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Education
Skills
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Ambe Frankline Ambe

Silver Spring,MD

Summary

Certified AWS Solutions Architect Associate with 3+ years of experience in architecting cloud solutions. Seeking opportunities to leverage my expertise in designing highly available, cost-optimized, and secure private/public cloud infrastructures using Amazon Web Services (AWS). Adept in cloud administration, automation, and application hardening, I excel in both independent and collaborative settings. Committed to delivering scalable and efficient systems aligned with business objectives.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate

Work History

Cloud Engineer

Soft Progressive
Dover, DE
05.2022 - Current
  • Collaborated with a team to design and develop microservice applications leveraging AWS's latest technologies and serverless architecture, resulting in a $56.5 million annual revenue increase.
  • Implemented infrastructure-as-code methodologies with Terraform and CloudFormation to ensure consistent, scalable, and reproducible deployments.
  • Streamlined software delivery through CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, and CodePipeline), achieving a 70% improvement in workflow efficiency.
  • Implemented containerization strategies using Docker, Amazon ECR, ECS, and EKS for efficient and scalable deployment processes.
  • Managed code repositories using Git and GitHub, and established best practices for version control.
  • Orchestrated large-scale configuration management using Ansible, optimizing resource allocation, minimizing errors, and reducing downtime.
  • Designed and implemented cloud security architecture based on zero-trust principles to enhance network and system security, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data
  • Directed end-to-end CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins, integrating GitHub code with tools like SonarQube for static code analysis and quality gate status checks. For unit and integration testing, used Maven and built JAR/WAR files. Created Groovy shared libraries and image scanning using Trivy for code reusability.
  • Oversaw Kubernetes deployments and image publishing to DockerHub and ECR
  • Orchestrated the provisioning of EKS clusters utilizing Terraform.
  • Partook in meetings with stakeholders to identify opportunities for improving performance and security posture in cloud services, supporting remediation, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement efforts.
  • Led and supported Security Assessment and Authorization (SA&A) processes, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations
  • Proficiently managed RDS instances and DynamoDB Tables for optimal database performance
  • Executed comprehensive AMI backups, minimizing data loss risks and ensuring business continuity
  • Part of an end-to-end development team of a user-friendly and responsive voting application on Amazon EKS.The frontend was built with React, while the efficient Go (Golang) backend handled API requests. MongoDB, configured with three replica sets (one primary and two secondary), ensured data redundancy and high availability.

Cloud Engineer

PaveWay Technologies
Buea, Cameroon
06.2021 - 03.2022
  • Architected and implemented a highly scalable order processing system, driving a 24% revenue growth in the initial quarter
  • Leveraged AWS SAM, Lambda functions, REST API, SQS, SNS, and Step Functions
  • Led the design and deployment of enterprise applications on AWS, optimizing for high performance and scalability
  • Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of Agile software development and DevSecOps concepts, practices, and tools
  • Proficiently manage container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes, ensuring efficient deployment and orchestration
  • Optimize cloud resources for cost efficiency, making informed decisions on instance types, scaling, and instance utilization
  • Pioneered CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, and CodePipeline, streamlining development processes
  • Implemented a comprehensive monitoring strategy using CloudWatch, CloudTrail, AWS X-Ray, and SNS, enhancing troubleshooting capabilities and optimizing the user experience
  • Created a secure data management solution using AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store, Secret Manager, AWS KMS, and AWS Config, ensuring data security in transit and at rest
  • Utilized Amazon Macie and Security Hub to identify and visualize potential threats against S3
  • Managed S3 buckets with lifecycle policies and versioning, optimizing storage costs and ensuring data resilience.

IT Support Technician

O.K PLASTCAM
Douala, CM
01.2021 - 06.2021
  • Configured hardware, devices, and software to set up workstations for employees
  • Maintained and troubleshooted printers and copiers
  • Conducted IT orientation sessions
  • Provided AV equipment setup and troubleshooting
  • Enforced security policies and responding to incidents.

