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Neway Aragaw

Windsor Mill,USA

Summary

DevOps Engineer with 5+ years of experience in CI/CD automation and AWS cloud architecture; led the migration of over 50 microservices to AWS, resulting in a 40% improvement in deployment speed; reduced build times by more than one hour per cycle through optimization strategies while receiving recognition for improved monitoring capabilities at American Express.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Devops Engineer

American Express
Dallas, USA
01.2023 - Current
  • Developed Terraform-based AWS infrastructure modules and detailed provisioning documentation that reduced new engineer onboarding time by over 50%, improved infrastructure consistency, and enabled faster environment replication across dev, staging, and production
  • Orchestrated the migration of over 50 microservices from on-premises systems to AWS EKS using Docker, Helm, and ArgoCD, improving deployment speed by 40%, increasing platform reliability, and enabling GitOps-driven, version-controlled delivery pipelines
  • Optimized CI/CD pipelines across GitHub Actions and Jenkins by implementing Docker layer caching, parallel build execution, and spot-runner configurations, cutting build times by over one hour per cycle and significantly accelerating release velocity for all engineering teams
  • Conducted cost audits and implemented automated rightsizing, tagging enforcement, and resource cleanup workflows using Kubecost and custom Terraform scripts, resulting in over $25K annual cloud savings without degrading service availability or performance
  • Configured Kubernetes-native load balancing and autoscaling strategies using HPA, cluster autoscalers, and node group optimization across EKS clusters managing 200+ microservices, which improved system resilience and ensured high availability during peak traffic conditions
  • Delivered a self-service developer platform with Helm-based service templates, namespace scaffolding scripts, and CLI onboarding workflows, reducing setup time from two days to under four hours while enforcing consistency in deployment, observability, and security configurations
  • Integrated Trivy, OPA/Gatekeeper, and AWS Secrets Manager into CI/CD pipelines to automate vulnerability scanning, policy compliance, and secret management, reducing production vulnerabilities by 50% and ensuring secure deployments across more than 100 monthly rollouts
  • Migrated critical stateful and stateless services from legacy infrastructure to ECS and EKS using zero-downtime deployment strategies such as blue/green rollouts and traffic shifting with Istio, achieving zero data loss and surpassing historical service availability SLAs over two quarters
  • Built unified observability dashboards by integrating Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, and AWS CloudWatch, enabling real-time performance monitoring, alerting, and tracing that reduced incident resolution times by over six hours per week and improved system transparency across teams

DevOps Engineer

Sanxpros
Dallas, USA
05.2020 - 12.2022
  • Designed and automated AWS infrastructure with Terraform and CloudFormation, ensuring high availability, scalability, and fault tolerance across environments
  • Managed and optimized Kubernetes (EKS) clusters, deploying microservices, implementing auto-scaling, and ensuring performance during updates
  • Integrated SonarQube into CI/CD pipelines, improving code quality and security compliance by 45%, ensuring a strong development in lifecycles
  • Optimized CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and GitHub Actions, reducing deployment time by 30% and improving system reliability
  • Implemented advanced monitoring techniques with Prometheus and Grafana, leading to a noticeable decrease in MTTR by over 40%, allowing teams to swiftly identify system anomalies during critical incidents
  • Led cloud cost optimization, reducing cloud spending by 25% through better resource allocation and scaling

AWS Solutions Architect

Evangadi Networks LLC
Remote, USA
05.2018 - 04.2020
  • Designed and deployed AWS serverless architectures using Lambda, Step Functions, and API Gateway, enhancing scalability and reducing infrastructure costs by 30% through efficient resource utilization
  • Led cloud migration initiatives, transitioning legacy applications to AWS EC2, RDS, and S3, minimizing downtime and improving system reliability, ensuring a seamless migration process
  • Automated infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Terraform and AWS-native tools, increasing deployment efficiency by 50% and eliminating manual intervention
  • Designed strategic workshops illustrating effective use cases of advanced services including Lambda functions and S3 storage tiers that empowered stakeholders with the knowledge necessary for maximizing resource utilization leading ultimately towards reduced wastage

Education

Bachelor's degree - computer science

Unity University College
Ethiopia
01.2017

Skills

  • AWS (EC2, Lambda, S3, VPC, CloudFront, IAM, Route 53, SQS, ALB)
  • DynamoDB
  • RDS
  • EBS
  • Security Hub
  • KMS
  • Secrets Manager
  • WAF
  • Shield
  • GitLab
  • Jenkins
  • GitHub Actions
  • CodePipeline
  • Ansible
  • Terraform
  • CloudFormation
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes (EKS)
  • Helm
  • ECS
  • Fargate
  • Istio
  • JavaScript
  • Groovy
  • Bash
  • REST APIs
  • CloudWatch
  • Prometheus
  • Grafana
  • SonarQube
  • VPN
  • TLS Encryption
  • Role-based Access

Certification

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate, https://www.credly.com/badges/8195b74f-6a55-43f1-90ab-b1901e1a5437/linked_in_profile

Additional Information - Websites

  • LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/neway-aragaw
  • GitHub, http://www.github.com/neway-aragaw

Skills - Core Skills And Technologies

AWS (EC2, Lambda, S3, VPC, CloudFront, IAM, Route 53, SQS, ALB), DynamoDB, RDS, EBS, Security Hub, KMS, Secrets Manager, WAF, Shield, GitLab, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, CodePipeline, Ansible, Terraform, CloudFormation, Docker, Kubernetes (EKS), Helm, ECS, Fargate, Istio, JavaScript, Groovy, Bash, REST APIs, CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, SonarQube, VPN, TLS Encryption, Role-based Access

Timeline

Devops Engineer

American Express
01.2023 - Current

DevOps Engineer

Sanxpros
05.2020 - 12.2022

AWS Solutions Architect

Evangadi Networks LLC
05.2018 - 04.2020

Bachelor's degree - computer science

Unity University College

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