Jacob Williams
Allen,TX
Summary
Seasoned professional with over 10 years of leadership experience in the corporate sector and 4+ years as a DevOps Engineer. Recognized for strong problem-solving skills and collaborative nature. Excels in designing and optimizing CI/CD pipelines for accelerated product delivery and enhanced reliability. Leverages extensive AWS expertise and diverse automation and configuration tools to drive efficiency and innovation within agile methodologies. Committed to fostering continuous improvement and delivering high-impact solutions for a positive industry impact.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
3
3
Certification
Work History
DevOps Engineer
Tential/PwC
03.2023 - Current
- Automated manual tasks through scripting with Python, boosting team productivity levels.
- Deployed, monitored and troubleshot hundreds of application changes leveraging Jenkins and Azure DevOps pipelines
- Designed and implemented containerization strategies using Docker and Kubernetes, improving resource utilization and management.
- Provided support and ensured 99% uptime for applications, utilizing monitoring tools like Datadog.
- Documented and maintained collection of SOP's in Confluence and other knowledge base applications
- Investigated new and emerging tools to select and implement administrative information systems.
- Implemented hundreds of changes to multiple applications , and collaborated with developers to troubleshoot and fix issues caused by updates to applications.
- Authored and updated IAC to deploy cloud resources in Azure, including Postgres servers
- Collaborated with global teams to migrate applications to alternate platforms
- Contributed ideas for streamlining of processes and hardening of security
DevOps Engineer
Nioyatech
01.2021 - 03.2023
- Collaborated with DevOps Team of Engineers and Developers, meeting daily and weekly and keeping in constant contact through Slack
- Migrated monolithic applications to microservice infrastructures for 20+ applications
- Designed and Automated infrastructure and infrastructure as code using tools such as Terraform and AWS Cloudformation, successfully provisioning 200+ servers
- Authored Ansible Playbooks to deploy, configure and manage 30+ servers
- Packaged applications using Maven as a build tool, using Nexus as an Artifactory
- Designed and implemented containerization strategies using Docker and Kubernetes, improving resource utilization and management.
- Evaluated emerging technologies for potential adoption into existing workflows, driving continuous improvement initiatives.
- Implemented and managed continuous deployment with Jenkins and GitHub
- Orchestrated Microservices architecture using Kubernetes, Rancher and Helm
- Automated manual tasks through scripting languages such as Python or Shell, boosting team productivity levels.
- Reduced system downtime for critical applications by implementing robust monitoring and alerting tools like Prometheus and AWS Cloudwatch
Education
AWS And DevOps Certificate -
Clarusway
Skills
Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD): Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps
Version Control Systems: Git, GitHub, GitLab
Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Terraform, AWS CloudFormation,
Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes
Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure
Configuration Management: Ansible, Puppet, Chef
Monitoring and Logging: Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog
Scripting and Automation: Python, Bash
Networking and Security: Firewalls, VPNs, Cloud Security
Database Management: Postgres, MemSQL, Databricks
Performance Optimization: Load balancing, Scaling strategies
DevOps Culture and Practices: Agile methodology, Lean principles, Continuous improvement
Certification
- AWS Cloud Practitioner
- AWS Solutions Architect
References
- Joseph Grimm (Technical Lead at PwC), (913) 378-3303
- Stephen Card (Colleague and DevOps Engineer at PwC), (814) 572-0798
- Robert Moss (Manager and System Admin at PwC), (321) 587-1728
- Yusuf Baktir, PhD (mentor and Data scientist), (940) 536-5233
Timeline
DevOps Engineer
Tential/PwC
03.2023 - Current
DevOps Engineer
Nioyatech
01.2021 - 03.2023
AWS And DevOps Certificate -
Clarusway