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Ebesoh Etiendem

Sr. DevOps Engineer
Bowie,MD
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Ebesoh Etiendem

Summary

I have over 8 years of experience in IT focusing on configuration management, deploy, CI/CD pipeline, AWS, Azure, and DevOps methodologies. Expertise in managing and deploying Azure Release pipelines. Expertise in troubleshooting problems generated during building and deployment processes. Working experience in Git, GitHub, Jenkins. Debugging issues in case of any failures in broken Jenkins build and Jenkins build pipeline maintenance. Expertise knowledge in Source Code Management (Version control system) tools using GIT. Experience on containerization tools like Docker. Experience on Branching, Merging and Tagging concepts in Version Control tools like GIT. Proficient in developing Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery. I have in-depth experience in setting up accounts in AWS for data management by creating of snapshots for recovery as a security measure in case of any disaster. I have implemented Docker based Continuous Integration and Deployment framework. Strong experience in building tools and packaging the source code with the use of Maven. Experience in scheduling builds overnight to enable development needs using Jenkins, Git, and Maven. I have experience in integrating Unit Test and Code Quality Analysis Tools Selenium and SonarQube. Experience in using Nexus Repository Manager for Maven builds. Experience in orchestration tools like Docker Swam and Kubernetes. Experience with services like EC2, IAM, Compute Engine, Kubernetes Engine, Storage Buckets, VPC Network and Pub Sub. Experienced with using HAProxy LB/Webserver. Experience in creating Amazon Web Services, configuring, and managing EC2s, Storage, IAM, S3, VPC, ELB, ECR, EKS, SNS, Route 53 services in AWS. Experience using Apache Tomcat and Red Hat Server application servers for deployments. I have working experience in Operating Systems such as Linux, Windows, Ubuntu RedHat. Performed continuous Builds and Deployments to multiple environments like DEV, QA, PRE-Prod/UAT and PROD environments. Experience on ticketing working tools like ServiceNow, JIRA, Incident management tool. Experience in writing programs with Python. Having Knowledge on Argo CD Kubernetes deployment/monitoring. Having experience of Shell Scripting knowledge on Google Cloud Platform. Having e on Helm. Good listener, teachable and smart to learn new skills and easily apply. Progressive SRE dedicated to discovering and developing novel ways to protect worker safety and operational continuity. Creator of techniques and tools mitigating risk and expediting project completion. Prepared to revolutionize legacy procedures by developing customized, innovative approaches. Creative Site Engineer provides novel solutions to expected and unforeseen obstacles arising in managed projects. Maintains contemporary knowledge of all techniques and technologies. Innovative provider of impactful leadership and goal execution. Versatile Site Engineer adept at managing teams, purchasing and site preparation. Bringing over 8 years of experience in construction-related positions. Proficient in codes, compliance and safety regulations.

Versatile Site Engineer adept at managing teams, purchasing and site preparation. Bringing 7 years of experience in construction-related positions. Proficient in codes, compliance and safety regulations. Talented Site Engineer offering 8 years of construction experience. Knowledgeable about best practices, safety requirements and documentation. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Ingenious Site Engineer successfully implementing project cost procedures and monitor quality construction. Skilled at reading blueprints and communicating duties to workers. Proficient in methods, principles and applications of engineering, design, building and construction.

