I am a certified Google Cloud Professional Architect with 5+ years of extensive experience in designing, implementing, and optimizing GCP solutions. I specialize in cost optimization and cloud architecture, helping businesses reduce their cloud spending while maintaining or improving performance. Achievements: ⭐ Upwork Top Rated PLUS ⭐ Successfully reduced cloud costs by 40-60% for enterprise clients ⭐ Implemented cloud solutions for large companies including multinational banks and telecom providers ✅ 5+ years of hands-on GCP experience ✅ Google Cloud Professional Architect Certification ✅ Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Specialist ✅ DevOps Expert ✅ Proven track record in enterprise-scale cloud optimization Service Offerings: → Infrastructure assessment and cost optimization analysis → Cloud architecture design and implementation → DevOps process optimization and automation → Infrastructure as Code (IaC) implementation and best practices → Performance optimization and auto-scaling solutions Unique Value Proposition: I offer a risk-free cost optimization service where you only pay 200% of the achieved monthly savings. This means if I save you $1000/month, you pay $1500 once - guaranteeing ROI from day one. Core Technical Expertise: • Cloud Platform: Google Cloud Platform (GCP) • Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Ansible • Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes (GKE) • CI/CD: GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Jenkins • Monitoring: Grafana, Prometheus • Programming: Java, Python • Operating Systems: Linux Areas of Specialization: → GCP cost optimization (Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud SQL, Cloud Run) → Cloud architecture design and implementation → DevOps automation and best practices → High-availability and auto-scaling solutions → Security and compliance implementation → Infrastructure as Code (IaC) implementation I have worked extensively with highly regulated industries including banking and telecommunications, successfully implementing solutions that adhere to strict security standards and compliance requirements. My approach combines technical expertise with business acumen, ensuring that cloud solutions not only perform optimally but also align with your business objectives and budget constraints.

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Are you looking for a DevOps Engineer or System Administrator to help ensure your infrastructure is stable, scalable, and well-automated? You’re in the right place. My name is Sofiia, and I’m a DevOps Engineer / System Administrator with 6 years of hands-on experience working in a leading engineering company in Kyiv, Ukraine. I work as part of Skynix — a team focused on delivering reliable, scalable, and secure digital solutions. What I Do I help businesses build and maintain infrastructure that is stable, automated, and ready for growth. My experience includes: system administration and infrastructure support cloud infrastructure setup and maintenance CI/CD pipeline design and automation containerization and orchestration deployment and configuration management monitoring, reliability, and system optimization Core Technologies Kubernetes • Docker • Terraform • Ansible • Helm Jenkins • GitHub Actions • Spinnaker AWS • Azure Kafka • Consul • Istio • Calico • Kiali PostgreSQL • MySQL • SQLite • Firebase Java • JavaScript • Spring • Hibernate • jUnit • Postman Git • GitHub Business Domains Magento Commerce platforms WordPress marketing websites WooCommerce stores ERP / CRM systems corporate systems and access/security domains My Approach I focus on building infrastructure that is: reliable under production load automated to reduce manual errors scalable for business growth structured for long-term maintainability My goal is not just to “keep systems running,” but to ensure they are efficient, predictable, and safe for production environments. About Skynix Skynix is a full-cycle development company specializing in LAMP and JAM stack technologies, delivering complex web and infrastructure solutions using modern backend and frontend stacks. Why clients choose us: established in 2015 20+ engineers (senior, middle, junior levels) strong enterprise-level delivery experience reliable remote collaboration across time zones fast adaptation and strong engineering culture If you’re looking for a DevOps specialist who focuses on stability, automation, and system reliability — I’d be happy to collaborate.

