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Elnur Hasanli

Elnur Hasanli

Baku

Summary

Takes on challenging new role harnessing interpersonal skills, collaboration and problem-solving. Driven to deliver high-quality service and consistent results. Energetic employee well-versed in strong communication and organisation skills. Seeks solutions to problems and applies extensive analytical knowledge to findings. Adept at multi-tasking, leading group discussions and managing projects.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work history

SRE Unit Head

Azerconnect Group
Baku, Azerbaija
05.2023 - Current

Provided strategic direction and vision for SRE team to align practices with business objectives.

Ensured system reliability, uptime, and availability met defined service level objectives (SLOs).

Managed incident lifecycle from detection through resolution and postmortem analysis.

Drove adoption of automation to eliminate manual operations and enhance efficiency.

Developed and optimised CI/CD pipelines for consistent, secure deployments.

Built and mentored high-performing SRE team while establishing clear growth paths.

Conducted performance reviews to promote continuous learning and development.

Established monitoring systems for proactive issue detection and improved service health.

Devops Engineer

01.tech
Saint Petersburg
04.2023 - 07.2025
  • Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for large-scale application deployments
  • Design, deploy, and manage Kubernetes clusters, primarily on AWS EKS
  • Implement GitOps workflows using ArgoCD
  • Implement SDLC with gitlab ci, helm charts and ArgoCD
  • Implement infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform, Ansible
  • Manage cloud and on-prem environments (AWS, VMware) at scale
  • Drive reliability improvements using observability tools and SRE best practices
  • Set up monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions (Prometheus, Grafana, VictoriaMetrics, ELK, Sentry)
  • Implement and automate rollback strategies, blue/green, and canary deployments
  • Respond to incidents, conduct root cause analysis, and drive postmortem practices

Devops engineer

Parimatch (GR8 Tech)
Kyiv
06.2021 - 04.2023
  • Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for large-scale application deployments
  • Design, deploy, and manage Kubernetes clusters, primarily on AWS EKS
  • Implement GitOps workflows using FluxCD
  • Implement SDLC with gitlab ci, helm charts and fluxcd
  • Implement infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform, Ansible
  • Manage cloud and on-prem environments (AWS, VMware) at scale
  • Drive reliability improvements using observability tools and SRE best practices
  • Set up monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions (Prometheus, Grafana, VictoriaMetrics, ELK, Sentry)
  • Implement and automate rollback strategies, blue/green, and canary deployments
  • Respond to incidents, conduct root cause analysis, and drive postmortem practices

DevSecOps engineer

Kapital Bank
Baku
03.2020 - 09.2021
  • Integrate security tools and practices into CI/CD pipelines
  • Implement and manage secrets management systems
  • Define and enforce policies for secure code, containers, and infrastructure
  • Conduct threat modeling, risk assessments, and security reviews during system design
  • Secure Kubernetes clusters through RBAC, network policies, PodSecurity Standards, and admission controllers (Kyverno)
  • Implement and manage container image scanning (Trivy)
  • Monitor and respond to infrastructure and application security alerts
  • Support secure cloud architecture (AWS, Azure) and harden configurations
  • Educate and collaborate with DevOps and development teams on secure coding and deployment practices

Devops engineer

eGOV Development Center
Baku
06.2017 - 02.2020
  • Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines
  • Design, deploy, and manage Kubernetes clusters
  • Implement GitOps workflows using FluxCD
  • Implement SDLC with gitlab ci, helm charts and fluxcd
  • Automate infrastructure provisioning using tools like Terraform, Ansible
  • Set up and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting systems (Prometheus, Grafana, AlertManager, ELK)
  • Apply SRE principles to improve system reliability, availability, and performance
  • Participate in incident response, postmortems, and performance tuning
  • Document infrastructure designs, automation processes, and runbooks
  • Advocate for DevOps culture and mentor teams on best practices
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS) and infrastructure-as-code tools
  • Knowledge of system monitoring, logging, and performance analysis
  • Familiarity with container security
  • GitOps principles and tools like ArgoCD, Flux
  • Proficient in AWS services, including VPC, IAM, EC2, ALB/NLB, CloudWatch, and S3
  • Experience with Helm, Terraform, Ansible, Kustomize
  • Experience with EKS

IT system administrator

Agile Solutions
Baku
05.2014 - 06.2017
  • Install, configure, and manage servers, storage, and network systems across client environments
  • Support integration and deployment of solutions across multiple platforms (Windows, Linux, virtualization, cloud)
  • Manage backup and disaster recovery solutions for clients
  • Maintain documentation for system configurations, processes, and client environments
  • Implement and maintain security best practices, including patching, firewall rules, and access controls
  • Work with vendors and third-party providers on hardware/software support

IT Engineer

DNS Computers
Baku
03.2009 - 10.2014
  • Troubleshot and resolved network and server issues, enhancing the operational efficiency of IT systems
  • Performed regular system maintenance and upgrades to ensure optimal performance and security of IT infrastructure
  • Designed and executed disaster recovery plans to ensure business continuity and data integrity
  • Facilitated root cause analysis for incidents to prevent recurrence and improve system stability

IT engineer

Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of Azerbaijan Republic
Baku
11.2008 - 03.2009
  • Administered and managed server environments to ensure high availability and performance
  • Monitored system performance and implemented optimizations to guarantee reliability and uptime of IT services
  • Troubleshot and resolved network and server issues, enhancing the operational efficiency of IT systems

Education

HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA - Mathematic

Baku State University
09.2002 - 08.2006

Skills

  • Virtualization technologies
  • Scripting languages
  • Troubleshooting techniques
  • DevOps expertise
  • Linux administration
  • Networking skills
  • Cloud computing platforms
  • System monitoring tools
  • GitOps methodologies
  • AWS services expertise
  • Helm
  • IaC tools (Ansible, Terraform, Terragrunt and etc)

Languages

English
Russian
Azerbaijani
Turkish

Personal Information

  • Date of birth: 01/27/85
  • Gender: Male
  • Nationality: azerbaijanian

Timeline

SRE Unit Head

Azerconnect Group
05.2023 - Current

Devops Engineer

01.tech
04.2023 - 07.2025

Devops engineer

Parimatch (GR8 Tech)
06.2021 - 04.2023

DevSecOps engineer

Kapital Bank
03.2020 - 09.2021

Devops engineer

eGOV Development Center
06.2017 - 02.2020

IT system administrator

Agile Solutions
05.2014 - 06.2017

IT Engineer

DNS Computers
03.2009 - 10.2014

IT engineer

Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of Azerbaijan Republic
11.2008 - 03.2009

HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA - Mathematic

Baku State University
09.2002 - 08.2006
Elnur Hasanli