Russia · Moscow

Aleksei Petrov

 

Chief Information Officer (CIO) with 20+ years of experience. I design and scale IT infrastructure of varying complexity — cloud platforms, data centers, cybersecurity, and distributed offices. I lead IT teams and optimize technology spending.

Aleksei Petrov — Chief Information Officer
⚡ 20+ years in IT
CIO
// about

Who I am and what I do

I am a Chief Information Officer (CIO) with more than 20 years of experience in IT. I specialize in designing and administering networks of varying complexity, security systems, virtualization, and cloud technologies.

My background includes storage systems, wireless networks, IP telephony, video surveillance, distributed branch infrastructure, email platforms, structured low-voltage cabling, access control systems, and retail and banking equipment.

I have proven experience in IT department management and cost optimization, designing IT infrastructure of varying complexity, and working with the market of connectivity providers and IT service vendors. I have hands-on experience with platforms based on Linux, macOS, and Windows. I am communicative, resilient under pressure, goal-oriented, and focused on delivering results.

LeadershipInfrastructureIACStorageMonitoringNetworking Cloud ComputingCyber SecurityVirtualizationDatabases
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Core expertise

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Cloud & Data Centers

Deployment and scaling of cloud platforms, building and operating data centers worldwide, and maintaining SLA targets for global cyber-protection services.

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Cybersecurity

Security systems and cryptography, protection of business-critical services, access control, structured cabling, and banking IT systems. Zero Security: A certification.

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Virtualization & Containers

Clustered virtualization, containers, distributed storage, high-load and big-data systems, and databases with clustering and sharding.

🌐

Networks & Communications

Networks at every level, wireless infrastructure, IP telephony, IP video surveillance, video conferencing, and scaling of distributed offices.

🤖

Automation & DevOps

Automation of routine operations, IaC, monitoring, CI/CD and logging systems, backups, and incident resolution.

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IT Management

IT department leadership, cost optimization, infrastructure design, and coordination across developers, QA engineers, and product managers.

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Professional experience

March 2025 — Present

Chief Information Officer (CIO)

LG1 Logistics current
  • Strategic leadership of the logistics company’s entire IT infrastructure
  • Digital transformation of business processes and optimization of IT costs
StrategyLeadershipIT Governance
May 2022 — March 2025 · 2 years 11 months

Lead System Administrator

Mango Office
  • Deployment and support of a virtual PBX, e-commerce platform, billing, contact center, cloud CRM, corporate messenger, and marketing services
  • Clustered virtualization platforms, containers, and databases
  • Monitoring, CI/CD, logging, and distributed storage systems
  • Automation of routine processes and tasks; preparation of Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
  • Server hardware operations and coordination of data-center engineers
  • Resolution of complex technical and architectural challenges
KubernetesCI/CDIaCDatabasesMonitoring
April 2018 — April 2022 · 4 years 1 month

Senior System Administrator · Senior Cloud Engineer

Acronis · Department of Data Center Operations
  • Deployment, upgrades, and support of Acronis Cyber Cloud products
  • Operation, scaling, and deployment of Acronis data centers worldwide
  • Maintaining SLA commitments and delivering global cloud cyber-protection services
  • High-load and big-data systems, clustered virtualization, containers, and distributed storage
  • Working with large on-premises customers and assisting with incident resolution
  • Coordination with developers, QA engineers, and product managers
Acronis Cyber CloudHi-loadBigDataDistributed Storage
November 2012 — April 2018 · 5 years 6 months

Lead System Administrator

ESET Russia
  • Administration of networks and infrastructure servers
  • Operation of multiple virtualization platforms
  • Configuration and support of IP telephony systems
  • IP video surveillance and video-conferencing platforms
  • Storage systems, deployment and support of company web servers
  • Monitoring, backup, and server-management automation systems
  • Security and cryptography systems
NetworkingVirtualizationVoIPIP VideoStorageCryptography
January 2004 — November 2012 · 8 years 11 months

Mid-level System Administrator

Other
  • Start and development of my IT career: system administration, infrastructure, and support
System AdministrationInfrastructure
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Education & Achievements

🎓 Higher Education

Synergy University (Moscow University for Industry and Finance)
Faculty of Information Technology · Specialist in Information Management and E-Commerce · Engineering degree · 2006–2011

📝 Publications

Configuring Ubiquiti Wi-Fi and Cisco
Guest DHCP and VLANs · Habr
An old trick — does it always work?
Information Security · Habr

📜 Certifications

Zero Security: A
PENTESTIT, hands-on ethical hacking course
ESET NOD32 Endpoint Security for Business
ESET Russia
Cisco CCNA 3.0 (Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices)
Specialist.ru

🏆 Awards

ESET Nomination
Recognition for contribution to IT infrastructure development

🎯 Additional Education

Jan 2017

Zero Security: A

PENTESTIT
Information Security
Sep — Nov 2016

Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices (CCNA 3.0)

Specialist.ru
Network DesignNetwork MonitoringCisco
Apr 2016

ESET NOD32 Endpoint Security for Business

ESET Russia
Information SecurityInformation Protection
Apr — May 2013

Linux Services and Network Administration

Specialist.ru
LinuxMail ServersVirtualizationDatabases
Mar — Apr 2013

Linux Administration and Security Fundamentals

Specialist.ru
LinuxSystem AdministrationInfoSec
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IT Community Activity

Habr

since December 2007
@Skyneon · 18+ years on the platform
2
publications
193
comments
Information SecurityNetworking TechnologiesSystem AdministrationWireless Technologies

Habr Q&A

since July 2011
@Skyneon · 14+ years helping the community
2
answers
1
question
Web ServersDNSApache HTTP ServerLinuxLocal Server
// recommendations

What colleagues say

I can vouch for his IT expertise!

EK
Evgeny Kuznetsov
Engineer · colleague

Definitely a Jedi in his field!

EK
Evgeniya Kremnyova
Web / UI/UX Designer · colleague

Let’s work together

Open to interesting projects and IT consulting opportunities.