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Armelle Kevine Yakouan Ngoupeyou

Glenburnie,USA

Summary

Dynamic DevOps Engineer with a proven track record at Dominion Systems, excelling in performance management and software development. Expert in containerization technologies, I have successfully implemented CI/CD pipelines and enhanced cloud infrastructure. My collaborative approach ensures optimal system health while delivering exceptional technical support, scalable, secure, and reliable systems, reduce deployment times, and guidance to clients.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

DevOps Engineer

Dominion Systems
08.2019 - Current


  • Designed and deployed robust CI/CD pipelines integrating tools like Jenkins, Git, GitHub, GitLab, SonarQube, Nexus, and Docker to accelerate software delivery.
  • Utilized Kubernetes and Helm for efficient application deployments, while configuring Kubernetes Ingress as well as RBAC to enforce optimal security measures.
  • Automated repetitive tasks using Ansible, including application deployments, system updates, and infrastructure provisioning.
  • Developed and managed Docker containers, creating custom Docker files for application images and automating image creation workflows.
  • Implemented infrastructure as code using Terraform for provisioning cloud resources on AWS, ensuring consistency across environments.
  • Monitored and optimized system performance using Prometheus and Grafana, addressing potential bottlenecks proactively.
  • Collaborated with development teams to enforce quality gates in SonarQube, ensuring clean and secure code deployment.
  • Containerized Java applications using docker, enhancing scalability consistency across different environments.
  • Built Jar, War, and Ear artifacts using Maven
  • Setup nexus serves, Create remote repositories in nexus and automate the process of uploading artifacts into nexus.
  • Performed network security checks and configure network firewall rules in host-based system as well as network-based system.


Cloud Engineer

Dominion Systems
03.2017 - 02.2019
  • Participated in multiple DevOps operations that implemented the use of AWS DevOps offerings like CloudFormation, Code Commit, Code Build, Pipeline, CloudWatch, API Gateway, etc
  • Configured, installed, re-sized and deployed elastic computers in AWS cloud.
  • Configured RDS and non-relational databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, etc)
  • Managed cloud infrastructure while maintaining operational stability and security, including planned hardware and VM maintenance, patching, software upgrades, etc.
  • Adjusted and maintained code for deployment into various environments.
  • Configured virtual machines, containers, and serverless functions as part of overall application architecture.
  • Provided technical support and guidance to clients transitioning to cloud-based architecture
  • Using Infrastructure as code tool like, terraform to configure and deploy resources on AWS platform (IAM Roles, EC2, ELB, Lambdas, S3, Database,VPC, and many other Resources)
  • Support Application after deployment – patches and updates and sometimes configurations when the needs arise. (Troubleshoot when the application goes down during failures).

Linux System Administrator

MTN Cameroon
05.2012 - 02.2013
  • Documented, researched, and resolved customer service issues.
  • Designed, deployed and maintained systems running Red Hat Linux and CentOS.
  • Implemented and sustained Linux-based physical and virtual machines.
  • Installed, maintained and supported Linux servers in various environments.
  • Help resolve server and workstation issues by consulting technical teams.
  • Protected data, software, and hardware with top-notch security procedures.

Education

Graduate Professional Diploma - DevOps and Cloud Engineer

Landmark Technologies
06.2017

Associate degree - General Studies

Howard College Community
Columbia, MD
05.2016

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Sup'prepa University
Yaounde, Cameroon
08.2012

Skills

  • Cloud platforms: AWS, Azure
  • Configuration Management: Ansible, Terraform
  • Web/Application Servers: Tomcat, JBOSS, Nginx,
  • Version Control: Git, GitHub, GitLab
  • Automation & CI/CD Tools: Jenkins, Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform, AWS CodePipeline, GitLab
  • Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes, Helm
  • Operating Systems: Linux (Red Hat, Centos), Windows Server
  • Programming & Scripting: Bash, Python, PowerShell, YAML, JSON, HCL, Groovy
  • Monitoring & Logging: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK Stack
  • Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB

LANGUAGE

English Fluent
French Fluent

Timeline

DevOps Engineer

Dominion Systems
08.2019 - Current

Cloud Engineer

Dominion Systems
03.2017 - 02.2019

Linux System Administrator

MTN Cameroon
05.2012 - 02.2013

Associate degree - General Studies

Howard College Community

Graduate Professional Diploma - DevOps and Cloud Engineer

Landmark Technologies

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Sup'prepa University
Armelle Kevine Yakouan Ngoupeyou