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igor_ai_twin.sh
$ igor_ai_twin --init
Hello! I'm Igor's AI digital twin. I can answer questions about his experience, skills, projects, and career background. What would you like to know?
~/main $ cat intro.txt

Igor Bondarenko

<Cloud Engineer> | <DevOps> | <Networking & Security>

Cloud infrastructure specialist with 3+ years of direct cloud engineering experience and 15+ years in telecom and cloud. Combining leadership strength with practical execution in Kubernetes, automation, and Cloud Operations.

15+
years experience
📚
Constantly learning
∞
problems solved
./contact.sh ls projects/
Igor Bondarenko
print("Hello, World!") # Yes, I still find this exciting 🚀
About

$ whoami

about.sh
$ echo "I'm a hands-on Infrastructure & Cloud Engineer with a unique blend"
> I'm a hands-on Infrastructure & Cloud Engineer with a unique blend of deep technical expertise and business leadership experience.
$ cat career_journey.txt
> After many years in telecom and enterprise infrastructure, including roles at Ericsson, VEON Group, and Kyivstar, I've made a deliberate return to hands-on Cloud and AI engineering.
$ grep "current_focus" profile.json
> "current_focus": ["Cloud Infrastructure", "Kubernetes", "DevOps", "Automation"]
$ echo "My strength: Business acumen + Technical execution"
> ✓ Understanding both strategic "why" and practical "how"
> ✓ From network architecture to Kubernetes orchestration
> ✓ Applying 15+ years of carrier-grade infrastructure experience
Technical Stack

$ cat skills.json

☁️

cloud_virtualisation

  • AWS (Certified)
  • Cloudflare Workers, D1, R2
  • Linode (Akamai Cloud)
  • Virtualisation (OpenStack, VMware, VirtualBox)
  • On Premise
🐧

linux

  • Ubuntu
  • Debian
  • Experimenting with other distros
🔧

devops_automation

  • Docker & Kubernetes
  • Ansible, Terraform
  • CI/CD, GitHub Actions (learning)
  • Infrastructure as Code
💻

programming_scripting

  • Python (automation, APIs)
  • Bash scripting
  • YAML/JSON
  • JavaScript (learning)
🌐

networking_systems

  • Linux
  • OpenSSH
  • TCP/IP, VPN, VLAN
  • Network security
  • Load balancing
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ai_ops

  • AI models integration
  • Prompt engineering
🎯

leadership

  • Project & Programme Management
  • ITIL, Lean Six Sigma
  • Vendor management
  • Team leadership
📜

certifications

  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
  • SAFe 6 POPM
  • PRINCE2 7 Foundation
Work History

$ git log --experience

Hands-on Delivery Lead

Ericsson - Cloud Software and Services Delivery (Eurasia/EMEA)
2021 - 2025

Virtualised and Bare-metal infrastructure deployment for multi-site 5G Core Functions.

  • Deployed and configured NFVi and CNIS platforms (OpenStack, Kubernetes)
  • Automated deployment tasks using Ansible, Docker, and Kubernetes
  • Reduced software deployment time by 70% with Ansible playbooks automation
  • Troubleshot integration issues and supported CI/CD pipelines
  • Improved delivery time and system reliability across multiple deployments

Clients: Tier 1 and 2 Mobile Network Operators in EMEA/MELA

Linux 5G Core Ansible Docker Kubernetes CI/CD Servers HPE/DELL Networking

IT/Telecom Service Manager

Metinvest-Digital (Industrial Holding)
2020 - 2021

Service manager for enterprise networking and telecom infrastructure.

  • Supervised system upgrades and modernization of communication platforms
  • Roadmap for enterprise services digitalisation across holding's operating companies
Motorola Cisco HPE Network Design

Multiple Senior Engineering Roles

VEON Group / Kyivstar
2002 - 2019

17 years progression from Core Systems Engineer to Architecture & Roadmap SME at CTO Office.

  • Architecture & Strategy SME (2015-2019): Platform strategy and network evolution
  • Network Roadmap and Planning Manager (2012-2015): Multi-year technical roadmaps
  • Head of Service Management (2007-2012): Core network operations
  • Core Systems Engineer (2002-2007): End-to-end operations and maintenance of Networking and core platforms
Data Center Operations Servers/Switches 2nd line Support and Troubleshooting 2G/3G/4G Core NFVi SS7/Diameter Monitoring platforms (DPI) Linux Server Virtualisation

Research & Deployment Platform Engineer

Techmaker.ua (Trainee and Volunteer)
2016 - 2017

Community-driven automation initiative spanning public, defence, and private sectors.

  • Prototyped automation solutions using embedded systems
  • Developed C++ software for sensor-based systems
  • Applied Embedded Linux for system integration
STM32 Arduino C++ Embedded Linux

System Administrator

Printing company
2001 - 2002

Computers and Network admistrastion of the small private printing company

  • Network and Workplace administrator
  • Applications support
  • Windows server administration
  • Computers and Network Devices support and repair
Windows server Network Switches Routers Users and Applications
Projects

$ ls -la projects/

AI-based web app

ACTIVE

AI-powered SaaS application that analyzes UK parking charge notices and generates complete, ready-to-send appeal letters with step-by-step guidance.

Technical Highlights:

  • Serverless architecture using Cloudflare Workers for edge computing
  • AI model integration via API (OpenAI, Anthropic, Grok) for analysis and appeal guidance generation
  • Cloudflare D1 (SQLite) database and R2 object storage
  • Payment processing with Stripe integration
  • Full-stack development (Node.js backend, HTML/CSS/JS frontend)
Cloudflare AI/ML Serverless Node.js Stripe
Visit Site →

☸️ Kubernetes Homelab

ACTIVE

Production-grade 3-node K3s cluster on bare-metal Intel NUCs as a platform for experimenting with cloud tools, Kubernetes, and Linux, while running home automation applications.

Technical Highlights:

  • K3s v1.31 LTS with 3-node etcd HA quorum
  • Gateway API v1.4.0 + Traefik v3.6 (future-proof routing)
  • MetalLB v0.15 for bare-metal LoadBalancer services
  • Ansible playbooks for configuration management
Kubernetes K3s Gateway API Ansible MetalLB
View Details →

📂 More Projects

ONGOING

Continuously working on automation tools/scripts, infrastructure experiments.

$ git status
> Infrastructure automation scripts
> Cloud-native experiments
> Local AI & Automation community contribution
GitHub →
Infrastructure Lab

$ cd ~/homelab

I am running my own hands-on home lab, and I would like to share its configuration with you. It is built on bare-metal Intel NUC hardware and operates as a production-grade three-node K3s cluster, which I use to practise Kubernetes, cloud-native tooling, and SRE methodologies.

Explore the Lab →
Get In Touch

$ ./connect.sh

I’m always open to meeting new people and getting involved in interesting projects — on site or remotely. If you’re building something exciting and think my mix of technical depth and business leadership could help, let’s talk. Connect with me on LinkedIn and drop me a message any time.

💼

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/igorbondarenko

 💻

GitHub

github.com/bil-12
📍

Location

UK

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AI Twin

Coming soon...

status.sh
$ cat work_authorization.txt
> ✓ Full right to work in the UK
$ echo $LANGUAGES
> English (Fluent), Ukrainian (Native), Russian (Native), Italian (A1)
Background

$ cat education.txt

🎓

Master's Diploma

Computer Networks & Telecom Systems

Kharkiv National Technical University of Radio and Electronics

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Postgraduate Master's Diploma

International Business

Kyiv National Economic University