Cloud Architect and Senior DevOps Engineer with 6+ years building, migrating, and operating AWS and Azure platforms for startups and enterprises. I help teams design scalable, secure, cost-optimized cloud architecture and deliver reliable CI/CD so features ship faster with fewer incidents. My focus areas include Kubernetes (AKS/EKS), Docker, Terraform, Ansible, Helm, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, and automated environment promotion (dev/uat/prod) with blue-green and canary strategies. I architect VPC/VNet networking, subnets, routing, NAT, VPN/peering, security groups/NSGs, WAF/App Gateway, private endpoints, and zero-trust IAM/RBAC/ABAC. I implement observability with CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenSearch/ELK, structured logging, metrics, tracing, SLO/SLAs, runbooks, and alerting. I also handle HA/DR, backups, replication, failover, and disaster recovery testing. On AWS I work daily with EC2, EKS, ECS/Fargate, Lambda, API Gateway, RDS/Aurora, DynamoDB, ElastiCache/Redis, S3, CloudFront, Route 53, SES/WorkMail, IAM, KMS, Parameter Store/Secrets Manager, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, CodePipeline/CodeBuild, and CloudFormation. On Azure I deliver AKS, App Services, Functions, API Management, Storage, SQL/PostgreSQL for Azure, Traffic Manager/Front Door, Application Gateway/WAF, Monitor/Log Analytics, Key Vault, Entra ID SSO, Virtual Network, and ARM/Bicep. I write infrastructure as code with Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, and ARM/Bicep for reproducible, reviewable, policy-guarded deployments. I containerize legacy apps, design microservices, create secure ingress with Nginx, tune autoscaling (HPA/VPA/pod disruption budgets), and optimize images and build pipelines for speed and reliability. Recent work includes a legal AI platform on AKS with multi-environment CI/CD, secure ingress, HPA tuning, and deep observability; cloud-to-cloud cPanel migrations; email infrastructure on AWS; and adoption of open-source collaboration tools. I built a Grafana Dashboard Schema Tool to auto-generate dashboards from infra metadata, improving visibility and reducing manual effort. I routinely run cost reviews and FinOps optimization: right-sizing, storage tiering, autoscaling policies, CDN/caching, reserved/savings plans, and spend forecasting. How I engage: Clear scoping and architecture diagrams, IaC from day one, automated pipelines with tests and policy guardrails, proactive monitoring, strong documentation, and responsive communication. I’m comfortable with regulated and security-sensitive workloads and can align to best practices like CIS Benchmarks, OWASP, least privilege, encryption at rest/in transit, and audit trails. Certifications include AWS Solutions Architect Associate, Microsoft Azure Developer Associate (AZ-204), and Red Hat Specialist in Ansible Automation. If you need to stabilize production, accelerate releases, migrate to the cloud, harden Kubernetes, or stand up CI/CD the right way, I can help. Core skills and keywords: AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, AKS, EKS, Docker, Terraform, Ansible, Helm, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure Pipelines, CloudFormation, ARM/Bicep, Nginx Ingress, API Gateway, Lambda, App Services, RDS, PostgreSQL, MySQL, S3, Blob Storage, VPC, VNet, WAF, CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Grafana, Prometheus, CI/CD, IaC, SRE, Platform Engineering, HA/DR, Security Hardening, Cost Optimization.

DevOps & Cloud Engineer with over 8 years of hands-on experience in designing, automating, and optimizing mission-critical deployments over large-scale cloud infrastructure. I bring deep expertise in CI/CD pipelines, MLOps, cloud-native development, container orchestration, and infrastructure as code (IaC). I’ve successfully supported enterprises, startups, and SMEs migrate legacy applications to cloud-native architectures, implement automated deployment strategies, and scale AI/ML solutions using best practices in DevOps & MLOps. My Expertise: DevOps & CI/CD Automation • CI/CD Tools: Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Bamboo, TeamCity, Azure DevOps • Configuration Management: Ansible, Chef • Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM Templates • Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes (K8s), Helm Charts • GitOps workflows for secure and automated delivery pipelines Cloud Platforms & Services • Azure: Azure DevOps Pipelines, ARM, Azure Security Center, Front Door, APIM, Azure Functions • AWS: EC2, ECS, EKS, Lambda, S3, IAM, CloudFront, CloudWatch, NAT Gateway, CodePipeline, Amplify, Lightsail • GCP: GKE, VPC, Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, IAM, Workload Identity Federation, CI/CD with Apigee • IBM Cloud: VPC, Load Balancer, Cloud Foundry, Watson AI Services (Speech-to-Text, Discovery, Chatbot, Translator), Kubernetes, Code Engine MLOps & AI Model Deployment • ML platforms: MLflow, Kubeflow • Containerized ML models for scalable prediction • GPU setup: NVIDIA, CUDA Toolkit on VMs and distributed environments • End-to-end ML lifecycle management: training, tracking, model registry, and inference pipelines • ML deployment across Azure ML, AWS Sagemaker, GCP AI Platform RedHat OpenShift • Configure and install clusters On-Prem and Cloud-based RedHat OpenShift deployments (AWS, Azure, IBM) • OpenShift administrative tasks like Manage and automate OpenShift Container Platform (Scaling, HPA, upgrades, storage) • Tekton CI/CD integration with OpenShift platform • Deploying ML/AI applications on OpenShift environments Monitoring, Logging & Security • Monitoring tools: Prometheus, Grafana, AppDynamics • Logging: ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) • Network and API Security: Azure Front Door, APIM policies, AWS IAM, GCP IAM Full Stack & Web Development • Frontend: HTML5, JavaScript, Angular, Bootstrap, WordPress • Backend: Node.js, Express.js, PHP, C#, Java, Python, .NET • API Development & Integration: RESTful APIs, API Gateway, Apigee • Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Oracle, DB2 Let’s Work Together Whether you’re looking to build scalable cloud-native infrastructure, modernize legacy systems, or deploy AI/ML pipelines into production, I’m here to deliver high-quality, reliable, and secure solutions.

