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Eugene Buldakov

Eugene Buldakov

Senior Platform Engineer
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Summary

Responsible, self-motivated, ambitious, open-minded and easy-going. Learn new technologies and ways to implement them in job. Do not like manual work and trying to automate everything as possible.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
4
4
Languages

Work History

Senior Platform Engineer

Ledger
Kyiv
06.2020 - Current
  • Build infrastructure as code (Terraform).
  • Build and maintain custom AMI (Packer).
  • Develop CI/CD workflows (Spinnaker, GitHub Actions).
  • Reduced GitHub cost up to 50% by implementing self-hosted actions runners.
  • Implement secure sensitive data storage for Kubernetes clusters (Vault, ESO).
  • Develop helm charts.
  • Design and implement AWS cross-account Role based authentication.
  • Design and deploy fain-grained access control using SSO, LDAP, SAML2 auth (Keycloak, LDAP).
  • Review code to ensure it meets bets practices standards.
  • Developed and migrated core products to new tech stack.
  • Conduct trainings and demo to engineering teams regarding new technologies.
  • Worked well in team setting, providing support and guidance.
  • Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced environment.
  • Demonstrated leadership skills in managing projects from concept to completion.
  • Gained strong leadership skills by managing projects from start to finish

Operations Engineer

Ledger
Kyiv
09.2019 - 06.2020
  • Develop operability requirements for nearly-zero downtime upgrades.
  • Draft and update operations and maintenance manuals.
  • Develop corporate procedures and policies.
  • Provide technical assistance during operational changes.
  • Deliverer services within specific customers' timeframes.
  • Exercised leadership capabilities by successfully motivating and inspiring others
  • Developed strong communication and organizational skills through working on group projects
  • Developed and maintained standardized operating procedures for numerous functions and tasks to streamline maintenance operations.
  • Designed administrative and maintenance procedures to provide optimal service uptimes and minimize service disruptions.
  • Provided independent technical reviews of operational procedures and plans to eliminate functional bottlenecks.
  • Developed and deployed industrial automation systems, increasing efficiency and reduce costs up to 10%
  • Tuned systems to boost performance.
  • Implemented best practices to protect data and assets
  • Automated and implemented system backup and recovery procedures
  • Gained strong leadership skills by managing projects from start to finish

Deployment Engineer

Oberthur Technologies
Kyiv
11.2015 - 09.2019
  • Participate in software field testing to verify performance of developed projects.
  • Deploy, update and maintain applications.
  • Discuss issues with team members to provide resolution and apply best practices.
  • Collaboration on stages of systems development lifecycle from requirement gathering to production releases.
  • Introduced automated diagnostics for sensor data collection and processing.
  • Migrated 90% of applications to Kubernetes
  • Designed customized solutions for proposals to potential customers.
  • Translated customer requirements into written use cases.
  • Provided 2nd and 3rd level technical support and troubleshooting to internal and external clients.
  • Defined enterprise processes and best practices and tailored enterprise processes for applications.
  • Design and deploy monitoring infrastructure.
  • Cultivated interpersonal skills by building positive relationships with others.

IT Engineer

Oberthur Technologies
Kyiv
09.2013 - 11.2015
  • Executed troubleshooting and server support in both in-person and remote situations.
  • Provided secondary training to personnel struggling with technological tools and systems.
  • Performed scheduled service work, installations, testing and repairs.
  • Identified and corrected system faults to minimize operational system downtime.
  • Diagnosed malfunctions in applications
  • Directed support tickets to appropriate personnel for remediation.
  • Wrote instruction manuals and technical guidance for preventive maintenance of services.
  • Monitor and test application performance to identify potential bottlenecks.
  • Develop solutions and collaborate with developers on solution implementation.
  • Provided secondary training to personnel struggling with technological tools and systems.
  • Provided technical support in both on-site and telephone consultations.
  • Produced reports on success rates and remedial requirements.
  • Performed preventive maintenance on network system, maintaining average uptime of 99%
  • Performed scheduled service work, installations, testing and repairs.
  • Oversaw quality assurance management and offered suggested recommendations.
  • Defined enterprise processes and best practices and tailored enterprise processes for applications.
  • Wrote and maintained custom scripts to increase system efficiency and performance time.
  • Provided 2nd and 3rd level technical support and troubleshooting to internal and external clients.

QA Automation Engineer

PortaOne
Chenihiv
12.2010 - 08.2013
  • Kept scripts and test cases updated with current requirements.
  • Gathered data on integration issues and vulnerabilities, reported findings and recommended improvements.
  • Completed pre-implementation testing for new system modifications to assess potential impacts.
  • Recommended changes and corrections to developers for optimal software performance and usability.
  • Built automated test scripts to handle repetitive software testing work.
  • Monitor resolution of bugs, test fixes and help developers tackle ongoing problems by providing QA perspective.
  • Test functional and compatibility of new features or updates in comparison to existing applications.
  • Document testing procedures for developers and future testing use.
  • Prepare variety of different written communications, reports and documents.
  • Advised developers on problems with databases, performance and other issues
  • Incorporated delivery requirements into planning of testing schedules
  • Gained strong leadership skills by managing projects from start to finish
  • Organized and detail-oriented with strong work ethic
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in team environment
  • Passionate about learning and committed to continual improvement
  • Automated testing process to covers more than 8000 unit tests
  • Trained other engineers about in-depth product knowledge

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer And Information Sciences

National Technical University of Ukraine, Kyiv
09.2016 - 2019.07

Master of Science - Welding Engineering

Chenihiv State Technological University, Chernihiv
09.1999 - 2004.07

Skills

Cloud services (AWS)

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Accomplishments

Design, develop and implement new tech stack for core products

Certification

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate

Play ping-pong

I'm not a professional player but like playing during the lunch

Timeline

Senior Platform Engineer - Ledger
06.2020 - Current
Operations Engineer - Ledger
09.2019 - 06.2020

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate

02-2018
National Technical University of Ukraine - Bachelor of Science, Computer And Information Sciences
09.2016 - 2019.07
Deployment Engineer - Oberthur Technologies
11.2015 - 09.2019
IT Engineer - Oberthur Technologies
09.2013 - 11.2015
QA Automation Engineer - PortaOne
12.2010 - 08.2013
Chenihiv State Technological University - Master of Science, Welding Engineering
09.1999 - 2004.07
Eugene BuldakovSenior Platform Engineer