Rostyslav Fridman
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Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Cloud Solutions Architect - Professional Summary
Seasoned Professional Services Architect with 15+ years of expertise in the IT field, focusing on DevOps,
Clouds, and Networking. Extensive background in SaaS/high-tech, public cloud, retail, automotive, and
telecommunications industries. Experienced in leading major, multi-million dollar cloud migration and
transformation projects. Experienced in developing private and hybrid cloud solutions.
Core Qualifications
- Cloud migration and systems transformation
- DevOps and digital transformation
- Team technical and business agility streamlining using Agile and XP methodologies
- System architecture design and implementation
- Software architecture, patterns, and development in multiple languages
- Building high load and high availability solutions based on top of bare metal and cloud resources
- Staff recruiting and team management
- Leading cross-functional internal, partner and customer teams
Certifications
Technical key skills
- Clouds: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Microsoft Azure, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Nutanix
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC): terraform/terragrunt, opentofu, pulumi, Cloudformation, CDK
- Containers and container orchestration: Kubernetes (k8s), EKS, AKS, GKE, ECS
- Programming experience: Python, Go, bash
- Linux: Debian/Ubuntu, RedHat/CentOS, Container Linux (CoreOS), Amazon Linux, Alpine, Bottlerocket
- Configuration management: Ansible, Chef, Saltstack
- Virtualization: VMWare ESXi, Vagrant, Hyper-V
- Continuous integration: GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, CodeBuild/CodePipeline, Jenkins
- Database administration: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis
- VPN: openvpn, openswan/strongswan, wireguard
- Software-defined networks: openvswitch, weave, flannel, calico, cumulus, cni
- Network administration: routing, switching, hands-on experience with Cisco, Juniper, Huawei, and other equipment
Education
2003 - 2008
Master's degree in Computer Science
National Aviation University, Kyiv, Ukraine
2007 - 2009
Bachelor's degree in Organization Management
National Aviation University, Kyiv, Ukraine
Relevant work experience
Rackspace Technology
Senior Cloud Consulting Architect;
Rackspace Technology Professional Services
Nov 2023 - Present · Full-time
Senior Cloud Consulting Architect;
Project: German Automobile Manufacturer (NDA)
Mar 2024 - Present
Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany · Remote
Project
The customer is a German automobile manufacturer.
Team's scope
Focused on customer obsession and enabling customers by consulting them on architecture, design, and
implementation of their solutions in public and hybrid clouds.
My responsibilities
Identifying and scoping opportunities that provide business value to the customers, leading the
customers to the desired business outcomes, and leading a team through engagements.
My achievements
I improved and sped up the existing SDLC flow by introducing CI/CD. I designed and integrated SAP with
AI/ML AWS services to streamline the customer support experience by transcribing, summarizing, and
translating customer calls and correspondence. Additionally, I designed, developed, and implemented a
new SAML authorization architecture on CloudFront CDN with Lambda@Edge to reduce the latency for end
users.
Senior Cloud Consulting Architect;
Project: Middle Eastern Government (NDA)
Dec 2023 - Mar 2024
Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany · Remote
Project
The customer is a Middle Eastern Government.
Team's scope
Focused on customer obsession and enabling customers by consulting them on architecture, design, and
implementation of their solutions in private and hybrid clouds.
My responsibilities
Identifying and scoping opportunities that provide business value to the customers, leading the
customers to the desired business outcomes, and leading a team through engagements.
My achievements
I led the discovery and architecture design of a private cloud tailored for a data and AI initiative.
Additionally, I created high-level architectures for Kubernetes solutions (Charmed, Tenzu, Openshift)
running on VMWare, OpenStack, and Bare Metal servers.
Amazon Web Services
DevOps Architect; AWS Professional Services
Oct 2021 - Oct 2023 · Full-time
EKS Stream Lead;
Project: German Automobile Manufacturer (NDA)
Jan 2023 - Jun 2023
Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany · Remote
Project
The customer is a German automobile manufacturer.
Team's scope
Creating an end-to-end platform to launch a cloud-based next-generation autonomous driving platform.
My responsibilities
Leading internal, partner, and customer teams, as well as guiding cross-functional teams to achieve
successful business outcomes. Designing the overall architecture and implementing Infrastructure as Code
(IaC) to ensure a streamlined and effective project execution.
