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RICHARD SHEVCHUK
System Administrator | Aspiring DevOps Engineer
Ukraine • [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) • [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) • Telegram: @inwardlydestruction

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
System Administrator transitioning into DevOps, with hands-on experience supporting Linux production
environments, networking, and virtualization. Skilled in incident response, monitoring, and ensuring system
reliability. Hands-on AWS experience across multiple independent projects covering Infrastructure as Code
(Terraform, Ansible), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI), and
monitoring (Prometheus, Grafana). Strong troubleshooting mindset with a proven track record of building
production-grade infrastructure independently.

TECHNICAL SKILLS
Operating Systems: Linux (Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS, AlmaLinux)
Cloud & IaC: AWS (VPC, EC2, ALB, ASG, ECS Fargate, ECR, CloudWatch, SSM, Transit Gateway, IAM), Terraform,
Ansible, Packer
Containers & Virtualization: Docker, Kubernetes (EKS, minikube), Proxmox, VMware, Vagrant
CI/CD & Version Control: GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Git
Scripting & Automation: Bash, Python
Web & Network Services: Nginx, Apache, LiteSpeed, load balancers, proxy servers, DNS, domain management
Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, Alertmanager, Node Exporter, Zabbix, Nagios
Networking: TCP/IP fundamentals, routing, firewalls, troubleshooting

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

System Administrator — VSYS 2025 – Present
• Administer and troubleshoot Linux servers across production environments, ensuring high availability and
reliability.
• Monitor infrastructure with Zabbix/Nagios, investigate alerts, and resolve incidents within SLA.
• Manage networking, virtualization (Proxmox/VMware), and web services (Nginx, Apache, LiteSpeed).
• Handle DNS configuration, domain management, and SSL/proxy setup for hosted services.

DevOps Intern — Uitware Feb 2025 – Apr 2025
• Completed a 3-month DevOps internship focused on infrastructure automation and cloud workflows.
• Built and deployed containerized services with Docker, and provisioned cloud infrastructure with Terraform
on AWS.
• Configured CI/CD pipelines in GitLab CI to automate build, test, and deployment stages.
• Worked alongside DevOps engineers on real project tasks, gaining exposure to production-grade practices.

Auditor — TrackEnsure 2022 – 2025
• Maintained documentation and supported internal compliance processes.
• Coordinated cross-team communication to keep records accurate and up to date.

Advisor — DutyFree 2021 – 2022
• Advised customers and managed day-to-day operational tasks in a retail environment.
 PROJECTS

Multi-VPC AWS Infrastructure — Terraform, Packer, AWS
• Designed and deployed multi-VPC architecture with Transit Gateway for cross-VPC connectivity.
• Built Golden AMI pipeline with Packer (Ubuntu 22.04 + Apache + CloudWatch Agent).
• Provisioned Auto Scaling Group behind Application Load Balancer with min 2 / max 4 instances.
• Configured CloudWatch monitoring and log aggregation via SSM Parameter Store.
• GitHub: github.com/RichardShevchuck/AWS-Multi-VPC-Infrastructure

CI/CD Pipeline — FastAPI to ECS Fargate — GitHub Actions, Terraform, Docker, AWS
• Built end-to-end CI/CD pipeline: code push triggers automated build, test, and deployment.
• Containerized FastAPI application with Docker, pushed to AWS ECR via GitHub Actions.
• Deployed to ECS Fargate behind Application Load Balancer using Terraform (VPC, ALB, ECS, IAM modules).
• GitHub: github.com/RichardShevchuck/devops-aws-cicd-pipeline

AWS Monitoring Stack — Terraform, Ansible, Docker, AWS
• Provisioned EC2 infrastructure on AWS with Terraform (VPC, Security Groups, EIP).
• Configured monitoring stack via Ansible roles: Prometheus, Grafana, Alertmanager, Node Exporter.
• Deployed services with Docker Compose, managed sensitive credentials with Ansible Vault.
• Configured Alertmanager email notifications via SMTP.
• GitHub: github.com/RichardShevchuck/devops-monitoring-stack

Kubernetes Deployment — Kubernetes, minikube, Docker
• Deployed nginx application on Kubernetes cluster using Deployment, Service, and ConfigMap.
• Managed resource isolation with custom Namespace.
• Configured ConfigMap volume mount to serve custom HTML without image rebuild.
• GitHub: github.com/RichardShevchuck/minikube

EDUCATION & TRAINING

DevOps Program — SoftServe 2025 – Present
Professional training program covering core DevOps practices, cloud infrastructure, automation, and CI/CD.

B.Sc. Software Engineering — National Aviation University 2020 – 2024

LANGUAGES
Ukrainian — Native
English — B2 (Listening, Reading, Speaking, Writing)