I'm Pavlo Volokonskyi, a Lead DevOps and Site Reliability Engineer based in Atlanta, GA, with 15+ years of hands-on experience building and operating platforms that run critical business workloads. I specialize in AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, and Python automation, and I transform unstable, manual environments into resilient, automated systems that engineering teams can rely on.\n\nI'm skilled at cloud architecture, container orchestration, CI/CD automation, infrastructure as code, and incident management. I've led infrastructure and reliability engineering at Fortune 500 companies and high-growth tech firms, coaching teams on SRE practices and operational excellence.

Pavlo Volokonskyi

I'm Pavlo Volokonskyi, a Lead DevOps and Site Reliability Engineer based in Atlanta, GA, with 15+ years of hands-on experience building and operating platforms that run critical business workloads. I specialize in AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, and Python automation, and I transform unstable, manual environments into resilient, automated systems that engineering teams can rely on.\n\nI'm skilled at cloud architecture, container orchestration, CI/CD automation, infrastructure as code, and incident management. I've led infrastructure and reliability engineering at Fortune 500 companies and high-growth tech firms, coaching teams on SRE practices and operational excellence.

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I’m Pavlo Volokonskyi, a Lead DevOps and Site Reliability Engineer based in Atlanta, GA, with 15+ years of hands-on experience building and operating platforms that run critical business workloads. I specialize in AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, and Python automation, and I transform unstable, manual environments into resilient, automated systems that engineering teams can rely on.\n\nI’m skilled at cloud architecture, container orchestration, CI/CD automation, infrastructure as code, and incident management. I’ve led infrastructure and reliability engineering at Fortune 500 companies and high-growth tech firms, coaching teams on SRE practices and operational excellence.

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Experience Level

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Senior Site Reliability and Python Developer at Delta Air Lines, Inc.
August 1, 2025 - January 1, 2026
Designed and operated production systems powering critical booking operations, data pipelines, and operational workloads for airline operations. Built automation, maintained CI/CD pipelines, and ensured systems met reliability standards for passenger-facing services.
Lead DevOps and Cloud Engineer at Invitae Corp.
December 1, 2021 - May 1, 2025
Led infrastructure and platform engineering for cloud-native systems processing terabytes of genomics data used in cancer research and patient testing. Established platform standards, built CI/CD automation, and drove Kubernetes adoption across engineering teams.
Senior Site Reliability Engineer at Equifax Inc.
August 1, 2019 - November 1, 2021
Operated and scaled platforms for high-volume credit data services used by banks and lenders. Built automation, performed cloud migrations to AWS and GCP, implemented Terraform automation, and led incident response and capacity planning.
Senior DevOps Engineer at Canadian Tire Corporation
January 1, 2018 - July 1, 2019
Built and improved CI/CD infrastructure for e-commerce platform and retail systems. Migrated legacy Jenkins jobs to scripted pipelines with Docker, implemented multi-browser testing with Sauce Labs, and streamlined deployments.
Senior DevOps and Platform Engineer at Oracle Corporation
August 1, 2011 - December 1, 2017
Managed multi-region platform infrastructure across data centers, automated datacenter provisioning, and established CI/CD practices. Operated 300+ servers with centralized monitoring and performance testing.
Senior DevOps and Platform Engineer at MAXYMISER LTD.
June 1, 2016 - August 1, 2019
Operated and deployed a worldwide platform infrastructure for testing and personalization services used by major brands. Built automation for provisioning and configuration management, enabling rapid releases and global scalability. After Oracle acquisition, contributed to integration efforts.
Security Engineer at AVANTAS
August 1, 2010 - May 1, 2016
Managed Cisco-based network infrastructure and security systems (VPN, firewalls). Implemented Snort and Nagios monitoring, ensuring visibility into threats and system health, and designed redundancy for VoIP and data center infrastructure.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Information Security Management at DUT
January 11, 2030 - February 13, 2026

Qualifications

CKAD (Certified Kubernetes Application Developer)
January 11, 2030 - February 13, 2026
CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator)
January 11, 2030 - February 13, 2026
Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer, Google Cloud
January 11, 2030 - February 13, 2026
Professional Cloud Architect, Google Cloud
January 11, 2030 - February 13, 2026
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
January 11, 2030 - February 13, 2026
AWS Certified Developer – Associate
January 11, 2030 - February 13, 2026
AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer – Associate
January 11, 2030 - February 13, 2026

Industry Experience

Transportation & Logistics, Healthcare, Financial Services, Software & Internet, Professional Services