Roman Nikitin · IT Team Lead · Senior DevOps / Infrastructure Engineer
DevOps • Infrastructure • Software Engineering
Remote · Kharkiv, Ukraine
"Build → Deploy → Automate → Improve"
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┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ $ whoami │
│ │
│ Roman Nikitin │
│ IT Team Lead / Senior DevOps / Infrastructure Engineer │
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│ I don't just write code. │
│ I build, deploy, automate and maintain complete IT systems. │
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│ Software ────────────────┐ │
│ Infrastructure ───────────┼──> Reliable systems │
│ Networking ───────────────┤ │
│ Automation ───────────────┘ │
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│ Location: Kharkiv, Ukraine │
│ Work model: Remote │
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This is a person who can not only write code, but build and maintain a complete infrastructure.
PHP · Laravel · JavaScript · HTML · CSS · Tailwind CSS · Livewire · Vite
Linux · Ubuntu · Debian · Docker · Docker Compose · Proxmox · Nginx
MikroTik · VLAN · VPN · TCP/IP · Firewall · HAProxy · Keepalived
MySQL · PostgreSQL · Redis
Bash · PowerShell · GitHub Actions · CI/CD
Microsoft Intune · Microsoft Entra ID · Active Directory · Group Policy · Windows Autopilot
Graylog · Snipe-IT · Vaultwarden · Home Assistant
┌──────────────────────────────┐
│ INTERNET │
└──────────────┬───────────────┘
│
┌─────────▼─────────┐
│ MIKROTIK │
│ Routing / Firewall│
└─────────┬─────────┘
│
┌────────────────────┴────────────────────┐
│ │
┌─────▼─────┐ ┌─────▼─────┐
│ VLAN 10 │ │ VLAN 20 │
│ LAN │ │ MGMT │
└─────┬─────┘ └─────┬─────┘
│ │
┌─────▼─────┐ ┌─────────▼─────────┐
│ Services │ │ PROXMOX │
│ Clients │ │ CLUSTER │
└───────────┘ └─────────┬─────────┘
│
┌─────────────────────────────┼───────────┐
│ │ │
┌────▼────┐ ┌────▼────┐ ┌────▼────┐
│ Node 01 │ │ Node 02 │ │ Node 03 │
└─────────┘ └─────────┘ └─────────┘
| Area | Focus |
|---|---|
| CI/CD | Automated build, test and deployment |
| Containers | Docker / Docker Compose |
| IaC | Infrastructure as Code |
| Configuration | Repeatable provisioning |
| Monitoring | Observability |
| Logging | Centralized logs |
| Backup | Recovery-first operations |
| HA | High Availability |
| Load Balancing | HAProxy / Keepalived |
| Automation | Bash / PowerShell / GitHub Actions |
| Security | Access control, MFA, segmentation and hardening |
learning:
- Kubernetes
- Terraform
- Ansible
Personal IT knowledge / engineering platform
Project: ITkha.com
Focus: IT • Infrastructure • Automation • Engineering
AUTOMATE
REPRODUCE
OBSERVE
SECURE
DOCUMENT
SIMPLIFY
Automate repeatable work.
Make infrastructure reproducible.
Observe before optimizing.
Build security into architecture.
Document operational knowledge.
Remove unnecessary complexity.
$ whoami
roman.nikitin
$ role
IT Team Lead / Senior DevOps / Infrastructure Engineer
$ location
Kharkiv, Ukraine
$ work
remote
$ systemctl status engineering
● engineering.service - Building reliable systems
Loaded: loaded
Active: active (running)
$ automation --status
[ OK ] infrastructure
[ OK ] deployment
[ OK ] monitoring
[ OK ] backup
[ OK ] security
[ OK ] automation
$ echo $MOTTO
"When in doubt, make a backup."
Build → Deploy → Automate → Improve
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