Devops Engineer Web Services

Certifications

Education

Summary

Senior DevOps/SRE with over 8 years of experience architecting,

deploying, and managing secure, scalable cloud infrastructure and automation solutions. Skilled in leading cross-functional teams, implementing DevSecOps practices, and streamlining CI/CD processes for enterprise-scale systems. Expertise in architecting cloud-native solutions that support business growth from startup to enterprise scale. Core Leadership Skills

Experience

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Amazon Web Services

AWS Certified Solutions Architect

– Associate

Amazon Web Services

AWS Certified DevOps Engineer –

Professional

Amazon Web Services

Red Hat Certified System

Administrator (RHCSA)

Red Hat

CompTIA Linux+

CompTIA

University of Maryland Global

Campus

Computer Network &

Cybersecurity

B.S.

Tamale Technical University

Financial Accounting

B.S.

DevOps/SRE Strategy &

Leadership

Team mentoring, cross-

functional collaboration,

technical roadmap planning

Cloud Architecture

AWS, Azure

Infrastructure as Code

Terraform, CloudFormation

Container Orchestration

Kubernetes, Docker, EKS

CI/CD Platforms

Jenkins, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD

Monitoring & Observability

Prometheus, Grafana,

CloudWatch

Programming & Automation

Python, Java, Bash

Supported DevSecOps initiatives for federal program driving infrastructure automation and application deployments Architect infrastructure automation using Terraform, Helm, and ArgoCD for EKS-based microservices

Design and maintain secure CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub Actions

Integrate Apache Kafka messaging into cloud-native microservices architecture

Mentor team members on DevOps best practices and cloud technologies

Implement monitoring solutions using Prometheus, Grafana, and AWS CloudWatch

Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks for configuration management

Dev Technology Group

Sr. DevOps/Site Reliability Engineer

May 2024 – Present

Reston, VA

Designed and implemented AWS DevSecOps environments, ensuring compliance and best practices

Migrated CI/CD workflows to GitHub Actions, integrating with development and testing pipelines

Built and managed Terraform modules for AWS services including EKS, RDS, IAM, and S3

Led evaluations of CI/CD tooling and coordinated adoption across multiple teams

Developed and managed Kubernetes deployments using Helm Automated infrastructure provisioning and configuration management using Ansible

Supported application integration for multiple programming languages including C++ and Python

IBM

Sr. DevOps/Cloud Engineer

Feb 2023 – Apr 2024

Virginia, VA

Supported DevOps operations for wealth management platforms in a regulated financial environment

Migrated CI/CD pipelines to GitHub Actions and integrated GitOps practices using ArgoCD

Provisioned and managed EKS and OpenShift clusters with Terraform and CloudFormation

Deployed and managed Apache Kafka for real-time event streaming Automated infrastructure configuration using Ansible Developed scripts for deployment automation and infrastructure maintenance

UBS Financial Services

DevOps/Cloud Engineer

Jan 2019 – Nov 2022

Nashville, TN

Administered an HPC cluster (SGE) consisting of 600+ Linux servers, 500+TB NAS storage, 50+ users

Installed and configured OS via kickstart, puppet, setup user accounts and permissions

Upgraded 300+ on-prem Linux servers from SL6 to CentOS 7 resulting in a secure environment

Monitored alerts via Zabbix/emails and responded appropriately with occasional on-call duties

Coordinated the disposal of 150+ servers by training, leading, and assisting seasonal interns

Administered and provided support for Atlassian products with automated actions

ComputaCenter

Linux System Administrator

Aug 2015 – Dec 2018

Nashville, TN

Roland Katsekpor

Senior DevOps/SRE with 8+ years building enterprise cloud infrastructure

Nashville, TN 615-***-**** ***********@*******.*** LinkedIn

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