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Kevin Antem

Woodbridge,VA

Summary

Seasoned Cloud/DevOps Engineer and Solutions Architect with over 5 years of practical experience managing a variety of AWS resources. Proven track record in designing, implementing, and optimizing cloud infrastructure. Dedicated to streamlining operations, fortifying security, and optimizing cost-efficiency for organizations of all sizes,

Work History

Cloud Engineer

Varo Bank
San Francisco, CA
11.2021 - Current
  • Successfully built multi-tier private-cloud infrastructure, including upgrading, maintaining, and troubleshooting to ensure optimal system performance, resulting in a 17% reduction in incidents related to infrastructure issues
  • 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
  • Competently utilized IaC tools in automating the creation of resources in Production and Test environments on AWS cloud thereby reducing deployment time by 90%
  • Developed Ansible Playbooks for efficient configuration management of infrastructures, ensuring consistency and reliability
  • Led the build and deployment of Docker containers for microservices, enhancing application scalability and resource utilization
  • Established fully automated CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, securing and ensuring resilience throughout the development lifecycle
  • Fully automated the deployment of applications on various AWS components, including S3 Buckets, ECS, EKS, Elastic Beanstalk, Lambda, and RDS
  • Automated the creation of RDS databases with subnet groups, parameter groups, and integration with EC2 instances and AWS lambda, streamlining database management
  • Demonstrated expertise in managing AWS cloud services, including but not limited to EC2 instances, S3, ALB, ASG, NACLs, VPC, Route 53, WAF, security groups, GuardDuty, VPC flow logs, SNS/SQS, Systems Manager and Cost Explorer
  • Proficient in coding languages like Python and scripting languages (YAML, Bash) for automation and troubleshooting
  • Established and configured monitoring tools with alerting systems to meticulously track operational metrics, such as performance, availability, capacity utilization, redundancy, and cost considerations
  • Implemented and maintained security best practices with AWS organization, focusing on robust IAM, RBAC, encryption protocols, SCPs and permission boundaries to ensure strict adherence to least privilege principles thereby contributing to a 20% reduction in security-related incidents
  • Integrated AWS Identity Center with federated tools such as OKTA for efficient access management.

AWS Solutions Architect|Cloud Engineer

Al Tizihbong Holding Company
Manama, Bahrain
09.2018 - 09.2021
  • Designed and implemented secure and scalable cloud solutions to meet business requirements and increase operational efficiency
  • Developed and maintained disaster recovery plans to minimize downtime and ensure business continuity
  • participated in the assessment and selection of cloud technologies and solutions as a SME in line with the strategic aims and objectives of the business
  • Collaborated with IT teams to develop and implement a cloud governance framework to ensure compliance with industry regulations and internal policies with AWS Organizations
  • Managed, monitored and optimized the AWS environment including EC2 instances, S3 buckets, RDS databases, VPCs and security groups.
  • Enhanced application deployment procedures for optimal efficiency and seamless integration with AWS services
  • Executed the implementation of AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) policies and roles to enforce rigorous security protocols, ensuring strict adherence to industry standards and compliance
  • Implemented cost optimization strategies to maximize the efficiency of cloud resources and minimize expenses by 17%, while maintaining service quality and performance
  • Provisioned VPCs build with Private and Public Subnet couple with VPNs setup back to on premise datacenter and cooperate offices.

IT Systems Specialist

Carnegie Global Services SARL
Douala, Cameroon
01.2015 - 06.2018
  • Configured hardware and software, executed timely installation of patches and updates on software applications, proficiently loaded computer systems with various operating systems
  • Assisted users in document formatting, printing, and converting between different document formats, ensuring a seamless and user-friendly experience
  • Implemented robust security measures in PACS systems to protect patient data, ensuring strict compliance with healthcare privacy regulations such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
  • Established a centralized and secure database for digital images, eliminating the physical storage and retrieval challenges associated with traditional film-based systems
  • Implemented PACS as a long-term archiving solution for medical images, ensuring easy access to historical patient data when needed
  • Successfully managed large volumes of imaging data efficiently
  • Identified and resolved technical issues, providing effective troubleshooting support
  • Managed and maintained the network infrastructure, ensuring seamless connectivity and efficient data transfer
  • Provided tailored support by installing and configuring desktop applications on workstations according to clients' requirements.

Education

Bachelor's of Technology in Medical Imaging -

University of Buea
06.2014

Skills

  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Terraform, CloudFormation
  • Operating Systems: Linux (Ubuntu, CentOS), Windows
  • Networking: VPC Configuration, Subnetting, Load Balancing, Transit Gateway, VPC peering, VPN, Route 53, EC2, ASG, CloudFront
  • Security: IAM, Security Groups, NACLs, AES/KMS Encryption, AWS Config, AWS Macie, AWS Shield, AWS WAF, Secrets Manager, SCPs, AWS Certificate Manager
  • Configuration Management: Ansible, Systems Manager
  • Migration: AWS MIgration Evaluator, AWS ADS,AWS MGN, AWS RDS, AWS Migration Hub, AWS DataSync, AWS Snow Family
  • Monitoring/Logging: CloudWatch, Prometheus, SonarQube, Grafana
  • Database Management: Amazon RDS, MySQL, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, Aurora
  • Programming Languages: Python, Bash Scripting, Shell Scripting
  • CI/CD with DevOp tools like Jenkins, Maven, Nexus, Grafana, GitHub Repository, AWS CodePipeline (Codecommit, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy)
  • Serverless: AWS Lambda, AWS Fargate, Step Functions
  • Containerization: Docker, ECS, EKS
  • Proficient in Critical Thinking, Troubleshooting and Problem-Solving
  • Strong Communication and Team Collaboration Abilities
  • Demonstrated Leadership and a Commitment to Continuous Learning

Certification

AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate (Dec 2023)

HashiCorp Certified Terraform Associate (003): In progress

Languages

English
Native/ Bilingual
French
Full Professional
Kevin Antem