Anton Yushkov

DevOps Engineer

Podgorica, Montenegro16 yrs 11 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Reduced client cloud costs by $420K annually.
Co-architected a self-optimizing WordPress hosting platform.
Delivered enterprise-grade reliability at startup economics.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cloud Infrastructure Architect specializing in cost optimization for SaaS and Fintech industries.

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Skills

Core Skills

Cloud Cost OptimizationFinopsDeployment AutomationMonitoring

Other Skills

Amazon Web Services (AWS)Google Cloud Platform (GCP)TerraformKubernetesAnsibleChefJenkinsPrometheusGrafanaELK StackOpenStackVMwareLinuxWindows ServerNetworking

About

I help fast-growing companies reduce cloud spending by 30-40% while improving performance and reliability. DevOps architect specializing in cloud economics optimization across AWS, GCP, Azure, and emerging platforms (AWS China, Oracle Cloud, AliCloud). Expert in turning multi-cloud chaos into strategic advantage for globally distributed teams. Recent impact: - Reduced client cloud costs by $420K annually through architecture optimization - Co-architected self-optimizing WordPress hosting platform (Cloudways Autonomous) - Orchestrated 8+ cloud providers into unified, cost-efficient infrastructure - Built FinOps framework catching $50K+ monthly waste before deployment 16 years of commercial experience working with teams from 10 to 170+ members across hosting, fintech, and biotech industries. The only DevOps architect specializing in making multi-cloud infrastructure profitable for companies operating across restricted and emerging markets. Feel free to reach out to discuss cloud economics challenges.

Experience

16 yrs 11 mos

Total Experience

6 yrs 10 mos

Average Tenure

3 yrs 2 mos

Current Experience

Batuta

Senior DevOps Engineer | Cloud Cost Optimization & FinOps

Mar 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 2 mos · Remote

Key Clients: Cloudways (DigitalOcean), Samlabs, CreateMe, Apcela, ThisIsYR, KittBio
Financial Impact:
Reduced client cloud costs by $420K annually through architecture optimization
Delivered 34% cost reduction for Cloudways while improving auto-scaling performance
Built ROI-focused monitoring: every alert tied to business metrics, not just technical thresholds
Created FinOps framework catching $50K+ monthly in waste before deployment
Technical Innovation:
Co-architected Cloudways Autonomous platform - self-optimizing WordPress hosting on GCP/GKE that automatically adjusts resources based on cost-performance ratio
Orchestrated 8+ cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure, AWS China, Oracle Cloud, AliCloud, OVH) into unified infrastructure
Built monitoring covering 100+ services with comprehensive alerting linked to business KPIs
Reduced security vulnerabilities by 67% through automated DevSecOps workflows
Key differentiator: Delivered enterprise-grade reliability at startup economics

Amazon Web Services (AWS)Google Cloud Platform (GCP)FinOpsTerraformKubernetesCloud Cost Optimization

Flugel.it

DevOps Engineer

Jul 2015 – Mar 2023 · 7 yrs 8 mos · Remote

KubernetesTerraform

Genesys

DevOps Engineer

Jul 2015 – Jan 2021 · 5 yrs 6 mos · Remote

Built cost-aware microservices deployment automation for 70+ services, reducing deployment time by 78% and operational overhead by 45%
Implemented centralized logging infrastructure processing 2.3TB daily from distributed applications with cost-optimized retention policies
Established monitoring for 300+ Kubernetes nodes and applications with automated right-sizing recommendations
Optimized OpenStack infrastructure, reducing resource waste by 42% through capacity planning and VM consolidation
Built CI/CD pipelines with integrated security scanning, catching 89% of vulnerabilities pre-production
Technologies: Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, Chef, Jenkins, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, OpenStack, VMware

KubernetesTerraformAnsibleChefJenkinsPrometheus+5

Haulmont technology

IT Infrastructure Lead

May 2009 – Jun 2015 · 6 yrs 1 mo · On-site

Scaled infrastructure supporting company growth from 20 to 170+ employees while maintaining budget efficiency
Reduced hardware costs by 38% through VMware virtualization and server consolidation strategy
Built and managed 5-person IT team with established processes and cost accountability
Executed two complete office relocations with zero downtime and minimal business disruption
Automated demo platform deployment, reducing manual work by 89% and enabling rapid client demonstrations
Technologies: VMware, Linux, Windows Server, Networking, Backup & DR

VMwareLinuxWindows ServerNetworkingBackup & DR