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Igor Gorovyy - Curriculum Vitae

Location: Warsaw, Poland
Phone: +48 577 479 269 | +380 50 384 34 00 (messengers)
Email: gorovoy.igor@gmail.com
Skype: igor.gorovoy
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/gorovyyigor
GitHub: github.com/igorgorovoy
Medium: medium.com/@gorovoy.igor
Community AWS: https://community.aws/@igogo

Profile

I am a self-motivated software engineer and DevOps professional with 25 years of experience in the IT industry. My expertise lies in DevOps, FinOps, Linux/Unix administration, and software configuration management. I specialize in building scalable infrastructure, release management, and ensuring business continuity.

Key Achievements:

  • 3rd Place Winner of the 18th season of the DEV Challenge in the DevOps category (2021).
  • Extensive experience in Kubernetes (on-premises, EKS) and GitOps (ArgoCD, Flux).
  • Expert in cost optimization with FinOps strategies, resulting in significant savings in cloud infrastructure.

Skills

  • GitOps: ArgoCD, Flux, in-house controllers.
  • Cloud Platforms: AWS, Cloudflare.
  • CI/CD: GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins.
  • Infrastructure: Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, Docker, Proxmox.
  • Scripting: BASH, Python.
  • Cost Optimization: AWS Cost Explorer, UniskAI.
  • Blockchain: 7 years of experience in blockchain systems.
  • DevOps Tools: Helm, Vault, Packer, Nginx, Prometheus, Grafana.

Work Experience

Solution Architect & DevOps Team Lead

KUNA Exchange (Kyiv, Ukraine)
January 2021 – September 2024

  • Led the FinOps initiative, optimizing AWS infrastructure, achieving 70% cost efficiency.
  • Managed EKS node groups on ARM EC2 instances using spot instances.
  • Built on-demand testing, disaster recovery, and regional migration environments.
  • Implemented AWS Well-Architected Framework for best cloud practices.
  • Supported 115+ microservices across 5 products.

DevOps Engineer

BOSS. Gaming Solutions (Kyiv, Ukraine)
October 2020 – December 2020

  • Automated deployment processes using GitLab CI pipelines for Docker containers.
  • Maintained Kubernetes clusters with 500-1,500 servers, implementing cost optimization techniques.

Solution Architect & DevOps Team Lead

ESKA (Kyiv, Ukraine)
March 2018 – October 2020

  • Led the implementation of continuous deployment pipelines using Jenkins for weekly and on-demand releases.
  • Managed Proxmox clusters and KVM-based virtualization for enterprise infrastructure.
  • Oversaw blockchain systems for education and payment networks with 200,000+ users.

Education & Certifications

  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (2024)
  • Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) (2010)
  • Master's Degree in Information-Measuring Systems
    National Technical University of Ukraine "KPI" (1997-1999)

For further details, visit my LinkedIn or view my code on GitHub.