My achievements
I helped to win the project by participating in the Request for Proposal (RFP) process, contributing to
the proposal, and presenting an architecture for the Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS)
platform. I developed a solution that played a pivotal role in the project's success, seamlessly
replicating thousands of images and becoming an integral part of the overall delivery. Successfully
addressed and resolved the rate-limiting challenge during the delivery phase, ensuring the completion of
the Statement of Work (SoW) and the overall success of the project. Effectively navigated compliance
constraints and convinced customers to sign a buy-in for an in-house developed solution.
IT Operations Stream Lead;
Project: German Automobile Manufacturer (NDA)
Sep 2022 - Dec 2022
Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany · Remote
Project
The customer is a German automobile manufacturer.
Team's scope
Creating IT operations management processes and refining existing application onboarding journey.
My responsibilities
Gathering business requirements, identifying issues with the existing processes, and collaborating with
essential stakeholders. Designing incident and security incident management processes, change request
flows, escalation paths, and RACI matrices.
My achievements
Created a new workstream by recognizing an opportunity. Successfully developed and implemented new
process flows that streamlined incident and security management processes, enhancing efficiency. During
real-world incidents, the refined processes demonstrated a 30% reduction in response time. Revamped app
onboarding journey and successfully eliminated bottlenecks associated with individual dependency,
fostering enhanced collaboration among teams. Achieved a notable increase in the average satisfaction
score for onboarding, rising from 6 to 9, reflecting the positive impact of process improvements on user
experience.
Workstream Lead;
Project: German Automobile Manufacturer (NDA)
Apr 2022 - Oct 2023
Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany · Remote
Project
The customer is a German automobile manufacturer.
Team's scope
Building a new platform to consolidate and transform customers' siloed aftersales system landscape.
My responsibilities
Gathering business requirements, identifying issues with the existing processes, and collaborating with
essential stakeholders. Leading a team, consolidating findings, and proposing solutions. Building trust
with partner and customer teams.
My achievements
Expedited the onboarding process, increasing AWS accounts from 10 to over 360 within six months.
Successfully deduplicated the codebase by approximately 20,000 lines, reducing the overall codebase by
30%. Implemented 30 security guardrails and excluded sensitive data from the code, enhancing the
platform's security posture and passing the security audit. Introduced a comprehensive suite of over 60
security policies that effectively addressed 95% of the platform threats. Integrated the solution with
Security Hub, leading to a 99% reduction in reaction times and enabling the team to swiftly identify
potential threats. Equipped the team with near-real-time visibility, transitioning from weeks of
response time to mere minutes, allowing proactive tackling of security concerns and ensuring platform
protection.
DevOps Consultant;
Project: German Automobile Manufacturer (NDA)
Dec 2021 - Mar 2022
Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany · Remote
Project
The customer is a German automobile manufacturer.
Team's scope
Building a global Machine Learning & Operations initiative, seeking to expedite ML Industrialization
worldwide.
My responsibilities
Gathering business requirements, identifying issues with the existing processes, and collaborating with
essential stakeholders. Designing the overall architecture, and implementing Infrastructure as Code
(IaC).
My achievements
Successfully implemented the security solution, resolving over a hundred issues and reducing code
vulnerabilities by 90%. Applied this solution across 4 projects, enhancing security and code quality
consistently. Contributed to the technological advancement of the MLOps platform, reducing time to
market for ML models by 95%. Facilitated the rollout of the MLOps platform to 20+ business units,
utilized by 100+ customer employees, and supported various AI/ML initiatives.
EPAM Systems GmbH
Jul 2014 - Oct 2021
Systems Architect;
Project: Cloudmobility (cloudmobility.io)
Apr 2020 - Oct 2021 · Full-time
Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany · Remote
Project
Cloudmobility is a special-purpose private cloud for mobility and transportation powered by Daimler AG.
The project's goal is to provide a complete ecosystem and a business-to-business solution for customers
and partners, to ensure they benefit from the best experience around customer and vehicle data.
Team's scope
Enabling Infrastructure as Code (IaC) across all levels of the cloud (system, compute, storage, network,
etc.), creating Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) infrastructure, containerizing
applications, building pipelines, and deploying them in Kubernetes.
