SERGE CHIBANGO

AWS Cloud Architect

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EMAIL: ad05h9@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary:

Certified AWS Cloud Architect with over 5 years of experience in cloud-based solutions, specializing in migration, cloud automation, security, and disaster recovery. I also have great communication and troubleshooting skills committed to delivering customer-centric solutions and constantly expanding my knowledge of emerging technologies.

Technical Skills:

- Cloud: Amazon AWS (EC2, ECS, Lambda, VPC, S3, EFS, EBS, RDS, Elastic Cache, IAM, KMS, AWS Config, Amazon Inspector, CloudTrail, CloudWatch, SNS, SQS, Step Functions, Autoscaling Group, Automation, CloudFormation, Load Balancing, DevOps, Docker, Kubernetes, Savings Plans, Trusted Advisor, Organizational Unit).

- Linux: Shell scripting.

- Networking: CIDR Block range, VPC, Subnets, Switches, Routers, Transit Gateway, VPC endpoint, VPC peering, Site-to-Site VPN, Direct Connect, NACLS, Bastion Host, Subnetting, etc.

- Languages: YAML, JSON, BASH scripting, Python.

- DevOps Tools: GitHub, Code Commit, Code Pipeline, Code Build, Code Deploy, SSM, ECR, ECS, etc.

- OS: Windows, Linux (Ubuntu, Redhat, CentOS).

Education:

- Bachelor's Degree in Accountancy with a minor in Computer Science.

- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate.

Professional Experience:

Cloud Engineer

Petco. August 2021 - Present

- Provisioned accounts using Account Factory with Terraform (AFT) for multi-region projects.

- Enhanced network connectivity by updating Transit Gateway (TGW) and ensuring communication with on-prem servers.

- Reduced costs by utilizing AWS Lambda to delete unattached EBS volumes.

- Strengthened security with AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) roles and policies.

- Simplified provisioning with Terraform Infrastructure as Code (IaC) templates.

- Automated application deployment through CI/CD pipelines using GitLab.

- Conducted network monitoring with ExtraHop.

- Documented processes on Confluence.

- Managed service requests using ServiceNow.

Solutions Architect

American Center for Intellectual & Diverse Disorder March 2019 - July 2021

- Designed secure infrastructure solutions, leveraging encryption and failover policies.

- Implemented self-healing architectures with autoscaling groups, elastic load balancers, and RDS databases.

- Proposed Organizational Units (OUs) for centralized billing.

- Utilized Cost Explorer for cost optimization.

- Managed access using pre-signed URLs and STS.

- Configured AWS Control Tower for multi-account setups and Service Control Policies.

- Leveraged Trusted Advisor's recommendations for cost savings.

- Expertise in cloud migration and disaster recovery planning.

- Deployed scalable and highly available systems with Elastic Load Balancer.

- Designed effective backup strategies and disaster recovery plans.

- Utilized S3 Intelligent Tiering for cost-effective storage.

AWS Solution Architect

Nestle (Grand Dryer Ice Cream Laurel) May 2018 - January 2019

- Developed scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant systems on AWS.

- Successfully migrated a legacy, on-premises application to AWS.

- Provided infrastructure and security recommendations.

- Protected data using encryption and implemented DDOS protection.

- Supported CI/CD pipelines and automation processes.

- Analyzed client requirements and determined system architecture requirements.

- Oversaw end-user training and IT infrastructure management.

- Monitored servers, devices, and applications.

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