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Stella Mbabid

Cloud Engineer DevOps Engineer Solution Architect

Texas, Houston

+202-***-**** ad4mtq@r.postjobfree.com www.linkedin.com/in/stellambabid Summary/Objective:

A dedicated Cloud/DevOps Engineer with a strong background in AWS Cloud Solutions, seeking to leverage my skills in a challenging and dynamic environment. Proficient in developing and maintaining cloud infrastructure, automating CI/CD pipelines, and implementing scalable and robust solutions to meet business requirements. Skilled in leveraging cloud technologies, automation tools, and best practices to streamline operations and deliver high-quality solutions. My expertise extends to architecting scalable and resilient systems on major cloud platforms, with a keen focus on optimizing performance and ensuring top security measures. TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Cloud Platforms: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure

• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, CloudFormation

• Configuration Management: Ansible, Chef, Puppet

• Containerization and Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, ECR, ECS Faregate

• Version Control Systems: Git

• Scripting and Programming Languages: Python, Ruby, Java, Bash, PowerShell

• CI/CD Tools: Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, AWS CodePipeline, AWS CodeBuild, AWS CodeCommit, AWS CodeDeploy, GitHub, Maven, SonarQube, Nexus

• Monitoring and Logging: CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk

• Networking: VPC, Subnetting, Load Balancers, Direct Connect, DNS, VPN, Amazon CloudFront, and Route 53

• Security: IAM, Security Groups, Encryption, Amazon Detective, Amazon GuardDuty, Inspector, Amazon Macie, Amazon Trusted Advisor, AWS WAF, CloudFront, Route 53, AWS Shield, Security Best Practices

• DevOps Best Practices: Agile development and DevOps methodologies

• Storage/Database Technologies: Amazon S3, EBS, Amazon RDS, DynamoDB, MongoDB

• Management & Governance: AWS Auto Scaling, AWS CloudFormation, AWS CloudTrail, Amazon CloudWatch, AWS Control Tower, AWS Organizations, Trusted Advisor, AWS Config, AWS Systems Manager

• Compute: Amazon EC2, AWS Elastic Beanstalk, AWS Lambda

• Database: RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, MongoDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL

• Communication/Drawing: API Gateway, EventBridge, Simple Queue Service, SNS, Draw.io

• Auditing: AWS Trusted Advisor, AWS Config, AWS CloudWatch

• Collaboration Tools: Jira, Confluence, Slack

• Operating Systems: Ubuntu, CentOS, Red Hat Enterprise Linux

• Testing and Quality Assurance, Problem-Solving and Troubleshooting, Continuous Learning, and Improvement.

EDUCATION:

2012 Associate of Science (AS) Degree: Biomedical Engineering Saint Jude's Higher Institute of Nursing and Biomedical, Cameroon CERTIFICATIONS:

2023 AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

2023 AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate ad4mtq@r.postjobfree.com Stella Mbabid 2

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Cloud/DevOps Engineer Bank of America, Texas 2021 – Present

• Develop and maintain AWS cloud infrastructure, focusing on elasticity and cloud security.

• Automated CI/CD pipelines and processes to support software development and deployment using AWS Data Pipeline, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Git, Ansible, and Terraform.

• Utilized Amazon API Gateway, Amazon Cognito, and Amazon Macie for task automation, vulnerability scanning, and threat detection.

• Monitored and troubleshoot application and infrastructure issues to ensure high availability and performance with CloudWatch, Prometheus, Splunk, and Grafana.

• Collaborated with development and operations teams to optimize the software development lifecycle.

• Designed and deployed AWS infrastructure using Terraform, resulting in a 40% reduction in provisioning time.

• Optimized cloud costs by implementing auto-scaling groups and rightsizing EC2 instances, resulting in a 20% reduction in monthly expenses.

• Implemented disaster recovery strategies such as active-active and warm standby, including regular backups and replication to multi-AZs and multi-region redundancy, ensuring high availability and data integrity.

• Managed on-premises infrastructure, including servers, storage, databases, security, and network devices, and assist with data migration using DMS.

• Developed baseline VPC and network design, including VPN connectivity and Direct Connect between an on- premises network and a VPC in the cloud, security compliance, access controls, and encryption.

