Senior Staff DevOps Engineer at Palo Alto Network
Tel Aviv, Israel
Nikita Romm
Council Member
Nikita Romm serves as Principal DevOps Engineer at Palo Alto Networks, a leading cybersecurity company, where he has contributed over eight years of experience managing large-scale infrastructure and developing complex automation solutions. Since his promotion to this role in November 2025, he has been responsible for architecting and maintaining robust, scalable systems while ensuring operational excellence across multiple environments. His work encompasses a broad range of technologies including Terraform, Python, Go, Kubernetes, Linux, and GitOps frameworks, with deep expertise in both AWS and Google Cloud platforms. In this capacity, he leverages Infrastructure as Code methodologies to manage scalable cloud infrastructure efficiently, automates deployments through CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitLab to accelerate release cycles and improve reliability, and deploys containerized applications at scale using Kubernetes and Helm. He implements event-driven serverless architectures that optimize cost efficiency and flexibility while ensuring high availability and security of database systems. His responsibilities extend to establishing comprehensive monitoring and observability frameworks using Prometheus and Grafana for real-time system insights and alerting, automating complex workflows through custom Python and Groovy scripts, and developing internal tools that streamline developer workflows and significantly improve team efficiency.
Prior to his current role, Romm served as Senior Staff DevOps Engineer at Palo Alto Networks from October 2022, where he built the foundation for many of the automation and infrastructure capabilities he now oversees at the principal level. Before joining Palo Alto Networks, he worked as DevOps Engineer at Weaversoft.io from 2021 to 2022, where he created and implemented comprehensive automation solutions for cloud platforms including monitoring and alerting systems. During this tenure, he executed Kubernetes and OpenShift cluster deployments, established CI/CD automation for application lifecycle management, and built infrastructure automation for both private and public clouds using Ansible and Terraform. He pioneered GitOps-based automation practices, created sophisticated load testing automation using Kubernetes and Python, facilitated application-to-container migrations, and developed custom Helm charts to support containerized deployments.
Prior to his current role, Romm served as Senior Staff DevOps Engineer at Palo Alto Networks from October 2022, where he built the foundation for many of the automation and infrastructure capabilities he now oversees at the principal level. Before joining Palo Alto Networks, he worked as DevOps Engineer at Weaversoft.io from 2021 to 2022, where he created and implemented comprehensive automation solutions for cloud platforms including monitoring and alerting systems. During this tenure, he executed Kubernetes and OpenShift cluster deployments, established CI/CD automation for application lifecycle management, and built infrastructure automation for both private and public clouds using Ansible and Terraform. He pioneered GitOps-based automation practices, created sophisticated load testing automation using Kubernetes and Python, facilitated application-to-container migrations, and developed custom Helm charts to support containerized deployments.
Nikita Romm has made significant contributions to the DevOps and engineering literature through multiple academic publications. He authored a monograph titled "Methodology for Automating and Securing DevOps Processes: CI/CD Optimization and Increasing Release Stability in the Corporate Environment," which is available through Amazon and addresses critical challenges in modern software delivery practices. His research has been published in several prestigious journals including ULETE, The American Journal of Engineering and Technology, the International Journal of Computer, and the American Scientific Research Journal, demonstrating his commitment to advancing the field through scholarly work and thought leadership.
In recognition of his expertise in emerging technologies, Nikita Romm has served as a jury member for the GLOBEE Awards for Artificial Intelligence, where he contributed to the evaluation and recognition of outstanding achievements in the field. This role highlights his standing within the broader technology community and his ability to assess innovation and excellence in cutting-edge domains.
Nikita Romm completed his CCNA and MCSA certifications at iNT College between 2016 and 2018, establishing the foundational knowledge that has supported his career trajectory. His technical expertise encompasses a comprehensive suite of modern DevOps technologies including Kubernetes, Ansible, Terraform, CloudFormation, RHEL, Prometheus, Grafana, Bash, Ubuntu, PowerShell, Python, AWS, Azure, Docker, Git, ArgoCD, GitOps, Jenkins, Artifactory, OpenShift, GCP, GitLab, RSSO, Keycloak, Active Directory, and EFK stack. He holds an impressive array of professional certifications including AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional, AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, AWS Certified Developer – Associate, AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate, AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, CNCF Certified Kubernetes Administrator, CNCF Certified Kubernetes Application Developer, CNCF Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist, CNCF Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate, CNCF Kubernetes Security Administrator, HashiCorp Certified Terraform Associate, HashiCorp Certified Vault Associate, Microsoft Certified Professional, Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate, Red Hat Certified System Administrator, and Cisco Certified Network Associate Routing and Switching, demonstrating his commitment to maintaining cutting-edge expertise across multiple technology domains.
In recognition of his expertise in emerging technologies, Nikita Romm has served as a jury member for the GLOBEE Awards for Artificial Intelligence, where he contributed to the evaluation and recognition of outstanding achievements in the field. This role highlights his standing within the broader technology community and his ability to assess innovation and excellence in cutting-edge domains.
Nikita Romm completed his CCNA and MCSA certifications at iNT College between 2016 and 2018, establishing the foundational knowledge that has supported his career trajectory. His technical expertise encompasses a comprehensive suite of modern DevOps technologies including Kubernetes, Ansible, Terraform, CloudFormation, RHEL, Prometheus, Grafana, Bash, Ubuntu, PowerShell, Python, AWS, Azure, Docker, Git, ArgoCD, GitOps, Jenkins, Artifactory, OpenShift, GCP, GitLab, RSSO, Keycloak, Active Directory, and EFK stack. He holds an impressive array of professional certifications including AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional, AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, AWS Certified Developer – Associate, AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate, AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, CNCF Certified Kubernetes Administrator, CNCF Certified Kubernetes Application Developer, CNCF Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist, CNCF Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate, CNCF Kubernetes Security Administrator, HashiCorp Certified Terraform Associate, HashiCorp Certified Vault Associate, Microsoft Certified Professional, Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate, Red Hat Certified System Administrator, and Cisco Certified Network Associate Routing and Switching, demonstrating his commitment to maintaining cutting-edge expertise across multiple technology domains.