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Nur Erkin

Maineville,OH

Summary

Dynamic DevOps Engineer with a strong passion for innovation and a proven track record in building and optimizing systems for enhanced efficiency. Expertise in streamlining processes and implementing solutions that simplify complex tasks, driving productivity and collaboration within teams. A love for literature, coffee gatherings with friends, classic cinema, and a penchant for singing adds a personal touch to a well-rounded lifestyle. Committed to continuous learning and growth in the ever-evolving tech landscape.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Cloud Engineer III

FedEx Dataworks
01.2022 - Current
  • Performed support, troubleshooting and management of AWS cloud infrastructure which includes resource management, security and cost control
  • Ongoing review of dashboards, system, application logs and monitoring tools like Datadog, Dynatrace, Sumologic, Prometheus and Grafana, AWS Cloud Watch and AWS Cloud Trail
  • Drive and solve problems impacting critical security systems
  • Worked closely with Data Engineering team to set up, manage and troubleshoot Apache Airflow
  • Designed and implemented scalable cloud architectures to support data analytics initiatives.
  • Designed and implemented scalable cloud infrastructure on AWS, resulting in a 30% reduction in operational costs and increased deployment efficiency.
  • Utilized Terraform to automate the deployment of cloud resources, ensuring consistent environments across multiple stages (dev, staging, production).
  • Developed reusable Terraform modules for core infrastructure components (e.g., VPC, security groups, load balancers) to simplify resource management and improve code maintainability.
  • Serving as the primary point of contact for migrating AWS applications and infrastructure to Azure.
  • Led incident response efforts for cloud infrastructure issues, coordinating with cross-functional teams to rapidly resolve outages and implement preventive measures.
  • Conducted root cause analysis of system failures, driving initiatives that improved uptime and performance.
  • Worked with Finops and Legal teams on reviewing, negotiating and signing contracts with third party vendors
  • Participated in the AWS Legacy account cleanup, which cut billing costs by more than 30-40%.
  • Worked with developers to ensure new environments both met their requirements and conformed to industry-standard best practices.
  • Led cross-functional teams in migrating legacy applications to AWS, improving system performance.
  • Developed monitoring and alerting systems ensuring high availability of cloud services.
  • Mentored junior engineers on cloud technologies, fostering team growth and technical expertise.

Devops Engineer

Shoprunner INC
07.2019 - 01.2022
  • Deployed private Kubernetes Clusters for DEV, STG, and PROD environments in Google Cloud Platform and AWS using Terraform
  • Managed containerized applications in Kubernetes by creating deployments, secrets, services and running application containers as pods.
  • Provided a consistent environment using Kubernetes for deployment scaling and load balancing to the application from development through production.
  • Dockerized applications by creating Docker containers in a cluster and managing them with Kubernetes
  • Implemented a templating system using YAML to automate application deployment across environments.
  • Deployed applications using Helm charts.
  • Set up VPC, Subnets, Security groups, NACL, Route tables, Internet gateway, a Bastion host in AWS Cloud Environment with Infrastructure as a code (Terraform, Cloud Formation)
  • Prepared remote connections using VPN. Design, test, install, and monitor new systems or applications
  • Experienced working with cloud systems such as AWS, GCP and Azure
  • Implemented robust monitoring solutions using Prometheus and Grafana to ensure system reliability and performance.
  • Managed user administration in Jenkins as well as plugins installation and upgrade.
  • Experienced in deploying, scaling, rolling back containerized applications through CICD tools like Spinnaker and Jenkins
  • Designed and maintained infrastructure as code using Terraform, streamlining provisioning processes across environments.
  • Supervised Kubernetes cluster using Prometheus and Grafana
  • Worked closely with the Networking Team and Developers to resolve their daily issues
  • Participated in daily scrum calls and took ownership of issues
  • Experienced in documenting projects with Jira using Confluence
  • Joined on-call rotations, responded to the incidents. Worked closely with SRE team to put down RCA
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to optimize cloud resource usage, improving cost efficiency of deployments.
  • Enhanced security protocols for applications by integrating tools like Jenkins and SonarQube into the development lifecycle.
  • Provided 24/7 on-call support for critical systems, ensuring high availability and rapid issue resolution.

Devops Engineer

TAOS Consulting
03.2018 - 06.2019
  • Experienced working with cloud systems such as AWS, GCP, and Digital Ocean
  • Managed 10 AWS accounts including the setup and configuration of EC2 instances, RDS databases, VPCs, ELBs, CloudFront distributions, Route53 hosted zones and Health checks
  • Utilized AWS S3 bucket for storage and Glacier for backup
  • Used security groups, Network ACLs, Internet Gateways , NAT and Route tables to ensure a secure zone for organization in AWS cloud.
  • Guided clients on best practices regarding AWS, GCP cloud technologies
  • Implemented container-based deployments using Docker images, Docker HUB and Docker registries
  • Actively manage, improve, and monitor cloud infrastructure on AWS, EC2, S3, and RDS, including backups, patches, and scaling
  • Launched EC2 servers using AMI's and configured servers for specified purposes
  • Experience working with Github to manage source code repositories and performed branching , pull request reviews and merging.
  • Worked closely with developers and application teams to resolve their daily issues.
  • Managed user administration in Jenkins as well as plugins installation and upgrade.
  • Used Terraform as IAAC to provision infrastructure.
  • Designed and implemented Terraform state remote backend in AWS
  • Implemented robust monitoring solutions using Prometheus and Grafana to ensure system reliability and performance.
  • Led automation initiatives to enhance CI/CD pipeline efficiency, reducing deployment times significantly.
  • Designed and maintained infrastructure as code using Terraform, streamlining provisioning processes across environments.

Education

Bachelor's Degree - Accounting

Kyrgyz National University
Kyrgyzstan
05.2014

Skills

  • Experienced with GIT for version control
  • Proficient in Terraform and Ansible
  • Jenkins and Spinnaker expertise
  • Proficient in AWS, GCP, and Azure
  • Skilled in managing tickets using Jira and Azure DevOps
  • Performance tracking through Prometheus and Grafana
  • Proficient in Kubernetes
  • Experience with Datadog and Dynatrace
  • Team coordination across departments
  • Organizational skills in scheduling
  • Client-focused approach
  • Commitment to lifelong learning
  • Detail-oriented quality assurance
  • Responsive to new challenges
  • Effective communication skills
  • Problem Solving and Critical Thinking
  • DevOps principles

Certification

  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner CID HZMN9RY2B2R1119H
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate CID JJ5GK5Y1L2411RSN
  • Red Hat Certified System Administrator CID 190-058-842

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
Russian
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Cloud Engineer III

FedEx Dataworks
01.2022 - Current

Devops Engineer

Shoprunner INC
07.2019 - 01.2022

Devops Engineer

TAOS Consulting
03.2018 - 06.2019

Bachelor's Degree - Accounting

Kyrgyz National University

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