# Slava Matsukevich
Platform Engineer · Cloud Architect · Security Automation
## About
10+ years building cloud infrastructure for startups, Fortune 500, and US
government security teams. Currently Platform Engineer @ TikTok USDS,
securing offensive security operations across four major cloud providers.
## Contact
- Location: SF Bay Area, CA
## Quick Links
{
// Cloud Platforms
"cloud": ["AWS", "GCP", "Azure", "OCI", "Alibaba Cloud"],
// Orchestration
"orchestration": ["Kubernetes", "GKE", "AKS", "EKS", "Helm", "Docker", "ArgoCD"],
// IaC & Automation
"iac": ["Terraform", "Ansible", "Puppet", "CloudFormation"],
// CI/CD
"cicd": ["GitHub Actions", "Argo Rollouts", "Concourse CI", "Jenkins", "Azure DevOps"],
// Languages
"languages": ["Python", "Bash"],
// Observability
"observability": ["Datadog", "Grafana", "Prometheus", "Splunk"],
// Security
"security": ["Wiz", "Aqua", "Elastic SIEM", "Kibana", "SentinelOne"],
// AI / ML Infra
"ai_ml": ["GCP Vertex AI", "Gemini API", "LLM Pipelines", "MCP Tooling"]
}
Platform Engineer @ TikTok (USDS) CURRENT
// Offensive Security Operations — securing OSO infrastructure across AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI.
- Architected LLM deployment pipeline on internal GPU cluster; saved $240k+ annually, eliminating a 6-month H100 procurement lead time for AI safety and bias testing.
- Built proprietary Attack Surface Management (ASM) tool from 0→1 in Python to continuously analyze the division's external attack surface; saved $200k+ annually, replacing commercial alternatives.
- Designed and implemented CI/CD pipelines for exploit development and deployment workflows; owned GitHub Enterprise adoption for the division, authored DevSecOps guidelines and repository security standards.
Senior Infrastructure Engineer @ Highnote
// FinTech startup — modern card and payment platform.
- Rebuilt container security posture: PSP → Pod Security Standards migration; +20% compliance, unblocked K8s upgrade path.
- Launched Argo Rollouts for canary deployments across all production services, enabling swift rollback.
- Achieved CIS benchmark compliance for GCP and AWS; pivotal in securing a major bank partnership.
Cloud Solutions Architect @ Altoros
- Built Azure AKS security analysis POCs; GitHub Actions automation cut testing time 50% and manual effort 40%.
- Trained 5 platform engineers at Canada's largest bank on VMware Tanzu; enhanced Concourse CI pipelines reducing deployment failures.
Solutions Architect @ CTDev
- Designed cloud-native reporting solution on Azure + Alibaba Cloud for the world's largest reinsurance company.
Cloud Solutions Architect @ Altoros
- Led global cloud transformations for Fortune 500 clients — Toyota, Vanguard, eBay/StubHub, AAA; reduced cloud costs up to 50%.
- Tech Lead for PCF delivery at Vanguard (AWS + vSphere); GitOps pipelines cut upgrade time 50%.
- Trained teams on PCF, Bosh, and Concourse CI across client engagements in the US and Australia.
Systems Engineer / DevOps @ EPAM Systems
- Administered CI/CD infrastructure serving 30,000 users; defined SLOs/SLIs and maintained on-call rotation.
- Automated provisioning workflows with Puppet, reducing configuration drift and manual toil.
Lead System Administrator @ Information Center
- Built and managed PKI infrastructure based on virtualization and Linux.
// Certifications
Microsoft
Azure Solutions Architect Expert
Google
Professional Cloud Architect
CNCF
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
Microsoft
GitHub Copilot
// Recognition
Alibaba Cloud MVP
· DevOps Institute Ambassador (Oct 2023–Present) · CD Foundation Ambassador (Apr 2024–Apr 2025)
# Community
## Volunteering & Judging
CODiE Awards Judge
— SIIA, 2023 & 2025
Globee Awards — Industry Expert & Judge
— 2022
IT World Awards, Golden Bridge Awards, Disruptor Company Awards, American Best in Business Awards
Hackathon Judge
— HackNYU (Feb 2022), HackGSU (Mar 2022), Mega Hackathon (Apr 2022)
## Technical Reviewer
Developing Cloud-Native Solutions with Microsoft Azure and .NET
— Apress, 2022
Architecting a Modern Data Warehouse for Large Enterprises
— Apress, 2023
Embracing DevOps Release Management
— Packt, 2024
Kubernetes Anti Patterns
— Packt, 2024
Microsoft Copilot in Azure: AI-powered Cloud Automation and Optimization
— Packt, 2025
## HackerNoon Contributor of the Year — Noonies 2022
Master of the Edge of Computing
· Azure · China · CI/CD · Serverless
## Courses
CI/CD and DevOps: The Ultimate Jenkins Masterclass
— KnowledgeHut, Nov 2022–Feb 2023
# Education
Master's Degree in Computer Science
Belarusian National Technical University