ELVONNE AKONI
Charlotte,NC
Summary
Dependable, reliable, and innovative AWS Cloud Infrastructure/Security Engineer, DevOps Engineer, and Linux expert with over 7+ years of experience. Proficient in managing and configuring systems, overseeing applications and databases like RDS, and setting up CI/CD pipelines in both on-premises and cloud-based environments. Skilled in using Jenkins as a CI server and integrating other DevOps tools like Git, GitHub, and Ansible. Experienced in real-time monitoring using CloudWatch and Splunk, and proficient in creating CloudFormation templates for application infrastructure build-out and configuration. Specialized in supporting Docker container-based applications and using Kubernetes for container orchestration. Strong analytical skills enable efficient assessment of business requirements and design of technology solutions for clients. Although my primary focus has been on AWS, I have a solid understanding of cloud principles and am actively seeking opportunities to expand my skills to include Azure services.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
- Proven ability to assess and mitigate risks, making informed decisions to ensure successful delivery of projects while adhering to industry best practices
- Migrated and implemented multiple applications from on-premises to cloud using AWS services like CloudFormation, S3, Route 53, EC2 RDS, SNS, Lambda, Kinesis, and VPC.
- Collaborated with internal teams to create migration processes for legacy systems to AWS cloud.
- Designed and managed IAM roles for users and vendors in collaboration with Security division.
- Formulated and executed a sales strategy with sales team to exceed revenue objectives through adoption of AWS.
- Configured Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD)using Code Pipeline and Code Deployments for automation.
- Utilized ServiceNow for planning, tracking, supporting, and closing requests, tickets, and incidents.
- Scripted in Shell, Bash, YAML, JSON, and Python for day-to-day automation operations.
- Led monitoring team to set up security alerts and automate remediations.
- Implemented detective guardrails using Cloud Custodian policies and
- AWS Config.
- Designed for high availability and business continuity using self-healing-based architectures, fail-over routing policies, multi-AZ deployment of EC2 instances, ELB health checks, Auto Scaling, and other disaster recovery models
- Performed common system administration tasks including adding users, creating file systems, and configuring volumes.
- Designed and implemented elasticity and scalability using ElastiCache
- CloudFront Edge locations, RDS (read replicas, instance sizes), etc.
AWS Cloud Engineer
Tata Consultancy Services
Iselin, NJ
09.2022 - Current
- Configured monitoring, alarms, and notifications for EC2 hosts using CloudWatch, SNS, and SMTP.
- Optimized cloud resource usage through continuous monitoring and cost analysis.
- Provided technical support to both internal colleagues and external clients regarding their use of AWS services, fostering positive relationships built on trust and expertise.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to design scalable and secure cloud solutions in line with business requirements.
- Trained junior engineers on best practices for working within AWS environment, promoting skill development across team.
- Developed comprehensive strategies for leveraging AWS Auto Scaling, ensuring optimal resource allocation and cost efficiency during periods of high demand.
- Migrated legacy applications to AWS, reducing downtime and improving overall efficiency.
- Proficient in Bash scripting for automation and system management tasks, ensuring efficient operations across diverse environments.
- Demonstrated expertise in Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (IaC), including hands-on contributions to provisioning and managing cloud resources.
- Experienced in designing scalable and resilient cloud architectures, leveraging best practices and cloud-native services for optimal performance and cost efficiency.
- Implemented and managed CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, adhering to best practices such as Blue/Green and Canary deployment strategies for seamless application delivery.
- Extensive experience with AWS services, including VPC, EC2, AWS
- Config, AWS Inspector, and Guard Duty, ensuring secure and compliant cloud deployments.
- Evaluated new AWS services as they were released, making recommendations for adoption where appropriate to maintain a cutting-edge technology stack.
DevOps Engineer
Verizon
Irving, Texas
01.2019 - 01.2022
- Executed end-to-end processes for multiple projects, ensuringefficient software delivery and reducing time to market
- Actively participated in Disaster Recovery exercises, creating AWSreplicas in different Availability Zones for resilience
- Created CloudWatch alarms to monitor server performance,proactively resolving issues
- Transformed Terraform and CloudFormation to provision highlyavailable EC2 instances, enhancing scalability
- Organized application infrastructures using Terraform, improvinginfrastructure agility
- Controlled and operated Big Data environments and webapplications, ensuring availability and performance
- Implemented Hadoop clusters using Amazon EMR and Cloudera,integrating Apache Spark for fast data processing
- Configured Elastic Load Balancers with EC2 Auto Scaling groups fortraffic distribution and high availability
- Leveraged Ansible, GitHub, and Jenkins for Continuous Build
- Management, streamlining software development
- Managed and enhanced build infrastructure, implementing CI/CDpipelines for efficient software delivery
- Developed and executed Software Release Management strategiesfor various applications, ensuring smooth releases
- Administrated Linux and Windows environments using Ansible
- Chef, and Puppet, ensuring environment consistency
- Set up Jenkins servers using Ansible and Shell scripts, configuringthem for build and deployment automation
- Implemented build and deployment automation for Terraformscripts using Jenkins, enhancing provisioning efficiency
- Actively participated in daily Scrum meetings, contributing to
- Sprint planning and estimating efforts
- Engaged in weekly release/environment meetings to identify and mitigate potential risks, ensuring smooth deployments
- Conducted unit tests, debugged Python applications, enhanced code quality, ensuring comprehensive system documentation
- Created Continuous Delivery pipelines using Docker, Jenkins
- GitHub, and AWS AMIs, simplifying application deployment processes
- Leveraged AWS API to manage resources across various AWS services, improving resource provisioning and management efficiency.
