Nikolay Lyan
Nikolay Lyan

Senior Platform Engineer

Open to offers · Member since 14 Jul 2026
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Location
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Desired salary
Unspecified
Work preference
Remote Only / Full Time
Experience level
Senior

About

Professional summary

I am a Senior Platform / DevOps / SRE Engineer with more than 20 years of experience in IT and over 5 years focused on Kubernetes, platform engineering, GitOps, CI/CD, and cloud-native infrastructure.

I have built and operated production platforms for banking, fintech, and enterprise environments, with a strong emphasis on reliability, automation, and operational excellence.

My core technical background includes Kubernetes, Talos Linux, ArgoCD, GitLab CI/CD, Terraform, Ansible, Docker, AWS, VMware, Linux, PostgreSQL, Kafka, Redis, OpenSearch, Prometheus, Grafana, Vault, and Keycloak.

I have led infrastructure migrations, designed highly available Kubernetes clusters, implemented GitOps workflows, and improved deployment consistency through standardization and automation.

I am comfortable working across the full platform lifecycle, including architecture, deployment automation, monitoring, logging, security, backup, and production support.

I value stable, scalable systems and enjoy solving complex infrastructure challenges in environments where reliability and performance matter.

I am open to remote roles worldwide and bring a long track record of supporting mission-critical systems in regulated and high-availability settings.

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Experience

Career history

Senior Platform / DevOps Engineer Zaman Bank

Led migration of production infrastructure from Yandex Cloud to an on-premises VMware platform. Designed and deployed highly available Kubernetes clusters based on Talos Linux. Built a dedicated ArgoCD GitOps management cluster for centralized multi-cluster deployments. Implemented automated CI/CD and GitOps workflows using GitLab CI/CD, Helm, and ArgoCD. Designed centralized monitoring and logging platforms using Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenSearch. Managed PostgreSQL, Kafka, and critical platform services in production environments.

Senior DevOps Engineer ProsperPay

Designed and operated production Kubernetes infrastructure supporting fintech services. Built and maintained highly available PostgreSQL clusters using Patroni. Implemented centralized authentication and authorization using Keycloak. Designed and supported secure remote access infrastructure based on OpenVPN. Maintained Kafka, RabbitMQ, and Redis platforms. Built monitoring and alerting solutions using Prometheus and Grafana. Automated deployment and operational workflows using GitLab CI/CD.

Lead DevOps Engineer AlphaSmart

Led DevOps initiatives and infrastructure modernization. Built CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation processes. Managed production Kubernetes environments and platform services.

DevOps Engineer AlphaSmart

Supported Kubernetes-based platforms and CI/CD pipelines. Automated operational tasks and infrastructure management.

System Administrator Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE)

Supported mission-critical financial infrastructure and virtualization platforms. Maintained monitoring, backup, and disaster recovery solutions. Participated in infrastructure automation and platform improvements.

Head of System Administration Bank RBK

Managed enterprise infrastructure, virtualization, and storage platforms. Led system administration and operational support activities.

Head of IT Department Aksoran LLC (TeliaSonera / Kcell)

Led the IT department and managed infrastructure operations for a telecommunications-related business environment.

Senior System Administrator Aksoran LLC

Provided senior-level system administration and infrastructure support.

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