Devops Engineer Senior

James Ogbu

DevOps Engineer SRE

Calgary, AB

Email: **************@*******.***

Phone: 587-***-****

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/james-ogbu-29209b234

Executive Summary:

Accomplished Senior DevOps Engineer with 7+ years of progressive experience in cloud infrastructure, automation, and continuous integration/deployment. Proven track record of designing and implementing scalable DevSecOps solutions that reduce deployment time by 80% while maintaining enterprise-grade security standards. Expert in orchestrating containerized applications, optimizing CI/CD pipelines, and leading cross-functional teams through complex infrastructure transformations. Specialized in AWS cloud services, Kubernetes orchestration, and Infrastructure as Code practices.

Skills and Tools:

• Source Control Management: Git, GitHub, AWS CodeCommit

• Build & Virtualization: Maven, AWS CodeBuild, Docker

• Container Orchestration: Kubernetes, Docker Swarm, Helm Charts

• CI/CD Tools: Jenkins, AWS CodeDeploy, AWS CodePipeline, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, ArgoCD

• Configuration Management: Ansible

• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform

• Project Management: Jira, Confluence

• Code Quality: SonarQube

• Web/Application Servers: Apache Tomcat, Nginx, JBoss, Wildfly

• Scripting: Shell Scripting, Groovy, YAML, Python,Go

• Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, New Relic, ELK/EFK Stack,Splunk, DataDog, New Relic

• Cloud Services: AWS (EC2, S3, ELB, VPC, EBS, EFS, ASG, IAM, Route53, EKS)

• Artifact Management: Nexus, Docker Hub

• Operating Systems: Linux (Ubuntu, Red Hat), Windows, macOS

• Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch

• Security: HashiCorp Vault, AWS IAM, RBAC, Security Scanning, Compliance, DevSecOps Integration & Security Best Practices.

• Repository Management (Nexus, Docker Hub)

• Kubernetes Security (RBAC, IAM, Namespaces, Secrets, kubeconfig) Professional Experience:

Senior DevOps/SRE Engineer

Dominion Systems Dallas, TX (Remote)

Feb 2023 – Present

• Deployed and orchestrated microservices applications in Kubernetes clusters while ensuring optimal performance through comprehensive monitoring with Prometheus, Grafana, and EFK stack.

• Configured and maintained high-availability web application servers (JBoss/Wildfly, Nginx, Apache Tomcat) using Ansible playbooks, achieving 99.8% uptime and enhanced security posture.

• Engineered robust CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins with automated triggers (poll-SCM, GitHub webhooks, cron jobs), reducing deployment time from hours to minutes.

• Led technical onboarding of 15+ team members and 10+ projects on GitHub, implementing the least privilege access controls and Git best practices while facilitating knowledge transfer sessions.

• Automated build and deployment processes using Jenkins/Docker, eliminating 80% of manual work and significantly reducing human errors in production environments.

• Accelerated developer workflow by designing and executing Docker containerization strategy, successfully migrating monolithic applications to microservices architecture, improving scalability by 300%.

• Leveraged Terraform official and custom modules to provision comprehensive AWS infrastructure including VPCs, EC2, S3, ELB, EBS, DynamoDB, and self-managed EKS clusters across Ubuntu and Red Hat environments.

• Championed DevSecOps strategies and practices, successfully integrating cybersecurity protocols into all stages of SDLC, reducing security vulnerabilities by 60%.

• Spearheaded configuration and deployment of multi-tier enterprise applications in Kubernetes utilizing AWS resources, resulting in 40% improvement in operational efficiency and 99.9% uptime.

• using Terraform, managing 500+ cloud resources with 99.9% deployment success rate.

• multi-cloud infrastructure serving 5M+ users across AWS, Azure, and GCP, reducing infrastructure costs by 35% through strategic resource optimization

• Designed and deployed automated alerting systems with intelligent escalation workflows, improving incident response time by 50%.

• Partnered with development teams to define production readiness criteria and enforce deployment standards across 15+ microservices

• Drove SOC2 Type II compliance initiatives, implementing security controls and audit logging across all cloud environments.

• Managed incident response processes including root cause analysis, post-mortems, and preventive action implementation

• Mentored junior engineers and established knowledge sharing practices that improved team productivity by 40%.

Build and Release Engineer

Bistrapay, CA (Remote)

Oct 2017 – Jan 2023

• Monitored and troubleshot build/deployment issues using ELK Stack, Splunk, and Prometheus-Grafana.

• Implemented Jenkins-based automated and deployment systems, reducing production deployment time by 75% and eliminating critical human errors.

• Managed seamless continuous deployment of applications to Tomcat and JBoss application servers, maintaining 99.5% deployment success rate.

• Created and maintained automated CI/CD pipelines for code deployment using Jenkins, achieving 80% reduction in manual intervention and accelerating release cycles.

• Built and deployed Docker containers to transform monolithic applications into microservices, improving developer productivity by 50% and system scalability.

• Reduced monthly infrastructure costs by 30% through strategic server consolidation and database optimization initiatives

• Managed and developed Kubernetes applications, focusing on production-grade deployments.

• Implemented Infrastructure-as-Code practices using Terraform and ARM templates, reducing infrastructure provisioning time by 70%.

• Automated routine operational tasks using PowerShell and Python, reducing manual effort by 60%

• Implemented comprehensive backup and disaster recovery solutions, achieving RTO of 30 minutes and RPO of 5 minutes

• Optimized database performance and implemented automated scaling, reducing query response time by 50%.

• Implemented zero-trust security model and automated vulnerability scanning, reducing security incidents by 90%

• Achieved 99.9% uptime across all production systems while handling 10x traffic growth

• Automated 95% of routine operational tasks, freeing up 30 hours/week for strategic initiatives System Administrator

Melbul (On-Site) Kyiv

Jul 2015 – Aug 2017

• Automated system administration tasks using Bash and Python scripting.

• Managed system performance and troubleshooting with Nagios, Zabbix, and Prometheus.

• Administered user accounts, Active Directory, LDAP, and virtualization.

• Implemented security measures including IDS/IPS, firewalls, and patch management.

• Designed backup and disaster recovery solutions using Veeam and AWS Backup.

• Deployed and managed AWS cloud infrastructure for critical business applications.

• Evaluated and optimized existing systems for better security and efficiency.

• Maintained 24/7 system availability for mission-critical applications

• Managed hybrid cloud infrastructure across on-premises and AWS environments

• Automated server provisioning and configuration management using Ansible, reducing setup time by 80% Education & Certifications:

• Master of Science (M.S.), Information Control Systems & Technologies

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

• Certified Kubernetes Administrator -CKA (In Progress)

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