Hey there! I'm Ilya — but many know me as ostrah. I'm an IT enthusiast from Kyiv, Ukraine, passionate about building, learning, and growing. This blog is my digital diary where I share real stories, lessons, projects, and ideas from my journey in tech. I believe in three simple things: always optimize, never stop learning, and create with heart. Hope you find something inspiring here — enjoy the ride!
Summary
Energetic and responsible IT enthusiast with 2+ years of hands-on experience as a System Administrator (Linux + Windows environments). Currently pursuing a degree in Software and Network Engineering at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (graduating 2025). DevOps practitioner with a strong focus on automation, optimization, and innovation. Young, ambitious, initiative-driven, and committed to continuous growth. Actively seeking a DevOps Engineer position.
Work Experience
- Junior Android Developer (8 months)
- System Administrator (2 years – present)
Education
- Graduation Year: 2025
- Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
- Specialty: Software and Network Engineering
- Certificate: HCIA-Datacom v1.0
Language Skills
- English – Upper-Intermediate
- Ukrainian – Native
- Spanish – Learning
Technical Skills
- Linux/Unix System Administration (Ubuntu, CentOS, Debian)
- Windows Server Management (Active Directory, DNS, DHCP)
- Containerization: Docker, Docker Compose
- Orchestration: Kubernetes (basic level)
- Infrastructure as Code: Ansible, Terraform
- CI/CD Pipelines: GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD
- Monitoring & Logging: Nagios, Zabbix
- Cloud Platforms: AWS (EC2, S3, Route53, IAM)
- Networking: TCP/IP, VPN, Firewalls, Load Balancing
- Version Control: Git, GitHub, GitLab
- Scripting: Bash, PowerShell (automation, backup scripts, deployment scripts)
- Virtualization: VMware ESXi, VirtualBox, Hyper-V
- Security Basics: Hardening Linux servers, setting up VPN tunnels, SSH security best practices - changing ports kekw
Projects
- Infrostructure based on oVPN Jira, Mattermost, Nagios, PeopleForce, Ansible Build Infrastructure for small business for remote work
- AWS Cloud Infrastructure for Personal Blog: Deployed a fully containerized blog application on AWS using EC2, Route53, ACM SSL, Application Load Balancer, and S3 backup - still in progress
- Telegram Discount bot based on WebScraper Novus, Silpo, АТБ Using selenium + chromedriver for getting instances - still in progress
- Home Lab for DevOps based on Proxmox + Ansible Setting up a private infrastructure with remote access, supporting automation of vm deployment, and DevOps practices like CI/CD, containerization, monitoring, and networking labs. Used Proxmox, Ubuntu, Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Prometheus, oVPN, and GitHub Actions - still in progress