECS deployments for developers
Technologies: AWS ECS, Docker, NextJS, GitLab CI
AI Startup (06.2025 – 07.2025)
Implement Unified Monitoring · Team: 1 · Position: DevOps Engineer
- Implemented unified monitoring with DataDog across all AWS services and third-party integrations
- Integrated AWS App Runner, Clerk, LiveBlocks, Netlify, PortKey, iOS Sentry with DataDog
- Implemented Secrets Management via Doppler and AWS Secrets Manager
- Automated all DataDog dashboards and monitoring via Terraform modules
Technologies: AWS App Runner, Terraform, DataDog, Clerk, LiveBlocks, Netlify, PortKey, iOS Sentry
Mobile Gaming (03.2025 – 04.2025)
Migrate from Lambda to AWS EKS GPU Cluster · Team: 1 · Position: DevOps Engineer
- Implemented Terraform module for EKS with Managed Node Groups with GPU instances
- Implemented BitBucket Pipeline deployment for infra and app
- Tested and validated GPU workloads on EKS
- Wrote Dockerfiles for apps to run on EKS
Technologies: BitBucket, Terraform, AWS EKS, Karpenter, EC2, SQS, S3, DynamoDB, Lambda, Helm
Digital Productivity Management System (03.2025)
Implement PoC of FSx NetApp on AWS · Team: 1 · Position: DevOps Engineer
- Implemented FSx NetApp ONTAP storage solution PoC Terraform module
- Created demo app and deployed to FSx via GitOps
- Validated and tested the PoC with client
Technologies: BitBucket, Terragrunt, AWS FSx NetApp ONTAP, ArgoCD, Helm, AWS EKS
E-Commerce Store (02.2025 – 03.2025)
Migrate on-prem Magento to AWS Cloud · Team: 1 · Position: Solutions Architect
- Examined existing on-prem infrastructure
- Planned and designed solution architecture for AWS migration
- Calculated total cost of ownership (TCO) and man-days
- Prepared detailed migration plan with client sign-off
Technologies: Magento, OpenSearch, PHP, WAF, CloudFront, SSM, EC2, ElastiCache, S3, Terraform
B2B Digital Marketing (01.2025 – 02.2025)
Migrate database and app to AWS RDS · Team: 1 · Position: DevOps Engineer
- Planned and executed database + app migration from Scaleway/Heroku to AWS RDS PostgreSQL
- Implemented RDS module via Terraform and Terragrunt
- Set up GitHub Actions CI/CD, wrote Dockerfiles, migrated databases via psql
- Documented migration steps and troubleshot issues with client developers
Technologies: GitHub Actions, AWS RDS PostgreSQL, Heroku, Scaleway, EC2, S3, Terraform, Terragrunt, Docker, ECR, EKS, ArgoCD, Helm
Educational Platform (08.2024 – 12.2024)
STEM learning platform · Team: 19 · Position: DevOps Engineer
- AWS Cloud infrastructure setup, GitLab CI/CD configuration
- Maintained and improved Terraform infrastructure code
- Pipeline troubleshooting, security best practices, staged releases, documentation
Technologies: GitLab CI/CD, Terraform, Ansible, AWS (EC2, RDS PostgreSQL, Secrets Manager, CloudWatch, ECR, VPC, NAT Gateway, SSM), Python, Bash, JavaScript, NodeJS, Nexus Sonatype
Global Waste Management Leader (02.2024 – 07.2024)
Digitized recycling & waste management · Team: 20+ · Position: DevOps Engineer
- Azure Functions optimization, CI/CD (TeamCity) support
- Kubernetes cluster management (on-prem via Kubespray), Ansible configuration
- Monitoring setup with Prometheus, Loki, Grafana
Technologies: TeamCity, Kubernetes, Kubespray, Helm, Loki, Prometheus, Grafana, Terraform, Ansible, Azure Functions, Bash, Python, Redis, Nginx, Gitleaks, MetalLB
Online Casino Management Platform (07.2022 – 01.2024)
Game operations platform · Team: 15 · Position: L3 Support Engineer
- Incident management, root cause analysis, on-call 24/7
- Log analysis via Zabbix and Kibana, VM config via Ansible
- Jenkins CI/CD maintenance, SSL cert management, documentation
Technologies: Jenkins, GitLab, Kibana, Loki, Zabbix, Prometheus, Grafana, Ansible, PostgreSQL, Bash, Python, DBeaver, SSL
Global Financial Data Provider (05.2022 – 12.2023)
Financial analytics & index data delivery · Team: 10 · Position: DevOps Engineer
- On-call issue response for trading systems
- Jenkins pipelines, AWS infra with Terraform/Ansible, Groovy scripting
- DataDog monitoring, HashiCorp Vault secrets management
Technologies: Jenkins, Bitbucket, DataDog, Terraform, Ansible, AWS (RDS, EC2, S3, Route53, SQS, Secrets Manager, Step Functions), Groovy, Bash, Python, Vault, BMC
Ioka LLP (11.2021 – 05.2022)
Online payment system for businesses in Kazakhstan · Team: 8 · Position: DevOps Engineer
- GitLab CI/CD for apps, EKS cluster setup with Terraform
- PCI DSS compliance, secure access via OpenVPN, secrets via AWS Secrets Manager
Technologies: GitLab CI, Docker, Terraform, AWS (EKS, Secrets Manager), Bash, Python, JavaScript, NodeJS, OpenVPN
Industrial Platform (11.2020 – 11.2021)
Petroleum site exploration platform · Team: 20+ · Position: DevOps Engineer
- GCP Apigee API endpoint development, CI/CD implementation
- Unit and integration test configuration, Terraform-based automation
Technologies: GitLab CI, Terraform, GCP (Apigee), JavaScript, Mocha, Cucumber, Maven
KazakhTelecom (11.2019 – 11.2020)
Monitoring Kazakhstan's subscriber internet quality · Team: 3 · Position: System Administrator
- Zabbix & Grafana-based monitoring system, IoT device setup (Raspberry Pi)
- Dashboard development, Python scripting for network metrics
Technologies: Ubuntu Server, Zabbix, Grafana, Python (iperf), Raspberry Pi
Kazakhstan Government Department (07.2011 – 11.2019)
Securing public and military digital systems · Team: 20+ · Position: Security Analyst
- Government communications protection, secure tech implementation
- Threat monitoring, cybersecurity audits
Technologies: Under NDA
📚 Scientific Papers & Conference Talks
- 📝 Akbanov, M., et al. (2019). Ransomware Detection and Mitigation using Software-Defined Networking: The Case of WannaCry. Computers & Electrical Engineering, 76 (June 2019)
- 📝 Akbanov, M., et al. (2019). WannaCry Ransomware: Analysis of Infection, Persistence, Recovery Prevention and Propagation Mechanisms. Journal of Telecommunications and Information Technology
- 🗣️ AWS CDK Workshop Session at AWS IITU Cloud Club
- 🗣️ "Securing Kubernetes Cluster with Kubescape" – CNCF Almaty 2026 Meetup
🏆 Honors & Awards
- 🥇 Winner of Internal DataArt CTF competition – DataArt, April 2023 · 3rd Place
- 🥇 Winner of CyberForensic Village Competition – TSARKA at KazHackStan Conference, January 2017 · 1st Place
- 🥇 Departmental award for achievements in work – Kazakhstan Government, Nov 2015