IFA RAY
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Results-driven DevOps Engineer with 5+ years of experience building, automaRng, and maintaining scalable cloud-naRve infrastructure across AWS and GCP. Proven experRse in Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD pipeline automaRon, and system monitoring. Strong background in Infrastructure as Code (IaC), GitOps, and cloud security.
CORE SKILLS
Cloud Pla[orms: AWS (CerRfied), GCP
Containers & OrchestraRon: Kubernetes (EKS, GKE), Docker, Helm CI/CD & GitOps: Jenkins, GitHub AcRons, Argo CD
IaC & AutomaRon: Terraform, Ansible
Languages & ScripRng: Bash, Python
Security: IAM, Vault, EncrypRon
CERTIFICATIONS
- AWS CerRfied SoluRons Architect - Associate
- CerRfied Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
- HashiCorp CerRfied: Terraform Associate
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
- Automated GKE infrastructure with Terraform and deployed workloads using Helm, improving reliability and consistency.
- Implemented blue-green deployments across mulRple applicaRons, reducing downRme during releases.
- Migrated infrastructure from CloudFormaRon to Terraform, increasing maintainability and reducing provisioning errors.
- Rebuilt CI/CD pipelines by transiRoning from Jenkins to GitHub AcRons, boosRng release frequency by 50%.
- Managed secrets and encrypRon with Vault, enforcing secure access controls. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
DevOps Engineer
Publicis Sapient May 2023 - Present
- Managed Kubernetes clusters and deployed apps using GitOps (Argo CD) and Helm.
- Created automated Docker image pipelines with custom Helm Charts.
- Streamlined CI/CD with Jenkins & GitHub AcRons, reducing deployment Rmes by 35%.
- Integrated monitoring and alerRng (Prometheus/Grafana), enhancing observability.
- Led security integraRon with Vault and Terraform, ensuring secure, repeatable deployments. Cloud Engineer
Motorola SoluRons Feb 2020 - May 2023
- Built and maintained AWS infrastructure using Terraform and Bash automaRon.
- Integrated secure CI/CD workflows with SonarQube, Veracode, and unit tesRng.
- Reduced operaRonal risk by implemenRng Terraform state file locking and IAM encrypRon policies.
- Monitored system performance with Prometheus and custom alerRng dashboards.