Devops Engineer/Cloud Engineer

Akylbek Saspakov

Philadelphia, PA • *******.***@*****.*** • 267-***-****

https://www.linkedin.com/in/akylbek-saspakov

SUMMARY

DevOps Engineer with about 4 years of experience automating infrastructure and deployments in hybrid cloud environments (AWS and Azure). Skilled in Azure Role Management, Entra ID, and Infrastructure as Code using Terraform. Experienced with Azure Application Gateway and Front Door for load balancing and CDN routing. Proficient in Azure DevOps pipelines (YAML, service connections) and PowerShell scripting. Solid understanding of networking (VNet, NSG, Firewalls, DNS) and security. Proven ability to build scalable, secure infrastructure and support development teams in deployment and troubleshooting.

EXPERIENCE

Peaksoft – DevOps Engineer (Remote, Chicago, IL)

Jun 2023 – Present

- Automated provisioning for DEV, QA, and Staging using Terraform and Ansible.

- Managed Azure RBAC with custom roles and subscription-level audits.

- Improved CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and SonarQube.

- Built and resolved issues in Azure DevOps pipelines (YAML, service connections).

- Configured Azure App Gateway and Front Door for secure load balancing.

- Automated VM deployments, permissions cleanup, and updates using PowerShell.

- Set up Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK to improve incident response time.

- Tuned autoscaling policies in AWS and Azure to reduce cloud costs.

- Improved system uptime by setting goals and resolving service errors.

- Supported VNets, NSGs, firewalls, and Azure DNS configurations.

- Participated in Agile ceremonies and team collaboration using Jira and Slack.

- Built full CI/CD pipeline with Azure DevOps for Node.js deployment to Azure App Service. Integra Solutions – Cloud & System Administrator (Remote, Salt Lake City, UT) Jun 2021 – Apr 2023

- Increased Linux system uptime by optimizing OS settings and fixing network issues.

- Diagnosed and resolved issues with DNS, DHCP, NFS, Tomcat, and Apache.

- Wrote SOPs for consistent performance and 24/7 system availability.

- Designed secure AWS infrastructure with ELB and CloudWatch.

- Automated provisioning using Terraform and Ansible.

- Containerized applications using Docker to streamline deployment.

- Provided macOS and Windows support for development and test environments. EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

● B.S., Electrical Engineering – Kyrgyz State Polytechnic University, 2008

● Diploma, International Relations – Diplomatic Academy, MFA Kyrgyz Republic, 2015

● AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (Renewal in Progress) SKILLS & TECHNOLOGIES

● Cloud: AWS and Azure services

● Networking: VPC, Load Balancing, VNet, NSG, Entra ID, App Gateway, Front Door, DNS

● Containers & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, Argo CD

● CI/CD & IaC: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Terraform, Ansible, SonarQube

● Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, CloudWatch

● Scripting & Security: Bash, Python, PowerShell, Git, IAM, Security Groups, SSH

● Systems & Tools: Linux (Ubuntu, CentOS), Vagrant, VirtualBox, Jira, Slack

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