Paul Novikov

DevOps / Infrastructure Engineer | Linux, Terraform, Ansible, Cloud, CI/CD | OpenShift, Kubernetes, Helm

Infrastructure / DevOps engineer with 6+ years of experience in Linux administration, cloud infrastructure, automation, and production operations. Hands-on experience with Terraform, Ansible, Bash, Python, Docker, CI/CD, monitoring, and incident response in commercial environments. Worked with OpenShift-based deployments, Helm-driven release workflows, and Kubernetes-related operational support.

Open to remote opportunities in DevOps, Infrastructure, and SRE-oriented roles

About Me

My strongest commercial background is in Linux, cloud operations, Terraform, Ansible, automation, troubleshooting, and production support. I have worked with Yandex.Cloud and SberCloud, built and maintained infrastructure automation, supported containerized services, handled incidents, and developed operational tools in Bash and Python.

I also have commercial experience with OpenShift-based deployments, Helm-driven release workflows, and Kubernetes-related operational support. My current focus is on roles where reliability, standardization, automation, and infrastructure clarity matter more than buzzwords.

Core Skills

Linux & Production Operations

Linux administration, troubleshooting, incident response, system services, operational diagnostics.

Infrastructure as Code

Terraform modules, Ansible roles/playbooks, repeatable infrastructure workflows, automation refactoring.

Cloud & Networking

Yandex.Cloud, SberCloud, routing, load balancers, VPNs, VPC, firewalls, service connectivity.

Containers & Platform Operations

Docker, Docker Compose, OpenShift, Kubernetes-related operations, Helm-driven release workflows.

CI/CD & Delivery

TeamCity, GitLab-based workflows, release support, rollout validation, deployment troubleshooting.

Monitoring & Scripting

Prometheus/Grafana familiarity, Zabbix, monitoring integrations, Bash, Python, operational tooling.

Experience

SysOps
Dats.team
Jun 2025 – Nov 2025 · Remote
  • Supported Linux-based infrastructure and internal services in day-to-day operations.
  • Migrated automation from SaltStack to Ansible by rewriting existing automation logic into Ansible playbooks and roles.
  • Deployed and maintained legacy services using existing Salt-based automation workflows.
  • Assisted with infrastructure incident response and troubleshooting of service and network connectivity issues.
System Engineer
Jivo, LLC
Jun 2022 – Jan 2025 · Remote
  • Managed cloud infrastructure in Yandex.Cloud and SberCloud using Terraform and Ansible.
  • Built and maintained infrastructure automation, including Terraform modules, configuration management workflows, and repeatable operational procedures.
  • Refactored around 30 Ansible roles, improving maintainability, consistency, and usability of existing automation.
  • Automated provisioning, configuration, and maintenance tasks across cloud-based environments, reducing manual effort and improving operational consistency.
  • Supported containerized internal services, including Docker Compose-based deployments, configuration management, upgrades, and operational troubleshooting.
  • Participated in SRE-style incident response, handling infrastructure, cloud, networking, and application-related production issues.
  • Developed Bash and Python automation for backup validation, DNS failover workflows, inventory collection, monitoring integrations, and infrastructure reporting.
Application Administrator
VTB Bank
Mar 2021 – Mar 2022
  • Supported production application releases in collaboration with DevOps and development teams in an OpenShift-based environment.
  • Performed day-to-day operational tasks in OpenShift using both web console and CLI, including deployment actions, log review, pod restarts, configuration checks, and rollout validation.
  • Worked with Helm-based deployment workflows for internal banking services, including release execution and troubleshooting of deployment-related issues.
  • Participated in monitoring-driven production support and incident response, investigating service availability issues, configuration problems, failed releases, external API integration failures, and application health issues.
  • Used TeamCity and related CI/CD tooling to monitor pipeline execution, review logs, validate release results, and assist with release troubleshooting.
System Administrator
ADV Web Engineering
May 2019 – Mar 2021
  • Supported infrastructure for office and project environments, including Linux servers, VMware, Proxmox, VPNs, and network segmentation.
  • Automated parts of delivery workflows using GitLab CI, Docker Compose, and Ansible.
  • Maintained monitoring with Zabbix and Grafana and supported staging and production-related environments for web projects.
IT Assistant / Junior System Administrator
Sole Proprietor
Jun 2018 – May 2019
  • Provided user support, workstation provisioning, and day-to-day operational assistance.
  • Worked with Windows Server basics, backups, networking, MikroTik, and VMware-related tasks.

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