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Alexander Kharkevich

Contact information:

📞 1-437-249-0833 📧 alex@kharkevich.org

Summary

Results-oriented systems and DevOps architect with a proven track record of designing and building secure, scalable infrastructure across cloud and hybrid environments.
Known for combining technical depth with strategic leadership, I lead the Data DevOps Americas department at EPAM Systems (20+ engineers across NA and LATAM), while remaining directly involved in implementation, delivery, and deep troubleshooting.

I don’t just design — I build, code, and deliver. Whether it’s IaC, Kubernetes internals, or production-critical CI/CD pipelines, I stay close to the tech stack and lead by example.
Effective as an individual contributor; even more impactful as a team enabler.

Technical Skills

  • Cloud Platforms: AWS (expert), Azure, GCP, OCI
  • Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Pulumi
  • Languages: Python, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript
  • CI/CD & DevOps: GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI
  • Machine Learning & Data: MLflow, Apache Airflow, Spark, Databricks
  • Orchestration & Containers: Kubernetes, OpenShift, Anthos
  • GitOps: ArgoCD
  • Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, MongoDB
  • Search: OpenSearch, Elasticsearch
  • Messaging & Streams: Kafka

Open-Source Contributions

Professional Experience

Associate Principal Systems Engineer — EPAM Systems

Apr 2025 – Present

  • Lead systems architecture and delivery for complex enterprise cloud platforms
  • Manage 20+ engineers across North and Latin America, enabling DevOps adoption, SDLC maturity, and production reliability
  • Drive client success through end-to-end, hands-on involvement — from whiteboard to code, CI to production

Chief Systems Engineer II / I — EPAM Systems

Feb 2021 – Apr 2025

  • Acted as both technical architect and senior implementation engineer for multiple global clients
  • Built CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure modules, monitoring stacks, and deployment automation
  • Designed and deployed secure-by-default Kubernetes environments with GitOps via ArgoCD
  • Delivered hands-on workshops and code bootstraps to client teams

Earlier roles — Lead/Senior Systems Engineer, Software Engineer — EPAM Systems

Oct 2014 – Feb 2021

  • Full-time, hands-on delivery: scripting, cloud automation, system hardening, migration, and integration
  • Gained exposure to a broad technology landscape: AWS, Azure, on-prem Linux/Windows, Spark clusters, and more
  • Transitioned from test engineer to systems expert by proving depth across full delivery lifecycle

Memorable Projects

  • Baker Hughes — Systems architecture and hands-on implementation for a SaaS solution, AWS Cloud
  • Sonepar — Architecture for an R&D platform; SDLC design and implementation, Azure Cloud
  • Rogers Communications — Architecture and SDLC for customer-facing platform, AWS Cloud
  • Schneider Electric — Migration and modernization of web infrastructure, On-prem and AWS Cloud
  • HKEX (Hong Kong Exchange) — SDLC for process automation tooling, On-prem

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Community & Recognition

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