Bridge AI experiments and production operations with containers, routing, automation, and runtime troubleshooting.
Eduard Khiaev - Rishon LeZion, Israel
AI Infrastructure Engineer
Production-grade LLM platforms and secure automation
I build the operational layer around AI systems: model-serving APIs, LLM gateways, observability, and Kubernetes-based delivery.
15+years infrastructure
5+years security
K8sOpenShift + Kubernetes
AILLM platform focus
Why I fit
AI systems need production engineering.
Moving from DevSecOps into AI engineering with a practical focus on vLLM, Hugging Face, LiteLLM, Langfuse, containers, and Kubernetes.
Build toward model serving, AI gateways, prompt observability, and API-driven LLM systems.
Bring regulated financial infrastructure habits: security controls, delivery discipline, and maintainability.
Use Go, Python, Bash, Kubernetes, Terraform, Vault, Jenkins, OpenShift, networking, and security together.
Target stack
AI engineering focus areas
Model serving
Running LLMs behind reliable APIs with vLLM, Hugging Face, containers, and Kubernetes-style operational patterns.
AI gateways
Using LiteLLM-style routing, provider abstraction, policy controls, and secure access patterns for internal AI services.
Observability
Tracking prompts, latency, failures, cost, and behavior with tools such as Langfuse and production logging practices.
Secure automation
Applying CI/CD, secrets, scanning, hardening, and infrastructure as code to AI workloads before they become fragile.
Proof from production
Experience that transfers directly to AI platforms
DevOps / DevSecOps Engineer
Isracard
Delivering secure, automated, and scalable platform solutions across cloud and on-prem environments.
- Built resilient CI/CD pipelines using Docker, Jenkins, Artifactory, Kubernetes, and OpenShift.
- Designed delivery flows aligned with 12-factor principles for microservices infrastructure.
- Implemented reproducible infrastructure workflows with Terraform, Vault, Vagrant, and Ansible.
Cyber Security - DevSecOps
Isracard
Security-focused engineering with hands-on responsibility for CI/CD security, network hardening, and access control.
- Integrated Synopsys Black Duck and Coverity into CI/CD pipelines to automate application security checks.
- Configured and managed F5 ASM and Forescout NAC to strengthen application and network access controls.
- Performed vulnerability assessments and penetration testing to reduce infrastructure security risk.
Network Engineer
Isracard
Managed multi-DC network infrastructure with focus on load balancing, automation, monitoring, and reliability.
- Designed and maintained network infrastructure using Nortel, Cisco Nexus, F5 Big-IP, Radware Alteon, and PKI.
- Used CA Spectrum and Python scripting to automate monitoring and troubleshooting workflows.
Communications and Information Security Analyst
Metropolint
Managed enterprise communications, wireless, monitoring, firewall, and load balancing infrastructure.
- Worked with VPDN, WLC, Cisco Nexus, 3COM, HP switches, Nagios, Fortigate, and F5 LTM.
- Optimized network performance while improving resilience and security posture.
Strategic Technical Support
Bezeq
Troubleshot enterprise ISP services across VPNs, CPE devices, routing, switching, and packet analysis.
- Resolved layer 2 and layer 3 issues and used Wireshark to identify network performance bottlenecks.
Operations Team
Bezeq
Supported ISP operations across ATM, PVC, GBE, PTM, DSLAM, MSAG, and BRAS environments.
ADSL Technical Support Center
Bezeq
Provided technical support and troubleshooting for ADSL connectivity and customer network issues.
Skills
Toolbox for AI infrastructure work
AI Engineering Focus
Platform & Runtime
Secure Delivery
Automation & Code
Infrastructure as Code
Network & Security Foundations
Projects
Selected work
vLLM, Hugging Face, LiteLLM, Langfuse, Kubernetes
AI Platform Lab
Current direction: building hands-on model-serving and LLM gateway labs that connect AI APIs with production-style deployment, routing, observability, and security patterns.
Python
Tufin Cisco Device Updater
Automated Cisco device updates in the Tufin network security platform.
Go, WMI
show, Cisco-like CLI on Windows
Windows application that exposes familiar Cisco-like commands for local system information.
Python, Jinja
Scripter
Cisco IOS configuration generator that reduces repetitive network configuration work.
Go, Git, Bash
Cisco IOS Git Backups
Concurrent Cisco IOS configuration backup workflow that stores current device state in Git.
Django
dj-cfe-tj18 MVP Blog
MVP blog project built with Django.
Education
Certifications and studies
Open University
CS / MBA - 03.2011 - postponed
Tel Aviv-Yafo
Bachelor's studies in Business Administration with a focus on Computer Science.
Cisco
CCNA / CCNP - 05.2009 - 07.2013
Online
Routing and switching, CCNA Security, CCNA, and CCENT foundations.
Microsoft Certifications
MCSA / MCSE 2003 - 03.2008 - 04.2009
Ramat Gan College
Windows Server management, infrastructure, and security settings.
CompTIA
A+ - 07.2007 - 02.2008
Ramat Gan College
IT fundamentals, hardware troubleshooting, operating systems, networking, and customer support.
Languages
Communication
Hebrew
Native
Russian
Native
English
Professional++