Taras Rudenko

DevOps Lead

Uzhhorod, Ukraine · 25+ Years in IT

Professional Summary

DevOps Engineer with 25+ years of IT experience. Currently leading DevOps team working with AWS cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes (EKS), and Terraform. Experience with PCI-DSS compliance in financial services. Good knowledge of CI/CD principles and tools, monitoring systems, and infrastructure automation. Background includes ISP network architecture, virtualization systems, and enterprise IT solutions. Also experienced with Windows Server and Active Directory (GPO, DNS, DHCP, DFS, Certificate Services). Experience in team leadership, task planning, mentoring, and cross-team coordination.

Technical Skills

Cloud
AWS (EKS, EC2, RDS, VPC, IAM, S3), GCP
Containers & Orchestration
Kubernetes, Docker, Docker Compose, Helm
Infrastructure as Code
Terraform, Ansible
CI/CD
GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins
Monitoring
Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Zabbix
Databases
PostgreSQL, MySQL, MSSQL
Networking
BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, RIP
Virtualization
KVM, Hyper-V, Xen, VMware
Scripting
Bash, Python, JavaScript
Version Control
Git, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket
Windows Server
Active Directory, GPO, DNS, DHCP, DFS, Certificate Services, RDS
Leadership
Team management, task planning, mentoring, cross-team coordination

Professional Experience

DevOps Lead
Fintech Company
2021 – Present · 80+ people in company

DevOps team leadership for financial services platform with PCI-DSS compliance requirements.

  • Team leadership, task planning and delegation
  • Support and maintenance of EKS clusters across multiple AWS accounts
  • Infrastructure automation using Terraform
  • CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions
  • Monitoring setup with Prometheus and Grafana
  • Helm charts development and support
  • AWS cost monitoring and optimization
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DevOps Engineer
Crypto Projects Launchpad
2020 – 2021 · 1 year 3 months · 20 people

Infrastructure for DAO-based crypto projects platform.

  • Hybrid cloud infrastructure with dedicated servers and AWS/GCP
  • VPN and IPsec tunnels configuration
  • Encrypted storage solutions
  • CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and GitLab
  • KVM virtualization and CEPH storage
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Senior System Engineer (DevOps)
Antivirus Systems Company
2016 – 2020 · 4 years 5 months · 50 people

Infrastructure support for antivirus development based on real-time malware behavioral analysis.

  • OpenStack private cloud deployment
  • Virtualization with VMware ESXi, XEN, KVM
  • CRM system implementation
  • Development process automation
  • VPN and encrypted storage configuration
OpenStackVMware ESXiXENKVMCEPHDockerJenkinsGitLabAWSGCPAzureLinux
CEO
IT Solutions Integrator
2004 – Present · 10 people

IT solutions company serving enterprise clients in Transcarpathia region.

  • Technical team management
  • Active Directory deployment for clients
  • Cisco and MikroTik network solutions
  • IPTV multicast networks for hospitality
  • Windows RDS clusters
  • VoIP solutions with Asterisk
  • CCTV solutions
LinuxWindows ServerCiscoMikroTikVoIPSIPSQLKVMDocker
CTO
Internet Service Provider
1999 – 2004 · 5 years 7 months · 16 people

Technical operations for regional ISP in Transcarpathia.

  • WAN network architecture with BGP and OSPF
  • NOC building and support
  • Wireless network infrastructure
  • Linux firewall and DDoS protection
  • Server administration (CentOS, CRUX, Debian)
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Earlier Career: Network Engineer at ISP (4 months) · System Engineer at Oil Refining Company (11 months)

Education & Languages

Education
B.Sc. in Accounting and Auditing – Uzhhorod National University
Languages
Ukrainian (Native) · English (Professional) · Russian (Fluent)