DevOps Engineer

Octopus.Cloud helps hosters, SPs, cloud providers, and corporate clients navigate the SPLA SAM journey successfully while optimizing business performance and lowering risk exposure.

• Enhancing system architecture and performance by implementing structural improvements and refactoring components for better isolation, maintainability, and efficiency.
• Maintaining solution documentation, including UML diagrams.
• Developing new features to expand system capabilities.
• Migrated projects from an in-house ORM to EF Core.
• Implemented multithreading to optimize an agent’s performance, achieving significant improvements in processing efficiency.
• Designed and implemented an administration portal to help the development and support teams manage key aspects of the system.
• Resolved the majority of open issues.
• Contributed to designing and implementing CI/CD processes and branching strategy.

TBC Pay LLC, a key player in Georgia's financial services sector, specializes in instant payment solutions.

• Took over and completed the development of a multitenant API layer for TBCPay after the team was disbanded. Implemented authentication, payment processes, and tenant management, integrated with TBC payment systems, and built a scalable AWS infrastructure with Terraform.

Hands-On experience at izibox.ge:

• Led the development of the "Logistics Management System" product, overseeing object-oriented design, system design, and mentoring a team of developers.

Hands-On experience at extra.ge:

• Resolved Frontend and Backend performance issues by implementing effective workarounds and solutions.
• Optimized AWS infrastructure and reduced costs.
• Improved system performance and reduced database load by implementing Caching with ElastiCache Redis.
• Implemented dynamic filters for refined search results based on specific criteria.
• Enabled image-based product search using AWS Rekognition.
• Implemented a Data Lake using RDS PostgreSQL for centralized storage and analysis of sales data.

Hands-On experience at optimo.ge:

• Implemented a Data Lake using RDS PostgreSQL as a central repository for storing and analyzing sales data.

• Defined seamless integration with payment terminals, fiscal and thermal printers, electronic scales, and other hardware devices to ensure smooth communication and functionality.
• Utilized ALB, ASG, EC2, ECS, Aurora PostgreSQL, S3, and CloudFront to establish robust and scalable deployment environments for highly available software solutions.
• Implemented continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) using Bitbucket and AWS CodePipeline.
• Developed core features for purchasing (integrated with revenue services), sales, warehouse management, production, and reporting.

• Established deployment environments utilizing ALB, ASG, EC2, ECS, Aurora PostgreSQL, S3, and CloudFront, ensuring a highly available and scalable software solution.
• Implemented secure VPN connections, including AWS Client-to-Site and Site-to-Site VPN, to connect deployment environments with on-premises systems and third-party systems.
• Enabled continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) through Bitbucket and AWS CodePipeline.
• Integrated messaging functionality using MassTransit, AWS SNS/SQS for efficient communication.
• Utilized AWS Elasticsearch for essential matching and filtering requirements.

• Utilized ASP.NET Web API and PostgreSQL to develop the backend system.
• Implemented crucial matching and filtering functionalities using Elasticsearch.
• Integrated with the Bank of Georgia to provide customer loan calculation services.
• Integrated with EPAY for balance refill through pay boxes.

The Bank of Georgia is a leading financial institution in Georgia, offering a wide range of banking, financial, and related services. It caters to both individual and corporate clients, providing services such as personal banking, corporate banking, wealth management, loans, credit facilities, and other financial products.

• Refactored, redesigned, and launched a multi-channel communication platform using ASP.NET MVC and Oracle, streamlining the management of marketing campaigns, audience targeting, notification delivery, user activity tracking, and data-driven analytical reporting.
• Developed a notices management system using ASP.NET MVC and MS SQL to digitize paper workflows and improve operational efficiency.
• Designed and developed the frontend of a ranking system using ASP.NET MVC, optimizing sales processes, and enhancing customer satisfaction by providing effective front office sales management and monitoring capabilities.
• Ensured the stability and performance of a legacy system, CreditInfo, developed using ASP.NET Web Forms, by proactively monitoring, addressing technical challenges, and implementing optimizations to meet the evolving needs of the business.

FINCA Bank Georgia is part of the global FINCA network, a microfinance organization that provides financial services to low-income entrepreneurs and small business owners in emerging markets.

• Developed systems for CreditInfo data handling, overdue loans management, Smart TV commercial video and exchange rates management, enhancing efficiency, advertising, financial operations, and debt recovery.
• Implemented systems for employee leave, inventory purchases, and absence management, optimizing HR and inventory processes.
• Developed an Active Directory sync tool for cross-domain synchronization.
• Contributed to post-migration tasks for ALTA Core Bank.

As an Administrator for 1C software, I managed the IBS Supermarket system. This involved maintenance, and troubleshooting of the software to ensure that it met the needs of the organization.

As a Junior Software Engineer , I was responsible for designing and developing various software solutions that helped streamline business processes and improve efficiency. Specifically, my projects included:

• Designing and developing a Human Resource Management System using ASP.NET MVC and MS SQL. The system contained Selection, Training, Internship, Attendance, Administration, and Payroll modules and helped automate many of the tasks associated with managing human resources.
• Designing and developing a monitoring system using ASP.NET MVC and MS SQL, which tracked the performance of electronic scales, pay boxes, network computers, and their processes. This system helped identify and troubleshoot issues quickly, reducing downtime and improving efficiency.
• Designing and developing a store location planning and average income calculation system using ASP.NET MVC and MS SQL, which leveraged the Google Maps JavaScript API. This system allowed users to identify the best locations for stores based on factors such as population density, competition, and average income, and helped optimize business operations.

Deloitte is one of the world's largest professional services networks and is part of the "Big Four" accounting organizations. It provides a wide range of services across various industries.

• Contributed to the digitalization of document management processes at Sakpatenti

Georgian Railway LLC is the national rail company of Georgia, responsible for operating the country's railway system.

• Contributed to developing a railway carriage stocktaking system using WinForms and MS SQL.