Education

B.S. - METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING

IUT of Douala
01.2021

Skills

  • Cloud Services: AWS
  • Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible
  • Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes
  • Code Quality & Analysis: Sonarqube, Trivy, Maven, Datree
  • Version Control: CodeCommit, GitHub, Git
  • CI/CD Tools: Jenkins, GitHub Actions
  • Scripting & Languages: Python, Bash
  • Development Environments: Visual Studio Code, Linux
  • CLI Tools: AWS CLI, SAM CLI, Linux
  • Web Development: HTML, CSS
  • DevOps & Collaboration: Jira
  • Excellent work ethic
  • Bilingual: English (speak & write fluently), French (speak fluently)

Certification

  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect
  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
  • AWS Technology Serverless Badge
  • AWS Well-Architected Foundation Badge
  • Complete Python Mastery - Mosh Coding Made Simple
  • CompTIA Security+ (In Progress)

Accomplishments

Founded and successfully managed 'CRYPTO-MANAJA, a small cryptocurrency trading business. Demonstrated strong leadership and entrepreneurial acumen, resulting in substantial revenue growth, the development of successful trading strategies that outperformed market benchmarks, and high levels of customer satisfaction.

Timeline

Cloud Engineer

Soft Progressive
05.2022 - Current

Cloud Engineer

PaveWay Technologies
06.2021 - 03.2022

IT Support Technician

O.K PLASTCAM
01.2021 - 06.2021

B.S. - METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING

IUT of Douala

Notable Projects

  • Ambe-Portfolio-site: Designed and developed a personal portfolio website using HTML and CSS, showcasing my skills, projects, and cloud journey in a visually appealing and user-friendly manner. It utilizes AWS services like S3 bucket, Route53, and CloudFront, and requested an SSL certificate to optimize customer engagement and improve website performance, reducing latency for users across different geographical locations. Visit the link in the contact section. Use Case: The primary goal of the Ambe-Portfolio-site is to enhance my online presence and provide a platform to display my expertise and accomplishments. Leveraging AWS services ensures that the website loads quickly and reliably for UI/UX around the world.
  • BurgerBuddy Chatbot: Designed and implemented the Chabot's backend logic on AWS for ordering burgers, sides, and drinks from my three best burger vendors in Silver Spring, MD using Amazon Lex, integrated with a Lambda Function, and connected it to a static website hosted on S3 using Kommunicate with CloudFront, Route53, and an SSL certificate. Use Case: Integration with the ordering system to ensure accurate order processing and seamless customer experience.
  • Ambe-Gadget-Company: Configured a customer service call center on AWS using Amazon Connect, integrated with a Lambda Function for an imaginary company called AMBE GADGET COMPANY. +1(267) 867-5202. Use Case: This architecture enables businesses and organizations to enhance ticketing systems, self-service virtual agents, real-time analytics & agent assistance, and post-call analytics. Improving personalized and efficient customer service experiences, reducing response time.
  • Facial Recognition React App: Orchestrated a React Facial Recognition App on AWS from Scratch using services such as; Rekognition, Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway, and S3. This app uploads authorized workers' images in an employee S3 bucket which triggers a registration lambda function to generate a unique key using AWS rekognition and store these keys alongside the worker's personal information on a DynamoDB table. A verification process is performed using a REST API gateway PUT method to store a visitor's image in a visitor's S3 bucket for future analyses, and a GET method to invoke an authentication lambda function that uses AWS rekognition to generate information about the uploaded image and uses this keys and information to deliberate with the worker's information stored on the DynamoDB table. Use Case: Implement machine learning algorithms to enhance security and access control in a large corporate campus, ensuring accurate real-time identification of individuals, simplifying access for authorized personnel, and automating key processes.
  • Three Tier Web-App with Route53 Multi-Region Active/Active Failover: Engineered a secured, highly available, and fault-tolerant three-tier web app in two regions (Primary and Secondary) which involved the usage of terraform as an Iac to orchestrate the creation of two VPCs with its necessary components (private/public subnets, NAT-GW, Internet-GW, security groups) alongside the EC2 instances, Application Load balancers, Auto Scaling groups and a DynamoDB global table with automatic replication. Additionally, a domain name was requested on Route53 with an SSL certificate. Configured two health checks pointing to both Load balancer's DNS endpoints respectively. Created two Arecords for both ALBs with routing policy set as failover while attaching their created health checks respectively. This web app was able to automatically switch traffic from one region to another based on the health check status from the route53, enhancing high availability and optimizing quick recovery. Use Case: Authoring disaster recovery plans, ensuring business continuity, and minimizing potential downtime in the event of a regional failure.

