Senior DevOps & GitHub Automation Specialist

Pierre Kamguia

*********@*****.*** 202-***-****

Silver Spring, MD 20904

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/pkamguia

Senior DevOps / CI/CD Platform Engineer – Kubernetes & GitHub Automation Specialist

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Senior DevOps and Platform Engineer with 7+ years of experience designing and operating fully automated, zero-touch CI/CD pipelines supporting Kubernetes-based platforms in regulated enterprise environments. Expert in GitHub-based repository governance, GitOps, Argo CD, Helm, Terraform, and container-driven delivery pipelines. Proven success implementing automated testing integration, quality gates, progressive delivery (canary deployments), and observability-driven release validation. Deep experience troubleshooting complex pipeline failures and modernizing legacy CI/CD systems into resilient, auditable, and scalable DevOps architectures.

CORE TECHNICAL SKILLS

CI/CD & DevOps Tooling

GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps Pipelines, Jenkins, YAML pipelines, GitOps, Argo CD Repository & Governance

GitHub Enterprise, branching strategies, protected branches, code reviews, auditability Container Platforms

Kubernetes (RKE2, K3s), Helm, Docker, Rancher

Release Strategies

Canary deployments, progressive rollouts, blue-green deployments, rollback automation Automation & Scripting

Python, Bash, PowerShell

Observability & Monitoring

Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK, deployment health validation, SRE practices Infrastructure-as-Code

Terraform, Ansible

Security & Compliance

RBAC, image validation, Pod Security, CIS, FIPS, PCI PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Viasat – Carlsbad, CA

Senior DevOps / Platform Engineer Dec 2022 – Present

• Designed and operated fully automated GitOps-driven CI/CD pipelines enabling commit production deployments with zero manual intervention across Rancher RKE2 clusters.

• Implemented GitHub-based deployment workflows integrated with Argo CD, enforcing standardized branching, protected environments, and deployment governance.

• Built progressive deployment strategies using canary releases with automated rollback validation driven by Prometheus and Grafana health metrics.

• Integrated automated smoke and regression testing into Kubernetes delivery pipelines, enforcing quality gates prior to production promotion.

• Migrated legacy pipelines into a unified GitHub + GitOps architecture, improving pipeline auditability and mean-time-to-recovery (MTTR).

• Designed pipeline observability using deployment-level metrics, logs, and error-rate thresholds for safe production releases.

• Applied Terraform, Helm, and Argo CD for fully declarative platform provisioning and deployment orchestration.

• Enforced RBAC, Pod Security, network policies, and image validation for PCI/FIPS/CIS-aligned production systems.

• Troubleshot complex build failures, environment inconsistencies, and pipeline bottlenecks at scale.

KPMG – Tysons Corner, VA

DevOps Engineer (Platform Automation) Oct 2021 – Aug 2022

• Designed GitHub-driven CI/CD pipelines for Kubernetes-based application platforms.

• Developed Helm-based microservice release pipelines with automated promotion and rollback controls.

• Integrated infrastructure automation using Terraform into continuous delivery pipelines.

• Standardized GitHub repository structures and branching policies for multi-team deployments.

• Supported cloud and hybrid build pipelines across Linux and Windows environments. PwC – Tampa, FL

DevOps Engineer (CI/CD Transformation) Aug 2020 – Aug 2021

• Migrated 190+ legacy pipelines into standardized YAML-based Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines.

• Built parameterized pipeline templates supporting automated testing, packaging, and deployment orchestration.

• Integrated PKI, image signing, and artifact validation into secure delivery workflows.

• Automated environment provisioning and patching using Ansible and Terraform.

• Dramatically improved pipeline reliability and auditability across regulated enterprise delivery systems.

Genesoft Group Inc – France / Cameroon

DevOps Engineer Aug 2015 – Aug 2020

• Designed fully automated CI/CD systems on AWS using Terraform, Ansible, Docker, and GitHub.

• Built Kubernetes delivery pipelines supporting rolling updates, canary releases, and automated rollback strategies.

• Integrated application monitoring and deployment observability pipelines using ELK.

• Authored enterprise SRE standards and DevOps operating procedures. Sight Center LLC – Martinsville, VA

Linux Systems Administrator Feb 2010 – Dec 2015

• Engineered automated Linux deployment and monitoring environments.

• Tuned systemd and kernel for production reliability.

• Supported secure network and storage automation workflows. CERTIFICATIONS

• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) – 2022

• Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) – 2020

• Certificate in Applied Biostatistics & Epidemiology – Tufts University

• Terraform, Azure, and AWS Certifications – In Progress EDUCATION

Master of Science – Biostatistics & Epidemiology

Tulane University – New Orleans, LA

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