CV

Summary

Experienced Platform Engineer and Team Lead with expertise in coding, system design, and automation. Skilled in explaining complex concepts, training teams, and enhancing team collaboration. Proficient in AWS, Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, and CI/CD. Some experience in GCP and Azure. Certified Kubernetes Administrator.

Key Skills

• Cloud Platforms: AWS, GCP, Azure
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Terraform, Ansible
• Configuration Management: Ansible, SSM
• Server Templating Tools: Packer, Vagrant
• Container Orchestration: Kubernetes, Kubeflow, EKS
• CI/CD: GitLab, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, ArgoCD
• Monitoring and Observability: OpenSearch, Prometheus, Grafana
• Programming Languages: Bash, Go, Java
• Authentication Systems: Keycloak
• Agile Methodologies: Scrum, XP

Certifications

• Certified Kubernetes Administrator

Experience

Codurance (2019 - Now) - Senior Platform Engineer / Team Lead

- Artlogic (2024 - Now) - Platform Engineer / Team Lead

• Migrated GCP infrastructure to Terraform.
• Implemented configuration management with Ansible.
• Established CI/CD with GitLab pipelines.
• Created infrastructure diagrams for better stakeholder communication.
• Introduced ADRs for documenting infrastructure decisions.
• Enhanced Agile ceremonies to boost team efficiency.
• Key decision-maker for infrastructure and team responsibilities.
• Trained engineers on CI/CD, IaC, and DevOps best practices.
• Supported the onboarding of the new Head of Platform.

- Relation Therapeutics (2023 - 2024 / 1 year) - Platform Engineer / Team Lead

• Developed Kubernetes/Kubeflow hybrid platform across AWS, GCP, and on-premises.
• Designed the platform for flexible workload management, scalability, and high availability.
• Deployed infrastructure using custom Terraform modules and GitHub Actions.
• Introduced configuration management with SSM and Ansible.
• Implemented monitoring and alerting with OpenSearch, Prometheus, and Grafana.
• Automated AMI creation with Packer.
• Trained engineers on platform maintenance and development.
• Led customer meetings and served as the main project contact.

- WebBeds (2023 / 3 months) - Platform Engineer / Team Lead

• Deployed authentication system with Keycloak.
• Customised the authentication process with Keycloak Service Provider Interfaces.
• Automated Keycloak deployment with ArgoCD.
• Led client demonstrations and trained engineers on Keycloak.

- ECW (2022 / 6 months) - Platform Engineer / Team Lead

• Developed platform for QA environment deployment on Azure.
• Utilised Azure Container Instances and Application Services.
• Automated infrastructure deployment with Terraform and Jenkins.
• Trained engineers on IaC and GitOps.
• Led DevOps Community of Practice meetings and client demonstrations.

- Roche (2021 - 2022 / 1 year 6 months) - Platform Engineer / Team Lead

• Developed platform for automated environment and microservice deployment.
• Created CI/CD pipelines with GitLab.
• Implemented E2E testing and deployed EKS and AWS services with Terraform.
• Configured ArgoCD for multi-environment deployments.
• Implemented monitoring with OpenSearch, Prometheus, and Grafana.
• Led DevOps Community of Practice meetings and client demos.

- Bankable (2020 / 6 months) - Platform Engineer

• Developed GitLab pipelines for service delivery.
• Managed servers with Ansible and AWS infrastructure with Terraform.
• Streamlined database deployment, reducing time from a year to two months.

- Cazoo (2020 / 6 months) - Software Engineer

• Developed and maintained the Cazoo website with NextJS.
• Built internal services in TypeScript and Serverless on AWS.
• Trained engineers on TDD.

- Codurance Apprenticeship (2019 / 3 months)

• Completed intensive training in TDD, DDD, XP, Agile, Platform, and Software Engineering.
• Led a project from requirements gathering to development and CI/CD.

Yambay (2016 - 2019 / 3 years) - Senior Project Engineer

• Delivered projects, gathered requirements, installed software, and maintained infrastructure.
• Trained engineers in-house and on client sites.
• Coordinated stakeholder communication for safety-critical software delivery.

Adeo Group (2015 - 2016 / 1 year) - Software Engineer

• Migrated an E-sales platform to the latest PHP version.
• Provided client support through an in-house ticketing system.

Education

University of Glasgow (2014 - 2015)

• MSc Software Development

University of Strathclyde (2010 - 2014)

• BA (Hons) Economics

American College of Sofia (2005 - 2010)

• High School Diploma