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Ekangaki Njang

Ekangaki Njang

Bowie,MD

Summary

With over nine years of extensive experience in networking, firewall management, DevOps, and cloud engineering. I specialize in optimizing infrastructure, automating workflows, and deploying scalable solutions in diverse tech environments. Proficient in CI/CD pipelines, container orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes, and skilled in AWS Cloud. I drive efficiency and innovation through the strategic implementation of cutting-edge technologies to ensure seamless operations and deliver top-notch performance. My strong background in DevOps allows me to create robust automation frameworks, while my commitment to collaboration and continuous improvement enables cross-functional teams to achieve exceptional results and exceed project goals.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

DEVOPS ENGINEER

HEALTHCARE FOR THE HOMELESS
06.2020 - Current
  • Enhanced Kubernetes Cluster Performance: Led efforts to optimize and troubleshoot Kubernetes clusters, resulting in 25% improved application stability and a 15% reduction in resource usage
  • Streamlined deployment workflows and improved overall system uptime through proactive monitoring and tuning
  • Containerized Applications with Docker: Standardized and containerized applications using Docker, enabling consistent environments across development, staging, and production
  • Achieved a 30% reduction in deployment errors by ensuring uniformity across all environments
  • Automated CI/CD Pipeline Development: Built and managed end-to-end CI/CD pipelines integrating tools like Jenkins, GitHub, Maven, SonarQube, and Trivy, increasing deployment frequency by 40% and improving release cycle efficiency
  • Integrated DevSecOps Practices: Embedded security checks within the CI/CD pipeline, including automated scans for vulnerabilities with Trivy and OWASP, ensuring that code quality and security compliance were upheld throughout the development lifecycle
  • Optimized Deployment and Release Cycles: Adopted GitOps principles with Argo CD, streamlining release processes and reducing deployment times by 25%, resulting in faster and more reliable delivery to production
  • Advanced Docker Management and Orchestration: Implemented Docker Compose to define and run multi-container Docker applications, simplifying local development and testing environments, and reducing setup time for new developers by 50%
  • Automated Infrastructure Provisioning with Terraform: Utilized Terraform to define infrastructure as code for cloud resources, achieving 99.9% deployment consistency across AWS environments and eliminating manual setup errors
  • Improved Monitoring and Observability: Set up comprehensive monitoring and alerting for Kubernetes deployments with Prometheus and Grafana, achieving real-time visibility into system health and reducing mean time to recovery (MTTR) by 20%
  • Enhanced Security and Compliance in CI/CD: Integrated continuous security checks within CI/CD workflows, enabling automated compliance with industry standards and reducing security vulnerabilities by 35%
  • Accelerated Development and Testing Cycles: Deployed Jenkins for continuous integration, achieving seamless automated builds and testing, which reduced release cycles from days to hours, and improved team productivity by 25%
  • Centralized Policy and Compliance Management: Using Palo Alto Panorama and AWS security best practices, standardized policies across environments, achieving 100% compliance with internal and external security audits
  • Continuous Infrastructure Improvements: Actively analyzed and improved CI/CD and Kubernetes environments based on feedback and trends, ensuring 99.5% deployment success and enabling continuous delivery in production without service interruptions

CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEER

HEALTHCARE FOR THE HOMELESS
06.2018 - 05.2020
  • Cloud Platform Management: Managed and maintained cloud infrastructure on AWS, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security of services
  • Utilized AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, and CloudFormation to architect and deploy reliable, cost-effective solutions
  • Automation and Scripting: Developed Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and AWS CloudFormation to automate the provisioning and management of cloud resources
  • Automated deployment processes with Ansible and Jenkins, reducing manual intervention and deployment times by 50%
  • Containerization and Orchestration: Deployed and managed containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes, enhancing application portability and resource utilization
  • Set up Kubernetes clusters using KUBEADM and on AWS EKS, implementing Helm charts for efficient application deployment and management
  • Security and Compliance: Ensured cloud infrastructure security by implementing best practices for IAM, security groups, and network ACLs
  • Conducted regular security audits and vulnerability assessments using tools like Trivy and OWASP DependencyCheck
  • Implemented Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and Single Sign-On (SSO) with Okta for secure access control
  • Monitoring and Optimization: Implemented monitoring and logging solutions using AWS CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, and ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) to ensure system health and performance
  • Conducted performance analysis and optimization of cloud resources, achieving a 30% cost reduction through rightsizing and reserved instances
  • Backup and Disaster Recovery: Designed and implemented backup strategies using AWS S3 ensuring data integrity and availability
  • Developed disaster recovery plans and performed regular DR drills to validate recovery processes and minimize downtime
  • Collaboration and Communication: Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align cloud infrastructure initiatives with organizational goals and financial strategies
  • Documented infrastructure designs, procedures, and best practices, facilitating knowledge sharing and onboarding processes

