Volodymyr Osadchyy
Keswick,Canada
Summary
Senior DevSecOps Engineer with 10+ years of remote, hands-on delivery across AWS/Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform and CI/CD automation. Focused on securing and operating production platforms in regulated environments without slowing delivery—pragmatic controls, strong documentation, and reliable incident response.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior DevSecOps / Platform Architect (Freelance, Remote)
Multi-Industry (Automotive, Logistics, Healthcare)
01.2016 - Current
- Delivered 20+ secure migration/automation programs and 18+ migration projects across Azure/AWS/hybrid platforms (remote leadership).
- Architected and operated Kubernetes clusters (AKS/EKS) with GitOps (ArgoCD), Terraform-based IaC, and standardized platform blueprints.
- Built CI/CD pipelines and quality gates (Jenkins/GitLab, SonarQube, Nexus); introduced policy-gated deployments and secure artifact workflows.
- Implemented observability and on-call practices (Prometheus/Grafana/ELK/Splunk) and drove RCA/postmortems for production incidents.
- Integrated identity and access controls (Keycloak, OAuth2/OIDC) and improved security posture for distributed teams and environments.
DevSecOps / Security Architect (Contract, Remote)
Financial Services / Banking
01.2023 - 01.2025
- Led DevSecOps and security architecture for cloud and hybrid platforms supporting global payment schemes (VISA/Mastercard).
- Implemented IAM/CIAM, SSO, MFA/2FA and Keycloak-based identity patterns; hardened Kubernetes clusters with policy-driven controls.
- Delivered cryptographic key orchestration using secure vaults and HSMs; managed certificate lifecycle (issuance/rotation/revocation/monitoring).
- Built audit-ready delivery: CI/CD controls, automated evidence collection, regulator-ready documentation, and repeatable runbooks (PCI-DSS).
Senior Cloud Engineer / DevOps (Enterprise Platforms)
VW Group / Hella / Others
01.2013 - 01.2017
- Built and supported cloud/hybrid infrastructure and automation foundations; introduced containerization and monitoring practices.
- Worked with distributed stakeholders across engineering and business; delivered stable releases under tight timelines.
- Earlier career (2000–2013): software engineering, DevOps and project leadership roles (LUM GmbH and others) — available on request.
Education
Master’s Degree (Honours) - Computer Systems & Networks
National Technical University of Ukraine (NTUU)
Bachelor’s Degree (Honours) - Computer Engineering
NTUU
Skills
Kubernetes & Platform: AKS/EKS, multi-cluster ops, Helm/Kustomize, GitOps (ArgoCD), ingress (NGINX), service-to-service security
Cloud & IaC: Azure & AWS foundations, Terraform (OSS/Enterprise), Ansible, networking (VPC/VNET, WAF, LB), secure landing zones
CI/CD & Supply Chain: GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, artifact repositories (Nexus), policy gates, SBOM, signing, promotion strategies
Security & Identity: IAM/CIAM, SSO, MFA/2FA, OAuth2/OIDC, Keycloak, PKI/X509, TLS 12/13, Zero Trust patterns
Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/Loki, Splunk; SLOs, alerting, incident response, postmortems
Languages / Tools: Linux, Bash/PowerShell, Python, Go, Java, Nodejs; REST/gRPC; Jira/Confluence
Regulated environments: PCI-DSS, audit-ready delivery, certificate lifecycle, HSM-backed key management (payments/security domains)
Languages
English
Full Professional
German
Full Professional
CONTRACT FIT
- Remote-only (Canada-based). Long history of remote delivery since 2014; async-first, documentation-heavy work style.
- Availability: 30–40+ hrs/week (project-based). Able to align with North American and EU time zones.
- Comfortable joining short-term or long-term contracts; can start quickly.
SELECTED IMPACT
- Led DevSecOps and security architecture initiatives for banking/payments platforms in PCI-DSS-regulated environments, including payment-grade key management and certificate lifecycle automation.
- Designed and operated Kubernetes-native platforms with policy-driven governance; implemented GitOps delivery and IaC-based change control.
- Reduced audit remediation effort by introducing evidence-as-code, standardized runbooks, and repeatable controls across CI/CD and infrastructure.
WORK AUTHORIZATION
Authorized to work in Canada. Available for 100% remote contract roles (global).
PhD Artificial Intelligence (in progress )
PhD studies at LIGS University (online)
Timeline
DevSecOps / Security Architect (Contract, Remote)
Financial Services / Banking
01.2023 - 01.2025
Senior DevSecOps / Platform Architect (Freelance, Remote)
Multi-Industry (Automotive, Logistics, Healthcare)
01.2016 - Current
Senior Cloud Engineer / DevOps (Enterprise Platforms)
VW Group / Hella / Others
01.2013 - 01.2017
Master’s Degree (Honours) - Computer Systems & Networks
National Technical University of Ukraine (NTUU)
Bachelor’s Degree (Honours) - Computer Engineering
NTUU