Aleksey Suev
Email: alexeysuev@gmail.com
Skype: alexeysuev | LinkedIn/in/alekseysuev
Summary
System Administrator / DevOps, 8+ years of solid technical experience. Experience in design and
deployment Windows, Linux Server-based software systems. Applying IaC 'Infrastructure as a
Code' paradigm using open source automation tools like Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Ansible,
Terraform to implement Continuous Integration + Delivery / Deployment pipeline. Extensive
experience administering Active Directory, certified at MS Exchange mail service and LAN enterprise
IT-solutions. Analysis, design and support Failover and High Availability on-promise, virtual and
Azure / AWS cloud IT-infrastructure.
Experience
System Administrator / DevOps at OpsWorks Inc.
July 2018 - Present
Design and create from scratch Azure API Management service using high-level configuration
infrastructure tool - Terraform. Deployment and administration of Kubernetes cluster infrastructure (nodes,
pods, load balancer, ingress services and etc.) to orchestrate backend microservices wrapped in Docker
containers. Create and maintain Сontinuous Integration + Delivery / Deployment pipeline through the
use of Jenkins jobs as a tool for building projects and individual tasks.
Applying of the RESTful API web service as a software architecture that uses the HTTP protocol to
forward requests from API Gateway to the backend microservices.
Azure Active Directory was used as the Third-Party Identity Provider to protect an API backend
microservice by using OAuth 2.0 / OpenID connect authentication protocols. Configuring Azure APIM
instance Inbound / Outbound Policy using JSON-code for validating JSON Web Token.
Using Ansible agentless IT automation tool with YAML playbooks for deployment of cloud provisioning,
configuration management, application deployment of infrastructure.
Azure CLI, PowerShell ISE with Az module (former AzurRM) used as the main tools for creating and
configuring Azure resources (Virtual machine, NSG, VNet, Availability set, Load balancer and etc).
Working in the DevOps team according to the Agile Scrum / Kanban / Sprint approach to interacting closely
with the international team of Frontend, Backend Developers.
IT Coordinator at FIFA Venue Ticketing Centre
Ventra, Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Apr 2018 – July 2018
Control and management of the provision of IT-infrastructure for the FIFA Venue Ticketing Centre and Stadium
Ticketing Centre in accordance with FIFA requirements. Analysis of probable risks, tracking problems and
ensuring their prompt resolution. Creating, distributing, and deploying OS images on heterogeneous equipment.
Management hosts connection by VPN with authorization via MAC addresses and certificates. Providing technical
support for IT-environment facilities: computers, laptops, telephony, network equipment, Structured Cable System,
printers, multimedia equipment. Installation and support of specialized ticket terminals (Mobile Ticket Terminal,
Self-Service Terminal), POS card payment terminals.
# Due to cooperation with an international team of software developers (Barcelona, Spain) and domain
administrators (Manchester, England), successfully implemented a project of deployment and support ITinfrastructure
FIFA Venue Ticketing Center with the result of 100% availability service ticket sales throughout the
FIFA World Cup.
System Administrator at Tier III Data Center
DataSpace Partners LLC, Moscow, Russia, Dec 2016 – Dec 2017
Deployment and administration of servers infrastructure based on MS Windows Server 2008/2012 R2 with
server roles: AD Domain Services, File Server, DHCP, DNS, NPS, Terminal Server, Print Server.
Realization daily support Active Directory and Group Policy for the 80+ users environment. Administer
High Availability and Failover DAG cluster based on virtual hosts with MS Exchange Server 2013 CAS &
Mailbox role. Creation, editing of transport rules, distribution groups, mailbox status audit and servers
statistic using PowerShell & GUI. Support VMware virtual environment solutions of Data Center
monitoring system (hosted on IBM x3650 physical servers) for servers virtualization (Windows 2008 r2,
CentOS) and 30+ Virtual Machines (Windows 7) for the purpose of mapping to Thin & Zero HP clients.
Design, configuration and deployment of active network Cisco equipment.
# Realizing the migration project of enterprise mail service to the new MS Echange DAG cluster, deployed
in IaaS-cloud service, helped to achieve higher speed, better quality and more reliability of enterprise e-mail
service.
# Deployment additional Domain Controller at the VMware ESXi platform allowed for reduced cost,
increase failover Active Directory also as a raise domain forest level to 2012.
# Integrating RADIUS-server, as part of the NPS Windows Server role, for Cisco network equipment at the
current IT-infrastructure led to restrict access, logging and management all SSH-connections.
# Implementing binding LDAP-authentication to the Zabbix and Data Center Expert monitoring platforms
allowed increase security level critically important corporate IT-services.
Technology stack
IaaS, PaaS and SaaS in Azure, AWS cloud env; Linux, LAMP stack; Windows Server with Active
Directory, RDS (Remote Desktop Service) roles; MS Exchange server 2013
CI/CD pipeline implement with Continuous Integration tool: Jenkins
Configuration management tool: Ansible
Automation tool: Terraform
Automating deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications: Kubernetes
Containerization solutions: Docker
Automation scripting languages: PowerShell, Bash, AWS CLI, Azure CLI, Python boto3
OAuth2.0 and openID connect authorization and authentication protocols
TCP/IP networking and DNS routing
Source code management tools: Github, Git
Zabbix, Prometheus monitoring services with Grafana Dashboard service
Agile methodology and project management tools: Atlassian Jira and Confluence, Slack, Trello, Wimi
Education and certifications
Master of Engineering and Technologies.
Southern Federal University, Faculty of High Technologies, 2000 - 2006
Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Certificate – M20342 official course, September 2016
CEFR B2 English level certificate, Students International, December 2016