Devops Engineer Cloud Infrastructure

Komlavi Gidi

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SUMMARY

DevOps Engineer with 8+ years of experience in CI/CD automation, cloud infrastructure, and container orchestration, delivering scalable and highly available solutions on AWS, Azure, and hybrid environments. Achieved 99.9% uptime, reduced deployment times by 25%, and improved application performance by 20% through automation and optimization. Skilled at implementing Infrastructure-as-Code, monitoring solutions, and mentoring teams to accelerate software delivery while ensuring security and reliability.

Deployed and maintained scalable database systems (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis) on AWS EC2, RDS, and Aurora, achieving 99.9% uptime and improving query performance by 20%.

Managed containerized applications with Docker and Kubernetes (EKS/AKS), implementing zero-downtime deployments and auto-scaling policies that increased system availability by 25% during peak loads.

Developed Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using Terraform, Ansible, and CloudFormation, automating provisioning and reducing manual configuration errors by 40%.

Built monitoring and observability stacks using Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, CloudWatch, and MonYog, decreasing mean- time-to-detect (MTTD) issues by 30%.

Implemented IAM policies, access controls, and security scanning, enhancing compliance and minimizing security incidents across multiple projects.

Automated routine tasks and CI/CD workflows with Python, Bash, Groovy, and Shell scripting, reducing deployment times by 25%.

Optimized database performance, query tuning, and schema design in collaboration with developers, improving transaction throughput by 15%.

Led end-to-end deployment of enterprise applications on AWS and Azure, ensuring high availability, fault tolerance, and minimal downtime.

Created Azure DevOps pipelines for web applications, automating build, test, and deployment processes, increasing release frequency by 35%.

Supported hybrid cloud migrations, deploying workloads on AWS and on-prem infrastructure, reducing infrastructure costs by 20%.

Actively contributed to Agile/Scrum teams, defining project KPIs, improving DevOps workflows, and mentoring junior engineers on automation and cloud best practices. SKILLS

Cloud Platforms

AWS (CloudFormation,CloudWatch, VPC, EC2, S3, Glacier, ECS, Elastic Beanstalk,Snowball, DynamoDB, RDS, Redshift, Direct Connect,Route 53, IAM, Lambda, AWS IoT, SNS, SES, SWF, Elasticsearch,CodeCommit) CI/CD Tools

Jenkins,GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, AzureDevOps, AWS CodePipeline, ArgoCD, Spinnaker,Bamboo, TeamCity

Containerization Docker, Kubernetes (EKS, AKS, GKE), Helm, OpenShift Monitoring & Logging

Prometheus, Grafana,ELK Stack (Elasticsearch,Logstash, Kibana), AWS CloudWatch,Splunk,Datadog, Nagios, Zabbix, Wireshark Programming/Scripting Python, Java, Groovy, Ruby, Shell (Bash, PowerShell), Perl Networking & Configuration

Management

TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, FTP, SSH, NFS, VPN, Load Balancers (ALB, NLB, HAProxy, Nginx), NetBox

Security & BuildTools

IAM, RBAC, Artifactory, SonarQube, SSL/TLS, HashiCorpVault,Maven, Ant, Nexus

Database Systems

MySQL, PostgreSQL, AWS Redshift, AWS RDS, DynamoDB, MongoDB, Elasticsearch

Web & App Servers

Apache Tomcat, Nginx,WebSphere, HAProxy

Version Control &

Infrastructure Tools

GitHub, GitLab, Git, Bitbucket, Terraform,Packer, Vagrant,AWS CloudFormation,SVN, CVS, Beanstalk,Terraform,ARM Templates Other Tools

ELB, AMI, EBS, VPC Peering,Route Tables, Network ACL, SecurityGroups, Regions, S3 Bucket Policies, Guacamole, HPE OneView, Selenium,JUnit, Cucumber, Maven, Jira,ServiceNow, SysAid, Confluence PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CITY NATIONAL BANK – LOS ANGELES, CA

Devops engineer

Designed and deployed scalable AWS infrastructure using EC2, RDS, Aurora, S3, VPC, and IAM, supporting 3+ major enterprise projects with 99.99% uptime.

Managed containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes (EKS), orchestrating 100+ pods across multiple environments with zero-downtime deployments.

Developed Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Ansible, and CloudFormation, reducing manual provisioning by 70% and accelerating environment setup.

Built monitoring stacks using Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, MonYog, and AWS CloudWatch, improving visibility across 50+ services and reducing MTTR by 35%.

Automated backup and disaster recovery for MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, and MongoDB, achieving 99.9% data availability and minimal data loss.

Implemented IAM policies, security tools, and vulnerability scanning, improving compliance and reducing security incidents by 40%.

Automated routine tasks using Bash, Python, Groovy, and Shell scripts, cutting manual configuration time by 60% and minimizing human error.

Optimized database performance with query tuning and schema redesign, improving average response time by 30% across production workloads.

Deployed enterprise applications end-to-end on Azure (AKS, Azure Functions) and AWS, ensuring high availability and security for multiple business-critical services.

Led hands-on development, testing, and stakeholder query resolution, improving project delivery speed by 20% and boosting user satisfaction.

Implemented CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitLab CI/CD, reducing deployment errors by 70% and decreasing delivery time from hours to under 15 minutes.

Spearheaded migration and orchestration of legacy workloads to cloud-native environments, improving scalability by 60% and infrastructure efficiency.

Managed monitoring, patching, and configuration of cloud resources, reducing operational overhead by 50% and ensuring continuous compliance.

Collaborated with 9+ senior engineers in Agile/Scrum teams, defining KPIs and workflow improvements, leading to a 50% faster release cycle.

CSX TRANSPORTATION April 2017 – Dec 2019

Devops engineer

Automated environment provisioning and configuration in Azure using pipelines and scripts, reducing manual intervention by 70% and enabling zero-downtime deployments.

Built and managed CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps for web applications, integrating unit tests, containerization, and automated deployments, improving delivery speed by 50%.

Designed and deployed containerized applications with Docker and Kubernetes, managing 30+ pods across multiple environments with scalable orchestration.

Managed relational databases (Azure SQL, RDS) with automated snapshots, service-side encryption (SSE), versioning, and MFA delete, improving data security and recovery readiness.

Led cloud migration initiatives, supporting hybrid deployments on AWS and on-premise infrastructure, increasing system scalability by 40% and reducing operational overhead.

Configured monitoring, logging, and alerting for microservices using Azure Monitor and CloudWatch, improving visibility and reducing mean-time-to-resolution (MTTR) by 30%.

Implemented automated test and release workflows, improving deployment frequency and reducing rollback incidents by 60%.

Enforced security best practices through IAM policy review, audit logging via CloudTrail, and resource configuration validation, improving compliance posture.

Collaborated in Agile/Scrum teams, defining project KPIs and DevOps workflows, contributing to a 25% faster sprint delivery cycle.

Supported hybrid-cloud integration, leveraging Azure App Services, AWS VPC, and secure networking, ensuring high availability and reliable service connectivity.

Streamlined application monitoring and network validation, reducing incidents related to connectivity or configuration errors by 35%.

Jan 2020 – Present

EDUCATION

Bachelorin Accounting

University of Lome, Togo

Sep 2010 – May 2014

CERTIFICATION

• Oracle Database 11g Administrator Certified

Professional (upgrade )

• Oracle Database 12g Administrator Certified

Professional

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