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ALEX_KONDRATIEV

Senior Platform Engineer & Cloud Architect. 15+ years building and scaling cloud infrastructure — specializing in platform engineering, cloud migrations, and DevOps leadership.

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# PLATFORM ENGINEER & CLOUD ARCHITECT

I specialize in platform engineering, cloud migrations, and developer experience, with deep expertise in AWS, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines. Proficient in infrastructure as code, automation with Ansible and Python, and observability with Grafana and Prometheus. I integrate AI-driven approaches into DevOps and platform engineering workflows — from intelligent automation and anomaly detection to AI-assisted incident response and developer tooling. I help engineering teams ship faster, operate more reliably, and reduce operational complexity.

// SKILLS

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SENIOR_PLATFORM_ENGINEER

MAR 2024 — PRESENT
SIGNAL 1 AI
  • ↳Architected and operated a production Kubernetes platform (AKS) for a healthcare AI product used in live hospital environments, including emergency departments.
  • ↳Migrated complex IaC from a monolithic Azure CAF structure to a clean, modular Terraform architecture, significantly improving maintainability and team velocity.
  • ↳Implemented a full service mesh stack with Istio, Kiali, and OpenTelemetry for observability, traffic control, and security segmentation across microservices.
  • ↳Established GitOps and progressive delivery workflows using Argo CD and Argo Rollouts to enable controlled, safe releases of ML and backend services.
  • ↳Improved developer experience by integrating Telepresence into local development workflows, reducing friction in a containerized microservices environment.
  • ↳Built Python-based platform tooling to automate operational tasks and support internal developer workflows.
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SENIOR_DEVOPS_ENGINEER

SEP 2022 — MAR 2024
EVERCOMMERCE / DRCHRONO / JOIST
  • ↳Operated and improved infrastructure for a HIPAA-compliant EHR platform serving thousands of medical practices across the US.
  • ↳Managed and optimized a large-scale AWS environment built on 50+ EC2 instances supporting a monolithic healthcare SaaS application.
  • ↳Drove Terraform refactoring from a single-state monolith toward a modular IaC structure, reducing operational risk and improving maintainability.
  • ↳Built and maintained observability stack with Grafana, Prometheus, and ELK to improve visibility across a complex production environment.
  • ↳Managed CI/CD pipelines via CircleCI and GitHub Actions to accelerate delivery while maintaining stability in a regulated environment.
  • ↳Supported post-acquisition infrastructure standardization efforts, aligning platform operations with enterprise-level governance and compliance requirements.
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FOUNDER / PRINCIPAL_SOLUTIONS_ARCHITECT

JAN 2014 — PRESENT
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  • ↳Researched and implemented cloud migration strategies for 10+ companies, improving overall performance and scalability.
  • ↳Resolved complex cross-project issues with postmortem analysis and documentation.
  • ↳Performed cost-benefit analysis of cloud migrations, resulting in measurable annual cost savings for clients.
  • ↳Led client meetings to gather requirements and translate them into plans, roadmaps, and architecture diagrams.
  • ↳Developed reusable Terraform modules and introduced Terragrunt for better multi-environment management.
  • ↳Managed a 20-person team of consultants, DevOps engineers, and developers delivering projects to clients.
  • ↳Assessed security risks in cloud migration strategies, ensuring safe workload transitions and regulatory compliance.
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DEVOPS_ARCHITECT

FEB 2019 — JUN 2021
ITSYNDICATE (uVPN)
  • ↳Designed and implemented a complete cloud infrastructure architecture from scratch for a VPN service provider.
  • ↳Migrated a high-traffic platform from 240-CPU bare-metal servers to the cloud, supporting over 5 million unique visitors per day.
  • ↳Redesigned PHP-based authorization service in Go, reducing overall CPU usage by 80%.
  • ↳Built a monitoring and alerting stack with Grafana, Prometheus, and Alertmanager, providing clear visibility into platform health.
  • ↳Architected and operated infrastructure handling 5M+ unique daily users generating high-volume transactions.
  • ↳Managed 5 contractor teams to build and deliver the product, consistently meeting project objectives and deadlines.
  • ↳Streamlined DevOps configuration management using Terraform, Ansible, and GitLab CI, significantly improving team automation efficiency.
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CEO & CO-FOUNDER

MAY 2012 — MAR 2014
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  • ↳Built a web hosting company from scratch serving 500+ clients (VPS, dedicated, shared).
  • ↳Designed 24×7 infrastructure ecosystem for critical workloads worldwide.
  • ↳Built custom solution for self-service VPS provisioning and automated server updates.
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