Below are highlights of my technical skills, feel free to discuss anything in details. AWS EKS Terraform Helm Gitlab Openstack PaloAlto (Certified) Puppet Ansible Prometheus Grafana Alertmanager DPDK Fast DataPlane OVS SRIOV Ubuntu/RHEL Orchestration NFV, LTE

Valentine Ahiwe is a DevOps Engineer with a pro-level knowledge of AWS architecture and expert experience working with clients across different industries of varied sizes and unique needs. He brings expert-level expertise in building on AWS and creating streamlined CI/CD pipelines with security and cost-optimization as top of mind. He's AWS 11x Certified, an AWS Subject Matter Expert(SME), a Certified Kubernetes Administrator(CKA), a Certified Kubernetes Application Developer(CKAD), and an AWS Community Builder.

Are cloud costs growing faster than your business? Struggling with complex deployments, unreliable infrastructure, security concerns, or cloud migration challenges? I help businesses design, automate, and optimize cloud environments that are scalable, secure, and cost-effective. As a Cloud Architect and DevOps Engineer, I work with startups, SaaS companies, and enterprises to modernize infrastructure, accelerate software delivery, and reduce operational overhead using AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, Terraform, and modern DevOps practices. What I Can Help You With? ✓ Cloud Architecture & Solution Design (AWS, Azure, GCP) ✓ Cloud Migrations (On-Premises to Cloud) ✓ Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM Templates) ✓ Kubernetes Platforms (AKS, EKS, GKE) ✓ CI/CD Pipeline Design and Automation ✓ GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps ✓ Cloud Cost Optimization (FinOps) ✓ Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity ✓ Cloud Security & Compliance ✓ Monitoring, Logging & Observability ✓ Platform Engineering & DevOps Automation Recent Business Outcomes • Reduced cloud infrastructure costs by up to 60% through cloud modernization and resource optimization initiatives. • Designed multi-cloud architectures across AWS, Azure, and GCP, delivering improved application performance and operational resilience. • Implemented Infrastructure as Code frameworks that reduced deployment times from days to minutes. • Built secure CI/CD pipelines enabling faster releases with reduced deployment risk. • Delivered Kubernetes-based platforms supporting scalable, highly available workloads. • Established cloud security and compliance controls aligned with PCI-DSS and GDPR requirements. • Designed disaster recovery solutions with aggressive RTO/RPO targets while reducing infrastructure overhead. Technical Expertise Cloud Platforms: AWS | Microsoft Azure | Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Infrastructure as Code: Terraform | CloudFormation | ARM Templates | Ansible Containers & Orchestration: Docker | Kubernetes | AKS | EKS CI/CD & Automation: GitHub Actions | Jenkins | Azure DevOps | Maven Programming: Python | Shell Scripting | PowerShell | Java | JavaScript Databases: PostgreSQL | MySQL | SQL Server | Oracle PL/SQL | Sybase Monitoring & Observability: Splunk | Cloud Monitoring | Logging & Alerting Certifications • Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert • DevOps Certified Professional If you're looking for a cloud architect who can align technical solutions with business goals, reduce operational complexity, and deliver measurable results, I'd be happy to discuss your project.

Your server's down at 3am. Your cloud bill doubled. Deploys are a Friday nightmare. I fix exactly this — fast, with a rollback plan for every change. Results from 49 completed projects (100% Job Success): - 99.9% uptime — real monitoring with Prometheus, Grafana, and structured alerting - 30-60% faster page loads — Nginx/Apache tuning, CDN, TLS hardening, HTTP/2 - 20-35% lower cloud costs — right-sizing, autoscaling, lifecycle policies, FinOps - Deploys in minutes — Docker, Kubernetes, GitOps (ArgoCD/Flux), GitHub Actions, GitLab CI What I do: - Infrastructure & Containers: Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform, Ansible - Cloud: AWS, GCP, Azure - CI/CD: GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, ArgoCD, blue-green/canary deploys - Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, ELK/OpenSearch - Security: Vault, SBOM/SLSA, Zero Trust, WireGuard/OpenVPN - Scripting: Bash, Python, Go, PowerShell How I start: 1. Quick audit (30-60 min) — what's running, what's breaking, what costs money for no reason 2. Prioritized action plan — what to fix now, what can wait, rollback strategy for every change 3. Early wins in 48 hours — faster response, fewer alerts, lower bill, working backups I don't do "two weeks of discovery." I dig in, find the worst problems, fix them fast. Tell me what's hurting — I'll be straight about whether I can help and what it takes.

I'm experienced DevOps with AWS expertise. Linux is better than Windows. GitOps is better than no GitOps. Infra might be covered as IaC wherever it's possible.