Accomplished Senior Cloud Engineer with a proven track record at DIRECTV, adept in architecting hybrid cloud environments and optimizing infrastructure as code. Spearheaded initiatives reducing storage costs by 30% and enhancing security, demonstrating strong analytical skills and Azure expertise. Collaborates effectively with cross-functional teams, ensuring seamless integration of cloud services.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Cloud Engineer
DIRECTV
Sussex, WI
04.2021 - Current
Architected and implemented robust S3 storage solutions, optimizing data lifecycle management, and reducing storage costs by 30%.
Designed and enforced IAM policies and roles, ensuring least-privilege access across the organization's AWS infrastructure.
Implemented multi-factor authentication and federated access, enhancing security posture and streamlining user management.
Developed automated CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline and CodeBuild, reducing deployment times by 50%.
Managed and optimized EC2 instances, leveraging auto-scaling groups to improve application performance, and reduce costs.
Collaborated with development teams to integrate cloud services into software applications.
Maintained high availability of cloud services through proactive monitoring and capacity planning.
Managed patching process by deploying patches across the organization's workstations.
Performed regular maintenance tasks such as patching, monitoring, troubleshooting.
Maintained and monitored Exchange Servers, including patching and security updates.
Identified and resolved issues related to system patching.
Cloud Engineer
Medical College Of Wisconsin - Orthopaedics
Milwaukee, WI
01.2017 - 12.2020
Migrated on-premises applications to AWS, utilizing services such as ECS, RDS, and Lambda for improved scalability and performance.
Implemented CloudFormation templates for infrastructure-as-code, ensuring consistent and repeatable deployments.
Designed and implemented VPC architectures, including subnets, security groups, and NACLs, for enhanced network security.
Utilized CloudWatch for monitoring and alerting, improving incident response times by 40%.
Performed best practices by creating systems with fast load times, multiple browser support, and minimal memory usage.
Collaborated with stakeholders across multiple departments to develop a comprehensive strategy for leveraging cloud services.
Created automated scripts to deploy applications in the cloud environment.
Communicated with clients to understand system requirements.
Researched emerging cloud technologies and trends to keep IT strategies aligned with industry standards.
Established backup and retention policies to safeguard critical data in the cloud.
Automated cloud deployments using Terraform and Ansible to enhance operational efficiency.
Maintained up-to-date documentation for all aspects of Cloud operations including architecture designs, deployment instructions, best practices.
Education
Master of Science - Computer And Information Sciences
Bellevue University
Bellevue, NE
01-2019
Skills
Hybrid cloud environments
Azure expertise
Microservices architecture
Infrastructure as Code
Containerization technologies
API development
Serverless computing
Data migration
AWS expertise
Network configuration
Google cloud platform
Version control
Scripting languages
Cloud computing
Continuous deployment
Cloud automation
Cost optimization
Backup strategies
Certification
AWS Certifications !
Timeline
Senior Cloud Engineer
DIRECTV
04.2021 - Current
Cloud Engineer
Medical College Of Wisconsin - Orthopaedics
01.2017 - 12.2020
AWS Certifications !
Master of Science - Computer And Information Sciences
Bellevue University
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