Роман

Roman Gerasimenko
DevOps / Platform Engineer
Kyiv, Ukraine | [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) | [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section)

SUMMARY

DevOps / Platform Engineer with hands-on experience in GCP infrastructure, Ansible automation, Linux-based edge
deployments, Docker Compose, observability, networking, and Kubernetes-related platform support. Built and operated
remote client environments and supported AI-enabled platform integrations.

CORE SKILLS

Infrastructure & Platform Automation & Operations
GCP, Linux, Docker, Docker Compose, Kubernetes, Ansible, Python, Bash, Prometheus, Grafana, Jetson,
JupyterHub, OpenVPN, iptables, firewall configuration ALSA, PulseAudio, Xorg

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DevOps / Platform Engineer | EcoboutiqueSep 2024 - Present | Remote
Stack: GCP (VMs, buckets, VPC/networking, Secret Manager), Ansible, OpenVPN, Docker Compose, NVIDIA Jetson,
Ubuntu/Linux, ALSA, PulseAudio, Xorg, Prometheus, Grafana, iptables
• Built and operated remote client infrastructure on GCP for a distributed checkout-machine platform,
reducing setup time from hours to seconds, supporting up to 200 machines during the year, and
standardizing operations across 5-6 core services.
• Automated provisioning, configuration, and monitoring of VPN-connected Jetson nodes with Ansible,
Prometheus, and Grafana, making the system easier to control, observe, and scale.
• Configured OpenVPN, firewall policies, and iptables rules to securely connect field devices to cloud infrastructure and
control public exposure.
• Helped developers integrate their applications into the Docker Compose platform and productionized
those services so teams could build and operate on a shared deployment base.
Platform / DevOps Engineer | EngageLively Oct 2025 - Dec 2025 | Remote
Stack: Kubernetes, Docker, JupyterHub, sidecar images, environment configuration, model routing integrations
• Patched and rebuilt two container images in the JupyterHub stack, contributed fixes back to the codebase, and
validated deployments in Kubernetes.
• Added Vortex as a model source and connected model access into the Hub chat UI, enabling client pods to
access multiple AI models from GCP-backed infrastructure through one interface.
• Configured runtime environment variables and cluster deployment settings to ensure model connectivity
between GCP services, the Kubernetes environment, and end-user pod workloads.
Earlier Experience | EngageLively / Independent Projects / Mobile Roles 2020 - 2024 | Remote / Ukraine
Stack: Website hosting, Stripe, Android, Flutter, client delivery
• Supported website hosting and Stripe payment integration for EngageLively and built a strong software engineering
foundation through Android and Flutter delivery work.
• Led small distributed software projects and later extended that engineering base into infrastructure, deployment, and
platform operations.
EDUCATION

M.S. in Computer Science | Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics | Sep 2022 - Dec 2025
Thesis focused on automated deployment and monitoring of a multi-component computer vision system using Docker, Vagrant,
Python, Bash, and Linux-based provisioning workflows.
B.S. in Computer Science | Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics | Sep 2018 - Jun 2022