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Clement Ayuk

Summary

Highly accomplished and adaptable professional harnessing 10+ years of technical expertise to ideate and integrate high-availability infrastructures. Demonstrated track record of resolving complex problems through critical analysis and creative solutions. Proven success at optimizing infrastructure, enhancing security, and automating deployments to architect and manage cloud solutions effectively. Experienced with Elastic Load Balancers and Auto Scaling for web servers, with a dedication to establish safe environments using security groups and Network Access Control Lists (NACL). Committed to stay abreast current trends and latest technologies.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Cloud Engineer

DVConsultant, Inc
Bowie, MD
01.2019 - Current
  • Craft and manage high-availability infrastructures by implementing Elastic Load Balancers and Auto Scaling for web servers
  • Secure environments through application of security groups and Network Access Control Lists (NACL) across EC2 instances spanning multiple subnets
  • Spearhead design and integration of AWS Cloud cost-effective solutions for non-production environments
  • Develop AWS Infrastructure as Code templates using CloudFormation, automating environment provisioning
  • Ensure data integrity and security by enabling comprehensive logging across various AWS services, including S3 bucket access, VPC flow, CloudTrail, IAM, and RDS
  • Oversee large datasets through extensive data modeling and architecture skills
  • Improved security by enforcing best practices, including multi-factor authentication, role-based permissions, and password policies
  • Leveraged EC2 LifeCycle Manager to create EBS volume snapshots, optimizing backup processes and reducing costs
  • Designed and implemented a 'serverless' architecture using API Gateway, Lambda, and DynamoDB for efficient scalable solutions
  • Implemented AWS Kinesis Firehose for real-time data capture and analysis
  • Configured S3 events for seamless communication between AWS services
  • Managed tools like Git, GitHub, and Jenkins, ensuring traceability and quality for CI/CD pipelines
  • Configured CloudWatch alarm rules to monitor operational and performance metrics
  • Identified optimal solutions and modified systems to meet needs
  • Deployed, debugged, and executed initiatives, leveraging relevant certifications and troubleshooting skills.

AWS Systems Administrator

N2N Services Inc
Westminister, MD
05.2017 - 01.2019
  • Designed, secured, and optimized cloud solutions
  • Created SSL/TLS certificates using AWS Certificate Manager (ACM) and implemented them with Elastic Load Balancers (ELB) and Route 53, ensuring robust security for web applications
  • Guaranteed data resilience and disaster recovery by creating Amazon Machine Image (AMI) backups of critical EC2 instances, both through AWS Command Line Interface (CLI) and AWS Management Console
  • Upheld security best practices, policies, and standards while developing highly secure cloud architectures for both internal and external solutions
  • Orchestrated AWS Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), Elastic Load Balancer (ELB), Amazon S3, Auto Scaling, RDS, and CloudWatch, ensuring optimal performance and scalability
  • Automated application deployments by utilizing AWS CodeDeploy across Amazon EC2 instances, on-premises infrastructure, serverless Lambda functions, and Amazon ECS services, streamlining migration process and enhancing efficiency
  • Directed DNS records in AWS Route 53, ensuring consistent and reliable domain resolution for services and applications
  • Established and configured Security Groups and Network Access Control Lists (NACL) tailored to VPC environments, enhancing security and compliance.

AWS Systems Administrator

McKinsey & Company
San Francisco, CA
03.2014 - 05.2017
  • Developed and managed IAM users and roles while meticulously granting essential access permissions and privileges
  • Created highly scalable resources, both horizontally and vertically, optimizing resource utilization for cost efficiency and performance
  • Oversaw AWS compute services, including EC2 instances, Lambda functions, Elastic Beanstalk, and Autoscaling
  • Architected a robust and highly secure infrastructure featuring a combination of public and private subnets, ideal for hosting multi-tier web applications, bolstering data security and privacy while allowing efficient resource allocation
  • Leveraged data migration services such as Snowball and Direct Connect for secure transfer of large datasets
  • Improved load and store instructions to facilitate efficient data movement between memory and registers, significantly improving computational efficiency
  • Designed a secure infrastructure with a NAT Gateway, enabling instances within private subnets to access internet for critical updates and connectivity.

Education

Bachelor in Computer Science -

University of Buea Cameroon

Skills

  • Linux (RHEL), Windows
  • AWS Management Tools: VPC, VPN, EC2/Auto Scaling, S3 Life Cycle, RDS with Multi AZ, DynamoDB, Aurora, Lambda, API Gateway, SQS, ElasticCache (Redis & Memcached), Route 53 DNS, IAM policies, SNS, CloudWatch alarms, Kinesis, Direct Connect, AWS CodeCommit, Systems Manager, EC2 LifeCycle, AWS Migration, AWS Organization, AWS Configuration, Advance scripting for automation
  • Other Management Tools: Ansible, Jenkins, GitHub, CodeCommit
  • BASH, JSON

Certification

  • AWS Certified Security Specialty
  • AWS Certified DevOps Professional
  • AWS Certified Solution Architect – Associate
  • CompTIA Security +
  • Oracle Database Associate (OCA)

Timeline

Senior Cloud Engineer

DVConsultant, Inc
01.2019 - Current

AWS Systems Administrator

N2N Services Inc
05.2017 - 01.2019

AWS Systems Administrator

McKinsey & Company
03.2014 - 05.2017

Bachelor in Computer Science -

University of Buea Cameroon
Clement Ayuk