Overview

8
years of professional experience
1
Certification
1
Language

Work History

Assure Care, LL
Cincinnati, OH

Azure Release Engineer
01.2022 - 01.2023

Job overview

  • I was involved with the daily meeting discussions towards application code releases, pipeline/manual on server deployments to lower environments both On-Prem and on Azure Cloud environments
  • I maintained a solid and detailed documentation and reporting each day’s activities by the end of the day to all the teams like the client’s team, product team, development team, config team, quality assurance team, etc
  • For a better tracking of products upgrades
  • I maintained and managed our hotfixes, minor and major releases of codes once or twice every month
  • I was involved with the creation and managing Azure pipelines and releases in collaboration with other team members like the developers, the configuration and DBA teams
  • I was involved in CI/CD process and integrated GIT, Nexus, SonarQube, Maven artifacts build with Jenkins and creating Docker image and use the Docker image to deploy over EKS (Kubernetes)
  • Building and deploying various micro services in EKS
  • Created and maintained namespaces, Azure namespace, configMaps, secrets, services, ingress, RBAC in Kubernetes
  • Implemented and maintained the Branch and build/release strategies using Git
  • Experienced with container-based deployment using Docker, working with Docker images, Docker Hub, and Docker-registries and Kubernetes
  • Building/Maintaining Docker containers clusters managed by Kubernetes, Linux, Bash, Git, Docker
  • Implemented Docker-Maven-Plugins in maven pom to build docker images for all micro services and move on to use Docker file to build docker images from the java jar files
  • Used Kubernetes for the runtime environment of the CI/CD system to build, test deploy
  • Identified, troubleshot, and resolved some issues relating to the build and deploy process
  • Deployed Docker images in Kubernetes cluster and exposing the application to internet using service object
  • For security reasons stored the Docker images into Nexus registry
  • Created Namespaces, service account in Kubernetes
  • Created Kubernetes dashboard, Network policies.
  • Championed a culture of continuous improvement by regularly reviewing and refining the release management processes, tools, and methodologies used within the organization.
  • Developed custom scripts for automated deployments, enabling faster time-to-market for new features and enhancements.

Dominion Systems
Richards, TX

Site Reliability Engineer
01.2021 - 10.2022

Job overview

  • Evaluated new technologies and tools to enhance overall system performance, stability, and security.
  • Ensured high availability of services by developing comprehensive disaster recovery plans and backup procedures.
  • Designed load testing scenarios to validate application scalability under various traffic patterns and conditions.
  • Established a culture of continuous improvement within the team by encouraging feedback loops and iterative development processes.
  • Increased efficiency in incident response processes through the implementation of automated alerting systems and streamlined communication protocols.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop, test, and deploy scalable software solutions.
  • Mentored junior engineers, sharing knowledge of best practices for site reliability engineering methodologies.
  • Contributed to the ongoing refinement of internal processes and procedures within the site reliability engineering discipline through regular reviews, updates, and knowledge sharing activities.
  • Ensured compliance with relevant industry regulations regarding data privacy standards by actively participating in audits assessments.
  • Enhanced system reliability by implementing monitoring tools and automation techniques.
  • Checked technical designs and drawings for adherence to standards.
  • Suggested process and technical design changes to improve performance and efficiency.

Dominion Systems
Richardson, TX

Senior DevOps Engineer
02.2017 - 11.2020

Job overview

  • Facilitated knowledge sharing among team members by documenting processes, best practices, and lessons learned from past experiences.
  • Successfully migrated legacy applications onto modern cloud-based platforms while maintaining high levels of performance and availability during transitions.
  • Incorporated automated testing procedures into the development process to ensure code quality before deployments were executed.
  • Contributed to architectural decisions, ensuring scalable and maintainable designs for future expansions of application services.
  • Participated in team projects, demonstrating an ability to work collaboratively and effectively.
  • Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
  • Created self-service options for developers allowing them to spin up resources on-demand without waiting for manual intervention from the operations team.
  • Standardized development environments using containerization technologies like Docker, resulting in consistent deployments across various platforms.

Morfaw Tax Solutions And Financial Services, LLC

Vulnerability Analyst
01.2018 - 01.2020

Job overview

  • Performed configuration and deployment of vulnerability scanning in network assessment tools such as Nessus, App-Detective and HP fortify, Wepinspect, Nmap scan
  • Evaluate threats and vulnerabilities through Nessus scan results and work with the IT team staff for mitigation actions for various cloud systems
  • Create and track the corrective actions in the Plan of Action and Milestone (POA&Ms) of all risks identified in the Nessus tool upon completion of Security Control Assessment (SCA) for various cloud systems
  • Responsible for making sure that any vulnerability information reported on the various systems are tracked and updated using Service Desk application
  • Worked to ensure that CIS benchmarks are implemented within the system with the respective teams
  • Collecting Security Artifacts for Fed Ramp Audits and uploading in Coal Fire
  • Participate in bi-weekly meetings to obtain updates and to present status reports on ongoing projects
  • Creating/analyzing scan reports withing Tenable Security Center and communicating them to the respective teams or individuals
  • Creating/organizing dashboards within Tenable Security Center for various systems
  • Used Kali Linux in performing Penetration Testing on VMware.
  • Demonstrated a high level of initiative and creativity while tackling difficult tasks.
  • Worked flexible hours across night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Learned and adapted quickly to new technology and software applications.
  • Adaptable and proficient in learning new concepts quickly and efficiently.

