Summary
Alex Rykov is a Solutions Architect with 13+ years of experience designing and delivering cloud-native, secure integration and big data solutions across financial and public sectors. Based in Ottawa, he has driven architecture at major Canadian institutions including BMO, CIBC and Public Services and Procurement Canada, blending expertise in Java, JavaScript, Spring, SOA/Oracle Service Bus and microservices. He specializes in cloud platforms and DevOps—Azure, Databricks, Kubernetes/OpenShift—and focuses on performant, secure integrations for high-throughput environments. His background in engineering from Bauman Moscow State Technical University and early systems work in spaceflight control inform a methodical, systems-level approach to reliability and performance. Colleagues rely on him to translate complex legacy landscapes into scalable, containerized architectures that balance operational constraints with modern data processing needs. Notably, he pairs deep middleware experience with practical cloud-first patterns to accelerate delivery in regulated, mission-critical contexts.
13 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master Computer Science, Master Computer Science at Bauman Moscow State Technical University