Ruben Totolyan
About Ruben Totolyan
Ruben Totolyan is a DevOps Engineer and Powershell Scripter currently working at CIBC in Toronto, Canada, with extensive experience in various IT roles across multiple companies and regions.
Company
Ruben Totolyan currently works at CIBC as a DevOps Engineer and Powershell Scripter in the Toronto, Canada Area. His career there commenced in 2018. CIBC, or the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, is a major bank in Canada providing various financial services. Ruben holds a critical role in the automation and deployment processes of the bank's IT infrastructure.
Title
Ruben Totolyan holds the position of DevOps Engineer and Powershell Scripter at CIBC. His responsibilities include managing and executing deployments, performing troubleshooting for cloud and on-premise servers, and developing PowerShell scripts for Azure DevOps build and release pipelines. His expertise also extends to the configuration and maintenance of CI/CD tools and environments, ensuring seamless deployment processes.
Education and Expertise
Ruben Totolyan studied at the State Engineering University of Armenia where he earned a Master's degree in Automated Systems of Data Processing and Control from 1988 to 1993. His expertise spans over decades in various technical domains, including but not limited to DevOps, Powershell scripting, ELK stack management, and software development. He is proficient in configuring and managing deployment environments and automation tools, such as TeamCity with Chef for AWS deployments, and maintaining systems like Elastic Search with Logstash and Kibana.
Professional Background
Ruben Totolyan's career is extensive, with experience in multiple prestigious organizations. Before joining CIBC, he worked at Center CI as a DevOps Engineer, and at BMO Financial Group as a Senior Application Software Developer. He has also held positions at TD Securities, Citi Group, Citco Technology Management, and HSBC Middle East among others. His roles ranged from IT Analyst and Operations Specialist to Support Analyst and Software Developer, in both Canada and UAE, dating back to 1990.
Technical Achievements
Ruben Totolyan has successfully configured TeamCity with Chef (Knife) specifically for AWS deployments. He has also installed and maintained the ELK stack, including Elastic Search, Logstash, and Kibana. His deployment experience includes setting up Fenergo applications in mixed Windows and Linux multi-node environments. His scripting skills are showcased through his development of PowerShell scripts for TFS/VSTS (Azure DevOps) build and release pipelines, highlighting his capacity to automate and improve deployment processes.