Education

UCDAVIS

Fundamentals of Visualization with Tableau

University of Michigan

Introduction to Structured Query Language (SQL)

Crest Consulting Group

CompTIA Security

Landmark Metropolitan University
Buea, Cameroon

Bachelor of Science from Computer Science
11.2017

University of Buea
Buea, Cameroon

Bachelor of Science from Coputer Science/Maintenances
12.2013

Skills

  • Version control tools - GitHub
  • Build tools - Maven, Ant
  • Monitoring tool - New Relic, Grafana, Cloud watch
  • CI & CD - Jenkins
  • Artifactory Repository - Nexus, JFrog, S3
  • Configuration Management - Ansible, Hasicorp/Vault
  • Web Servers - Apache Tomcat, JBoss
  • Scripting Languages - Shell Script, Yml
  • Programming Language - Python
  • Containerization - Docker
  • Deployment/Orchestration - Docker Swarm, Kubernetes
  • Docker Registry - Harbor, DTR
  • Cloud Environment - AWS, Azure
  • Ticketing Tools - Service Now, Jira
  • Operating Systems - Windows, Linux (Admin)
  • Network Troubleshooting
  • Database Administration
  • Load Balancing
  • Software Development
  • Disaster Recovery
  • Performance Tuning

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DevOps Release Engineer

During this period my duties included the following 

  • Plan the release of project deliverables and release lifecycle.
  • Communicated the project-related tasks as plan, timelines, requirements, etc between different teams.
  • Coordinate the release schedule and resources required depending upon the third-party applications, defect backlogs, planned releases and infrastructure updates.
  • Identify the risks that can delay a release and manage them, such that the scope scheduled and the quality of the release remains in tact.
  • Track progress and find issues, if any. Always work to improve the release processes
  • Make sure release is planned, according to the requirements and budget allocated.
  • Schedule release readiness reviews before deployment and milestone review after every release
  • Create p[lans for implementation and deployment as per the release schedule
  • Plan and give updates on weekly release activities.
  • Maintain an allocation of Release Engineers to every release
  • Communicate with release managers from different IT departments.
  • Lead the Go-Live activities to deploy the software successfully.
  • Team up with the relevant development teams responsible for building the automation tools used to develop and deploy the software.
  • Schedule CAB meetings to discuss the release schedules with the team and find bottlenecks if any.
  • Maintain documentation related to procedures of build and release, various notification lists and dependencies.
  • Make improvements in the methodology used for configuration management and development of software that helps to find ways to use in configuration management.

Certification


  • Certified Security+, CompTIA- 2020 - 2024
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Listening to Music & Singing

One of my way of gaining inspiration is by listening to good music and playing my piano. When I do that, I feel relief and refresh nomatter what might be going on.

That is a moment that brings me ideas

Timeline

Azure Release Engineer

Assure Care, LL
01.2022 - 01.2023

Site Reliability Engineer

Dominion Systems
01.2021 - 10.2022

Vulnerability Analyst

Morfaw Tax Solutions And Financial Services, LLC
01.2018 - 01.2020

Senior DevOps Engineer

Dominion Systems
02.2017 - 11.2020

UCDAVIS

Fundamentals of Visualization with Tableau

University of Michigan

Introduction to Structured Query Language (SQL)

Crest Consulting Group

CompTIA Security

Landmark Metropolitan University

Bachelor of Science from Computer Science

University of Buea

Bachelor of Science from Coputer Science/Maintenances
Ebesoh EtiendemSr. DevOps Engineer