Michael Jones
Riverview,FL
Quote
Remember that when you help another up a mountain, you are a little nearer the top yourself.
Thomas S. Monson
Summary
Highly motivated and results-oriented DevOps Engineer with a strong commitment to delivering efficient, scalable, and secure cloud solutions. I possess extensive experience in designing, building, and maintaining robust cloud infrastructure across various platforms, including AWS, and GCP. My expertise lies in automation, CI/CD pipelines implementation, infrastructure optimization, and fostering a collaborative team environment.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Cloud Engineer
3rd Party Solutions
02.2023 - 11.2023
- Designed and implemented a secure and scalable AS2 EDI server, facilitating efficient and secure data exchange
- Automated server provisioning and configuration with Ansible playbooks, ensuring consistency and efficiency in infrastructure management
- Established comprehensive monitoring and alerting systems using industry-standard tools like Grafana and Dynatrace to proactively identify and address potential issues
- Documented procedures and best practices to facilitate knowledge transfer and streamline onboarding processes for new team members.
Senior Site Reliability Engineer
Autopay (TSG)
07.2021 - 02.2023
- Implemented and maintained SLO (Service Level Objective) monitoring using GCP Cloud Monitoring and DataDog, guaranteeing consistent application performance and user experience
- Streamlined software deployments and infrastructure provisioning through the implementation of robust CI/CD pipelines
- Secured the production environment by performing regular SOC audits and enforcing strict security best practices
- Upgraded the client database to a newer version with minimal downtime, minimizing disruption to ongoing operations.
SRE / Cloud Consultant
Rural Sourcing, Inc.
03.2020 - 07.2021
- Successfully migrated a health insurance company to the AWS cloud, resulting in significant improvements in scalability, flexibility, and cost efficiency
- Utilized infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like Terraform and CloudFormation to automate infrastructure provisioning and deployment, ensuring consistency and repeatability
- Built and managed CI/CD pipelines to enable seamless and reliable application deployments
- Led and mentored a team of DevOps engineers, fostering a collaborative environment, providing guidance, and ensuring project success.
DevOps Engineer / Manager
Rooms To Go
01.2017 - 03.2020
- Promoted to DevOps Manager, leading a team of 8 engineers and fostering a collaborative and efficient work environment
- Implemented automated security checks for Python scripts using CodePipeline, strengthening application security posture
- Established continuous integration and deployment pipelines using Jenkins and AWS CodeDeploy, streamlining the development and deployment process
- Optimized infrastructure costs by right-sizing EC2 instances and utilizing Terraform for automated infrastructure provisioning, achieving cost savings and resource efficiency.
DevOps Engineer
Myotrend Nutrition, LLC.
02.2015 - 12.2016
- Optimized cloud infrastructure by right-sizing volumes and EC2 instances, ensuring cost-effectiveness and resource utilization
- Implemented CI/CD pipelines to automate application deployments, minimizing manual intervention and accelerating the release cycle.
- Collaborated with team to determine application requirement specifications.
- Contributed to the creation of a DevOps culture within the organization, leading to increased agility and cross-functional collaboration.
Education
Associate of Arts - Digital Design And Animation
High-Tech Institute
Nashville, TN08.2006
Skills
- Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
- CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, BitBucket, GitHub Actions)
- Monitoring and observability (Grafana, DataDog)
- Automation (Bash Scripting, Ansible, Python, etc)
- Leadership and team management
- API design knowledge
- Rapid Prototyping Integration
- Scripting Languages
- Linux Environments
- Security best practices (SOC audits, vulnerability scanning, etc)
Certification
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimePart TimeContract WorkWork Location
RemoteAccomplishments
- Reduced cloud infrastructure costs by 15% through right-sizing EC2 instances and implementing automated scaling strategies, optimizing resource utilization and achieving cost savings.
- Streamlined data exchange by 20% through API integration with a key partner, utilizing RESTful principles and OpenAPI specifications to ensure seamless communication and data transfer.
Timeline
Cloud Engineer
3rd Party Solutions
02.2023 - 11.2023
Senior Site Reliability Engineer
Autopay (TSG)
07.2021 - 02.2023
SRE / Cloud Consultant
Rural Sourcing, Inc.
03.2020 - 07.2021
DevOps Engineer / Manager
Rooms To Go
01.2017 - 03.2020
DevOps Engineer
Myotrend Nutrition, LLC.
02.2015 - 12.2016
Associate of Arts - Digital Design And Animation
High-Tech Institute
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
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