Ilya Melnik

• Led the transition project from Jenkins to GitLab CI, assessing diverse auto-scaling implementations. Successfully implemented a solution on EKS with Karpenter, OPA Gatekeeper, Splunk observability tools, etc.
• Played a key role in the transition of the CI/CD pipelines library, implementing thoughtful enhancements that brought structure to the client's development and release workflows
• Developed and maintained Infrastructure as Code using AWS CDK in Typescript, improved the customer infrastructure library, and enhanced processes
• Took on the role of a team lead, interviewing project applicants, evaluating roadmaps, and fostering successful collaboration with development and AQA teams for effective project delivery

Tools & Technologies: AWS ECS/EKS, API Gateway, Lambda, AWS CDK, TypeScript, Python, GitLab CI, Splunk, Datadog, Jenkins, Groovy

• Implemented a Continuous Compliance approach for dynamic security and compliance management across AWS Organization accounts
• Developed custom Lambda-based AWS Config Rules and seamlessly integrated them with AWS SecurityHub
• Integrated Static Application Security Testing (SAST) as part of the CI/CD to enhance overall security and mitigate potential infrastructure misconfigurations
• Conducted technical demonstrations and POCs for clients

Tools & Technologies: AWS CDK, SecurityHub, Config, Lambda, API Gateway, Cognito, CotrolTower, Python, GitLab CI

• Terraform modules/Helm charts development for creating reproducible environments
• Provided infrastructure support for critical, customer-facing applications and services in the AWS Cloud
• Designed and implemented a solution for creating multi-architecture Docker images using buildx and Kubernetes drivers, supporting both ARM and x64 architectures
• Continuously upgrading Kubernetes clusters and enhancing the existing process for detecting deprecated API resources

Tools & Technologies: Kubernetes, AWS, Terraform, Ansible, Docker, Bash, Python, Golang, Codefresh, NewRelic, Sumologic, Atlantis, TICK, Teleport, Vault