Senior DevOps Engineer (AWS/Azure/Kubernetes)

ALI ACHILLE TRAORE

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

DevOps Engineer with over 5 years of experience designing, automating, and optimizing cloud-native infrastructure across AWS and Azure environments. Expertise in Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, and CI/CD pipeline implementation using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and GitLab CI/CD. Proven ability to implement Infrastructure as Code, GitOps practices, and DevSecOps strategies, ensuring secure, scalable, and highly available systems. Strong experience in monitoring and observability using Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK stack, enabling proactive incident management and performance optimization. Skilled in Python and Bash scripting for automation, with deep knowledge of networking, Linux systems, and microservices architecture. Adept at cost optimization using FinOps practices and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, high-performance solutions aligned with modern cloud and DevOps best practices. TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Cloud Platforms: AWS EC2, S3, RDS, EKS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, Microsoft Azure VM, AKS, App Services, VNet, Load Balancer, Key Vault, Google Cloud Platform Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Storage, Multi-Cloud Strategy, Hybrid Cloud Architecture, FinOps and Cost Optimization

• DevOps and CI/CD: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps Pipelines, CI/CD Pipeline Design, Pipeline Automation, Blue-Green Deployments, Canary Releases, Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery

• Containers and Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes Cluster Setup, Scaling, Troubleshooting, Helm, Kustomize, Container Lifecycle Management, Service Mesh Istio, Linkerd

• Infrastructure as Code IaC: Terraform Modules, Remote State, Workspaces, AWS CloudFormation, Pulumi, ARM Templates, Infrastructure Provisioning, Configuration Management Ansible

• Monitoring and Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, OpenTelemetry, Splunk, Datadog, New Relic, Log Management, Metrics and Alerting

• DevSecOps and Security: SAST, DAST, SCA Tools, Container Security Trivy, Aqua, Secrets Management HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, IAM and RBAC, Vulnerability Management, Compliance SOC2, ISO 27001

• GitOps and Automation: ArgoCD, FluxCD, GitOps Workflows, Infrastructure Automation, Configuration Drift Management

• Cloud-Native Practices: Microservices Architecture, Serverless Computing, Event-Driven Architecture, API Gateway, Distributed Systems

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Teledyne Technologies Inc Sept 2024 – Present

DevOps Engineer

• Designed and managed AWS cloud infrastructure using EKS, EC2, and VPC, ensuring high availability, scalability, and secure deployments across multiple production environments.

• Built and optimized CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Jenkins, enabling automated deployments, reducing release cycles, and improving delivery consistency across applications.

• Implemented Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, automating provisioning, ensuring environment consistency, and improving deployment reliability across cloud platforms and multiple environments.

• Deployed and managed Kubernetes clusters, utilizing Helm and Kustomize for configuration management, ensuring efficient orchestration, scalability, and seamless containerized application deployments.

• Implemented monitoring and observability solutions using Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK stack, enabling proactive issue detection, performance monitoring, and faster incident resolution.

• Integrated DevSecOps practices by embedding security scanning tools into CI/CD pipelines, improving vulnerability detection and ensuring compliance with enterprise security standards.

• Implemented GitOps workflows using ArgoCD, automating deployments, maintaining configuration consistency, and reducing infrastructure drift across Kubernetes-based production environments.

• Optimized cloud costs using FinOps practices by analyzing resource utilization, rightsizing services, and implementing automation strategies to reduce unnecessary infrastructure expenses. Creative Newtech Ltd June 2020 – Aug 2024

AWS Cloud Engineer

• Managed AWS cloud services including EC2, S3, RDS, and VPC, ensuring scalable, secure, and highly available infrastructure across development, testing, and production environments.

• Automated infrastructure provisioning using Terraform, improving deployment efficiency, ensuring configuration consistency, and reducing manual intervention across cloud-based environments and services.

• Built and maintained CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitLab CI/CD, enabling continuous integration, faster deployments, and improved application delivery across multiple projects.

• Implemented containerization using Docker and orchestrated applications using Kubernetes, improving scalability, deployment consistency, and simplifying management of cloud-native applications.

• Configured monitoring and logging solutions using CloudWatch, Prometheus, and Grafana, enabling real-time monitoring, alerting, and improved system performance visibility.

• Strengthened cloud security using IAM roles, RBAC, and secrets management solutions, ensuring secure access control and compliance with organizational security standards.

• Supported cloud networking configurations including VPC, load balancers, and DNS, ensuring optimized performance, secure connectivity, and reliable communication across distributed systems.

• Implemented GitOps practices and automation strategies, improving deployment consistency, reducing manual configuration errors, and enhancing overall infrastructure management efficiency. EDUCATION

• Arizona State University

BS Software Engineering (In Progress)

CERTIFICATION

• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional

• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

• IBM Software Engineering Essentials

• Google IT Support Professional Certificate

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