Alex L.
DevOps and SRE/Support Lead - Platform Engineering - AWS, Azure, GCP
📌 About Us Led by a DevOps and SRE veteran with 20+ years of industry experience, we are a powerhouse team of 100+ top-tier DevOps, SecOps, Cloud, and Site Reliability Engineers. We specialize in designing, building, and managing infrastructures that empower innovation while guaranteeing stability, security, and cost-efficiency. With over 1,000 successful projects delivered for startups, enterprises, and global brands across fintech, e-commerce, health tech, media, and AI/ML, we take end-to-end ownership—from initial architecture design to 24x7x365 L1/L2/L3 support. Core Capabilities & Business Impact 1. Platform Engineering, DevOps & CloudOps We build multicloud architectures and scalable systems that enable daily releases through automated "golden paths" and predictable environments. Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & Automation: Terraform, Pulumi, CloudFormation, Ansible, Chef, Puppet. Containerization & Orchestration: Kubernetes, Docker, EKS, Rancher. CI/CD & GitOps: GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, CircleCI, Argo CD, Flux. Web & Database Tuning: LAMP and LEMP stacks setup, database tuning, and high-availability website speed optimization. 2. 24/7 Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) & IT Support We provide true 24x7x365 L1, L2, and L3 support for applications, servers, and end-users, ensuring SLA/SLO-driven operations. Reliability & Incident Management: On-call rotations, escalation trees, postmortems, root cause analysis, and error budgets. Observability: Transparent SLI/SLO dashboards using Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, ELK, Datadog, and New Relic. IT Consultancy & Workstation Support: End-user maintenance (B2B/B2C), patching, updates, backup management, and policy enforcement via NinjaOne. Email Deliverability: DNS, DKIM, SPF, DMARC, and MX configuration. 3. FinOps & Cloud Cost Optimization We turn infrastructure into a strategic advantage by reducing cloud costs by 20–60%. Cost Control: Budgeting, forecasting, rightsizing, cost governance, and waste reduction on AWS, Azure, and GCP. FinOps Tooling: CloudHealth, AWS Cost Explorer, GCP Billing. 4. Security, Networking & Compliance We ensure robust security postures and continuous compliance readiness. Security & Identity: Entra ID, HashiCorp Vault, SOPS, RBAC audits, WAF/Shield. Policy & Compliance: Policy-as-Code (OPA/Gatekeeper), CIS Benchmarks, SOC 2, and ISO 27001 readiness. Network Hardware & Integrations: CISCO remote networks, Mikrotik remote devices, FortiGate, and QNAP configuration. Server Hardening: Deep optimization and security hardening for Linux, UNIX, and Windows Server systems. 5. MLOps & AI Infrastructure We partner with ML engineers to build reliable, reproducible production workflows. ML Pipelines: MLflow, Kubeflow, SageMaker. Infrastructure: GPU-enabled infrastructure setups, data versioning, and model tracking. Comprehensive Technology Stack - Cloud Providers: AWS (Certified Partner), Microsoft Azure (Certified Partner), GCP, OCI. - Operating Systems: Linux (20+ years expertise), UNIX, Windows Server. - Containers & Orchestration: EKS, Kubernetes, Docker, Rancher. - IaC & Configuration: Terraform, Pulumi, CloudFormation, Ansible, Chef, Puppet. - CI/CD & GitOps: Argo CD, Flux, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, CircleCI. - Observability & Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, ELK Stack, Datadog, New Relic. - Security & Policy: OPA, Gatekeeper, Vault, SOPS, Entra ID, WAF/Shield. - FinOps & MLOps: CloudHealth, AWS Cost Explorer, GCP Billing, MLflow, Kubeflow, SageMaker. - Networking & IT Management: FortiGate, CISCO, Mikrotik, QNAP, NinjaOne. - Web & Email: LAMP, LEMP, DNS, DKIM, SPF, DMARC, MX. Who We Work With Startups: Building scalable, secure infrastructures from day one. Enterprises: Driving modernization, automation, and DevOps transformations. Finance & SaaS: Implementing rigorous security, compliance, and FinOps practices. ML/AI Teams: Deploying robust frameworks for model scaling. Ready to transform your infrastructure, optimize costs, and secure 24/7 reliability? Let’s talk.
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $5k
Billed in all: $1,218,687$1.22M
$622 in the last 6 months
Across 774 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: Top 12% in Linux System Administration
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