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)
Lombard, IL
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
Wheeling, IL
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
Chicago, IL
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
Naperville, IL
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
Effective Communication
Maintenance and Troubleshooting
AWS (EC2, VPC, Route 53, S3, RDS, Redshift, CloudFront and etc)
Docker/Kubernetes
Terraform/Ansible
GitHub/GitHub Actions
Jenkins
Kong
Harshicorp Vault
Linux/Unix
Keycloak
Prometheus/Grafana/Kibana
Bash/Python
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