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Darren TAKANG

Brussels

Summary

Skilled professional with robust background in infrastructure automation, continuous integration, and cloud services. Experienced in scripting, system administration, and container orchestration, ensuring seamless deployments and efficient system operations. Strong focus on team collaboration and adaptability, consistently delivering reliable and effective solutions. Passionate about leveraging technical skills to drive operational excellence and support organizational goals.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Cloud DevOps Engineer

Uber
03.2022 - Current
  • Led the development and implementation of software release management strategies DevSecOps, Agile methodologies, and SDLC, improving release efficiency and reducing deployment time
  • Improved code deployment efficiency by automating processes with CI/CD pipelines.
  • Deployed and updated Big Bang framework to Kubernetes clusters, provisioning and integrating a suite of DevSecOps tools including Istio for service mesh
  • Designed and implemented CI/CD pipelines with Jira, GitLab, SonarQube, Docker, AWS Cloud one, and Kubernetes, enabling seamless and secure development-to-production
  • Automated infrastructure provisioning in AWS using terraform and integrated Kyverno for security policy enforcement in EKS clusters, improving compliance and infrastructure consistency
  • Enhanced security, managed installation, configuration, maintenance of Linux servers to ensure optimal performance, file permissions and software installations using shell scripting, and Ansible.
  • Secured cloud environments by configuring VPC, firewalls and IAM policies in AWS and deployed scalable, highly available infrastructure (EC2, ALB, S3; KMS5) with Terraform
  • Facilitated seamless communication between Development, QA, and Delivery teams to coordinate build and deployment processes, proactively addressing concerns and ensuring timely resolution of issues to maintain smooth project workflows
  • Implemented robust monitoring and observability solutions using CloudWatch Prometheus, and Grafana, enabling real-time insights into EKS, reducing downtime and improving system performance metrics

Cloud Engineer

Worldline
06.2021 - 03.2022
  • Reduced deployment times with the introduction of CI/CD pipelines for multiple projects.
  • Automated deployments and server administration using shell scripting, PowerShell, Helm and Linux system management like patching, securing and optimizing cloud-based servers and troubleshooting of on-call tickets when on call.
  • Deployed and secured scalable cloud infrastructure in AWS (S3, IAM, EC2, EKS, ALB, KMS, AWS Certificates) with Terraform
  • Configured and maintained Web servers such as Nginx to host applications and websites.
  • Integrated Active directory with AWS SSO for federated authentication.
  • Designed and implemented CICD solutions for Release Management using Jira, Git, Jenkins, Maven, Docker, and Kubernetes, automating microservice delivery pipelines and improving deployment efficiency across environments and monitoring using Prometheus and Grafana
  • Collaborated effectively with Development, QA and Delivery teams to provide updates on build and deployment statuses, proactively addressing concerns to ensure seamless workflows and timely project delivery

Customer Care Corporate

Worldline
07.2020 - 04.2021
  • Improved customer satisfaction by promptly addressing inquiries and resolving issues.
  • Engaged in daily communication with B2B clients through email, phone, and chat, focusing on their needs and offering proactive solutions.
  • Identified client pain points and provided new product
    recommendations, improving client satisfaction and achieving KPIs

Education

BBA - Business Management

UMons
Mons, Belgiun
09-2020

Skills

  • Cloud Orchestration
  • Container Management Tools
  • AWS
  • Terraform
  • Argo CD
  • JFrog Artifactory
  • ECS Fargate
  • Route 53
  • CI/CD Tools
  • Git
  • GitHub
  • GitLab CI/CD
  • Jenkins
  • Helm
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Aqua Trivy Image scan
  • Nexus
  • Nginx
  • Apache
  • AWS Code Pipeline
  • Code Deploy
  • Security & Compliance
  • AWS Security Hub
  • Guard Duty
  • Kyverno
  • SonarQube
  • AWS Systems Manager
  • CIS Benchmarks
  • WAF
  • AWS Shield
  • Monitoring & Observability
  • Prometheus & Grafana
  • CloudWatch
  • CloudTrail
  • Automation
  • Bash
  • Shell Scripting
  • PowerShell
  • JSON
  • YAML
  • Configuration Management
  • Linux Administration
  • Ansible
  • Helm Charts
  • Identity & Access Management
  • AWS IAM
  • Active Directory

Certification

  • AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional Certificate, 12/31/26
  • AWS Certified Solution Architect – Associate Certificate, 12/31/25
  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Certificate, 12/31/25
  • CompTIA Security+ ce certification, 12/31/25

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
French
Professional Working

Timeline

Cloud DevOps Engineer

Uber
03.2022 - Current

Cloud Engineer

Worldline
06.2021 - 03.2022

Customer Care Corporate

Worldline
07.2020 - 04.2021

BBA - Business Management

UMons

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