FRANKY JUNIOR CABA

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PROFILE SUMMARY

Seasoned IT professional with 14 years of experience, including 11 years in cloud technologies, specializing in architecture, DevOps, and migration.

•Cloud Architecture & Migration: Possess rich experience in AWS and Azure Cloud Architecture, specializing in migrating organizations from monolithic to microservices architecture.

•Academic Credentials: Strong foundation in Information Technology with a focus on Information Assurance & Cybersecurity from Capella University, complemented by a Bachelor of Science in Health Care Management from Phoenix University and a Data Analytics Certificate obtained via Coursera.

•Core Cloud Services: Expertise in AWS and Azure services including EC2/Virtual Machine, VPC, RDS, ELB Load Balancing, IAM, Azure AD, Route53, Direct Connect, and Express Route.

•Containerization & Orchestration: Expert in Docker, Kubernetes, and EKS. Skilled in deploying and managing containerized applications at scale.

•Scripting & DevOps Automation: Proficient in Bash, Python, and Groovy scripting to automate build, deploy, and CI/CD workflows. Utilize Terraform and CloudFormation for infrastructure as code.

•Database Expertise: Extensive experience with core AWS database services to design and implement robust, scalable solutions.

•Security & Monitoring: Proven ability to secure cloud environments with IAM, CloudWatch, and Splunk. Adept at proactive monitoring with Nagios for optimal uptime.

•Full-Stack Cloud Architect: Deep understanding of key AWS components like EC2, S3, ELB, and VPC. Successfully implement advanced services like EKS and CloudFront.

•Deployment & Delivery: Possess a track record of deploying web applications on AWS S3 via CloudFront and Route 53 with CloudFormation.

•SDLC Proficiency: Comprehensive understanding and execution of the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) with a DevOps and Agile approach.

•Operating Systems: Proficient in Linux Administration (Ubuntu, RedHat) and Windows environments.

•Business Analysis & Solution Engineering: Proficient in business process analysis, use case creation, and requirements definition, driving innovation in services and businesses.

•Resilience & Scalability Focus: Engineered end-to-end Cloud System Solutions prioritizing Resilience, Security, Performance, Availability, and Scalability for operational success.

•Monitoring & Visualization: Hands-on experience with monitoring tools like CloudWatch, Prometheus, Datadog, Grafana, and Nagios.

•Communication Excellence: Demonstrated exceptional verbal and written communication skills, effectively engaging technical and non-technical stakeholders across various organizational levels.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

AWS: EC2, IAM, ECS, EKS, Fargate, RDS, DynamoDB, SNS, SQS, Lambda, S3, EBS, ELB, Route 53, VPC, Security Groups/NACL’s, Cloud Formation, Terraform, and Auto-scaling

DevOps: Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Git/ GitHub, EKS, ECS, ECR, Code

Data Monitoring/Visualization Tools for BI: CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Nagios

Scripting: Python, Linux/UNIX Bash Shell scripting

Markup: XML, JSON, YAML, HCL

Operating Systems: Unix/Linux – Ubuntu, CentOS, RedHat, Windows, Windows Server

Databases: Microsoft SQL Server Database, Apache Cassandra, Amazon Redshift, DynamoDB, MongoDB, MySQL (including MariaDB fork), PostgreSQL

Development: Git, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, SVN, VS-Code, JIRA, SonarQube, JUnit

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sr. AWS & Azure Architect April 2023-Present

Freddie Mac, Tysons, Virginia

Freddie Mac, or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC), is a government-sponsored enterprise headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, operating as a publicly traded entity.

•Mastered AWS and Azure environment design, deployment, and configuration, prioritizing high availability, fault tolerance, and auto-scaling (SRE).

•Expert in the full AWS stack, utilizing EC2, Route53, VPC, S3, RDS, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, SQS, and IAM for robust infrastructure.

•Utilized AWS Code Pipeline and Terraform, adhering to infrastructure-as-code principles for efficient and scalable deployments.

