Engineering Operations & Platform Systems Leader

Ivan Bessolitsyn

Engineering Operations & Platform Reliability Manager

Goa, India. Open to Remote / Relocation

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Executive Summary

12+ years leading engineering operations, delivery systems, platform reliability, and production governance across high-load, regulated, and mission-critical environments.

Focused on designing and scaling end-to-end engineering operating models that improve delivery predictability, production stability, organizational engineering efficiency, and platform operational maturity.

Experienced in building integrated engineering ecosystems combining software delivery, QA, DevOps, infrastructure operations, release governance, and production support processes.

Led engineering organizations with up to 40 direct reports and up to 110 cross-functional contributors across distributed engineering and operational environments.

Core Expertise

Engineering Systems & Operating Models

Engineering Operating Model Design, Delivery System Architecture, Engineering Process Architecture, Production Governance, Engineering Organization Scaling, Cross-Team Systems Coordination, Organizational Delivery Maturity, Engineering Workflow Industrialization

Platform Reliability & Production Engineering

Platform Reliability Engineering, Production Readiness Frameworks, Service Stability Models, Incident & Problem Management Systems, SLA / RTO / RPO Governance, Operational Resilience Engineering, High-Load Distributed Systems Operations, Infrastructure Reliability

Delivery Transformation & Engineering Systems

End-to-End Delivery Transformation, DevOps Platform Enablement, CI/CD System Architecture, Release Engineering Systems, Change & Deployment Governance, Agile Delivery Scaling, Engineering Workflow Optimization, Production Delivery Coordination

Engineering Leadership & Organizational Development

Engineering Team Leadership, Cross-Functional Team Management, Organizational Scaling, Engineering Career Development, Mentorship & Coaching, Performance Development Planning, Organizational Capability Development, Matrix Leadership, Distributed Engineering Coordination

Enterprise & Regulated Systems Operations

Mission-Critical Infrastructure Operations, SOC / ITSM Governance Models, Vendor & Stakeholder Engineering Coordination, Regulated Infrastructure Operations, Compliance-Driven Engineering Processes

Delivery Lifecycle & Validation

Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Functional Testing, Performance Testing, Scalability Testing, Manual Testing, Automated Testing, QA Automation, Release Validation Systems, Production Acceptance Processes, Quality Systems Engineering

Professional Experience

Independent Systems & Algorithmic Trading R&D

2023 — Present

Developing automated trading systems, operational tooling, and AI-assisted engineering workflows focused on automation, validation systems, engineering productivity, and iterative system refinement.

Using AI-assisted engineering workflows for:

- development acceleration

- testing and validation automation

- data preparation

- workflow optimization

- rapid prototyping and engineering research

Working with cryptocurrency trading systems including Bitcoin, Ethereum and other market pairs.

Using AI platforms including GPT, Claude, GLM, and Grok within engineering and research workflows.

Key areas:

- algorithmic trading system development

- operational automation and engineering tooling

- software development and testing workflows

- validation systems and iterative refinement processes

- engineering productivity optimization

Infosecurity — Deputy Director, Security Operations Center (SOC)

2020 — 2022

Commercial security operations platform delivering monitoring and incident response services for regulated environments.

Responsible for scaling security operations delivery systems across SOC, engineering, and operational teams in mission-critical environments.

Focused on strengthening production governance, operational reliability, engineering coordination, and service continuity under regulatory constraints.

Key areas:

- designed and scaled security operations delivery model

- implemented structured SLA / RTO / RPO governance framework

- improved service scalability and operational continuity

- established incident response coordination systems across operational teams

- aligned engineering, SOC, and vendor operational processes

- supported regulatory coordination within GosSOPKA / FinCERT ecosystem

- maintained operational documentation and service lifecycle governance

LogistPro — Co-Founder, Head of Software Delivery & Quality Assurance

2013 — 2020

High-load logistics automation platform and freight transportation marketplace.

Co-founded and led evolution of logistics platform from MVP to production-scale distributed system supporting real-world freight operations.

Responsible for design and scaling of integrated engineering operating model including software delivery, QA, infrastructure operations, release governance, and production reliability systems.