• Provided technical support, leadership, maintained documentation, and contributed to problem-solving and troubleshooting for server and network-related issues.

• Promoted knowledge sharing, testing and quality assurance using SonarQube, and continuous learning and improvement.

Solution Architect/Security Engineer CVS Pharmacy, Washington, DC 2019 - 2021

• Designed and implemented scalable and robust AWS cloud solutions to meet business requirements.

• Work closely with stakeholders, including business managers, developers, and operations teams, to ensure cloud security and efficient task automation.

• Utilize AWS Certified Solution Architect skills to enhance the overall architecture of the AWS environment.

• Managed service using Amazon API Gateway, Amazon Cognito, and Amazon Macie.

• Led the deployment, monitoring, and logging of solutions with tools such as Terraform, CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, and Splunk.

• Implemented security best practices to protect data and infrastructure, including IAM roles and policies, security groups, encryption, and monitoring tools such as Amazon Guard Duty and Inspector.

• Collaborated with development teams to optimize application performance and troubleshoot issues.

• Conducted regular security assessments to ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.

• Designed and implemented disaster recovery strategies, including backup and restore procedures, automated snapshots, and multi-region replication.

• Provided technical guidance and mentorship to junior team members.

• Participated in on-call rotations to provide 24/7 support for critical systems.

• Assisted with migration of on-premises databases and applications.

• Managed provisioning of AWS infrastructures using automation tools like, CloudFormation, Ansible, Jenkins.

• Stayed up to date with emerging technologies, and best practices in cloud computing, DevOps, and security. ad4mtq@r.postjobfree.com Stella Mbabid 3

Linux Administrator United Health Advisory Group, Washington DC 2017 - 2019

• Deployed, managed, and maintained Linux servers and systems, including installation, configuration, and troubleshooting of operating systems (e.g., CentOS, Ubuntu, Red Hat Enterprise Linux)

• Implemented security measures, such as user access controls, firewalls, and intrusion detection systems.

• Monitored system performance and implemented optimizations to ensure high availability and reliability.

• Conducted system backups and disaster recovery planning.

• Collaborated with development and operations teams to support application deployment and troubleshooting.

• Administered and optimized network services such as DNS, SSH, HTTPs, and HTTP, ensuring system backup and threat detection measures were in place.

• Conducted regular system backups, disaster recovery planning, and system restoration activities.

• Documented system configurations, processes, and procedures for knowledge sharing and future reference.

• Provided technical guidance and mentorship to junior team members, fostering their professional growth. PROJECTS

1. Cloud Migration Project:

• Led the migration of on-premises infrastructure to AWS cloud, resulting in improved scalability and cost efficiency.

• Designed and implemented the AWS architecture, including VPC, subnets, security groups, and IAM roles.

• Utilized Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and automation.

• Implemented CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitLab CI/CD for seamless application deployment, which resulted in a 50% reduction in the deployment time.

• Developed infrastructure as code using Terraform, CloudFormation, and Ansible to provision and configure.

• Implemented security best practices, including IAM roles, security groups, encryption at rest and in transit, and continuous vulnerability scanning.

• Migrated on-premises applications and databases to Amazon RDS and implemented data replication for high availability.

2. High-Availability Architecture:

• Designed and deployed a highly available architecture for a critical application, ensuring minimal downtime and improved fault tolerance hence ensuring 99.99% uptime.

• Utilized AWS Auto Scaling, Elastic Load Balancers, and multi-AZ deployments to achieve high availability.

• Implemented monitoring and alerting using CloudWatch for proactive issue detection and resolution. ACHIEVEMENTS

• Received recognition for significantly reducing provisioning time by 40% through infrastructure automation.

• Completed AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner and AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate certifications.

• Contributed to significant cost savings and operational efficiency through the implementation of infrastructure automation and optimization techniques.

• Received positive feedback from stakeholders for designing and implementing secure and scalable solutions.

• Acted as a mentor to junior team members, providing guidance and support in cloud engineering and DevOps practices.

• Contributed to the development of internal best practices and standards for cloud engineering and DevOps processes.

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