•Streamlined development via Docker Swarm and Compose and embraced Infrastructure-as-Code with CloudFormation Templates in JSON and YAML.

•Maintained fault-tolerant multi-tier AWS environments across zones and regions.

•Effectively managed Dev, Staging, Prod, and DR environments using Terraform scripts, ensuring smooth operations.

•Led successful on-premises app migration to the cloud, optimizing scalability with ELBs and Auto-Scaling policies.

•Automated infrastructure setup with Ansible Playbooks and Python Scripts, and managed server environments employing configuration techniques.

•Developed Kubernetes deployments, stateful sets, network policies, and Helm charts for clusters and applications.

•Created OpenShift templates for seamless deployment.

•Automated builds via Maven, Gradle files, and Jenkins jobs.

•Proactively monitored costs and infrastructure utilization for efficient resource allocation.

•Containerized applications using K8s/EKS/AKS with ECR/ACR and DockerHub.

•Offered comprehensive support for AWS services, swiftly resolving technical issues for smooth operations.

•Managed repositories, testing, deployment workflows, and automation using Python and Bash scripting for efficiency.

•Implemented Nagios and integrated Datadog for comprehensive infrastructure monitoring.

•Collaborated on Jira and Confluence, enabling efficient project management and API server integration.

Sr. AWS Architect Jan 2021-Mar 2023

CVB Financial Corporation, California

CVB Financial Corp. (CVBF), the parent company of Citizens Business Bank, stands as one of California's top 10 banks holding firms, boasting over $16 billion in assets.

•Spearheaded the migration of Linux environments to AWS, orchestrating migration plans and deploying EC2 instances within VPCs. Crafted security measures via AWS CloudFormation templates and Ansible modules, configuring security groups, NACLs, profiles, and roles.

•Collaborated with development and application teams to design database capacity, assess instance classes, and fulfil requirements.

•Leveraged Ansible for continuous deployment automation, crafting YAML-based playbooks and orchestrating Ansible Tower for playbook scheduling. Governed playbook storage with GIT, managing configurations and remote machine deployments.

•Orchestrated performance tests and failover evaluations for PCF applications connecting to RDS Multi-AZ instances, defining resilient application baselines to fortify reliability.

•Deployed scripts through Docker, Jenkins, and Maven for builds and maintenance, capitalizing on Nexus and JFrog Artifactory repositories for artifact storage.

•Engineered Elastic Load Balancers and EC2 Auto Scaling groups, overseeing CloudWatch alerts to fine-tune optimal Auto-scaling launch configurations.

•Devised Ansible Playbooks and Puppet Manifests for server and application provisioning, seamlessly integrating Ansible with Jenkins for automated deployments.

•Engineered Lambda services for S3 bucket object categorization, fortified cloud security with tailored configurations, and conducted code analysis for vulnerabilities.

•Monitored logs for performance and database troubleshooting, utilizing CI systems like Jenkins and Bamboo for builds and change list management.

•Customized Jenkins and Bamboo with various plugins and tools, integrating Maven for continuous integration processes.

•Orchestrated Puppet configurations across diverse systems, managing installations, upgrades, and configurations.

•Orchestrated Kubernetes clusters, oversaw Docker containers, and implemented automation using Ansible playbooks for Kubernetes.

•Utilized Ansible Tower for software development process automation, crafted Terraform templates for virtual network provisioning, and coordinated testing while managing release schedules and reporting for JIRA applications.

•Active involvement in Change Approval Board (CAB) meetings, contributing to discussions on production application changes.

•Managed Kubernetes and Docker images for diverse cloud environments.

•Automated AWS virtual servers using Ansible roles, orchestrating administrative tasks across multiple servers.

AWS Cloud Engineer Sep 2019-Dec 2020

Elevance Health Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana

Elevance Health, Inc., is an American health insurance provider which offers a comprehensive range of services encompassing medical, pharmaceutical, dental, behavioural health, long-term care, and disability plans through affiliated entities, including Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Empire BlueCross BlueShield in New York, Anthem Blue Cross in California, Wellpoint, and Carelon.

