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Alfiya Arslanova

Alfiya Arslanova

DevOps Engineer
Lisle,IL

Summary

Enthusiastic and reliable DevOps Engineer with 7 years of successful hands-on experience in designing, maintaining highly available cloud-based infrastructure, automating and optimizing deployments, CI/CD, and other DevOps tools. Passionate about continuous learning, new technology, new tools and innovation. Targeted on professional growth. Excellent written, verbal communication and organizational skills. Easy-learning and a hard-working team player with a positive attitude.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages

Work History

Lead DevOps Engineer

Expedia Group Media Solutions
Remote
08.2022 - Current
  • Leading development and operations processes inside team.
  • AWS services administration: IAM, VPC, Route 53, EC2, S3, Redshift, RDS, CloudWatch and etc.
  • Automating setup and management of infrastructure for dev, staging and prod environments with Terraform.
  • Implementing Docker for containerization, simplifying packaging and deployment of applications across different environments.
  • Using Kubernetes for orchestrating containerized applications in high-impact project, improving scalability and automating deployment and scaling processes.
  • Setting up and configuring GitHub Actions for automating build, test, and deployment pipelines.
  • Leading significant project, overseeing migration of crucial applications from local Kubernetes environment to Amazon EKS for seamless transition.
  • Collaborating with development and operations teams to design and maintain robust API gateway solutions using Kong and it's plugins, resulting in improved scalability and performance.
  • Leading integration of HashiCorp Vault for secure and centralized secret management, ensuring protection of sensitive information such as API keys, passwords, and certificates.
  • Proficient in leveraging Keycloak for comprehensive Identity and Access Management (IAM), Single Sign-On (SSO), and securing endpoints and APIs through OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).
  • Collaborating with DevOps, development, operations, and data teams to analyze system solutions based on client requirements.

DevOps Engineer

Zethcon (Hybrid)
03.2021 - 08.2022
  • Worked with Oracle databases; performed scheduled weekly upgrades from 11g to 19c upgrades (import/export db, upgrading licenses).
  • Maintained applications built on Node.js (Synapse API and Synapse Anywhere).
  • Completed daily assigned passed QA tickets for code rolls to resolve issues and troubleshooting on client servers (hosted and non-hosted).
  • Set up and monitored CI/CD pipelines built with Jenkins.
  • Successfully led project of partial migration applications and databases from on-premise to AWS Cloud environment.
  • Updated manual workflow to use automation and DevOps best practices.
  • Worked with cross-functional design teams to create software solutions that improved overall functionality and performance.

DevOps Engineer

AccuQuote
06.2019 - 03.2021
  • Utilized version control systems like Git for tracking changes in code, collaborating with developers, and ensuring codebase integrity.
  • Assisted in setting up and maintaining CI/CD pipelines to automate testing and deployment of applications, ensuring faster and more reliable releases.
  • Worked with tools like Terraform or CloudFormation to define and provision infrastructure resources, allowing for automated and consistent environment setups.
  • Write Bash ad python scripts to automate routine tasks, improving efficiency in configuration management, deployment, and monitoring.
  • Implemented basic security practices, such as access controls, encryption, and vulnerability assessments, to maintain integrity and security of systems.

Junior Design Engineer

Dyson Electronics
06.2018 - 06.2019
  • Learned and applied IaC principles with tools like Terraform to create and manage infrastructure in scalable and consistent manner.
  • Worked with AWS services such as EC2, VPC, Route 53, S3, CloudWatch and etc.
  • Gained hands-on experience with configuration management tools like Ansible, participating in management of server configurations for reliability and consistency.
  • Collaborated with senior DevOps team members in design and implementation of CI/CD pipelines, contributing to automation of software delivery processes.

Linux Administrator

United Group Logistics INC
12.2016 - 06.2018
  • Managed and maintained Linux-based servers, ensuring optimal performance, security, and reliability for mission-critical applications.
  • Administered and configured Nginx and Apache web servers to host dynamic and static content, ensuring seamless and efficient delivery of web applications.
  • Implemented load balancing and reverse proxy configurations on Nginx, optimizing server resources and improving application scalability.
  • Implemented and maintained SSL/TLS certificates on Nginx and Apache, ensuring secure data transmission and compliance with security best practices.
  • Configured encryption settings and managed certificate renewals for enhanced web server security.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Finance And Credit

Tashkent State University of Economics
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
09.2003 - 07.2007

Skills

    Task Prioritization

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Timeline

Lead DevOps Engineer

Expedia Group Media Solutions
08.2022 - Current

DevOps Engineer

Zethcon (Hybrid)
03.2021 - 08.2022

DevOps Engineer

AccuQuote
06.2019 - 03.2021

Junior Design Engineer

Dyson Electronics
06.2018 - 06.2019

Linux Administrator

United Group Logistics INC
12.2016 - 06.2018

Bachelor of Science - Finance And Credit

Tashkent State University of Economics
09.2003 - 07.2007
Alfiya ArslanovaDevOps Engineer