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Hi, I’m Andrei Safonov, a DevOps Engineer and System Administrator with 15+ years of experience managing infrastructure, automation, and platform operations across global enterprises. I design cost-efficient, resilient cloud architectures and lead scalable deployments. For example, I designed AWS architecture for the corporate website, cut costs by 80%, and eliminated DDoS outages, while building observability, automation, and AI-enabled workflows that streamline teams across multiple offices.…Hi, I’m Andrei Safonov, a DevOps Engineer and System Administrator with 15+ years of experience managing infrastructure, automation, and platform operations across global enterprises. I design cost-efficient, resilient cloud architectures and lead scalable deployments. For example, I designed AWS architecture for the corporate website, cut costs by 80%, and eliminated DDoS outages, while building observability, automation, and AI-enabled workflows that streamline teams across multiple offices.

Andrei Safonov

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Hi, I’m Andrei Safonov, a DevOps Engineer and System Administrator with 15+ years of experience managing infrastructure, automation, and platform operations across global enterprises. I design cost-efficient, resilient cloud architectures and lead scalable deployments. For example, I designed AWS architecture for the corporate website, cut costs by 80%, and eliminated DDoS outages, while building observability, automation, and AI-enabled workflows that streamline teams across multiple offices.…Hi, I’m Andrei Safonov, a DevOps Engineer and System Administrator with 15+ years of experience managing infrastructure, automation, and platform operations across global enterprises. I design cost-efficient, resilient cloud architectures and lead scalable deployments. For example, I designed AWS architecture for the corporate website, cut costs by 80%, and eliminated DDoS outages, while building observability, automation, and AI-enabled workflows that streamline teams across multiple offices.

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Hi, I’m Andrei Safonov, a DevOps Engineer and System Administrator with 15+ years of experience managing infrastructure, automation, and platform operations across global enterprises.

I design cost-efficient, resilient cloud architectures and lead scalable deployments. For example, I designed AWS architecture for the corporate website, cut costs by 80%, and eliminated DDoS outages, while building observability, automation, and AI-enabled workflows that streamline teams across multiple offices.

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Work Experience

DevOps Engineer at Payabl.

January 1, 2024 - Present

Designed AWS architecture for the corporate website, reduced costs by 80%, and eliminated DDoS outages. Implemented scalable REST API gateway for POS processing using Lambda, API Gateway, Terragrunt, and CodePipeline. Set up observability with SigNoz, and integrated Google Workspace and Office 365. Introduced AI tooling (n8n, LightRAG, AWS Bedrock, Open Web UI) to automate workflows across the stack.

IT Operations Center Lead / System Administrator at EXNESS

September 1, 2018 - August 31, 2023

Led IT Operations Center with 12+ L1/L2/L3 engineers supporting 2200+ employees across 7 offices. Managed 2500+ endpoints (Fedora, macOS, Windows) via PowerShell and Bash for compliance and reporting. Deployed unified MDM from scratch (Kandji for macOS, Intune for Windows) with custom configurations. Built Python scripts to automate HR and workplace workflows, and implemented monitoring with Te le graph, InfluxDB, and Grafana. Administered Google Workspace, FreeIPA, Active Directory, Jira/Confluence, VMware ESXi, SAP, and Ubiquiti networking gear.

DevOps Engineer at tek-experts

February 1, 2017 - September 30, 2018

Designed Docker-based troubleshooting lab on RHEL for HPE OMI, SM, SiteScope, UCM DB; accelerated root-cause analysis and service delivery for HPE product stack.

IT/Automation Engineer at Russia-based confectionery, pet care, and food products leader

August 1, 2009 - August 1, 2015

Built a PowerShell-based deployment framework for SCCM achieving 99% success across 150K+ users. Managed ITIL processes (Incident, Problem, Change) and extended Follow-The-Sun support across three regions; led deployment and automation initiatives.