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Germain Asaba

Silver Spring,MD

Summary

Seasoned Cloud/DevOps Engineer with over 6 years of expertise designing and implementing resilient infrastructure solutions. Adept in key technologies, specializing in IaC with Terraform, CI/CD pipeline automation, Kubernetes orchestration, AWS Cloud services, and adherence to security best practices. Demonstrated success in optimizing operations, cutting costs, and facilitating flawless deployments, contributing significantly to organizational achievements.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

DevOps Engineer

Split Software Inc.
03.2020 - Current
  • Engineered cost-optimized CI/CD pipelines on AWS, leveraging CodeCommit, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, and CodePipeline, resulting in 40% cost reduction and allowing seamless integration with various AWS services.
  • Introduced and implemeted parallel execution using Jenkins distributed architecture, resulting in a remarkable 30% reduction in build and test times.
  • Designed and automated application and infrastructure monitoring/logging using Prometheus and node exporters to allow dynamic service discovery.
  • Configured Jenkins webhooks with Git for triggering builds and tests on source code changes to ensure code quality and consistency.
  • Developed Terraform module scripts to build reusable infrastructure components on AWS allowing for quick and efficient infrastructure provisioning.
  • Created CloudFormation templates incorporating dynamic parameterization, leveraging AWS Parameter Store for efficient and secure storage of configuration values. Enabled seamless infrastructure provisioning by dynamically pulling these values during deployment
  • Designed and implemented a continuous feedback system where developers, operations team and other engineers are always notified about the processes of the CI/CD pipeline.
  • Automated repetitive tasks and system updates across diverse server environments using Ansible, resulting in time savings and increased operational reliability.

DevOps/Cloud Engineer

Red Canary
06.2018 - 03.2020
  • Introduced and implemented Velero to orchestrate regular backups of EKS cluster components, securely storing them in an S3 bucket. This initiative fortified disaster recovery capabilities and ensured data resilience.
  • Implemented Kubernetes RBAC policies to enhance security by assigning precise permissions to user and system accounts, ensuring minimal privileges for improved governance and compliance.
  • Leveraged Cloudformation nested stacks to efficiently manage and deploy modular resources, promoting reusability and maintainability across different projects.
  • Designed and maintained infrastructure monitoring and alerting systems, including setting up alerts, dashboards, and performance metrics using tools like Prometheus, Grafana and Slack.
  • Implemented and managed Patch Manager in SSM for automated patching of EC2 instances, ensuring timely updates and improved security posture.
  • Managed and organized Docker images in registries like Docker Hub, AWS ECR, or private repositories, ensuring secure and efficient image storage and retrieval.
  • Identified, analyzed and resolved infrastructure vulnerabilities and application deployment errors.

Jr. Cloud Engineer

ScienceLogic Inc
02.2015 - 05.2018
  • Collaborate with developers, system operators, and other engineers to manage code releases, configuration management, and infrastructure automation.
  • Provided support in implementing, and maintaining robust CI/CD pipelines to automate software delivery processes, ensuring fast and reliable deployments.
  • Configured scripts for infrastructure as code (IAC) using tools like Terraform and Cloudformation to ensure dynamic and consistent environment provisioning.
  • Contributed in implementing network policies within Kubernetes clusters, bolstering security measures and fortifying infrastructure against potential threats, thereby contributing to safer and more resilient systems.
  • Assisted in configuring monitoring tools like Prometheus and Grafana, aiding in proactive system monitoring and participating in incident response activities
  • Collaborated with senior engineers to analyze system solutions based on client requirements.

Education

Associate of Science - Computer Science And Programming

Montgomery College
Rockville, MD

Skills

  • CI/CD Tools: Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, AWS CodePipeline, Code Deploy
  • Container Technologies: Docker, Kubernetes, EKS, ECS
  • Version Control Tools: Git, GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab, AWS Code Commit
  • Infrastructure as Code Tools: Terraform, AWS CloudFormation
  • Cloud Platforms: AWS, GCP
  • Container Registries: DockerHub, Amazon ECR, Nexus
  • Monitoring and Logging Tools: Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, AWS Cloudwatch
  • Integrated Development Environments: VScode, Eclips, PyCharm
  • Networking: AWS VPC, Load Balancing, Firewalls, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, TCP/IP
  • Configuration Management Tools: Ansible, Chef, SSM, Salt
  • Build Tools: Apache Maven, Gradle, Apache Ant, AWS Code Build
  • Security and Testing Tools: SonarQube, Checkstyle, Selenium Katalon, Whitesource, Snyk, Checkov Scan
  • Programming Languages/Scripting: Yaml, Jason, Python, Bash/Shell Scripting, Java, Helm, Groovy
  • Operating Systems: CentOS, RHEL, Windows, Ubuntu, Debian
  • Collaboration and Communication Tools: Jira, Confluence, Slack,

Certifications

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate

Hashicorp Certified Terraform - Associate

Timeline

DevOps Engineer

Split Software Inc.
03.2020 - Current

DevOps/Cloud Engineer

Red Canary
06.2018 - 03.2020

Jr. Cloud Engineer

ScienceLogic Inc
02.2015 - 05.2018

Associate of Science - Computer Science And Programming

Montgomery College
Germain Asaba