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Christiana Kankani

Clarksburg,MD

Summary

Resourceful Cloud-computing-engineer experienced in evaluating and assessing client requirements and implementing infrastructure to solve identified problems. Harnessed code and cloud-native technologies to create scalable and user-centric systems. Strong negotiator with excellent value-driven solutions. Hardworking and passionate professional with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level or advance-level Cloud-computing position. Ready to help team achieve company goals. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Seeking a full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Cloud-computing-engineer

ACME Computers
San Francisco, CA
10.2018 - Current
  • Identified, analyzed and resolved infrastructure vulnerabilities and application deployment issues.
  • Identified gaps in market to spot opportunities to create value propositions.
  • Worked with cloud architect to generate assessments and develop and implement actionable recommendations based on results and reviews.
  • Utilized code and modern cloud-native deployment techniques to design, plan and integrate cloud computing and virtualization systems.
  • Develop solutions architecture and evaluate architectural alternatives for private, public and hybrid cloud models, including IaaS, PaaS, and other cloud services
  • Drive scope definition, requirements analysis, functional and technical design, application build, product configuration, unit testing, and production deployment.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of cloud architecture and implementation features (OS, multi-tenancy, virtualization, orchestration, elastic scalability).
  • Provide support and technical governance, expertise related to cloud architectures, deployment, and operations
  • Experience with virtualization and configuration of IaaS, PaaS and SaaS environments and associated software development environments using Microsoft Azure and/or AWS
  • Implementation experience with commercial security solutions such as web application firewalls, IDS/IPS, SIEM, DLP, DDOS mitigation
  • Passion for and ability to work with software development and deployment teams releasing production-ready software on a daily basis.
  • Hand experience with a broad variety of enterprise computing infrastructure and public and private Cloud computing technologies
  • Data center network design (multi-tier zones, server load balancing, VXLAN)
  • Cloud Architecture / Solution Delivery expertise and services
  • Demonstrable Technical Architecture planning and design skills
  • Experience with scripting (shell, sql, pl/sql, windows batch, powershell, bash, ) and automation tools.
  • Proficient in at least one shell scripting language (bash, powershell)
  • Manage proof of concepts, exploratory projects to identify, evaluate and eventually adopt most suitable Cloud Computing (Public Clouds, IaaS, PaaS and SaaS) model for the customer with respect to the customer’s business context
  • Collaborate with cloud computing colleagues inside and outside the industry to define Cloud Computing adoption models, best practices, use cases, guidance documents.
  • Develop cloud related strategies, reference architectures, and technology roadmaps for IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service), PaaS (Platform as a Service) and SaaS (Software as a Service) solutions across private and hybrid delivery models
  • Coordinate and manage multiple projects across cross-functional and geographically dispersed teams
  • 6+ year hands-on experience with diverse set of Amazon Web Services (compute, storage, network, security, administration, application services, databases)
  • Experience and/or demonstrated interest in VPC, CLI, EC2, ELB, RDS, CloudSearch, DynamoDB, CloudWatch Alarms, CloudTrail
  • Experience with IAM Roles, Instance MetaData, and User Data a strong plus
  • Connect all virtual machines with required firewall ports, and set up security groups
  • Provide maintenance support (patch install, startup/shut down VM servers, services, install COTS)
  • Be able to set up Azure SQL as PaaS and provide service
  • Set up and perform required backup for production data and files with efficient procedures
  • Set up required encryption in server level to meet PCI compliance
  • Be able to write Power Shell scripts to automate the Azure cloud system creation including end-to-end infrastructure, VMs, storage, firewall rules, etc
  • Document end-to-end system configuration, setup, baseline configuration in detail and deliver to related project leads
  • Be able to prepare cost model using Azure cloud pricing calculator