•Architected and constructed scalable production systems, specializing in load balancers, Memcached, and master/slave architectures.

•Implemented comprehensive alert monitoring for performance and security via CloudWatch and CloudTrail, ensuring proactive system health.

•Led the analysis and strategic migration of legacy On-Prem applications to AWS Cloud, ensuring seamless transition and optimization.

•Utilized AWS provisioning for EC2 Instances and ECS Clusters, maintaining a continuous integration and delivery environment.

•Contributed to the creation of a robust VPC environment encompassing server and storage instances, subnets, and availability zones.

•Performed a spectrum of DevOps Engineer tasks, automating builds, deployments, and releases across environments.

•Managed GitHub repositories, while crafting and deploying Docker containers for optimized Linux Containers and AMIs.

•Configured network settings through Route53, DNS, ELB, IP Address, and Cider configurations for optimized connectivity.

•Ensured cloud initiatives' deployment and debugging aligned with best practices throughout the development lifecycle.

•Engaged customers in AWS Containers Area of Depth Technical Feedback Community, educating them on containerization solutions.

•Efficiently deployed applications using Elastic Beanstalk, leveraging event-driven AWS Lambda functions for resource triggers.

•Facilitated data migration from on-premises environments to AWS, resolving application issues with Amazon Kinesis, AWS Lambda, SQS, SNS, and SWF.

•Integrated Jenkins with GitHub and Bit using various plugins, orchestrating multiple jobs in the build pipeline.

•Provided adept troubleshooting and issue resolution within Kubernetes clusters, supported databases (RDS, databases on EC2), and offered storage solutions such as S3, EBS, EFS, and Glacier."

•Engineered high-availability applications utilizing AWS Services like Multi AZ, Read replicas, and ECS.

•Deployed, managed, and troubleshot Docker containers with Kubernetes, managing Version Control using Git and GitHub.

Cloud/ DevOps Engineer Jun 2017-Aug 2019

Tesla Inc., Gigafactory, TX

Tesla Inc. is a prominent American multinational automotive company specializing in the design and production of electric vehicles. Renowned for its pioneering efforts, it stands as a frontrunner in driving the global shift towards sustainable energy solutions.

•Streamlined automated server build management and deployment across diverse platforms like Amazon EC2, Jenkins Nodes/Agent, and SSH.

•Managed AWS applications on S3, RDS, EC2, Route53, and IAM, ensuring smooth operations within the AWS stack.

•Implemented Agile/Scrum practices and Jenkins-based CI/CD pipelines for continuous integration.

•Deployed AWS resources through CloudFormation and Terraform, optimizing resource utilization.

•Led Jira migration from multiple tools, contributing to problem resolution and project planning.

•Supported multifaceted projects, managing users, project roles, security, and plugins.

•Showcased expertise in Agile/Scrum, Waterfall methodologies, Use Cases, and SDLC processes.

•Offered end-user and leadership recommendations for best practices within the Jira platform.

•Integrated build deployment pipelines and utilized Ansible for seamless environment deployments.

•Provided technical expertise in security analysis and threat assessment, leveraging AWS Inspector.

•Defined AWS Security Groups for EC2 instance traffic control.

•Applied DevOps practices with AWS, Elastic Beanstalk, Docker, and Kubernetes.

•Integrated SonarQube for code quality inspection and performed testing using Java frameworks.

•Upgraded and integrated Jira with Atlassian apps and Git, Artifactory, and Jenkins.

•Assessed and upgraded existing production systems and configurations.

•Enhanced CI environment efficiency by automating functions using Python and Bash Scripts.

AWS Build & Release Engineer Mar 2015-May 2017

Etsy Inc., Brooklyn, New York City, NY

Etsy, Inc. is an American e-commerce company focused on handmade or vintage items and craft supplies.

