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ALEXEY NIKITIN

ALEXEY NIKITIN

DevOps Engineer / Cloud Engineer / Platform Engineer

Hamburg, DE
English, German

Background


About

About

Experienced DevOps Engineer with over a decade of expertise in managing and optimizing cloud and on-premises infrastructures. Proven track record of enhancing security, implementing CI/CD pipelines, and developing robust monitoring systems. Strong ability to drive efficiency and reliability across complex IT environments.

Work Experience

Work Experience

  • DevOps Engineer, Tidely GmbH

    Feb, 2023 - Present

    Managed AWS cloud infrastructure using Terraform. Supported pipelines running on Bitbucket. Created and maintained Helm charts, including documentation.

    • Implemented SSO with Microsoft Azure and IAM Identity Center.

    • Enhanced security by running applications in clusters with role-based access instead of stored credentials.

    • Utilized AWS Secrets Manager for secret management.

    • Introduced dynamic provisioning of review environments.

  • DevOps Engineer, CrossLend GmbH

    Mar, 2022 - Jan, 202310 months

    Maintained AWS cloud infrastructure using Terraform. Supported pipelines on GitLab CI/CD. Administered VPN servers for secure internal access. Created and maintained Helm charts including documentation.

    • Integrated Grafana with Prometheus and Loki for enhanced monitoring and logging.

    • Implemented WAF using ModSecurity for improved security compliance.

  • DevOps Engineer, ng-voice GmbH

    Oct, 2021 - Mar, 20225 months

    Supported pipelines for dev, test, and production environments. Managed K8s clusters and Rancher administration. Created and maintained Helm charts with comprehensive documentation.

    • Provided IPv6 support for kubernetes clusters.

    • Developed Grafana dashboards for IMS-core.

    • Participated in the launch of on-premises infrastructure.

  • Platform Engineer, Exness Global Limited

    Nov, 2017 - Oct, 20213 years 11 months

    Maintained Docker images for Python, Java, PHP, Node.js, and Golang applications. Supported pipelines for multiple environments. Ensured reliability of public websites and related services. Developed Terraform modules for multi-cloud infrastructure.

    • Implemented Istio multi-cluster service mesh.

    • Supported PaaS solutions for running various services on On-Prem.

  • Systems Engineer, Exness Global Limited

    Jul, 2015 - Oct, 20172 years 3 months

    Maintained server infrastructure and network design. Managed equipment installation and vendor interactions. Ensured high availability of services. Administered VMware vSphere and AWS cloud environments.

    • Designed and deployed VMware vSphere and VSAN, migrating the company infrastructure to virtualization.

    • Obtained RIPE's Autonomous System Number and LIR status.

  • Network Engineer, Nordea Bank

    Dec, 2013 - Jun, 20151 year 6 months

    Ensured high availability of IT services. Managed data center equipment installation and network administration. Administered VMware vSphere and maintained virtual and physical servers.

    • Contributed to launching a new data center and developing a Disaster Recovery solution.

    • Migrated the main firewall from FreeBSD to Check Point.

    • Implemented Cisco MACsec for secure site interconnections.

  • Network Engineer, Donstroy

    Jun, 2013 - Dec, 20136 months

    Installation and administration of network equipment. Interacted with service providers and vendors. Managed external BGP policies and supported Wi-Fi ecosystem.

    • Analysed and proposed a modernization plan for existing network equipment.

    • Implemented GPON in a large residential complex.

    • Deployed Cisco ASA for remote work capabilities.

  • System Administrator, DoorHan Group

    Apr, 2011 - Jun, 20132 years 2 months

    Managed data center hardware installations and VMware vSphere clusters. Maintained and monitored servers running Windows and Linux. Administered Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange, and MSSQL servers.

    • Upgraded server hardware and migrated from Windows 2003 to 2008.

    • Documented IT infrastructure changes and filled the knowledge base.

    • Assisted in opening two new branches.

  • Systems Engineer, Tambov Regional Sales Company

    Apr, 2006 - Apr, 20115 years

    Administered Windows and Linux servers and workstations. Designed cable systems and administered PBX. Supported internet banking and tax reporting systems.

    • Merged office networks with branches using GRE IPsec.

    • Implemented multi-site Active Directory.

Skills

Skills

  • Cloud Providers

    AWS

    GCP

    Microsoft Azure

    Alibaba

    Imperva Incapsula

    Cloudflare

  • Containerization and Orchestration

    Kubernetes

    docker

    rancher

  • Database systems

    PostgreSQL

    Clickhouse

    MySQL

    Elasticsearch

  • DevOps tools

    Terraform

    ansible

    Gitlab

    GitHub

    Bitbucket

    ansible

    shell/bash

    Powershell

    golang

  • Monitoring and Logging

    Prometheus

    Grafana

    Loki

    ELK

  • Network Services

    Kafka

    Redis

    KeyDB

    RabbitMQ

    LDAP

    postfix

    Elasticsearch

  • Network Equipment

    Cisco

    Juniper

    Extreme

    Dell

    Brocade

    Check Point

    pfSense

    Palo Alto

  • Operating Systems

    CentOS

    RHEL

    Ubuntu

    Debian

    Windows Server

  • Servers and Storage Systems

    DellEMC

    HPE

    Supermicro

    Lenovo

    IBM

  • Virtualization

    VMware vSphere

    Microsoft Hyper-V

    Proxmox

  • Web Servers

    Nginx

    Apache

    Lighttpd

    HAProxy

Education

Education

  • IT Manager, Bachelor's, Moscow state University of Economics Statistics and Informatics

    Jan, 2005 - Jan, 2009

  • Automated Information Systems, Diploma, Tambov State College

    Jan, 2000 - Jan, 2005

Certificates

Certificates