Cloud Support Engineer

Tech Wise System
Fairbanks, AK
05.2016 - 08.2019
  • Expert level experience in fundamental IT infrastructure components- data center, compute, network, storage, etc
  • Expert level experience Linux administration
  • Strong background in any infrastructure stack - Unix, Linux, Windows, Storage, Database, Backup, Network etc
  • Platform design, implementation and operations in Cloud IaaS and PaaS environments (Vmware vSphere, Amazon AWS, OpenStack, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Foundry)
  • Software development, including languages, frameworks, and databases such as SQL and NoSQL etc
  • Interfacing with API's, parsing XML & JSON
  • Design and improve distributed middleware, frameworks, and base services like database, blob storage, configuration, log, etc
  • Familiarity with database technologies, including NoSQL
  • 6+ years’ experience in large scale platform development
  • 6+ years with Amazon Web Services Experience working with multiple cloud vendors including Azure, Google Compute Engine, MongoLab, Cloud AMPQ, Iron.io, and others
  • Strong experience working with highly-distributed systems, scalability, high-performance computing with a proven ability to speak authoritatively about architectural, design, and implementation details
  • An irrepressible excitement the cloud, big data, and the possibilities it affords for new forms of services and applications
  • Working knowledge of the entire AWS stack including (but not limited) EC2, SQS, SNS, RDS, and S3
  • Utilized code and modern cloud-native deployment techniques to design, plan and integrate cloud computing and virtualization systems.
  • Partnered with infrastructure teams on evaluation and feasibility assessments of new systems and technologies.
  • Reviewed existing systems and made recommendations for improvements.
  • Provided technical leadership and delivered innovative products and services to address customer specific requirements.
  • Perform service delivery platform benchmarks for cloud implementations
  • Define and oversee Application Migration initiatives to cloud
  • Cloud: Types of clouds (Infrastructure, Platform, Software, Business), Disposition of Clouds (Public, Private, Hybrid, Community and Virtual Private), Cloud Business Models (Subscriber, Provider, Broker and Enabler), service automation, service orchestration, cost frameworks, and associated industry trends, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)
  • Storage: Storage Capacity Planning, Storage Area Network (SAN) Planning, Network Attached Storage (NAS), Partitioning, Rationalization, Architecture, Design, Data Migration, Synchronization Technologies, File Systems
  • Network: Software-Defined Networks, Network Capacity Planning, LAN/WAN, BGP, Routing, Proxy Servers, Network Infrastructure Services (DNS, DHCP, CA, Directory Services), Load Balancing, VPN technologies, SSL certificates
  • Familiar with the compliance and regulatory controls of cloud
  • Infrastructure-Based Processes: Monitoring, Capacity Planning, Facilities Management, Performance Tuning, Asset Management, Disaster Recovery, Data Center support
  • Expert level proficiency with IAAS, SAAS and PAAS implementations
  • Communicate and circulate Infrastructure roadmaps to align IT priorities with partner needs
  • Participate in activities related to IT and Architecture Governance
  • Expert level proficiency with procedures and concepts across Cloud Infrastructure technologies, including Data Center strategy and assessments
  • 7+ years of professional work experience in Information Technology in an enterprise setting, supporting internal/external customers
  • Proficient in scripting language (bash, powershell etc.)
  • 5+ years’ experience architecting and implementing systems using Amazon AWS services (e.g., EC2/S3/Cloud Formation/IAM)Familiarity with Ansible and orchestration of system administration tasks
  • Technical experience in one or more of the following areas: Database architecture, Virtualization, Networking, Storage, Security, Linux Administration,Middleware technologies
  • Solid experience in gathering and rationalizing functional and non-functional requirements. Proven ability in architecting and recommending solutions based on requirements
  • Solid understanding of networking principles such as IP/VLAN/port,http/SSL, DNS, firewall/ACLs
  • Enterprise deployment architectures
  • Cloud deployment security best practices
  • Strong Knowledge of IP Networking including VPC’s, VPN’s, DNS, Load-balancing, and Firewalls


