Cloud and runtime
AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, ingress, load balancing, service mesh, and environment provisioning.
AI-driven DevOps Engineer and Tech Lead
Pavel Psecuk
I design, automate, and operate Kubernetes, CI/CD, IaC, observability, and compliance-focused infrastructure for teams that need predictable delivery, strong production ownership, resilient platforms for business-critical workloads, clear operational visibility, secure deployment workflows, and cloud foundations that help engineers move quickly without losing reliability.
About
I lead complex infrastructure and platform engineering initiatives across cloud architecture, Kubernetes operations, CI/CD modernization, infrastructure automation, observability, security, compliance, and reliability engineering. My responsibilities include designing scalable cloud solutions, managing PCI-DSS compliant infrastructure, leading production database migrations, provisioning and operating Kubernetes environments and clusters, redesigning CI/CD platforms, implementing monitoring and alerting systems, maintaining large-scale Infrastructure as Code codebases, improving cloud cost efficiency, strengthening security posture, defining DevOps standards, planning technical roadmaps, mentoring engineers, and driving operational excellence across the organization.
I am calm under pressure, highly detail-oriented, stress-resistant, and a fast learner. I combine critical thinking with strong technical judgment to identify risks early and prevent issues before they impact clients.
Core expertise
Infrastructure as code
Terraform, CloudFormation, YAML, reusable modules, state hygiene, reviewable changes, and environment parity.
AI, delivery, and automation
AI-assisted engineering workflows, build and deployment systems, GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, Spinnaker, AWS DevTools, Bash, Python, Ansible, and Lambda.
Data and messaging
PostgreSQL, RDS, MySQL, Redis, Kafka, Kinesis, Firehose, SQS, backups, migrations, and production-safe changes.
Observability and operations
Grafana, Prometheus, ELK, Datadog, alerting, incident support, capacity planning, and root-cause analysis.
Security and FinOps
IAM, RBAC, GuardDuty, Inspector, secret management, vulnerability scanning, cost optimization, Savings Plans, and Reserved Instances.
Experience
May 2025 to present
Head of Cloud Infrastructure
Wallester · Tallinn, Estonia
Lead cloud infrastructure and platform reliability for a FinTech environment, covering Kubernetes operations, cloud architecture, PCI-DSS-aware infrastructure, CI/CD modernization, observability, security posture, cost efficiency, and engineering standards.
May 2022 to May 2025
Senior DevOps Engineer
Wallester · Tallinn, Estonia
Owned production DevOps delivery across Kubernetes, infrastructure as code, GitOps, monitoring, database migrations, incident support, and automation. Improved deployment reliability, operational visibility, and platform maintainability across production and non-production systems.
Dec 2019 to Apr 2022
DevOps Engineer
Breakwater Technology · Tallinn, Estonia
Built and maintained cloud infrastructure, deployment pipelines, monitoring, automation, and environment operations for gambling technology platforms, supporting reliable releases and fast incident investigation.
Mar 2019 to Nov 2019
System Engineer
Kuehne + Nagel · Tallinn, Estonia
Supported enterprise logistics applications and system operations across Linux, Java, SQL, and Oracle DB, translating production issues into clear technical investigation and remediation paths.
Feb 2015 to Mar 2019
Senior IT Specialist
Tieto · Tallinn, Estonia
Delivered multilingual IT operations support, database administration tasks, incident handling, knowledge base improvements, project support, onboarding, and training across enterprise support workflows.
Education and achievements
2007 to 2010
IT professional diploma
Business & IT educational center. Information technology, programming, software and hardware maintenance.
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2014
2015 to 2018
2019
2019
Java from scratch
Software Development Academy. Java, OOP, HTML/CSS, SQL/noSQL, testing, Spring, Scrum, Hibernate, and JDBC.
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2020
Recommendation letter
Software Development Academy recommendation after Java from scratch studies.
SDA
2022
2024
Best Infrastructure Engineer
Wallester AS.
Pet projects
2011
Rimgova.lt - simple website
Simple customer website built with HTML/CSS, Linux hosting, SSH, SFTP, and hands-on web operations.
2015
EWar.lt - gaming project
Large self-hosted gaming project across Linux servers, PHP/MySQL, IPBoard, monitoring, marketing, staff operations, and shell automation.
2018
WorldGamers - gaming project
Gaming community project covering server operations, testing, launch coordination, maintenance, analytics, and marketing support.
2019
Personal website
A long-running personal web presence used to keep CV material, certificates, recommendations, and portfolio references available.
2019
Java / Spring social media project
Final project from Software Development Academy using Java/Spring and supporting web technologies.
2019
propercases.com - ecommerce project
Ecommerce project built with HTML/CSS on Shopify, including store setup, product presentation, and marketing channel preparation.
Redesigned personal website
Modern professional website rebuild focused on AI-driven DevOps positioning, responsive design, CV and certification access, SEO, and portfolio presentation.
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