Elena Gusarevich (Hel)

Python Automation Engineer | Scraping, APIs & Anti-Bot Systems

Building production-grade automation systems for data workflows, scraping pipelines, and backend integrations.

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Elena Gusarevich

Python Automation Engineer | Scraping, APIs & Anti-Bot Systems
Pdf.man.3d@gmail.comLinkedInGitHub • Remote
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Professional Summary

Python Automation Engineer with 2+ years of commercial experience building production-grade systems for data extraction, backend automation, and high-load processing. I specialize in solving complex engineering challenges: bypassing Cloudflare/Incapsula, building scraping and ETL pipelines, and developing resilient automation systems. Recently delivered a phishing analysis engine for Microsoft Sentinel, integrated into a security automation workflow with structured risk scoring and threat intelligence enrichment.

Work Experience

Python Automation Engineer | Backend Developer Jan 2024 – Present

Private Practice / Independent Automation Lab
  • Built high-load automation ecosystem (9,000+ users): Developed a distributed system of Telegram bots and backend services for real-time data processing, aggregation, and publishing.
  • Infrastructure Management: Deployed production environments on Linux VPS using Docker containers, background workers, and maintainable service setup.
  • Data Engineering: Developed ETL pipelines for US automation systems, processing data from dynamic JS-heavy websites and PDF documents into structured datasets and reports.
  • Security Automation: Implemented a phishing analysis engine for Microsoft Sentinel — a modular Python system for incident analysis, threat intelligence enrichment, and risk scoring in a production workflow.

Art Lead 3D | Senior Technical Artist Jan 2022 – Oct 2024

NDA (Online PC Game) / Various Game Studios
  • Automation Scripts: Developed Python tools for Blender/Unreal Engine to batch-process assets, reducing manual routine by 30%.
  • Leadership: Managed a cross-functional team of 15 specialists. Responsible for hiring, task estimation, and technical documentation.

* Prior to 2022: Successful career in Design Engineering & Art Management (Full history available on LinkedIn).

Key Projects

Email Analysis Engine (Microsoft Sentinel) Python, Threat Intelligence, APIs 2026

  • Implemented a modular phishing analysis engine for incident data processing in Microsoft Sentinel.
  • Integrated threat intelligence sources including WHOIS, DNSBL, GeoIP, URLhaus, and MalwareBazaar.
  • Built structured risk scoring with output for score, severity, flags, and recommendations in a production security workflow.

SMS Verification & Anti-Bot Bypass System SeleniumBase, Manifest V3, API 2025

  • Engineered a solution to bypass Cloudflare & Incapsula using custom Chrome Extensions for proxy auth.
  • Automated registration flows on React SPAs with 99% success rate by emulating human input events.
  • Integrated SMS-activate APIs to solve captchas and verify phone numbers automatically.

Ritma — Automation-Driven Backend System Python, MongoDB, Docker 2024

  • Developed backend logic for data processing, user workflows, and structured report generation.
  • Implemented background task queue for real-time notifications and asynchronous processing.

Education

Russian Academy of Crafts 2013 – 2014

Artistic Forging (Third-class Artisan)

Technical Skills

  • Python 3.10+
  • AsyncIO
  • FastAPI
  • SeleniumBase (UC)
  • Playwright
  • Requests
  • Aiogram 3
  • Telethon
  • Docker
  • Linux (Systemd)
  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
  • Pandas
  • Git
  • Postman
  • Chrome DevTools

Focus

  • Cloudflare/Incapsula Bypass
  • Scraping Pipelines
  • ETL / Data Extraction
  • Backend Automation
  • Security Automation

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