NETWORK/DEVOPS ENGINEER

HEALTHCARE FOR THE HOMELESS
11.2016 - 06.2018
  • Managed and optimized the CI/CD pipeline using Jenkins, reducing deployment cycle time by 25% and increasing code quality by implementing automated tests at different stages
  • Utilized Ansible for automating server provisioning and configuration management, leading to a 40% reduction in manual setup time and improving consistency across environments
  • Implemented Docker to containerize applications, enabling seamless deployment and scaling of microservices on AWS ECS, resulting in improved application availability during traffic spikes
  • Designed and implemented auto-scaling groups and load balancers on AWS, ensuring 99.99% uptime for critical applications and minimizing downtime during maintenance
  • Managed Git repositories, enforced branching strategies, and conducted training sessions for the team, enhancing collaboration
  • Implemented robust security measures in the end-to-end pipeline, incorporating threat modelling and security best practices to safeguard applications against potential vulnerabilities and cyber threats
  • Conducted regular security audits and assessments using industry-standard tools, ensuring the EKS server farm and Kubernetes cluster management to adhere to security compliance standards
  • Enhanced the security posture of the deployment pipeline by implementing AWS key management service (KMS) to securely store and retrieve sensitive credentials, reducing the risk of unauthorized access during pipeline runs
  • Applied security controls and compliance checks using Terraform scripts to ensure that the DEV, STAGE, and PROD environments in AWS meet industry-specific security standards
  • Implemented Jenkins pipeline security practices incorporating code analysis tools and static code analysis to identify and mitigate potential security vulnerabilities in Java code
  • Conducted security consultations and provided guidance on best practices for securing applications and infrastructure on AWS and Azure, contributing to the overall cybersecurity posture of the USA-based company
  • Applied container security best practices in Docker-based deployments on AWS, ensuring that both stateful and stateless applications meet security benchmarks and minimizing the risk of container-related vulnerabilities
  • Administered Cloud Infrastructure, creating VPCs, defining IP ranges, and ensuring security
  • Migrated object storage to S3 Buckets and implemented IAM roles for EC2s
  • Configured Auto Scaling Groups, Launch Templates, and launched web servers in public subnets
  • Managed private subnets, launched DB servers, and set up NAT servers for secure internet access
  • Configured security groups and NACLs for enhanced security
  • Installed and configured Jenkins, Java, and integrated tools like Git, Maven, JUnit, Tomcat
  • Developed and administered Kubernetes clusters, deployed Docker containers, and created service YAML files
  • Automated infrastructure activities using Ansible playbooks, integrated Ansible with Jenkins
  • Managed AWS infrastructure with CLI and API, automated activities using Terraform
  • Implemented ELB and Auto-Scaling policies for scalability and high availability
  • Written Docker files developed Docker images, and managed Docker containers
  • Worked with monitoring tools like ELK & EFK, AWS CloudWatch, Prometheus, and Grafana
  • Managed AWS resources, including EC2, RDS, ELB, Auto-Scaling Group, S3, and more

Network Technician

TELIA COPENHAGEN DENMARK
06.2014 - 08.2016
  • Provided solutions for network, hardware, and operating systems issues
  • Installed and maintained network equipment, troubleshooting network connectivity issues
  • Administered LAN infrastructure with Windows 2003 Active Directory

Education

Bachelor's - computer science

University of Yaoundé
12.2014

Master's - Forced Migration with a Minor in Computer Science

Aalborg University
12.2016

Skills

  • CI/CD Pipeline Orchestration
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
  • Containerization and Orchestration
  • Cloud Platforms
  • Configuration Management
  • Monitoring, Logging and Tracing
  • Version Control
  • Security Best Practices
  • Collaborative Communication
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • Jenkins
  • Maven
  • SonarQube
  • Nexus
  • Trivy
  • OWASP
  • Linux (Ubuntu, CentOS)
  • Windows Server
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • AWS EKS
  • DockerHub
  • AWS Elastic Container Registry (ECR)
  • Terraform
  • AWS CloudFormation
  • Ansible
  • Git
  • GitHub
  • Bitbucket
  • GitHub Actions
  • Amazon S3
  • Amazon EBS
  • Amazon Glacier
  • AWS Storage Gateway
  • PowerShell
  • Bash
  • YAML
  • Groovy DSL
  • Prometheus
  • Grafana
  • ELK Stack
  • AWS Lambda
  • Amazon API Gateway
  • Load Balancing
  • Virtual Networks
  • Site to Site VPN
  • Remote Access VPN
  • DNS
  • Firewalls
  • IDS/IPS
  • Secure tunnelling
  • Network segmentation
  • Palo Alto Next Generation Firewall
  • Panorama
  • Cisco MX 84 Routers
  • Identity and Access Management (IAM)
  • SSL/TLS
  • Security Groups
  • 2FA
  • MFA
  • Virtual Machines (VMs)
  • VM Scale

Certification

  • AWS Cloud Practitioner
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
  • Palo Alto Network Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE)

Area Of Expertise

  • CI/CD Pipeline Orchestration
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
  • Containerization and Orchestration
  • Cloud Platforms
  • Configuration Management
  • Monitoring, Logging and Tracing
  • Version Control
  • Security Best Practices
  • Collaborative Communication

Timeline

DEVOPS ENGINEER

HEALTHCARE FOR THE HOMELESS
06.2020 - Current

CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEER

HEALTHCARE FOR THE HOMELESS
06.2018 - 05.2020

NETWORK/DEVOPS ENGINEER

HEALTHCARE FOR THE HOMELESS
11.2016 - 06.2018

Network Technician

TELIA COPENHAGEN DENMARK
06.2014 - 08.2016

Bachelor's - computer science

University of Yaoundé

Master's - Forced Migration with a Minor in Computer Science

Aalborg University

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