About Me
Cloud and DevOps Engineer with over 6 years of experience deploying, automating, and maintaining secure infrastructure across Linux and AWS environments. Skilled in managing container platforms, streamlining CI/CD pipelines, and implementing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Ansible. Strong background in cloud security, monitoring, and high-availability system design using tools like Kubernetes, Jenkins, GitLab, and AWS-native services. Proven ability to improve deployment efficiency and ensure system reliability across hybrid and cloud-native architectures.
Technical Skills & Certifications
DevOps & Cloud
- AWS, Azure, GovCloud
- Terraform, CloudFormation
- Kubernetes, Docker, Podman
- Jenkins, GitHub Actions
Automation & Tools
- Ansible, Bash, Git/GitHub
- Nexus, Maven, SonarQube
- CI/CD, SDLC, Agile
Monitoring & Security
- AWS GuardDuty, Security Hub
- CloudWatch, Logging
- IAM, Network Security
Certifications
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
- CompTIA Security+, A+
Self-Hosted Projects | Containerized Deployments in Homelab Environment
- CI/CD Automation with GitLab & Jenkins: Designed and implemented pipeline automation for Linux deployments. Reduced manual intervention and streamlined code deployment across environments.
- Security & Compliance with Nessus & Red Hat Satellite: Managed patching and vulnerability scanning across 100+ servers. Automated STIG compliance reporting for DoD audits.
- Monitoring & Metrics with Grafana & Prometheus: Deployed dashboards to visualize Linux server performance, resource utilization, and infrastructure health in real time.
- SIEM Integration with Splunk & Wazuh: Centralized syslog and event data using Wazuh agents and Filebeat. Enabled log correlation, alerting, and proactive incident response across Linux, Windows, and Docker containers.
- Version Control with Bitbucket: Configured Git repositories for collaborative development and integrated Bitbucket with CI/CD pipelines.
- Project Management with Jira: Used Jira for agile project tracking, sprint planning, and team collaboration on software releases.