Cloud Solution Architect

ConocoPhillips
Houston, TX
08.2015 - 12.2016
  • Identified and remediated single points of failure and security risks.
  • Displayed sound understanding of standard networking protocols, virtual networks and load balancing.
  • Defined cloud architecture for both hybrid and non-hybrid cloud solutions.
  • Collaborated with development and operations teams to develop practical automation solutions and custom modules.
  • Experience in security based architecture and solutioning to include the use of Security Groups, NACLs, encryption, authentication/authorization
  • Experience with data retention, snapshots, and backups
  • 2+ Years Azure experience (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)
  • AWS Certified Solution Architect - Professional or Associate Level
  • Experience and/or demonstrated interest in VPC, CLI, EC2, ELB, RDS, CloudSearch, DynamoDB, CloudWatch Alarms, CloudTrail
  • Experience with IAM Roles, Instance MetaData, and User Data a strong plu
  • Strong experience working with highly-distributed systems, scalability, high-performance computing with a proven ability to speak authoritatively about architectural, design, and implementation details
  • An irrepressible excitement the cloud, big data, and the possibilities it affords for new forms of services and applications
  • Working knowledge of the entire AWS stack including (but not limited) EC2, SQS, SNS, RDS, and S3
  • Excellent written and verbal communications; effective interpersonal skills; strong formal presentation abilities
  • Strong ability to build, maintain, and grow internal and external relationships with proven leadership skills required in order to create, maintain, and enhance partnerships
  • High level of initiative and ability to work in a team environment
  • Participate in activities related to IT and Architecture Governance
  • Expert level proficiency with procedures and concepts across Cloud Infrastructure technologies, including Data Center strategy and assessments
  • Continuous Deployment using Docker Containers and ECS
  • Development skills with Cloud Formation/JSON
  • Knowledge of networking for load balancing, firewalls, VPNs, DNS
  • High level of experience in a large scale web and SaaS production environment
  • Automation of Cloud Service on AWS and Azure
  • Cloud migration
  • Work closely with System Architecture team to define standards and processes for documenting software architectures
  • Establish and enforce quality standards for cloud software architectures
  • Closely work with the Innovation team and vendor leaders to prototype and test the latest technologies and architectures

Education

AWS Solution Architect Associate

Simplilearn Solution
San Francisco, CA

Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator Associate

Simplilearn Solution
San Francisco, CA

Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solution

Simplilearn Solution
San Francisco, CA

Skills

  • Atlassian JIRA
  • Azure Data Lake
  • Disaster Recovery Planning
  • Compliance with Security Requirements
  • Platform Expertise
  • Ansible
  • Managing an Integrated Environment
  • Maintaining Databases
  • Managing a Network
  • Securing the Cloud Environment
  • Adapting to New Roles and Technologies
  • Migrating Data
  • Designing Distributed Systems
  • Estimating Cost and Workload
  • Programming
  • Knowledge of HTML and computing fundamentals
  • Infrastructure-as-Code
  • Policy-as-Code
  • Cloud Auditing
  • Kubernetes
  • Hybrid Cloud
  • Compute
  • Storage (S3, Blobs, Queues)
  • Databases
  • ML
  • Migration
  • Virtual Networks (EC2, Lambda,)
  • API and Web Services
  • Ability to build, deploy, and manage applications quickly
  • MySQL
  • NoSQL
  • SQL
  • SSIS
  • MongoDB
  • Governance
  • GitHub
  • Policy
  • Neo4j

Work Availability

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Timeline

Cloud-computing-engineer

ACME Computers
10.2018 - Current

Cloud Support Engineer

Tech Wise System
05.2016 - 08.2019

Cloud Solution Architect

ConocoPhillips
08.2015 - 12.2016

AWS Solution Architect Associate

Simplilearn Solution

Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator Associate

Simplilearn Solution

Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solution

Simplilearn Solution

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