Hi, I’m Ruben. I’m a Senior DevOps Engineer with 6+ years of experience designing, automating, and operating reliable, cloud-native infrastructure and platforms. My core focus areas include Kubernetes, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, observability, networking, and secrets management with HashiCorp Vault. I have a proven track record migrating legacy systems, stabilizing deployments, and supporting production environments at scale. I enjoy turning complex operational challenges into streamlined, automated solutions. I thrive in cross-functional teams and am passionate about building scalable systems, embracing GitOps practices, and continuously improving platform reliability and performance.

Ruben Hovhannisyan

Hi, I’m Ruben. I’m a Senior DevOps Engineer with 6+ years of experience designing, automating, and operating reliable, cloud-native infrastructure and platforms. My core focus areas include Kubernetes, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, observability, networking, and secrets management with HashiCorp Vault. I have a proven track record migrating legacy systems, stabilizing deployments, and supporting production environments at scale. I enjoy turning complex operational challenges into streamlined, automated solutions. I thrive in cross-functional teams and am passionate about building scalable systems, embracing GitOps practices, and continuously improving platform reliability and performance.

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Hi, I’m Ruben. I’m a Senior DevOps Engineer with 6+ years of experience designing, automating, and operating reliable, cloud-native infrastructure and platforms. My core focus areas include Kubernetes, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, observability, networking, and secrets management with HashiCorp Vault. I have a proven track record migrating legacy systems, stabilizing deployments, and supporting production environments at scale.

I enjoy turning complex operational challenges into streamlined, automated solutions. I thrive in cross-functional teams and am passionate about building scalable systems, embracing GitOps practices, and continuously improving platform reliability and performance.

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Work Experience

Senior DevOps Engineer at Digitain
August 1, 2023 - Present
Developed Ansible roles and Terraform modules for node hardening, secure password generation, and automated platform installation. Designed a high-performance metrics collection platform using physical servers, RKE2, S3, Thanos, and Grafana to ensure scalable observability. Architected a high-performance log aggregation platform using Elasticsearch and Fluent Bit. Implemented GitOps practices for platform provisioning and lifecycle management using Argo CD and Terraform. Configured HashiCorp Vault as a centralized and secure secrets management solution across multiple environments. Designed and deployed a multi-datacenter Kafka cluster with high availability and TLS authentication for both internal and external traffic. Built a multi-service application for multi-CDN domain management using Go, integrating Kafka, KeyDB, Cloudflare, NS1, CDNetworks, and Google reCAPTCHA. Created a Kubernetes operator for external load balancer automation using operator-sdk. Developed a custom Terraform
DevOps Engineer at VectAR
May 1, 2021 - July 1, 2023
Designed, operated, and supported Kubernetes (GKE) platforms hosting production web applications. Automated infrastructure provisioning and application deployments using Terraform, Helm, and Ansible. Migrated legacy deployments to stable, containerized architectures, improving reliability and operational consistency. Managed load balancing using NGINX and Google Cloud Load Balancers.
Core Network Administrator / Automation Engineer at EKENG CJSC
May 1, 2020 - September 1, 2023
Designed and implemented corporate network infrastructure using BGP and EIGRP. Implemented network security solutions including firewalls and intrusion prevention systems. Automated network and server configuration using Ansible. Deployed and maintained monitoring and logging platforms (Zabbix, ELK). Managed server and network virtualization using VMware vSphere and NSX. Implemented and maintained public DNS services and enterprise mail servers. Supported storage platforms based on NFS and iSCSI.
System Administrator / Network Administrator at Government of the Republic of Armenia
March 1, 2018 - May 1, 2020
Maintained enterprise server and network infrastructure. Administered Active Directory, domain controllers, and VPN services. Implemented wired and wireless networks and provided operational support. Deployed monitoring systems and automated routine administrative tasks. Managed virtualization environments and storage systems.

Education

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Qualifications

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) – CNCF
January 11, 2030 - January 23, 2026
Prometheus Certified Associate (PCA) – CNCF
January 11, 2030 - January 23, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Government, Professional Services