Senior DevOps Engineer Cloud Platform & SRE Leadership

C. Moloro

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Senior DevOps Engineer

Versatile and results-driven Senior DevOps/Platform/Cloud Engineer with extensive experience architecting enterprise-scale self-service, opinionated, secure-by-default cloud platforms and leading digital transformation initiatives for diverse organizations. Proven expertise designing highly available Kubernetes environments across AWS and Azure that support 10M+ customers and $2B+ transaction volumes. Demonstrated success implementing GitOps methodologies and SRE practices that achieve 99.95%+ availability while reducing deployment risk by 70%. Strong background integrating DevSecOps protocols and compliance frameworks, delivering 80% vulnerability reduction and 100% audit success rates.

Areas of Expertise

Enterprise Cloud Architecture

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

DevSecOps Implementation

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Zero-Downtime Deployments

Disaster Recovery Planning

Multi-Cloud Platform Strategy

Agile & Scrum Methodologies

Microservices Architecture

Cloud Migration Strategy

Infrastructure Automation

Security Policy Implementation

Technical Proficiencies

Cloud Platforms & Services

AWS (EKS, EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, IAM, VPC, CloudWatch), Azure (AKS, App Service, Monitor, Entra ID)

Containerization & Orchestration

Kubernetes (EKS, AKS, OpenShift - multi-tenant), Docker, Helm, Service Mesh (Istio), GitOps-Driven Deployment

Infrastructure as Code & Configuration

Terraform, AWS CDK, CloudFormation, ARM, Bicep, Ansible (Reusable Modules, Policy Enforcement, Multi-Environment Standards)

CI/CD & Deployment

GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD

Programming & Scripting

Python, Bash, PowerShell, Go, Java, YAML, JSON

Security & Compliance

IAM, RBAC, HashiCorp Vault, OPA/Gatekeeper, Trivy, Checkov, AWS Security Hub, GuardDuty, Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Azure Monitor, Azure Firewall

Monitoring & Observability

Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Splunk, Datadog, OpenTelemetry

OS & Networking

Linux/Unix (RHEL, Ubuntu, Debian)

Professional Experience

MetLife, Remote (Contract) 2024 July – Present

Senior DevOps Engineer

Architect enterprise Kubernetes platform transformation across AWS EKS and Azure AKS environments supporting mission-critical insurance and financial systems. Own cloud platform architecture and partner with product and engineering leaders to deliver cloud-native solutions at enterprise scale. Conduct bi-weekly knowledge transfer sessions and establish centers of excellence for cloud platform standards. Mentor engineering staff on DevOps/SRE best practices and advanced deployment methodologies.

●Delivered 99.95% system availability for customer-facing financial applications serving 10M+ users through strategic Istio service mesh implementation.

●Accelerated deployment velocity by 65% while executing zero-downtime releases across 150+ microservices via automated canary strategies.

●Enhanced platform reliability by 40% and reduced incident MTTR by 50% through comprehensive SRE practice implementation across eight Agile teams.

●Improved disaster recovery capabilities with 35% RTO reduction for critical payment systems using multi-region active-active architecture.

●Decreased critical vulnerabilities by 80% through integrated DevSecOps transformation incorporating Hashi Corp Vault and OPA policies.

●Championed self-service pipeline adoption for 150+ microservices, mentoring five engineers and reducing DevOps ticket dependency, supporting $2B+ annual transactions.

State Farm, Remote April 2022 – June 2024

DevOps Engineer

Modernized hybrid cloud infrastructure through strategic planning and implementation of enterprise-scale DevOps methodologies. Owned and implemented enterprise cloud governance frameworks (policy-as-code, security guardrails, and compliance controls) aligned with NIST and CIS standards, enabling secure self-service delivery across regulated environments. Provided technical mentorship and training to development teams on infrastructure automation best practices. Researched and evaluated emerging technologies for potential integration into existing platform architecture.

●Automated infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and Ansible across AWS/Azure environments, enabling consistent deployments for 50+ production services.

●Increased deployment success rates by 45% and reduced security incidents by 60% through Kubernetes cluster construction with integrated scanning pipelines.

●Generated $1.2M annual cost savings through FinOps governance implementation, achieving 30% reduction in cloud expenditure.

●Achieved 100% audit compliance ratings through policy-as-code practices using OPA/Gatekeeper aligned with NIST/CIS benchmarks.

●Enhanced release cadence from monthly to weekly across six development teams, mentoring eight engineers and enabling faster, autonomous deployments.

Freedom Mortgage, Remote Jan 2020 – March 2022

DevOps Engineer

Led comprehensive cloud migration initiatives while coordinating with security, compliance, and engineering stakeholders. Evaluated and recommended optimal deployment strategies for mortgage and lending platform requirements. Trained development teams on containerization best practices and modern deployment methodologies. Researched industry standards and regulatory requirements for financial services infrastructure implementation.

●Designed highly available AWS and Azure architectures achieving 99.99% SLA for customer-facing mortgage applications.

●Orchestrated blue-green and canary Kubernetes deployments using Helm, reducing deployment risk by 70% and enabling development teams to deploy autonomously.

●Automated Linux/Unix administration across 200+ instances using Python and Ansible, reducing manual toil by 50%.

●Enhanced observability with Prometheus/Grafana dashboards, improving incident detection time by 60% for business-critical SLIs.

●Established cloud governance framework meeting financial industry regulations through cross-functional collaboration.

Education

Master of Business Administration - 2018

Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science - 2013

Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia

Professional Training & Certifications

AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Amazon Web Services

Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, Microsoft

Certified Kubernetes Administrator, CNCF

Certified Terraform Associate, Hashi Corp

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