Resume

Maxim Igorevich Tishkin

Infrastructure Architect · Platform Engineer · DevOps / SRE

I specialize in reliable platforms: bare metal, Proxmox, Kubernetes, storage, networking, CI/CD, and observability. I quickly enter complex contexts, independently bring tasks to production, and leave reproducible operations behind.

• Worldwide · remote · office · hybrid · relocation

• Geography: worldwide, no location restrictions
• Format: remote-first, office or hybrid by agreement
• Relocation: open to relocation for a strong team and challenge
• Engagement: full-time, long-term contract, project delivery, audit/consulting
• On-site work: possible for infrastructure work and acceptance

Infrastructure / Platform Architecture

Data centers, virtualization, Kubernetes, storage, networking

• Target architecture, capacity planning, fault tolerance, backup/DR
• Proxmox, Kubernetes, GitOps, observability, and production runbooks

DevOps / SRE Engineering

CI/CD, IaC, observability, reliability

• GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD, Terraform/OpenTofu, Ansible, backup automation
• SLO/SLA thinking, monitoring, alerting, incident-ready operations

Networks / SAN / Storage

BGP, OSPF, VXLAN, Fibre Channel, iSCSI, Ceph, 3PAR

• Enterprise networks, SAN fabrics, multipath, failover, segmentation
• Storage lifecycle: production tier, cold backup, replication, restore testing

Higher education, IT field

Foundation for systems thinking, engineering approach, and independent growth

• Continuous practice on private infrastructure and production-like environments
• Independent learning of new technologies followed by real project adoption

Private data center: full lifecycle from rack to production

Private DC on HPE BladeSystem, 3PAR, Proxmox, and a dedicated backup tier · 5 years solo operations

• 16 HPE BL460c Gen9/Gen10 servers in HPE C7000 blade chassis
• HPE 3PAR 7400 as production storage tier, ASUS Stor and Proxmox Backup Server for separated backup
• Network layer on Zyxel, Eltex, MikroTik, HPE; facility control via Home Assistant in an isolated segment

Private cloud on Proxmox VE

HA cluster for production VMs, live migration, centralized backup, and zero-downtime maintenance

• 40+ virtual machines, HA, live migration, replication, and recovery procedures
• Integration with Ceph Storage and Proxmox Backup Server
• Operational practices: capacity planning, monitoring, scheduled upgrades

Kubernetes Enterprise Platform

12-node cluster for production workloads, GitOps, and observability

• Calico, MetalLB, NGINX Ingress, Cert Manager, ArgoCD
• Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, OpenTelemetry; HPA/VPA and controlled rollouts
• 150+ containers, canary/blue-green patterns, infrastructure documented as code

Self-hosted collaboration platform on Kubernetes

Team communication, channels, files, calls, and TLS edge · mm.itishkin.com (T.M.I Web)

• Production deployment in Kubernetes with Ingress, TLS, and operational monitoring
• Chats, channels, file sharing, integrations, and WebRTC audio/video
• Resilience, backup, and operating procedures

Edge proxy and traffic management

Nginx Proxy Manager fork for Kubernetes, HPA, HTTP/3, and GeoIP policies

• Stable operation with 9+ replicas and HPA without configuration/session degradation
• QUIC/HTTP/3, GeoIP filtering, TLS termination, and reverse proxy operations
• Changes focused on edge reliability and day-to-day operations

Corporate network, SAN, and storage fabric

Mixed data center network: routing, segmentation, failover, SAN connectivity

• BGP, OSPF, VXLAN, EVPN, MPLS, Anycast, ECMP, LACP, VRRP
• Fibre Channel, iSCSI, zoning, multipath, HPE 3PAR connectivity
• Multi-provider balancing and failover without manual switching

Storage and database reliability

Ceph, PostgreSQL, MySQL: performance, HA, backup, recovery

• CephFS, RBD, S3 RGW, erasure coding, replication, integration with Kubernetes and Proxmox
• PostgreSQL/MySQL tuning, pgBouncer, Patroni, Galera, PITR and monitoring
• Focus on verified recovery and predictable performance