•Managed Java application building and deployment across Dev, Integration, and UAT environments.

•Installed Jenkins on Linux, configuring primary and subsidiary builds for concurrent processing.

•Scripted Maven, Perl, and Bash Shell for QA, Staging, and Production environment builds.

•Proficient in Bash and Python scripting for system administration tasks.

•Guided developers in Git branching, labeling, and conflict resolution.

•Managed Maven dependency sharing via Nexus and ensured version control with Git.

•Established and sustained automated build systems with Jenkins, ClearCase, and Perl/Python.

•Implemented Subversion branching strategies and managed user issues.

•Deployed WebLogic artifacts using WLST scripts and maintained Linux environments.

•Oversaw Configuration Management and Change Management policies on Linux systems.

•Led Release Management calls, synchronizing efforts between teams for successful releases.

•Designed and implemented Subversion metadata elements and coordinated cross-team releases.

•Participated in change control meetings for deployment approvals in Minor/Major Events.

AWS Data Engineer Jan 2013-Feb 2015

Sprint Nextel Corporation, Overland Park, Kansas

Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S), headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, operated as Sprint, once ranking as the fourth largest wireless telecommunications network in the US. It served 56.3 million customers, trailing Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility in market presence.

•Designing and Implementing Data Architectures: Develop and maintain scalable data pipelines and architectures on AWS using services like S3, Redshift, Glue, or EMR.

•Data Integration and ETL: Design, build, and optimize Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) processes to move and transform data from diverse sources into data lakes or warehouses.

•Database Management: Manage and optimize databases such as DynamoDB, RDS, or Aurora, ensuring data integrity, performance tuning, and security.

•Automation and Orchestration: Automate data workflows and orchestrate processes using AWS services like Lambda functions, Step Functions, or Data Pipeline.

•Data Modelling: Design and develop data models, schemas, and structures for efficient storage, retrieval, and analysis of data.

•Monitoring and Optimization: Implement monitoring solutions for data pipelines and databases to ensure reliability, performance, and cost-efficiency.

•Security and Compliance: Implement data security best practices, encryption, access controls, and compliance standards to ensure data protection and regulatory adherence.

•Collaboration and Documentation: Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as Data Scientists, Analysts, and Software Engineers. Document processes, data flows, and system architecture.

•Troubleshooting and Support: Identify and resolve issues related to data quality, system performance, or infrastructure failures.

•Adopting Best Practices: Stay updated with AWS services, industry trends, and best practices for data engineering. Continuously improve and optimize data infrastructure and processes.

IT Administrator Jan 2010– December 2012

Insight Enterprises Inc., Tempe, Arizona

Insight Enterprises Inc., an Arizona-based global tech company, specializes in B2B IT services, emphasizing cloud transformation, workforce connectivity, and digital innovation.

•Managed and oversaw computer networks, ensuring robust connectivity and security.

•Offered technical support for end-users, addressing hardware and software concerns.

•Performed regular maintenance tasks, including updates, patches, and backups.

•Administered physical and virtual servers, ensuring their continuous availability and reliability.

•Monitored server performance, troubleshooting issues to minimize downtime.

•Handled user accounts, permissions, and access controls across IT systems.

•Implemented and enforced stringent security measures to safeguard IT infrastructure.

•Conducted security audits and monitored for potential threats regularly.

•Contributed to IT infrastructure planning and execution projects.

•Maintained comprehensive documentation for IT systems and procedures.

•Generated reports on system performance and relevant incidents.

•Collaborated with various IT teams, departments, and vendors.

•Responded swiftly to IT incidents, diagnosing, and resolving issues promptly.

•Developed and executed incident response plans.

•Aided in hardware and software procurement and inventory management.

•Offered training to end-users on IT systems and best practices.

•Created and updated documentation for IT processes and procedures.

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s in information technology with a concentration in Info Assurance & Cybersecurity

Capella University

Bachelor of Science in Health Care Management

University of Phoenix

Data Analytics Certificate

Coursera

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