Hi, I'm Dmitriy :)

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About Me

Transitioning from the business / finance industry to becoming a Cloud Engineer might seem like a dramatic shift, but in reality, it's all about solving problems in new ways.

I spent the last 6 years in finance, working with large data sets, automating processes, advancing security master efforts, and mastering SQL.

The transition wasn't always easy. There were long nights spent learning new technologies, climbing steep learning curves, and building a new foundation of knowledge. Swapping spreadsheets for cloud infrastructure has been one of the most rewarding moves I've made. I hope to build on my existing foundation, passion for learning, and problem solving into this new adventure.


Career

Fisher Investments

Cloud Engineer September 2024 - Present

  • Automated Azure infrastructure provisioning across 80 subscriptions using Terraform (AzureRM) and ARM templates, integrated with GitHub Actions and Octopus Deploy, reducing workload deployment time by 30%
  • Designed and standardized reusable Terraform modules and workload templates, decreasing erroneous resource deployments and improving infrastructure consistency across environments
  • Led migration and upgrades of Terraform configurations to the latest AzureRM provider, modernizing 60% of existing modules and improving deployment reliability
  • Implemented automated monitoring agent installation (Splunk, Dynatrace, Guardicore) across 400+ Azure VMs using Ansible, increasing infrastructure observability and reducing manual configuration effort
  • Deployed and configured Azure Container Registry (ACR) and collaborated with application teams to enable containerized workloads for Kubernetes deployments
  • Monitored and troubleshot production application deployments using Splunk and Azure-native monitoring tools, ensuring high availability and rapid incident resolution

Fisher Investments

Securities Operations Analyst July 2021 - September 2024

  • Standardized and automated ETL workflows across 6 SQL Server instances supporting 50+ databases (2TB+ total data) using SSMS, Toad, Python, PowerShell, and Bash, reducing manual reporting effort by 300 hours annually
  • Optimized database performance by creating clustered and nonclustered indexes in over 200+ views and correcting data types across 300+ tables, improving query performance by 15%
  • Conducted in-depth SQL performance tuning and schema redesign initiatives, enhancing system responsiveness for 150+ business stakeholders
  • Implemented secure FTP integrations to onboard third-party datasets into a centralized SQL Server data warehouse, improving enterprise-wide data accessibility
  • Designed and maintained relational database schemas to support a centralized data hub architecture for new application integrations

Fisher Investments

Portfolio Evaluation Associate July 2019 - July 2021

  • Enhanced and maintained Monte Carlo simulation models supporting multiple international business units, improving portfolio risk forecasting accuracy and scalability
  • Automated financial analysis workflows and reporting processes using scripting solutions, reducing manual evaluation effort and improving reporting consistency
  • Developed internal software tools to support international expansion initiatives, enabling tailored financial services across new geographic markets

Education

Portland State University

B.S. Business Administration and Finance May 2019

HashiCorp

HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate (003) Jan 2024 - Jan 2026