Nicholas Hopkins
Hoffman Estates,Illinois
Summary
Versatile Cloud Security Engineer with over 5+ years of expertise in creating and optimizing secure cloud infrastructures. Proficient in deploying Infrastructure as Code, ensuring compliance, and remediating security challenges. Adept at training teams and leading projects to completion. Seeking opportunities to further leverage cloud security and automation skills and contribute to data protection and security strategies
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Cloud Security Engineer
VillageMD
08.2022 - Current
- Spearheaded SOX - SOC2 compliance in AWS, increasing audit efficiency by 30% using Python scripts, GitHub Workflows, and Terraform over 6 month period
- Authored technical SOPs that became standard for infrastructure development based on CIS benchmarks
- Streamlined IAM access and reduced security threats by managing Infrastructure as Code with Terraform aligned with CIS, CCM, and AWS benchmarks, and improved ticketing process for access requests via ServiceNow
- Led as principal analyst for SBOM vendor reviews, enhancing vendor security compliance by 40%
- Acted as internal consultant for GRC and remediated AWS
- Security Hub findings, going from 56 % to 88% over several months
- Elevated security of CICD pipelines in GitHub, decreasing incorrect configuration incidents by 25% via GitHub Actions,Workflows, and implementation of signed Git commits, and pre-commit secret scanning.
Senior DevSecOps Engineer
Nicholas Hopkins
02.2021 - Current
- Worked as part of small DevOps team to implement secure Infrastructure as Code solutions, resulting in 15% faster deployment times using Terraform, Ansible, Cloudformation, Drone, and
- GitHub workflows
- Successfully deployed critical micro services with 99.98% uptime using ECS, Docker, and Kubernetes
- Established training protocols and served as primary support for new SRE and Federated DevOps contractors, elevating team efficiency by year over year
- Orchestrated creation of clinic market backend infrastructure, improving service deployment speed through Infrastructure as Code, Postgresql database setup, FTP connections to S3, and validation mechanisms
- Maintained 97% uptime as SME for production outages, supporting 24/7 on- call rotation for both legacy and current infrastructure
Cloud Engineer
Virgin Pulse
01.2020 - 12.2020
- Championed automation of infrastructure, boosting deployment efficiency through utilization of Terraform and Ansible
- Orchestrated deployment of Docker containers using Nomad and Consul, enhancing container efficiency and reducing deployment errors
- Spearheaded CI/CD processes using Jenkins, GitLab, Ansible, and TeamCity, successfully implementing blue-green and canary deployment strategies
- Authored and maintained essential technical documentation in Confluence, streamlining team access to critical information
- Enhanced application reliability by monitoring health using New Relic and Pingdom, leading to 99.50 % uptime in critical production services
- Collaborated in Agile environment, ensuring timely completion of mission-critical tasks and fostering team agility
- As pivotal member of DevOps team, managed SQL and Cassandra operations for client databases in production environment, ensuring data accuracy
- Oversaw maintenance and security patching of multiple Windows and Ubuntu hosts, bolstering platform security and reducing vulnerability incidents
- Managed ScyllaDB upgrades across development and production environments, ensuring seamless database transitions with zero data losses
- Efficiently resolved developer issues in legacy Yaro environment, decreasing ticket resolution time
- Automated reporting and user creation processes for Yaro through adept shell scripting
System Administrator
Percipient
06.2018 - 01.2020
- Designs technically compliant and secure Cloud solutions and on-demand services to facilitate
- Effective migration of data and projects into Percipient's unique and adaptive AWS environment
- Maintains Windows Server 2012/2016 systems, including updates and patches, for optimal security
- Assuring AWS infrastructure and design is in compliance with all state and federal laws in regard to ESI requirements, with strong emphasis on VPC security and data encryption at rest
- System administration of VenioOne e-Discovery software within VM environment, data
- Collection and custodial production of legal documents for use in trial settings
- Perform data migration from on premise environments into AWS
- Strong knowledge of Amazon EC2, AWS Lambda, S3/Glacier ,(Amazon SQS), Amazon Simple
- Notification Service (Amazon SNS), CloudWatch, IoT, Kinesis, VPC, IAM, etc
- Facilitates training of new hires in using various systems and software Percipient runs on
Expert - Genius
Apple
10.2007 - 10.2016
Education
No Degree - Database Administration
University of Phoenix
Tempe, AZ06.2010
High School Diploma -
Sycamore High School
Sycamore, IL06.1998
Skills
- Soft Skills:
- Effective Communication:
- Proficient in conveying complex ideas both verbally and in written format, ensuring clarity and understanding at all organizational levels
- Collaborative Problem-Solving: Adept at team-based solutions, bringing together diverse perspectives to tackle challenges
- Technical Translation: Skilled in breaking down intricate technical data into comprehensible content for non-technical stakeholders, enhancing cross-departmental understanding
- Adaptability: Demonstrated capacity to adjust to unforeseen challenges and pivot strategies to align with changing priorities
- Team Leadership and Culture: Advocate for collaborative environment that emphasizes accountability, shared successes, and continuous learning
- Technical Skills:
- Cloud Architecture
- System Administration
- Project Management
- Observability & Reliability
Languages:
- Bash
- Python
- Tools and Software:
- Docker
- Ansible
- Kubernetes
- Terraform
- GitHub
- Bitbucket
- CircleCI
- Sentry
- Datadog
- New Relic
Music Production
In my spare time I produce music in several different genres, using a combination of analog hardware and virtual instrument plugins
Certification
AWS Solutions Architect - Associate
AWS Certified Developer - Associate
Apple Certified Mac Integration
VenioOne Certified Administrator
Timeline
Cloud Security Engineer
VillageMD
08.2022 - Current
Senior DevSecOps Engineer
Nicholas Hopkins
02.2021 - Current
Cloud Engineer
Virgin Pulse
01.2020 - 12.2020
System Administrator
Percipient
06.2018 - 01.2020
Expert - Genius
Apple
10.2007 - 10.2016
No Degree - Database Administration
University of Phoenix
High School Diploma -
Sycamore High School
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