Key areas:

- built and scaled integrated engineering operating model across development, QA, and operations

- designed platform release governance and deployment workflows (CI/CD + production operations)

- improved logistics operations efficiency through platform operationalization (up to 25% process cost reduction)

- ensured production stability and infrastructure reliability during platform scaling

- introduced structured penetration testing and security validation into SDLC processes

- reduced time-to-market through engineering workflow optimization

- supported operational workflow systems for logistics execution platform

Moscow City IT Department — CIO, Unified Medical Information System (EMIAS)

2017 — 2018

Mission-critical healthcare infrastructure supporting city-wide distributed healthcare operations.

Led transformation of engineering delivery and production governance systems across large-scale regulated infrastructure ecosystem.

Focused on improving delivery predictability, operational scalability, production coordination, and infrastructure governance across distributed healthcare environments.

Key areas:

- implemented production governance and deployment coordination model

- established SLA / RTO / RPO operational frameworks

- introduced incident and problem management systems at infrastructure scale

- improved delivery throughput (~6x acceleration of delivery cycles)

- coordinated stakeholders across government, vendors, and engineering organizations

- optimized infrastructure operations across thousands of distributed healthcare sites

- standardized engineering and operational processes across ecosystem

LANIT — Head of QA & DevOps

2015 — 2017

Government information platform for energy sector monitoring and forecasting.

Led evolution of engineering delivery, CI/CD-enabled release governance, and validation systems for regulated infrastructure operations.

Key areas:

- implemented CI/CD pipelines and delivery automation systems

- established engineering delivery governance model for government systems

- improved release coordination and operational readiness processes

- led acceptance, UAT, and validation frameworks for regulated deployments

- standardized engineering workflows across distributed teams

- coordinated distributed engineering organization across internal and external teams

Infotecs — Head of DevOps

2014 — 2015

Secure communications and internal enterprise systems.

Led infrastructure optimization, engineering workflow transformation, and operational reliability initiatives for internal engineering platforms.

Key areas:

- optimized virtualization infrastructure (VMware vCenter, ~30% resource efficiency improvement)

- improved CI/CD pipeline throughput (~2x improvement through TeamCity optimization)

- introduced role-based access control governance model

- established operational governance and SLA / RTO / RPO frameworks

- improved platform performance and internal data exchange throughput (~4x)

- supported infrastructure scaling and platform reliability initiatives

Positive Technologies — Head of QA

2011 — 2013

Security platform focused on vulnerability scanning and compliance systems.

Owned engineering quality systems, validation processes, and release governance model for security product delivery.

Key areas:

- established QA organization structure and engineering quality standards

- introduced code quality governance (static analysis and review processes)

- improved release stability and delivery predictability

- implemented structured validation and testing frameworks

- built QA hiring and organizational development processes

- aligned engineering workflows across product organizations

Acronis — QA Automation Team Lead Developer

2008 — 2011

Enterprise backup and disaster recovery platform.

Built scalable QA automation systems and testing infrastructure for distributed engineering teams.

Key areas:

- designed automated testing architecture for enterprise systems

- achieved ~90% automation coverage across QA workflows

- built test infrastructure and validation execution systems

- introduced standardized engineering and code review practices

- developed scalable QA automation workflows

- improved reliability of release validation and testing processes

MERA — Software Quality Assurance Engineer

2005 — 2008

Telecom analytics platform for GSM performance monitoring.

Worked on QA automation, release validation systems, and engineering workflow optimization for telecom analytics infrastructure.

Key areas:

- reduced configuration delivery cycle (1 month to 2 weeks)

- automated configuration generation and validation processes

- improved testing execution and environment reliability

- supported release planning and operational risk analysis

- maintained testing infrastructure and defect tracking systems

Technologies, Methodologies & Engineering Domains

Engineering & Infrastructure

CI/CD, DevOps Practices, TeamCity, VMware, Infrastructure Operations, Platform Reliability, High-Load Distributed Systems

Delivery & Operations

Release & Change Management, Incident & Problem Management, ITIL / ITSM, SDLC Processes, Delivery Validation Systems, Production Operations, Operational Governance

Development & Automation

Python, C++, QA Automation, Test Automation Frameworks, REST API Testing, API Validation

Methodologies & Platforms

Agile (Scrum / Kanban), Waterfall, SaaS Platforms, CRM Systems, Risk Management, Task Tracking Systems

Operational Tooling & AI

Engineering Workflow Automation, Operational Tooling, AI-Assisted Engineering Workflows, GPT, Claude, GLM, Grok

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