Senior Leadership in IT, Cloud Migration and Consulting
Serving as a Senior Infrastructure Architect, Warsaw, Poland, leading Cloud Migration projects and driving Digital Transformation for international clients. This role involves creating migration plans, managing risks, and ensuring cost-efficiency throughout the process.
Providing Consulting services to both Startups and established Enterprises, offering expertise in IT strategy, Cloud solutions, and Digital innovation.
Began pursuing a second degree in Computer Science at an American university, further expanding knowledge and skills to stay current with the latest advancements in technology.
Completed a Machine Learning Specialization from Stanford University, gaining practical skills in building, training, and deploying Machine Learning models to solve real-world problems.
Acquired an AI for Business Specialization from University of Pennsylvania, focusing on how to apply Artificial Intelligence to drive strategic decision-making and innovation in business contexts.
Achieved ISC2 Candidate status, demonstrating a commitment to advancing expertise in Cybersecurity. Currently preparing for the ISC2 SSCP (Systems Security Certified Practitioner) certification to gain deeper knowledge in areas such as access controls, security operations, and risk management.
Strategic Roles in Cloud migration and Digital Transformation
Worked at EPAM Systems, Kyiv, Ukraine, as DevOps Lead and Cloud Architect. Led projects for well known international enterprises to shift from monolithic architecture to microservices, migration complex IT infrastructures and whole datacenters around the world to the Cloud, led international SRE teams.
Taught DevOps and Cloud technologies as an Adjunct Professor at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Kyiv, Ukraine, helping students gain real-world skills.
Served as Technical Lead of Core Banking Platform at Raiffeisen Bank Ukraine, where I managed the emergency migration of the bank’s critical systems to the Cloud during a time of war, ensuring continuity of services.
Earned the HashiCorp Terraform certification, showcasing proficiency in using Terraform to automate infrastructure management and deployment.
Launched a personal YouTube channel to share unique insights and practical experience in the IT field.
Focus on Cloud Migration and Cybersecurity
Led Cloud migration and Digital Transformation of Sixt Leasing SE’s IT infrastructure to the Cloud as Infrastructure Solutions Architect at SIXT.
Designed a unified Platform based on Kubernetes cluster for several projects.
Achieved the AWS Solution Architect certification, demonstrating advanced knowledge in designing and deploying scalable, reliable, and secure applications on the AWS platform.
Leading Cybersecurity and Privacy Innovations
Led DevOps initiatives at a Financial startup from Prague, Czech Republic, focusing on Infrastructure, Cloud, and Cybersecurity, ensuring client systems met strict PCI DSS and PA DSS standards. Conducted external IT audits and improved security practices for various clients.
Took on the role of CTO and Co-Founder at a Cybersecurity startup from Prague, Czech Republic, developing digital privacy tools like VPNs, anonymous email, and secure chat services.
Managed the growth of the Cybersecurity startup, coordinating international teams, setting clear goals, and delivering secure solutions to meet client needs in the USA.
New Experiences in Scuba Diving
Took a break from IT to work as a PADI Divemaster in Hurghada, Egypt, where I led scuba diving activities and assisted to PADI Course Director in training new diving instructors.
Leadership in Technology and Startups
Directed one of the biggest web-studios in Ukraine, where I managed ecommerce web projects, led a team of over 30 people, and developed a ecommerce platform which handled millions of daily web requests.
Became a Founder of web-portal Topping, a Ukrainian startup focused on website traffic analysis, which grew to become one of the most used services in its field.
Co-founded the Association of Electronic Business of Ukraine, promoting e-commerce growth.
As CTO at MT Management Group Ltd, London, UK, led the development of a domain registrar project that expanded to over 50 countries.
Building Expertise in System Administration and Software Development
Worked as a System Administrator (Linux) at STN Consultants Ltd in Paris, France, managing web servers for high-traffic websites and improving network security.
Moved to Web-studio AdElite in Kyiv, Ukraine, as a System Administrator (Linux, Sun Solaris) and Web Developer (Perl, PHP, mySQL), leading a teams in developing e-commerce software and managing online shops’ IT systems.
Start of Academic and Professional Journey
Began studies in Software Development at Donetsk State University of Informatics and Artificial Intelligence. Gained fundamental knowledge in IT and completed a Master’s degree in 2000. This education set the stage for a career in technology.