Notable Projects

  • Ambe-Portfolio-site: Designed and developed a personal portfolio website using HTML and CSS, showcasing my skills, projects, and cloud journey in a visually appealing and user-friendly manner. It utilizes AWS services like S3 bucket, Route53, and CloudFront, and requested an SSL certificate to optimize customer engagement and improve website performance, reducing latency for users across different geographical locations. Visit the link in the contact section. Use Case: The primary goal of the Ambe-Portfolio-site is to enhance my online presence and provide a platform to display my expertise and accomplishments. Leveraging AWS services ensures that the website loads quickly and reliably for UI/UX around the world.
  • BurgerBuddy Chatbot: Designed and implemented the Chabot's backend logic on AWS for ordering burgers, sides, and drinks from my three best burger vendors in Silver Spring, MD using Amazon Lex, integrated with a Lambda Function, and connected it to a static website hosted on S3 using Kommunicate with CloudFront, Route53, and an SSL certificate. Use Case: Integration with the ordering system to ensure accurate order processing and seamless customer experience.
  • Ambe-Gadget-Company: Configured a customer service call center on AWS using Amazon Connect, integrated with a Lambda Function for an imaginary company called AMBE GADGET COMPANY. +1(267) 867-5202. Use Case: This architecture enables businesses and organizations to enhance ticketing systems, self-service virtual agents, real-time analytics & agent assistance, and post-call analytics. Improving personalized and efficient customer service experiences, reducing response time.
  • Facial Recognition React App: Orchestrated a React Facial Recognition App on AWS from Scratch using services such as; Rekognition, Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway, and S3. This app uploads authorized workers' images in an employee S3 bucket which triggers a registration lambda function to generate a unique key using AWS rekognition and store these keys alongside the worker's personal information on a DynamoDB table. A verification process is performed using a REST API gateway PUT method to store a visitor's image in a visitor's S3 bucket for future analyses, and a GET method to invoke an authentication lambda function that uses AWS rekognition to generate information about the uploaded image and uses this keys and information to deliberate with the worker's information stored on the DynamoDB table. Use Case: Implement machine learning algorithms to enhance security and access control in a large corporate campus, ensuring accurate real-time identification of individuals, simplifying access for authorized personnel, and automating key processes.
  • Three Tier Web-App with Route53 Multi-Region Active/Active Failover: Engineered a secured, highly available, and fault-tolerant three-tier web app in two regions (Primary and Secondary) which involved the usage of terraform as an Iac to orchestrate the creation of two VPCs with its necessary components (private/public subnets, NAT-GW, Internet-GW, security groups) alongside the EC2 instances, Application Load balancers, Auto Scaling groups and a DynamoDB global table with automatic replication. Additionally, a domain name was requested on Route53 with an SSL certificate. Configured two health checks pointing to both Load balancer's DNS endpoints respectively. Created two Arecords for both ALBs with routing policy set as failover while attaching their created health checks respectively. This web app was able to automatically switch traffic from one region to another based on the health check status from the route53, enhancing high availability and optimizing quick recovery. Use Case: Authoring disaster recovery plans, ensuring business continuity, and minimizing potential downtime in the event of a regional failure.
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