Aleksandr Zhitov

Aleksandr is a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer specializing in AWS, Kubernetes (EKS), and Terraform, helping teams build scalable, reliable platforms with tight CI/CD and smart cost optimization.

Specialization

AWS · Kubernetes (EKS) · Terraform/Terragrunt · Infrastructure as Code

Recent success story

• Built and deployed AWS infrastructure from scratch with Terraform; later split a single-account cluster into multi-account (staging/production/infrastructure) with minimal downtime.
• Migrated autoscaling from ASGs to Karpenter to improve efficiency and scaling responsiveness.
• Cut cloud spend with Reserved/Spot strategies and AZ-aware traffic for non-prod, while keeping reliability intact.
• Implemented end-to-end monitoring/logging and Slack alerting; deployed Prometheus/VictoriaMetrics-based stacks.
• Wrote a custom block-height exporter for a blockchain network to improve operational insight.
• Dockerized legacy Vagrant setups and integrated acceptance tests into CI to speed releases and raise quality (prior QA automation lead).
• Upgraded AWS EKS clusters across multiple projects with zero downtime.
• Built Grafana dashboards tracking key business metrics.
• Worked hands-on with CI/CD tooling: GitHub, GitLab, TeamCity, and Jenkins.

Certifications

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect.

Education

Kyrgyz State Technical University named after I. Razzakov — Software Engineering of Computing and Automated Systems.

Before FivexL

Before FivexL, Aleksandr set up and operated AWS-based systems, streamlined autoscaling, CI/CD, and monitoring. Earlier, he led QA automation.

Personality

I’m an easy-going team player and constant learner. I like video games and I’m always exploring new tech.