Kirill Pokidov

Expert Chief System Architect/Chief Planning Architect with 10+ years.

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Salary / Daily rate

13 people recommend

Tivat, Montenegro

Mobility: Paris

Freelance

Can come onsite

Skills

DevOpsAWSKubernetesDockerAzureJavaPythonJenkinsAnsibleNodeC++ScalaBitbucketTerraformJiraConfluencePHPReactAngularIOSAndroid.NETC#WordPressMicrosoft 365SharePointMicrosoft SQL ServerGitSQL QueriesJavascriptWindowsIBM CloudRisk ManagementSystem & Network AdministrationITILBusiness AnalysisLinux

Languages

English (Fluent)

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About me

Intro

Expert Chief System Architect/Chief Planning Architect with 15+ years of industry know-how in the use of different tech stacks and tools for the provision of top-notch cloud migration solutions through AWS DevOps and MCSE Azure working on projects for different Fortune 500 and enterprise-level clients.

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Work experience

Chief Software Architect/Chied Cloud Arhitect/ Senior DevOps

Upstack.co

Jun 2019 - Present

7 years 5 months

New York, NY, USA

Creating and developing innovative software solutions for clients across a broad range of industries. Skills: DevOps, AWS, Microsoft Azure, Java, Python, Bash, Jenkins, K8S, Docker, Ansible, Chef, Node.js, Hyper V, VmWare, Powershell, C++, eSXI, Active Directory, PCI DSS, HIPAA

Chief Architect \ SRE \ Lead Dev Ops

Big Data LLCFreelance

Apr 2019 - Present

7 years 7 months

United States

Build, implement and improve the architecture and performance of Big Data's distributed systems. Take ownership of different controls, processes, and risks required to maintain Big Data LLC's compliance portfolio. k8s,Docker, Scala, Kubeflow, Seldon, Ansible, Jenkins, Harbor, Bitbucket, Nexus

Chief Software Architect

UpworkFreelance

Jun 2015 - Present

11 years 5 months

United States

Independent contractor. Audit, consulting services, technical architecture.

DevOps Architect

GetApp

May 2021 - Oct 2021

6 months

Ballymacrown, Spain, Co. Cork, Ireland

DevOps Architect

Capterra

May 2021 - Oct 2021

6 months

Ballymacrown, Spain, Co. Cork, Ireland

DevOps Architect

Gartner

May 2021 - Oct 2021

6 months

Ballymacrown, Spain, Co. Cork, Ireland

Audit and technical architecture for applications. AWS infrastructure updates, improvements, lowering costs, and optimizing resources. k8s audit, improvements, new integrations, deployment strategy updates, microservice architecture. Apache Solr, Zookeeper improvements, Terraform, Jenkins libraries and pipelines updates.

Senior DevOps

GFI Software

Nov 2017 - Mar 2019

1 year 5 months

Austin, TX, USA

Chief Planning Architect

Kayako

Nov 2017 - Mar 2019

1 year 5 months

Austin, TX, USA

Senior DevOps

Criteria Corp

Nov 2017 - Mar 2019

1 year 5 months

Austin, TX, USA

Chief Planning Architect

FirstRain

Nov 2017 - Mar 2019

1 year 5 months

Austin, TX, USA

Senior DevOps

IgniteTech

Nov 2017 - Mar 2019

1 year 5 months

Austin, TX, USA

Senior DevOps

Crossover

Nov 2017 - Mar 2019

1 year 5 months

Austin, TX, USA

Senior DevOps

Bizness Apps

Nov 2017 - Mar 2019

1 year 5 months

Austin, TX, USA

AWS DevOps Engineer \ Planning Chief Architect

Aurea Software

Nov 2017 - Mar 2019

1 year 5 months

Austin, Texas Area

Provided expertise for the migration and consolidation of services on AWS for clients. Developed architectural strategies and plans on different microservice architecture for clients of Aurea. Provided direction for the validation of CI/CD processes on AWS for clients. Skills: k8s, Docker, VmWare, Ansible, Chef, Jenkins, Electric Flow, TeamCity, JIRA, Confluence, Java, PHP, Node.js, React.js, Angular.js, iOS, Android

