FLORE ENGANABOYE
SHAKOPEE,MN
Summary
AWS Certified Solutions Architect and DevOps Engineer with 8+ years of experience designing, deploying, and managing cloud-based infrastructure on AWS. Proficient in automating workflows, optimizing performance, and enhancing security in cloud environments. Skilled in implementing CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and cloud migration strategies. Strong background in using a wide range of AWS services and DevOps tools to deliver scalable and efficient solutions.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
AWS Solutions Architect | DevOps Engineer
Global payments
Atlanta
09.2023 - Current
- Design and implement scalable, secure, and cost-effective AWS solutions using services such as EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, and DynamoDB.
- Lead cloud migration projects, ensuring minimal downtime and optimal configuration of AWS environments.
- Architect and maintain highly available and fault-tolerant cloud infrastructures using AWS CloudFormation and Terraform.
- Automate deployment processes using CI/CD pipelines with AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, and CodeDeploy, integrating with GitHub and Jenkins.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop microservices architectures using Docker and Kubernetes on EKS.
- Implement security best practices, including IAM roles and policies, VPC design, and AWS WAF, to protect cloud environments.
- Monitor and optimize system performance using AWS CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and X-Ray.
- Develop disaster recovery plans and perform regular backups and recovery tests utilizing AWS Backup and S3 Lifecycle policies.
- Conduct regular cost optimization reviews using AWS Cost Explorer.
- Integrate third-party monitoring tools like Datadog and New Relic for enhanced observability and alerting.
- Design serverless architectures using AWS Lambda, Step Functions, and EventBridge for cost-effective solutions.
- Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations by implementing AWS Security Hub, GuardDuty, and Config rules.
- Manage and optimize databases using Amazon RDS, Aurora, and DynamoDB, focusing on scalability and high availability.
- Conduct threat modeling and vulnerability assessments using AWS Inspector and third-party security tools.
- Lead efforts to containerize legacy applications, migrating workloads to Amazon ECS and Fargate for efficient management.
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using AWS CDK and Terraform, enabling consistent environment deployments.
- Design multi-region and multi-AZ deployments for critical applications to ensure high availability and disaster recovery.
- Conduct AWS Well-Architected Framework reviews to ensure adherence to best practices in cloud architecture.
AWS Cloud Engineer
Securian Financial
St Paul, MN
07.2019 - 08.2023
- Managed cloud infrastructure on AWS, focusing on high availability, scalability, and security for healthcare applications.
- Developed and maintained Infrastructure as Code (IaC) templates using AWS CloudFormation and Terraform.
- Automated routine operational tasks using Python and AWS Lambda, improving efficiency and reducing manual intervention.
- Implemented CI/CD pipelines with AWS CodePipeline and Jenkins, integrating automated testing and deployment.
- Monitored application performance and infrastructure health using AWS CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and SNS.
- Optimized AWS resources, reducing monthly spend by 25% through rightsizing and Reserved Instances.
- Migrated on-premises applications to AWS, leveraging services like AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) and Snowball.
- Designed and implemented VPCs, subnets, NAT gateways, and security groups to ensure secure and isolated network environments.
- Configured AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) roles, policies, and SSO for secure access management.
- Automated backup and recovery processes using AWS Backup and Lifecycle Policies for data protection and compliance.
- Implemented encryption at rest and in transit using AWS KMS and SSL/TLS, ensuring data security.
- Built and maintained Docker containers for microservices applications, deploying them on AWS ECS and Fargate.
- Collaborated with development teams to integrate security best practices into DevOps workflows.
- Developed custom monitoring and alerting solutions using CloudWatch Metrics, Alarms, and Lambda functions.
- Participated in disaster recovery planning and execution, ensuring RPO/RTO objectives were met.
- Developed scripts and automation tools to streamline routine maintenance tasks and reduce downtime.
DevOps Engineer
Bank of America
Brooklyn Center, MN
04.2015 - 06.2019
- Implemented and managed CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, and AWS CodePipeline for various applications.
- Automated infrastructure provisioning and management using Terraform and AWS CloudFormation.
- Designed and deployed AWS environments, including VPCs, subnets, NAT gateways, and security groups for secure network architecture.
- Configured monitoring and logging solutions using ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) and AWS CloudWatch.
- Deployed containerized applications using Docker and managed orchestration with Kubernetes (EKS).
- Implemented Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using AWS CloudFormation and Ansible for consistent environment setups.
- Developed automated scripts using Bash and Python for system management and monitoring tasks.
- Managed databases on AWS RDS and DynamoDB, including backup, restore, and performance tuning.
- Optimized cloud infrastructure and applications for cost, performance, and scalability.
- Conducted security audits and implemented best practices, including patch management and vulnerability scanning.
- Configured and managed AWS IAM roles, policies, and SAML-based SSO for secure access.
- Built automated deployment pipelines using Jenkins and integrated with AWS CodeDeploy for seamless releases.
- Monitored and managed server performance using Grafana, Prometheus, and AWS CloudWatch.
- Collaborated with developers to troubleshoot application and infrastructure issues, providing on-call support.
- Migrated legacy applications to AWS cloud environment, ensuring minimal downtime and seamless transition.
- Implemented serverless functions using AWS Lambda to handle event-driven tasks and microservices.
- Conducted regular performance tuning and capacity planning to ensure optimal infrastructure performance.
- Engaged in disaster recovery planning, implementing automated failover solutions using AWS Route 53 and CloudFront.
Education
Bachelor - banking and finance
University of Buea
01.2015
Skills
- Using IAM, KMS, API Gateway, Cloud Trail, Cloud Watch, AWS Config, Trusted Advisor, Security Groups, NACL etc
- Programming Languages: Bash, Ansible Playbooks, JSON, Python
- Application Delivery: Jira, Confluence, Jenkins, Bitbucket, AWS Code Pipeline, AWS Code Commit, AWS Code Build, AWS Code Deploy, etc
- Data Protection: AWS Certificate Manager, AWS KMS, Snapshot Lifecycle Manager, AWS Cloud HSM
- Hands-on experience implementing Cloud Solutions using various AWS Services including EC2, VPC, S3, Glacier, EFS, EBS AWS Kinesis, Lambda, Cloud Formation, Terraform, Elastic Beanstalk, RDS, DynamoDB
- Monitoring & Event Management: AWS CloudWatch (Events & Logs), AWS SNS, AWS S3
- Identity & Access Management: AWS Organization, AWS IAM, AWS AD Connector, Active Directory, AWS Workspaces, AWS Secrets Manager
- Micro services: Code Build, Code Deploy, Maven, Jenkins, Selenium, GitHub
- Migration tools: Data Sync, DMS, SCT, SMS, Cloud Endure, VM export-import
- WAF
- Containers, Orchestration & and Configuration tools: (IaC)Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, Ansible tower, Lambda, AWS System Manager
- Programming Languages: JSON, YMAL, Bash, Shell, Python
Websites
Certification
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
Timeline
AWS Solutions Architect | DevOps Engineer
Global payments
09.2023 - Current
AWS Cloud Engineer
Securian Financial
07.2019 - 08.2023
DevOps Engineer
Bank of America
04.2015 - 06.2019
Bachelor - banking and finance
University of Buea