Mindia Tulashvili · Technology Executive

Engineering high-availability systems and scalable cloud architectures.

Transforming legacy platforms into modern, cloud-ready infrastructures. Directing multi-datacenter operations, enterprise observability, and high-performing engineering teams.

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15+
Years leading technology
340+
FTE cloud practice led
40+
Engineers led today
4
Clouds run in production

01 — About

Executive profile

Technology executive with over 15 years of experience leading Cloud, Platform, DevOps, SRE, DataOps, and Infrastructure units. Proven expertise in transforming legacy platforms into modern, scalable, cloud-ready architectures, multi-datacenter operations, and enterprise observability.

Experienced in managing engineering organizations from 25 to 300+ FTE across multi-cloud environments including AWS, Azure, Alibaba Cloud, GCP, and on-premises infrastructure. Dedicated to building high-performing teams and delivering high-availability systems at scale.

02 — Expertise

Areas of expertise

  • 01

    Cloud and Platform

    Multi-cloud architecture, AWS, Azure, Alibaba Cloud, GCP, Platform-as-a-Service standards, and multi-datacenter operations.

  • 02

    DevOps and SRE

    CI/CD pipelines, GitOps, IaC deployment frameworks, enterprise observability, SLIs, and SLOs.

  • 03

    Engineering Leadership

    Building and scaling engineering organizations from 25 to 300+ FTE, talent development, and operating models.

  • 04

    Infrastructure and Data

    High-availability, disaster recovery frameworks, ITIL implementation, database engineering, and FinOps governance.

03 — Experience

Professional experience

  1. Oct 2025 – Present

    Head of Platform Engineering

    NextBilTech (Mansion Group)

    Leads Platform Engineering across DevOps, SRE, DataOps, CloudOps, NetOps, and Technical Operations.

    • Manages a 40+ FTE engineering organization including architects and discipline leads.
    • Owns multi-cloud infrastructure and unified Platform-as-a-Service standards.
    • Directs FinOps governance and global HA/DR availability frameworks.

  2. Feb 2025 – Sep 2025

    Chief Information Officer

    Crocobet

    Directed DevOps, SysOps, NetOps, DBA, Data Engineering, and Application Support units.

    • Delivered a new production datacenter and DR site with full high availability.
    • Implemented Git-based IaC for databases and PITR-capable PostgreSQL backups.
    • Led development of multi-brand e-commerce and marketing platforms.

  3. Jun 2023 – Jan 2025

    Transformation Lead

    Crocobet

    Directed acquisition of full platform source code and achieved vendor independence.

    • Modernized SDLC with DevOps, GitOps, orchestration, and release governance.
    • Executed company-wide restructuring into a scalable engineering operating model.
    • Migrated monolith to microservices and established the Data Engineering unit.

  4. Jul 2022 – Jun 2023

    Location Head of Cloud Practice

    EPAM Systems

    Led AWS, Azure, GCP, DevOps, SRE, and DevSecOps disciplines for a 340+ FTE organization.

    • Managed hiring, people development, and cross-national staffing operations.
    • Structured technical career paths and enterprise stakeholder management.

  5. Dec 2021 – Jul 2022

    Head of AMS/IMS Practice

    EPAM Systems

    Directed 40+ FTE Windows, Linux, DevOps, Network, SRE, and Application managed services teams.

    • Staffed engineers to customer projects across disciplines.
    • Introduced technical career paths and upskilling programs.

  6. Sep 2016 – Oct 2021

    Head of IT / CTO

    Crocobet

    Led 25+ FTE across DevOps, infrastructure, network, and software development units.

    • Executed datacenter upgrades, DR deployments, and platform modernization.
    • Integrated casino vendors and third-party gaming providers.

Earlier — Co-Founder at BWise Solutions; Visiting Lecturer at Business and Technology University; Head of IT at Caucasus Trust Bankers and Metro Avrasya Georgia; IT Engineer at Georgian Locomotive Company; IT Manager roles at EMIS, Piazza, Express Capital.

04 — Stack

Technology stack

Cloud and Infrastructure

  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Alibaba Cloud
  • GCP
  • Linux
  • Windows Server
  • VMware
  • SAN/NetApp/3PAR
  • Nginx
  • Networking

Platform and DevOps

  • Kubernetes
  • Docker
  • Terraform
  • GitOps
  • IaC
  • HA/DR
  • Bash

Data and Streaming

  • PostgreSQL
  • ClickHouse
  • MySQL
  • MSSQL
  • MongoDB
  • Kafka
  • NiFi

Observability

  • Grafana
  • Prometheus
  • Zabbix
  • New Relic
  • Sentry
  • Coroot

05 — Background

Credentials and background

Education

  • MSc in DevOps (in progress), Business and Technology University
  • Bachelor of Law, Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University

Certifications

  • ITIL 4
  • Delivery Management
  • Organizational Change Management
  • People Operations
  • RM School I/II
  • AI Empowerment
  • VMware vSphere ICM and Horizon
  • HPE Accredited Technical Professional

Languages

  • Georgian (native)
  • Russian (C2)
  • English (B2+)

Beyond work

Two-time parliamentary debate champion of Georgia. Regional league rugby winner and beach rugby champion. Batumi open boxing tournament winner. Focused on AIOps and automation.

Contact

Get in touch

Open to conversations on platform engineering, cloud strategy and engineering leadership.

mindia@tulashvili.com

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