03/15/2026 updated

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Senior Cloud & Platform Engineer with DevOps and SRE Expertise

Valbonne, France
Only remote
Master, Mathematics and Computer Science
Valbonne, France
Only remote
Master, Mathematics and Computer Science

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CV Alexander Rozhkov 2026-03-14.pdf

About me

I have spent 20 years evolving production environments from legacy systems to modern cloud native setups. My focus is on creating seamless workflows that let developers ship code safely, with security and cost-efficiency built in. I bridge the gap between high-speed delivery and system stability.

Artificial IntelligenceAuditingAutomationCloud ComputingContinuous IntegrationDevOpsGitHubInfrastructure ManagementOctopus DeployProduct Family EngineeringRegulatory RequirementsSystems IntegrationWorkflowsSecurity AuditsGoogle CloudKubernetesFintechSafety Principles
I am a Platform Engineer and SRE with over 20 years of experience operating and evolving production environments. My work focuses on building reliable software delivery systems that integrate legacy stability with modern cloud-native practices.

I specialize in large-scale migrations and platform transitions, using Kubernetes and GitOps to create secure, functional environments for developers. Drawing on extensive experience with security audits and compliance task forces, I ensure that automation meets regulatory requirements. I take a pragmatic approach to engineering - applying AI-assisted workflows and CI/CD improvements to manage increasing change volumes while maintaining system stability and cost-efficiency.

Core Expertise

Infrastructure Modernization: Deep experience bridging the gap between legacy environments and modern cloud-native architectures.

Platform Engineering: Building developer-centric "Golden Paths" using Kubernetes, ArgoCD, and GitHub to standardize software delivery.

Security & Compliance Automation: Integrating automated security gates and audit-ready workflows into CI/CD pipelines for regulated industries (Fintech/Enterprise).

Engineering Productivity & AI: Implementing AI-driven automation for code/change reviews and security validation to maintain quality at high scale.

Experience

Professional experience10+ years
Freelancer since2026

Languages

EnglishFluentFrenchFluentRussianNative speaker

Project history

CI/CD Team Manager

Symphony

Banking & Financial Services

500-1000 team member

  1. Consolidated disparate CI/CD practices into a unified GitOps-based platform, reducing operational overhead and ensuring consistent global standards.
  2. Partnered with dev leads to build a seamless delivery platform, conducting training sessions to empower teams and reduce friction during cloud-native transitions.
  3. Integrated AI-driven automation into PR workflows to validate security compliance and technical correctness, allowing the team to handle a 3x increase in change volume.
  4. Eliminated configuration drift via ArgoCD, significantly cutting time-to-production while reducing cloud spend.
  5. Lead a globally distributed team of engineers and trainees. I manage through technical documentation and asynchronous workflows, ensuring the team remains productive across time zones while providing direct mentorship to help junior members reach operational autonomy.

Technical Architect

Symphony

Banking & Financial Services

500-1000 team member

  1. Designed and implemented a unified application platform on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), serving as the foundational layer for the next generation of Symphony services.
  2. Orchestrated the migration of legacy applications from AWS (EC2/ECS) and Google Compute Engine to the new Kubernetes-native platform, ensuring service continuity throughout.
  3. Defined and documented internal standards for application delivery and production readiness, creating a consistent framework for developer teams to follow.
  4. Led the shift toward GitOps and modern deployment patterns, integrating ArgoCD and Jenkins to improve the speed and reliability of releases across AWS and GCP.

Senior Operations Engineer

Symphony

Banking & Financial Services

500-1000 team member

  1. Managed large-scale SaaS applications across AWS and GCP, focusing on the stability and security of the underlying infrastructure.
  2. Developed and maintained Terraform modules to automate the provisioning of AWS ECS (Fargate/EC2) and Lambda-based services, reducing manual configuration errors.
  3. Acted as a technical consultant for development teams, providing practical solutions for infrastructure security and cloud spend reduction.
  4. Played a key role in building the EMEA SRE team, participating in technical interviews and designing the onboarding process for new engineering hires.
  5. Salt, Terraform, AWS (VPC, EC2, ECS, Fargate, Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway), GCP Compute.

Senior Operations Engineer

Amadeus

Other

5000-10.000 team member

  1. Improved platform efficiency by introducing modern observability and automation tools (ELK stack, Graphite, Riemann) into established e-commerce workflows.
  2. Conducted deep-dive performance and capacity studies for global customers, ensuring large-scale Java/Web applications could handle seasonal traffic spikes and growth.
  3. Provided 2nd and 3rd level technical support for critical production environments, resolving high-priority incidents across Linux and Windows-based stacks.
  4. Acted as a technical lead on long-term infrastructure projects, bridging requirements between development teams and global IT operations.
  5. CDN, F5, Nginx, Apache, MS SQL Server, Couchbase, Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana (ELK), Graphite, Riemann, Java, Bash, PowerShell

Senior Operations Engineer

Docapost

Government and Public Services

1000-5000 team member

  1. Collaborated with the CTO and cross-functional teams (Network, DBA, Systems) to design and deploy high-availability production environments for secure digital services.
  2. Implemented multi-datacenter deployments, focusing on load balancing, data synchronization, and robust incident recovery procedures to meet strict availability requirements.
  3. Actively participated in security and compliance audits, ensuring that infrastructure and deployment processes met the regulatory standards required for public sector and business data.
  4. Administered and optimized Web and Java application servers (WebLogic, Tomcat, JBoss), focusing on performance tuning and proactive monitoring.
  5. Built custom monitoring and provisioning tools using Java and Bash to automate repetitive operational tasks and improve system visibility.
  6. F5, Nginx, Apache, WebLogic, Tomcat, JBoss, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Linux, Zabbix, Cacti

Operations Engineer

Adneom for BNP Paribas Investment Bank

Banking & Financial Services

1000-5000 team member

  1. Administration, monitoring and performance optimisation of the financial EAI environment.
  2. Automated deployment and incident recovery procedures.
  3. Developed a monitoring solution using JMX and Tibco Hawk agents.
  4. Tech: Windows, Linux, Tibco BusinessWorks, Weblogic Server, Java, MS SQL Server, Oracle, Windows batch, Cacti.

Operations Engineer

Equalis for Amadeus

Other

5000-10.000 team member

  1. Member of e-travel production support team
  2. Provided 1st to 3rd level support; automated packaging and deployment.
  3. Setup and administration of development/integration/UAT environments.
  4. Weblogic, iPlanet, MS SQL Server, Windows batch scripting, Ant.

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