Kairat Turganbay

Orlando

Summary

Results-oriented DevOps Engineer specializing in scalable CI/CD architecture and process automation. I bridge the gap between development and operations by fostering a culture of innovation and high-standard business logic implementation. Committed to building stable, high-availability environments and collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet ambitious project goals.

Overview

years of professional experience

Work History

DevOps Engineer

United Health Group, Optum

Minneapolis, MN

02.2021 - 03.2024

Cloud-Native Orchestration: Architected and deployed scalable Microservices on Kubernetes (K8s) clusters across multiple regions, utilizing Docker and Helm to ensure 99.9% service availability.
Advanced CI/CD Automation: Engineered robust, reusable CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub Actions, integrating automated testing and security scanning to accelerate the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Leveraged Terraform to manage complex cloud infrastructure, implementing modular code structures to ensure consistent, repeatable environment provisioning and reduced configuration drift.
Observability & Proactive Monitoring: Established comprehensive monitoring frameworks using Prometheus and Grafana; designed custom high-fidelity dashboards and alerting systems to decrease Mean Time to Detection (MTTD).
Workflow Optimization: Developed sophisticated automation suites in Python and Bash to eliminate manual toil, streamlining system maintenance and deployment workflows.
Version Control Governance: Managed enterprise-level GitHub repositories, implementing advanced branching strategies and pull-request workflows to maintain high code quality and auditability.

AWS Cloud Engineer

C.H. Robinson

Minneapolis, MN

02.2018 - 01.2021

Managed the development and implementation of infrastructure automation solutions using AWS technologies such as EC2, S3, ECS, EKS, Lambda.
Developed scripts in Python or Bash to automate routine tasks related to AWS Cloud operations.
Configured monitoring tools such as CloudWatch Logs, Metrics and Alarms for tracking resource utilization across various cloud deployments.
Selected appropriate AWS service based on compute, data or security requirements.
Created IAM policies for users and groups with proper access control levels according to organizational security requirements.
Implemented best practices for cost optimization across multiple projects running on AWS cloud resources.

Education

Bachelor's Degree - Jurisprudence

Turan-Astana University

Astana, Kazakhstan

05-2012

Some College (No Degree) - Computer Systems Analysis

Kazakhstan AGR-Technical University

Astana, Kazakhstan

06-2008

Skills

Cloud-Native Orchestration: Designing and scaling Microservices architectures using Kubernetes (EKS/GKE) and Helm for modular, production-ready deployments
Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Architecting repeatable environments with Terraform and managing configuration drift using Ansible to ensure "Single Source of Truth"
Advanced CI/CD & GitOps: Building automated, reusable pipelines with GitHub Actions and Jenkins, focusing on DevSecOps integration (scanning for vulnerabilities during the build)
Hybrid Cloud Management: Extensive experience securing and optimizing high-traffic environments across AWS and GCP

Security & Secret Management: Implementing "Zero Trust" principles using HashiCorp Vault for centralized secret management and identity-based access
Observability & Reliability: Establishing proactive monitoring stacks with Prometheus and Grafana to visualize cluster health and reduce Mean Time to Recovery (MTTR)
Automation & Scripting: Streamlining operational workflows using Python, Bash, and Java to eliminate "toil" and manual intervention

Affiliations

Athletic Discipline: Active Volleyball player and fitness enthusiast. I enjoy experimenting with various training techniques (Strength, HIIT, and Mobility) to maintain peak physical and mental performance.
Culinary Wellness: Passionate about organic nutrition and farm-to-table cooking. I apply the same "optimization" mindset to my kitchen as I do to my code—focusing on high-quality inputs for sustainable energy and long-term health.
Entrepreneurship: Successfully launched and managed a small business in 2024. Developed a "founder’s mindset," gaining hands-on experience in strategic planning, resource allocation, and customer-centric problem solving.

Languages

Turkish

Professional Working

Russian

Native or Bilingual

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