Dev Ops

LUCKYLINK RecruitmentFreelance

Oct 2017 - Jul 2018

10 months

London, UK

Designed and developed reusable components for the automation frameworks of EVA.AI's DevOps environment. Deployed DevOps best practices to monitor the performance of key parameters on different environments for clients. Managed Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery processes on different environments for EVA.AI. Skills: AWS Elastic Beanstalk, AWS EC2, Node.js, Jenkins, Amazon RDS, Amazon S3, AWS Load Balancer

Dev Ops

Calamatta Cuschieri

Nov 2017 - May 2018

7 months

71140 Maltat, France

Managed and automated Calamatta's environment with auto-registration of services via Consul. Identified and addressed technical issues and operational risks within the environment for the client. Applied best practices for the design and development of micro service architecture within the environment. Skills: .NET, C#, Angular.js, Bamboo, Octopus, JIRA, Bitbucket, MS TFS, Consul, PCI DSS

Chief Software Architect

Skillwill - The Science of Productivity

Jan 2017 - Jan 2018

1 year 1 month

Washington, DC, USA

Lead and actively participated in the migration of processes and solutions to Sharepoint online and Microsoft 365 online. Worked on the development of different Sharepoint sites for the client. Offered expertise and guidance for audits and technical decisions on migration projects within the company. Skills: Microsoft Azure, Office 365, Sharepoint, Angular.js, MSSQL

Chief Software Architect

Innovative Solution Center Co.Freelance

Jan 2017 - Jan 2018

1 year 1 month

New York, NY, USA

Utilized new approaches and best practices for the migration of the client's on-premise infrastructure. Provided close guidance and technical support to developers for the optimization of scalable (horizontal \ vertical) and highly available services for the client. Prepared and documented all technical requirements on the infrastructure's Risk Assessment Plan and Disaster Recovery Policy. Skills: Hyper V, WordPress, PHP, Microsoft, C#, .Net

Cloud Architecture Consultant / AWS Senior DevOps

ClearScale

Feb 2017 - Oct 2017

9 months

USA, SF , zip code : CA 94105

Offered expertise and technical guidance for the automation of Clear Scale's infrastructure processes. Planned and managed migration tasks and projects with enterprise clients using AWS and Amazon Services. Utilized best practices for Dev Ops, enhanced the scalability and high availability of services and implemented PCI/HIPAA compliance. Skills: AWS, PCI DSS, HIPAA

Software System Architect

Binaryware LLC

Oct 2015 - Mar 2016

6 months

Черногория

Worked on the deployment of several IT infrastructure solutions using different deployment solutions and automated the business processes of the company. Supervised the deployment and maintenance of highly available servers on Cloud VPS using Windows\Unix. Designed IT software and hardware solutions for the client and wrote technical documentation on the solutions for Binary. Skills: eSXI, Hyper V, C++, Python, iOS, Android, Git\Jenkins\Phabricator\Redmine\Jira\PowerShell\Bash\PHP\SQL\JS\Windows\Unix

Chief Expert IT

Government of Novosibirsk Region

Jul 2013 - Oct 2015

2 years 4 months

Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia

Efficiently oversaw the maintenance of highly available distributed information systems and 2 TIER III data center's for the Novosibirsk government. Managed and collaborated with vendors, integrators and developers on the government's IT infrastructure. Provided technical support for the client's IT Infrastructure and information systems. Skills: Active Directory, VmWare, IBM, HP, Hyper V, Microsoft

Senior Information Technology Specialist

Credit Europe Bank Russia

Mar 2011 - Jul 2013

2 years 5 months

Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia

Wrote all technical documentations, integrated ITIL/SLA standards and managed IT projects for the bank. Provided expertise for the maintenance of IT security standards PCI DSS. Offered technical support for the maintenance of all Microsoft software and the deployment of all banking software solutions. Skills: Active Directory, VmWare, IBM, HP, Hyper V, Microsoft, PCI DSS, HIPAA

Head of Information Technology

Central Mortgage Agency

Sep 2011 - Mar 2012

7 months

Iskitim, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia

Administrating Infrastructure


Education

Novosibirsk Technical State University

Master's degree, Control in engineering systems

Grade: 5.0(A+)

Activities and societies: IT

With honours


Licenses & certifications

Artificial Intelligence Fundamentals

Issued: Nov 2025

Certified by IBM

MCP:Developing Microsoft Azure Solutions

Issued: Jun 2017

Certified by Microsoft

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