Freelance DevOps: cloud, CI/CD, monitoring

Services

Plain words first, with the technical names in brackets for those who need them.

Cloud or servers that fit your budgetAWS and Google Cloud, or the more affordable Hetzner, Vultr, DigitalOcean and the like. I pick what fits your load and your wallet.
Everything described in code (IaC)Servers, networks and permissions can be rebuilt, reviewed and handed to another team.
Capacity that follows the load (Kubernetes, GitOps)The service adds capacity as traffic grows, and changes are checked in a test environment first.
Automatic releases (CI/CD)From finished code to the live site, with tests, checks and as few manual steps as possible.
Outage alerts (monitoring)Dashboards, logs and alerts to Telegram or Slack, tuned so you don't drown in noise.
SecurityBot and attack protection, single sign-on, secrets kept out of code, private networks and VPN.
Databases and backupsBackups with restore checks, replicas and performance tuning.
Server savingsBill breakdown, right-sized resources and, when it pays off, a move to a cheaper provider.

AWS
Google Cloud
Hetzner
Vultr
DigitalOcean
bare metal

Not sure where to start? Start with an audit

In 2 working days I look at how your servers or workflows are set up, find risks and places to save, and give you a written plan: what to do, in what order and how long it takes. The express audit is $100, credited to the follow-up project.

Book an audit

Case studies

Reliability under load

When every minute of downtime costs money and reputation.

High load2019 – 2021

45,000 requests a minute across several regions

A product with constant heavy traffic, where even a short outage hits revenue immediately. I led the company's move to containers and Kubernetes, rebuilt the release process and brought monitoring of every server in every region into one place.

Servers from every region on one screen, so problems are easier to spot early.

EdTech2024 – now

An online school with live video lessons

Kids and teachers meet in live video lessons every day. I'm responsible for the platform's infrastructure: video servers, databases, cloud, monitoring and incident response.

Changes can be checked in a separate test environment before release.

SaaS2021 – 2023

A design platform for users around the world

A geo-distributed platform running around the clock. I was on call for core services, rewrote the CI/CD pipelines, moved infrastructure to IaC and optimised cloud spend.

Infrastructure described in code, and fewer manual operations for developers.

Launches and migrations

When you need a foundation built, or a move made without breaking anything.

Product2023 – 2024

Infrastructure from a blank page

The company shipped mobile apps and a Telegram Mini App, but there was no infrastructure to speak of. I designed and built all of it: networks, servers, databases, automatic app builds and backend releases. Every service moved into containers with separate development and production environments, and users sign in through a single account system.

The company got infrastructure described in code, with monitoring, alerts and cost control.

Product2018 – 2019

A database with a standby in another zone

PostgreSQL ran in a cluster that the team had deployed and maintained themselves inside Kubernetes. I moved the databases to a managed service with a standby in another availability zone and set up backups of the whole cluster.

If one availability zone fails, the database switches to its standby, and the cluster can be restored from backup.

SaaS2021 – 2023

Builds that scale with the load

Builds and tests ran on a fixed set of servers. I rebuilt the process: build servers spin up to match the number of jobs and shut down when there is no work. Along the way I moved the WordPress site into containers and Kubernetes, and the packages from a self-hosted registry to a managed one.

Less waiting for builds at peak hours and fewer servers idling at night.

Pricing

"From" prices depend on scope. I give the exact figure after the intro call and fix it in the contract before we start.

DevOps and cloud

Express infrastructure auditA report: what may break, what to improve right away, and a work plan. 2 working days. The fee is credited to the follow-up project.
$100
Automatic releases (CI/CD)Build, tests and rollout of a new version with no manual steps.
from $350
Outage alerts (monitoring)Dashboards, logs and alerts to Telegram or Slack.
from $550
Security and accessBot and attack protection, single sign-on, secrets kept safe, backups, VPN.
from $500
Server savingsA bill breakdown and the changes that bring it down.
from $400
Move to another providerFor example, from an expensive cloud to Hetzner or Vultr, with a migration plan and every step verified.
from $1000
Infrastructure from scratch, or a move to KubernetesServers, automatic releases, monitoring and docs, all described in code (IaC, cluster, GitOps).
from $2000

Hourly

$35/hour

For tasks that are hard to scope up front. Weekly time report.

Ongoing support

20 hours a month$650
40 hours a month$1200

Updates, small tasks and incident investigation during working hours. Night on-call by separate agreement.

Discuss support

I work as a registered Ukrainian sole proprietor (FOP): contract, invoice and certificate of completed work.
Payment in UAH to the FOP account at the National Bank rate on the invoice date.
Paid in stages: 50% upfront, 50% on delivery.
You pay for cloud, servers, domains and AI model usage directly, with no markup from me.

FAQ

Does it have to be AWS or Google Cloud?

No. The big clouds are convenient but not always necessary. For many projects Hetzner, Vultr, DigitalOcean or your own servers often deliver the reliability you need for less. I'll help you choose and, if needed, move.