- Designed and implemented containerization strategies using Docker and Kubernetes, improving resource utilization and management.
- Reduced system downtime for critical applications by implementing robust monitoring and alerting tools.
Infrastructure Engineer/Security Engineer
Bank of America
Charlotte, NC
07.2017 - 12.2019
- Designed and configured highly available, fault-tolerant AWS environments, including VPCs, subnets, security groups, EC2instances, load balancers, RDS, Redis, and Route 53
- Implemented robust security practices such as multi-factor authentication, access key rotation, role-based permissions, strong password policies, and comprehensive S3 bucket policies and ACLs.
- Configured CloudWatch alarm rules to monitor operational and performance metrics of AWS resources and applications, enabling proactive issue resolution
- Developed automated S3 event-driven workflows to streamline communication between S3 and other AWS services, enhancing operational efficiency.
- Optimized AWS costs through strategic use of reserved instances, dynamic EC2 instance type selection, efficient S3 storage classes, lifecycle policies, and leveraging auto-scaling capabilities.
- Led the provisioning of AWS infrastructures using CloudFormation and Terraform to ensure consistent, repeatable, and secure deployments.
- Developed and enforced secure account access solutions with IAM and Active Directory, providing robust access control mechanisms.
- Directed the Cloud Security Team to address and resolve enterprise security challenges, implementing AWS Inspector for comprehensive vulnerability assessments and Cloud Custodian policies for automated compliance.
- Designed and implemented self-healing, high-availability architectures featuring fail-over routing policies, multi-AZ EC2deployments, ELB health checks, and Auto Scaling to ensure business continuity.
- Architected scalable solutions using ElastiCache, CloudFront Edge locations, and RDS with read replicas, delivering elasticity and seamless scalability to meet dynamic business demands.
- Deployed AWS Systems Manager to automate critical operational tasks across AWS resources, significantly enhancing efficiency and reducing manual workload.
- Created and maintained detailed solution design documents and low-level designs, providing clear, actionable blueprints for customer projects and ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
- Automatically remediated Trusted Advisor findings using Amazon CloudWatch events and AWS Lambda.
- Spearheaded efforts to consolidate data centers for cost savings and improved resource utilization.
- Enhanced system security by implementing robust access controls, encryption, and intrusion detection measures
- Reduced downtime by proactively identifying and addressing potential issues in the IT infrastructure
- Led the planning and execution of a successful migration from on-premises infrastructure towards a hybrid-cloud environment, minimizing disruptions and maximizing benefits.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Math andComputer Science
University of Buea
Cameroon11.2014
Skills
- AWS Migration:
- Phases (Assess
- Mobilize, Migrate, Modernize), Tools
- (CART, ADS, Migration Hub
- CloudEndure, DMS, SCT)
- Operating Systems: Windows, Linux
- Solaris, RHEL, CentOS
- Cloud Services: AWS (EC2, S3, ELB
- EBS, IAM, VPC, RDS, SNS, SQS
- Glacier, Route53, CloudWatch
- CloudFormation, CloudFront, Auto
- Scaling, Elastic Cache, EMR, Red
- Shift)
- Virtualization Platform: Virtual Box
- Docker, Vagrant, EC2 Container
- Service(ECS), MicroServices
- Deployment Tools: Ansible, Chef
- Puppet
- Languages: Perl scripting, UNIX
- Shell-Bash scripting, JAVA/J2EE
- Python
- Version Control Tools: CVS, SVN, TFS
- GIT, GitHub, BitBucket, Nexus
- Perforce
- Build Tools: ANT, Maven 20, Jenkins
- Hudson, Bamboo
- Web Servers: WebLogic, WebSphere
- Tomcat, Jboss, NGINX, Apache
- Databases: MYSQL, MS SQL, Oracle
- MongoDB, AWS RDS
- SDLC: Agile, Scrum, Sprint, Waterfall
- DevOps Methodologies
- Sprint Planning
- Workflow Analysis
- Meeting facilitation
- Resource Allocation
- Agile Best Practices
- Risk mitigation planning
- Task Delegation
- Scrum Methodology
- Stakeholder Relations
- Infrastructure Deployment
- Containerization Technologies
- Disaster Recovery Planning
Certification
AWS Certified Solution Architect Professional AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, AWS Certified Security, Scrum Master
Timeline
AWS Cloud Engineer
Tata Consultancy Services
09.2022 - Current
DevOps Engineer
Verizon
01.2019 - 01.2022
Infrastructure Engineer/Security Engineer
Bank of America
07.2017 - 12.2019
Bachelor of Science - Math andComputer Science
University of Buea