RACHAEL E. NDONGO
Smyrna,DE
Summary
Results-oriented and highly skilled DevOps/AWS Cloud Engineer with over 3 years of experience in designing, implementing, and managing cloud-based solutions. Proficient in various AWS services, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation. Ability to multitask, collaborate and have technical troubleshooting skills to contribute to the active growth and productivity of the company. Committed to delivering efficient and scalable solutions to meet business objectives.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
DevOps/AWS Cloud Engineer
Starlight Solutions
Smyrna , DE
2021.09 - Current
- Designed and implemented AWS infrastructure using Terraform, reducing deployment time and improving scalability and reliability
- Developed CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, enabling automated build, test, and deployment processes
- Created Docker containers for application deployment, resulting in improved portability and consistency across environments
- Utilized Ansible for configuration management, reducing manual effort by 30% and ensuring consistent server configurations
- Improved system monitoring and log analysis by implementing ELK Stack, resulting in enhanced troubleshooting and issue resolution
- Collaborated with development and operations teams to streamline processes and optimize system performance
- Conducted regular security audits and implemented necessary measures to enhance system security and compliance
- Provided on-call support and troubleshooting for production environments to ensure high availability and minimize downtime.
- Created and maintained process and production documentation.
Linux System Administrator
ICARE MEDICAL
Texas , TX
2019.09 - 2021.07
- Created user accounts and granted necessary access as well as supervised the deployment of applications to development, testing, and production environments.
- Releasing various versions of images on a regular basis using the rollback technique when failure happens.
- Developing new Ansible YAML, Playbooks, Roles, and bash shell scripts for application deployments as well as to deploy application code snapshots to the AWS EC2 and SIT/QA environments
- Manage and oversee the operation of Linux servers, including the installation, setup, and upkeep of software, operating systems, and security patches
- Document system setups, processes, and troubleshooting manuals to promote knowledge sharing and aid future troubleshooting efforts
- Participate in daily scrums to enhance automation and system performance
- Create and maintain data integrations from a variety of data sources, including JDBC, Excel, LDAP, REST API, and SOAP API Configured and updated Linux servers with the latest releases and patches.
- Oversaw Linux system administration and configuration maintenance governing user access, privacy, and data integrity. Diagnosed, troubleshot, and resolved hardware and system problems. Monitored network performance to determine adjustments needed.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Journalism and Mass communication
University of Buea
Skills
- Configuration Management : Ansible
- Containerization : Kubernetes, docker, AWS
- Version Control : Git bash and Github
- Load balancing : AWS ELB, Configuration Management : Ansible
- Cloud computing : AWS route 53, S3, Cloud watch, EC2, IAM, AIM, VPC, Subnet,
- Infrastructure Monitoring Scripting : Bash shell scripting
- Networking : VPC, subnets, DNS
- Automation/Build Tools: Jenkins,
- Virtualization : Linux, Red hat 6, 7, 8, Ubuntu, Centos, Windows (2008, 2016),
- Networking protocols (TCP/IP, DNS)
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
References
REFERENCES
Available upon request
Timeline
DevOps/AWS Cloud Engineer
Starlight Solutions
2021.09 - Current
Linux System Administrator
ICARE MEDICAL
2019.09 - 2021.07
Bachelor of Science - Journalism and Mass communication
University of Buea
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