About
I build platforms that let engineering teams ship faster and sleep better.
Open to senior Platform/DevOps roles — remote (UTC+3) or relocation worldwide. Get in touch.
17 years in IT. 9+ deep in Kubernetes, AWS, Terraform, and CI/CD. I focus on developer experience, self-service platforms, and observability — the things that let teams move fast without breaking things. Day to day that includes SLO/SLI design, incident response, post-mortems, and 4 Golden Signals dashboards.
Part-time CTO at Aura X Capital — architecting the platform end-to-end for a DeFi/FinTech product with 350k+ users and 1.2B+ transactions.
Previously at GlobalDots — DevOps as a Service across FinTech, AI Security, and Government. CI/CD platforms for 100+ microservices, observability stacks, GitOps with the Argo family. On the AWS side I owned projects from business case to delivery: Scope of Work, AWS Well-Architected reviews, MORA/MODA assessments — within an official AWS Partner, where my client migrations qualified for AWS partner funding.
CV / Résumé Link to heading
Available on request — email me or DM on LinkedIn / Telegram. I’ll send the version that matches your opening (Platform/DevOps, SRE, Lead, or Web3 focus).
Open Source Link to heading
- PRGate — AI-powered, policy-aware code review for GitHub pull requests
- Digital Garden — public knowledge base on AI, DevOps, and engineering practices
Book & Technical Review Link to heading
- Kubernetes Cookbook — co-authored, 171 pages. Amazon · Ridero
- Technical Reviewer — Cracking the Kubernetes Interview (Packt, 2025)
Certifications Link to heading
| Certification | Issuer | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) | CNCF / Linux Foundation | 2021 |
| AWS Solutions Architect — Associate | AWS | 2022 / 2025 (valid through 2028) |
| Professional Cloud Architect | Google Cloud | 2025 (valid through 2027) |
| GitOps Fundamentals | Codefresh | 2022 |
Speaking & Teaching Link to heading
500+ students as instructor at OTUS and SkillFactory. Selected talks:
- Chaos Engineering for Reliability — Kubernetes Platform
- Pulumi vs Terraform: Scratch to Production — GlobalDots webinar
- Gateway API vs Ingress — OTUS CONF 2024
- Pulumi and CDK for Terraform — DevOops 2021
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Published on Medium, Habr, HackerNoon, DZone. Highlights:
- Warm-Up Kubernetes Node: 3GB image, hours → seconds
- 10 Steps to Troubleshoot ArgoCD — GlobalDots eBook
- I Thought I Had Observability — a short DNS story
- Tips to Pass CKA Exam
- Production Readiness framework — adopted by a VP at Deutsche Bank Technology Centre
More in my Digital Garden.
What Colleagues Say Link to heading
“Kirill played an essential role in the platform’s development and contributed to our common victory, namely winning this prestigious industry award.”
— Steffen Geyer, Founder & CEO, Simplinic GmbH (Eugen Münch Prize)
“Kirill impressed our team not only with his extensive expertise, but with his exceedingly impressive dedication. […] With these innovations Kirill reduced our company costs by 10% and improved our web app time to respond by 12%.”
— Dmitry Pavlov, Head of Engineering, Genestack (ex-Simplinic)
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