My responsibilities
Leading the partner and customer teams to achieve successful business outcomes, designing the overall
architecture, and implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
My achievements
I designed the architecture and led a team in implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC), designed the
deployment and upgrade process, and created additional services that generated new revenue streams for
the customer.
Systems Architect; Project: Robert Bosch GmbH (etas.com)
Oct 2019 - Mar 2020 · Full-time
Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany · Remote
Project
ETAS offers comprehensive solutions for the development of automotive embedded software in the
application fields of software engineering, test and validation, measurement, calibration, diagnostics,
middleware, and cybersecurity.
Team's scope
Streamlining the test and Business Intelligence (BI) processes for the stakeholders.
My responsibilities
Leading the engagement to achieve successful business outcomes, designing the overall architecture, and
managing a team.
My achievements
I designed and led the team in implementing a Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)
solution for running UI tests. This solution successfully reduced the time spent on running tests by
95%, significantly accelerating the customer's development lifecycle.
Systems Architect;
Project: Certascale (certascale.io, simplikube.com)
Aug 2016 - Oct 2019 · Full-time
Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany · Hybrid
Project
Certascale provides a complete, enterprise-grade, seamlessly integrated private cloud solution.
Team's scope
Creating a full-fledged hybrid cloud by implementing a comprehensive end-to-end solution, covering
infrastructure, network, storage, compute, Continuous Integration (CI), user interface (UI), and
monitoring.
My responsibilities
Designing the overall architecture, creating network-specific architecture, prototyping APIs for
microservices, obtaining buy-in on new features from stakeholders, engaging with customers, and managing
the team.
My achievements
I designed and led the implementation of a hybrid cloud solution based on Kubernetes, positioned as a
competitor for enterprises in the public cloud space. Additionally, designed and prototyped a custom
Software-Defined (SDN) solution with the capability to integrate Kubernetes workloads with enterprise
networks. Led the team in designing and implementing a Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Virtual Private Cloud
(VPC)-style flat overlay network for the hybrid cloud. Streamlined cluster installation by enabling
offline installation and promoting a container-only approach. Notably, increased network throughput by
400%.
Lead Systems Engineer; Project: DHL (dhl.com)
Aug 2015 - Jun 2016 · Full-time
Kyiv, Ukraine · On-site
Project
DHL is the global market leader in the logistics industry with 1,5B parcels delivered per year.
Team's scope
Implementing and supporting Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and zero-downtime deployment for the new DHL
online shipping system. Additionally, the team was responsible for creating CI/CD infrastructure,
containerizing applications, and building pipelines.
My responsibilities
Designing the overall infrastructure architecture and deployment processes, understanding customer
needs, and overseeing team management.
My achievements
I designed, developed, and obtained stakeholder approval for a zero-downtime deployment architecture and
the associated tooling. Additionally, created state-of-the-art Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to meet
customer business requirements. Played a pivotal role in developing a sophisticated multi-step CI/CD
solution with visualization, accessible to both developers and the customer's upper management.
Senior Systems Engineer;
Project: Canadian Tire (canadiantire.ca, fglsports.com)
Jul 2014 - Aug 2015 · Full-time
Kyiv, Ukraine · On-site
Project
Canadian Tire Corporation Limited is a Canadian retail company that operates in the automotive,
hardware, sports, leisure, and housewares sectors.
Team's scope
Empowering the customer by streamlining both development and deployment processes, developing
Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and establishing Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)
pipelines.
My responsibilities
Creating Infrastructure as Code (IaC) scripts, automating deployments, implementing Continuous
Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, and providing leadership for the team.
My achievements
Significantly enhanced the deployment speed of the customer's e-commerce platform by approximately 90%,
reducing it from 5 hours to just 20 minutes through the redesign of existing processes. Additionally,
streamlined the local development process, achieving a 70% reduction in build time. Led the team in the
successful adoption of DevOps methodologies.
Previous roles
GlobalLogic Ukraine
Senior DevOps Engineer
Nov 2012 - Jul 2014
MUK Ukraine
Deputy Head of System Administration
Jul 2012 - Jul 2013
CJSC PrioCom
Systems Engineer
Jul 2011 - Jul 2012
CDMA Ukraine
Lead Network Engineer
Apr 2009 - Jul 2013
JSC Datagroup
Network Engineer
Jul 2007 - Apr 2009