Taras Lipatov

Taras Lipatov is a seasoned professional with a wealth of experience in architecting large scale public and private self-service cloud platforms. With a strong background in software development practices and delivery strategies, Taras specializes in designing, developing, and implementing complex configuration management and build systems with agility in mind.

His expertise spans across various technologies including *nix, Java, Docker, Mesos, Kubernetes, RightScale, VMWare, Xen, AWS, Proxmox/KVM, cloud computing, and automation. Taras excels in public and private cloud architecture, microservices/containers in production, large Mesos compute clusters, and is proficient in tools like Ansible and Puppet. He is highly skilled in Python and Java development, microservice design, UNIX/Linux systems, configuration management, agile software development, build systems, automation, development life cycles, SaaS environments, all aspects of virtualization, and cloud architecture.

Having a robust educational background with a focus on PHD in Awesomeness from Mnt. Awesome, Taras has held key positions at reputable organizations such as ASAPP, Sailthru, SumAll, OpenText, Vignette, Vidavee, G2X, and Sensenet. His roles have ranged from Senior Staff Engineer in SRE/Core Infrastructure to Principal Engineer in DevOps, showcasing his versatility and expertise in cloud operations, configuration management, and deployment.

His experience as a Cloud Ninja with AWS Solutions Architect certification further solidifies his proficiency in cloud technologies and solutions. Taras Lipatov's commitment to excellence and continuous learning make him a valuable asset in the field of cloud architecture and software development.