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AKAME MBONG

Waukegan,IL

Summary

DevOps Engineer with 7+ years of experience designing, automating, and maintaining scalable cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines. Strong expertise in Kubernetes, AWS, Terraform, and GitOps-driven deployments. Proven track record of improving deployment reliability, optimizing cloud costs, and enabling development teams through automation and infrastructure-as-code practices. Experienced in both cloud-native and on-prem migrations with growing leadership responsibilities.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

DevOps Engineer

EK Tech Solution
Houston, TX
06.2025 - Current
  • Implemented CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub for streamlined application deployment.
  • Deployed and managed containerized applications within Kubernetes clusters in cloud environments.
  • Automated infrastructure provisioning with Terraform to enhance deployment consistency and efficiency.
  • Reduced costs through automation of resource management tasks for AWS EC2 instances.
  • Maintained version control practices using Git to facilitate team collaboration effectively.
  • Developed Docker images for consistent application delivery across development and production environments.

DevOps Engineer

Abbott Laboratories
Chicago, IL
05.2022 - 04.2025
  • Managed and upgraded Kubernetes clusters across AWS and Azure, ensuring high availability and system reliability
  • Implemented GitOps-based deployment workflows using FluxCD, improving deployment consistency and reducing manual intervention
  • Provisioned and maintained cloud infrastructure using Terraform, enabling scalable and repeatable environments
  • Automated EC2 instance scheduling (start/stop), reducing cloud costs and improving resource efficiency
  • Led migration of Jama Connect from on-premises to cloud, improving accessibility and system performance
  • Built and maintained CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins, troubleshooting failures and improving deployment success rates
  • Provisioned on-demand environments for development, testing, and demos, accelerating delivery cycles
  • Managed IAM access and security controls within AWS environments
  • Administered Atlassian tools (Jira, Bitbucket, Confluence) to support engineering workflows
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to migrate source code repositories from Bitbucket to GitHub

DevOps/Cloud Engineer

Data Service Group Inc
Bear, DE
05.2019 - 04.2022
  • Designed and implemented end-to-end CI/CD pipelines (GitHub, Jenkins, Maven, Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Automated infrastructure provisioning in AWS (EC2, VPC, ELB, S3, EBS, EFS, Auto Scaling) using Terraform and Ansible
  • Containerized applications using Docker and deployed them to Kubernetes clusters for scalability and resilience
  • Developed and maintained Ansible playbooks and Bash scripts to automate deployments and system tasks
  • Diagnosed and resolved build and deployment failures, improving pipeline reliability
  • Collaborated with development teams to streamline code integration and release processes
  • Created technical documentation to improve knowledge sharing and onboarding

Linux System Administrator

Data Service Group Inc
Bear, DE
02.2018 - 05.2019
  • Installed, configured, and hardened Linux systems (Ubuntu, RHEL, CentOS) for secure production environments
  • Managed user access, authentication, and system security (SSH, firewalls, permissions)
  • Built and configured HAProxy for load balancing and traffic management
  • Automated routine administrative tasks using shell scripting
  • Performed system updates, patching, and dependency resolution
  • Monitored system performance and optimized resource utilization

Education

Diploma of Education - Renewable Energy

University of Buea
Cameroon

Bachelor of Science - Environmental Science

University of Buea
Cameroon

Skills

  • Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure
  • CI/CD & GitOps: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, FluxC
  • Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Ansible
  • Containers & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, Docker Compose
  • Monitoring & Logging: Sysdig, Grafana
  • Scripting: Bash
  • Build Tools: Maven
  • Web Servers: Apache, Tomcat
  • Version Control: Git, GitHub, Bitbucket
  • Operating Systems: Linux (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu), Windows Server
  • Networking: TCP/IP, Firewalls, Routing, SSH

Timeline

DevOps Engineer

EK Tech Solution
06.2025 - Current

DevOps Engineer

Abbott Laboratories
05.2022 - 04.2025

DevOps/Cloud Engineer

Data Service Group Inc
05.2019 - 04.2022

Linux System Administrator

Data Service Group Inc
02.2018 - 05.2019

Diploma of Education - Renewable Energy

University of Buea

Bachelor of Science - Environmental Science

University of Buea