Aryn Yklas

@arynConnected with DSML

DevOps / SRE & Backend Engineer | Kubernetes, Cloud Infrastructure & LLM Inference

Backend and DevOps/SRE engineer based in Astana. I build Python and Rust services, operate on-prem Kubernetes platforms and H200 GPU nodes for LLM inference, and work on an in-house inference engine alongside vLLM.

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About

My work spans GitOps, CI/CD, observability, custom VPN infrastructure, SSO and data pipelines.

Career

Experience: 2 years

Experience

Fullstack Software Engineer

Finance Monitoring Agency

Nov 2025 — Present

- Built and operate on-premise infrastructure on a Proxmox VE cluster with iSCSI/multipath shared storage: VM provisioning, capacity planning, storage incident response and recovery. - Run multiple Kubernetes (k3s) clusters, including a GPU-backed AI analytics cluster serving LLM inference (vLLM); continuous delivery with ArgoCD, Helm charts and GitLab CI test/build/deploy pipelines. - Designed and troubleshoot site-to-site IPsec/WireGuard tunnels connecting internal networks to partner banks through edge gateways and a cloud relay, including routing, NAT and firewall policies. - Administer O

Python & DevOps Engineer

Freelance

Jan 2023 — Present

- Developed backend services and asynchronous REST APIs with FastAPI, background jobs and scheduled tasks using PostgreSQL, MongoDB and Redis. - Provisioned AWS infrastructure with Terraform and automated Linux server configuration using Ansible. - Set up CI/CD pipelines on GitHub Actions and GitLab CI with automated containerized deployments for repeatable, reliable releases. - Built numerous Telegram bots, web scrapers (BeautifulSoup, Selenium), and integrations with external APIs and LLMs.

Education

BSc Computer Science

Astana IT University

2024 — 2027

- Maintained ReMoodle — a community-driven tool that notifies students of deadlines and helped reduce missed submissions. - Volunteered in and organized charity and alumni events with AITU.Alumni and student clubs.

Skills

DevOpsSREBackend Engineer