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Ayaulym Sagimbek

Chicago,IL

Summary

DevOps Engineer with 4+ years of experience building cloud-native infrastructure and automating delivery pipelines across AWS, Azure, and GCP. Proficient in Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, Helm, ArgoCD, and CI/CD practices, with a strong focus on reliability, security, and developer enablement. Known for bridging the gap between dev and ops teams by leading microservice migrations, embedding security into pipelines, and delivering systems that are both scalable and maintainable. Passionate about clean automation, DevOps culture, and transforming complexity into clarity.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

DevOps Engineer /AWS Cloud Engineer

Cloud System W.I.I
03.2024 - Current
  • Engineered scalable AWS infrastructure with Terraform, reducing provisioning time by 40% and minimizing manual errors via reusable modules and policy-as-code.
  • Designed and managed Kubernetes clusters on EKS using Helm and ArgoCD, enabling zero-downtime blue/green deployments and improving release stability.
  • Automated CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and GitHub Actions, integrating security checks and infrastructure tests to boost deployment confidence and reduce rollback rates.
  • Implemented monitoring and alerting with CloudWatch, Prometheus, and Grafana, improving incident response time and overall system reliability.

DevOps Engineer

Zetaton
01.2023 - 02.2024
  • Automated over 80% of routine server maintenance tasks using Bash and Ansible, significantly improving team productivity and accelerating ticket resolution times.
  • Contributed to building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and GitHub Actions, streamlining deployment workflows and reducing manual interventions.
  • Supported Kubernetes (GKE) cluster operations, deploying applications via Helm and assisting with rollout strategies to ensure stable updates.
  • Implemented and maintained automated backups and disaster recovery procedures, cutting recovery time and minimizing downtime impact for critical services.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Information Technology

Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
Almaty, Kazakhstan
06-2022

Skills

    Cloud Platforms:
    AWS, GCP, Azure

    Infrastructure as Code & Automation:
    Terraform, Ansible, Policy as Code (Sentinel/OPA), Bash, Python scripting

    Containerization & Orchestration:
    Docker (image optimization, multi-stage builds), Kubernetes (EKS/GKE/AKS), Helm, ArgoCD

    CI/CD & Pipeline Tools:
    Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI (если есть), automated security & infrastructure testing

    Monitoring & Logging:
    AWS CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack

    Security & Secrets Management:
    AWS Secrets Manager, HashiCorp Vault, RBAC, vulnerability scanning tools

    Networking & Troubleshooting:
    VPC, Security Groups, DNS, Firewall configurations, troubleshooting and incident response

Certification

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Languages

English
Full Professional
Russian
Native or Bilingual
Kazakh
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

DevOps Engineer /AWS Cloud Engineer

Cloud System W.I.I
03.2024 - Current

DevOps Engineer

Zetaton
01.2023 - 02.2024

Bachelor of Science - Information Technology

Al-Farabi Kazakh National University