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Ilya Isakov-Data/Platform/Software Engineer/SRE

Ilya Isakov
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Berlin, Germany

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Jan 2023 - Dec 2025
Berlin, Germany

Data/Platform/Software Engineer/SRE

IT Consulting

Expertise details
Position Summary
Data/Platform/Software Engineer/SRE at IT Consulting
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
Operations
  • Designed a platform based on IoT, Azure, Kubernetes, and Postgres for an existing application
  • Migrated from "click-ops" and UI-defined CI/CD pipelines to infrastructure-as-code with Terraform, enabling complete redeployment of multiple environments
  • Technologies: Terraform, OpenTofu, Azure, Azure DevOps, Kafka, IoT, Kubernetes, Grafana, Prometheus, GitOps, relational databases
Jan 2021 - Dec 2023
Berlin, Germany

Data/Platform/Software Engineer/SRE

IT Consulting

Expertise details
Position Summary
Data/Platform/Software Engineer/SRE at IT Consulting
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
Project Management
  • Developed and maintained a scalable data platform for Data Engineering teams, supporting up to 150 users across 20 teams
  • Built an internal Python tool for configuration management
  • Interacted with customers, formulated epics and tickets, presented new features, and moderated scrum ceremonies
  • Facilitated the adoption of new technologies and defined technology choices and practices for long-term planning
  • Developed rollout plans for new functions across multiple teams
  • Implemented Vault-based authentication solution for Azure and GCP
  • Technologies: Terraform, GCP, Azure, AWS, GitLab, Vault, Airflow, Python, Kubernetes, Grafana, Prometheus, MLOps
Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
Berlin, Germany

Team Lead, Infrastructure

IT Consulting

Expertise details
Position Summary
Team Lead, Infrastructure at IT Consulting
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
  • Led the infrastructure team as a Siemens contractor
  • Developed a standardized approach to Kubernetes and application deployments on GCP using GitLab, Terraform, Helm, and Kubernetes
  • Coordinated with management and customer teams to develop and present the roadmap
  • Technologies: GCP, GKE, Helm, Kustomize, Terraform, Docker, Datadog, ElasticSearch, Airflow, Kafka, ETL
Jan 2019 - Dec 2021
Berlin, Germany

Data/Platform/Software Engineer/SRE

IT Consulting

Expertise details
Position Summary
Data/Platform/Software Engineer/SRE at IT Consulting
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
  • Architected and owned Airflow clusters for a data lake in AWS, open-sourced across multiple teams
  • Implemented CI pipelines and promoted DevOps practices (GitFlow, pipelines as code) within the team
  • Enabled continuous processes across teams using Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
  • Supported a centralized logging solution based on ElasticSearch
  • Developed AWS Lambda functions and extended a legacy Java application for GDPR compliance
  • Technologies: AWS, Azure, Python, RDBMS, Terraform, Serverless, Airflow, ElasticSearch, Datadog, Kubernetes, BitBucket, Bamboo, Docker, Ansible, Puppet, Linux, LDAP/AD
Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
Berlin, Germany

Data/Platform/Software Engineer/SRE

IT Consulting

Expertise details
Position Summary
Data/Platform/Software Engineer/SRE at IT Consulting
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
  • Operated multiple development and data processing environments across several AWS accounts
  • Created and managed real-time ETL pipelines using Kinesis and batch pipelines using S3, Lambda, and EMR
  • Queried data with Athena and S3
  • Technologies: AWS, Kinesis, DynamoDB, Lambda, CloudWatch
Jun 2015 - Mar 2017
Moscow, Russian Federation

Software Engineer

Tlight

Expertise details
Position Summary
Software Engineer at Tlight
Industries
Advertising
Business Areas
Information Technology
  • Developed a Django-based web application for an online advertising network
  • Benchmarked and integrated Yandex ClickHouse as a replacement for MySQL
  • Observed and addressed customer system security faults and data access issues
  • Technologies: Python, Django, MySQL, JavaScript

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology and Advertising.

Information Technology
Advertising
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Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Operations, and Project Management.

Information Technology
Operations
Project Management
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Skills

  • Python
  • Java
  • Linux (Ubuntu, Debian)
  • Ci/cd Pipelines
  • Terraform
  • Serverless
  • Relational Databases (Mysql, Postgres)
  • Aws
  • Azure
  • Data Lakes
  • Devops (Git-lifecycle, Ci/cd, Tdd, Code Reviews)
  • Kubernetes
  • Airflow
  • Kafka
  • Etl
  • Docker
  • Datadog
  • Elasticsearch
  • Hadoop
  • Scala
  • Confluence
  • Jira
  • Management Methods: Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Scaled Agile (Safe)

Languages

English
Advanced
German
Intermediate
Czech
Elementary

Education

Sep 2008 - Jun 2012

National Research University “Higher School of Economics”, Perm

Bachelor of Project Management in IT · Project Management in IT · Perm, Russian Federation

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 6
Experience in Information Technology 8 y
Avg length 2 y 1 m
Longest experience 2 y 11 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 2 (Germany, Russian Federation)
Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Data/Platform/Software Engineer/SRE, Team Lead, Infrastructure, Software Engineer
Main industries Information Technology, Advertising
Main business areas Information Technology, Operations, Project Management

Qualifications

Highest degree Bachelor

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Where is Ilya based?

Ilya is based in Berlin, Germany.

What languages does Ilya speak?

Ilya speaks the following languages: English (Advanced), German (Intermediate), Czech (Elementary).

How many years of experience does Ilya have?

Ilya has at least 10 years of experience. During this time, Ilya has worked in at least 3 different roles and for 2 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 7 months. Note that Ilya may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Ilya be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Ilya would be well-suited for roles such as: Data/Platform/Software Engineer/SRE, Team Lead, Infrastructure, Software Engineer.

What is Ilya's latest experience?

Ilya's most recent position is Data/Platform/Software Engineer/SRE at IT Consulting.

What companies has Ilya worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Ilya has worked for IT Consulting.

Which industries is Ilya most experienced in?

Ilya is most experienced in industries like Information Technology and Advertising.

Which business areas is Ilya most experienced in?

Ilya is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Operations, and Project Management.

Which industries has Ilya worked in recently?

Ilya has recently worked in industries like Information Technology.

Which business areas has Ilya worked in recently?

Ilya has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Operations, and Project Management.

What is Ilya's education?

Ilya holds a Bachelor in Project Management in IT from National Research University “Higher School of Economics”, Perm.

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