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Vladislav Tikhonov

@vladislavtikhonov

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I build and operate Kubernetes, data platforms, and hybrid production infrastructure at scale.

Georgia

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking for B2B contractor or independent contractor work with remote EU-timezone collaboration, building and operating Kubernetes, data platforms, and hybrid production infrastructure.

I've led DevOps teams at Altenar supporting 20 ClickHouse clusters, six Kafka clusters, Kubernetes platforms, CDC pipelines, and NVIDIA H100 AI/ML infrastructure. I build reliable data-platform environments with Ansible, Terraform, Kubespray, Cluster API, Helm, Flux, Kafka Connect, and Debezium.

Across AltDev, Unlimint, and ARRIAH, I've automated production operations, operated AWS-backed and on-premises infrastructure, built CI/CD delivery pipelines, and resolved critical incidents across compute, storage, networking, and application layers. I also created Deadnodes, a hands-on DevOps assessment platform built around real Linux, Kubernetes, Docker, storage, and Kafka troubleshooting environments.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Senior DevOps Engineer

AltDev

Dec 2025 - Jul 2026 (7 months)

Administered PostgreSQL databases and built GitLab CI/CD pipelines. Deployed and operated Kubernetes and K3s environments across multiple cloud providers, managed a geographically distributed cluster with Ceph storage, and developed on-demand feature environments for automated testing.