Samy Guerrier
HOCKLEY,TX
Summary
Resourceful Cloud Engineer known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Specialize in cloud service management, automation scripting, and network security protocols. Excel in critical thinking, problem-solving, and adaptability to swiftly navigate complex cloud environments and deliver robust solutions. Committed to leveraging teamwork and communication skills to foster collaborative project success.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
A3 Consulting LLC
Maryland, MD
10.2024 - Current
- Monitored application health using various monitoring tools like Zabbix, Nagios, CloudWatch.
- Collaborated with DevOps engineers and SysAdmins for smooth deployment of software updates and patches.
- Selected appropriate AWS service based on compute, data or security requirements.
- Implemented and managed Kubernetes clusters for container orchestration, enhancing application scalability.
- Automated cloud deployments using Terraform and Ansible to enhance operational efficiency.
- Monitored cloud environments using tools like CloudWatch and Prometheus to ensure SLAs are met.
- Developed and maintained CI/CD pipelines for seamless code deployment to cloud platforms.
- Oversaw migration of on-premises infrastructure to cloud platforms, ensuring minimal downtime.
- Configured and managed virtual networks in Azure for optimized application performance and security.
- Designed and implemented cloud infrastructure solutions for scalability, reliability, and performance in AWS.
- Leverage infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD pipelines, and container orchestration tools to ensure reliable, scalable, and secure cloud operations
- develop and maintain scripts and automation tools to streamline deployment, configuration management, and system maintenance.
- Develop and maintain reusable Terraform scripts, modify and run infrastructure code from existing modules, and troubleshoot deployment issues across AWS, Azure, and GCP environments.
- Develop new Ansible playbooks, and modify, troubleshoot, and maintain existing Ansible code to automate infrastructure configuration and management tasks.
• Configure, deploy, and manage Kubernetes clusters including networking, storage, security, service mesh, and load balancer configuration; use tools like Helm for deployment, and monitor and troubleshoot cluster performance.
• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools like GitLab CI and ArgoCD; write and optimize pipeline scripts for automated testing and deployment; leverage GitOps practices for managing infrastructure and application delivery.
Cloud Engineer
Prosidian Consultng
El Paso, TX
01.2021 - 01.2024
- Developed automated deployment processes and scripts to ensure a smooth transition from development to production.
- Configured, managed, and monitored cloud-based services such as AWS EC2, S3, EBS, ELB, RDS using Terraform and Ansible.
- Analyzed existing applications for performance bottlenecks and implemented solutions to improve scalability.
- Deployed microservices on Kubernetes clusters in order to increase scalability and availability of services across multiple regions.
- Develop cloud-based solution designs and implementation plans based on customer needs.
- Familiar with lift-and-shift migrations and migration methodologies for cloud migration.
- Support the development of all required documentation necessary to support the engineering, security, and operational processes.
- Expertise with Microsoft technologies, including AD, DNS, DFS Namespace, and Windows Servers.
- Managed infrastructure components including virtual machines, storage devices, networks.
- Maintained version control systems such as GitLab for all software development projects.
- Created CI and CD pipelines with Jenkins and Docker to automate the build process of applications.
- Coordinated with other teams for successful rollouts of new features or bug fixes.
DevOps Engineer
ShipMonk
North Lauderdale, Florida
04.2018 - 12.2020
- Developed and implemented cloud-based solutions to improve system performance.
- Implemented disaster recovery strategies in order to ensure business continuity.
- Documented all changes made to the cloud infrastructure and ensured compliance with security policies.
- Created automated scripts for deployment, monitoring, maintenance, and backup operations.
- Configured networking components such as routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, VPNs.
- Provided technical support related to the cloud environment for internal users.
- Developed procedures for securely deploying applications on the cloud platform.
- Monitored security incidents and responded accordingly with appropriate remediation plans.
- Conducted regular security assessments of cloud infrastructure to identify potential vulnerabilities.
- Deployed encryption technologies to protect confidential data from unauthorized access or disclosure.
- Configured and maintained firewall rules to ensure secure access to cloud-based systems.
- Evaluated new technologies to identify potential improvements or cost savings in the cloud environment.
- Performed capacity planning activities on the cloud platform in order to meet current and future requirements.
- Deployed applications onto virtual machines using various tools like Chef, Puppet, Ansible, Terraform.
- Implemented and managed Kubernetes clusters for container orchestration, enhancing application scalability.
- Configured and managed virtual networks in Azure for optimized application performance and security.
- Selected appropriate AWS service based on compute, data or security requirements.
Systems Engineer
MedEx Staffing
Doral, Florida
04.2015 - 03.2018
- Designed and implemented system architectures for healthcare staffing solutions.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to enhance software functionalities.
- Managed system upgrades and maintenance schedules effectively.
- Troubleshooted technical issues related to servers, networks, storage systems, virtualization platforms and other IT infrastructure components.
- Analyzed design or requirement information for equipment or systems.
- Designed automated deployment pipelines using Jenkins and Docker.
- Implemented monitoring solutions with Prometheus and Grafana for system health.
- Managed cloud infrastructure on AWS to ensure scalability and security.
- Conducted system performance analysis to identify areas for improvement.
Junior Linux System Administrator
Digicel
Haiti, Haiti
02.2013 - 03.2015
- Monitored system performance using tools such as Nagios and Cacti.
- Developed scripts to automate administrative tasks with Bash, Python or Perl scripting languages.
- Managed network services such as DNS, DHCP, NFS and FTP servers.
- Implemented security measures to protect the integrity of systems from external threats.
- Created virtual machines using VMware ESXi hypervisor technology for testing purposes.
- Installed, configured and maintained Linux-based systems including Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
- Migrated existing physical servers into cloud platforms like Amazon Web Services.
- Oversaw storage management, data migration, backups and drive replacements.
- Monitored application and print servers, rapidly responding to faults and malfunctions.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Information And Computer Systems
University of Port Au Prince
Haiti06-2016
Bachelor of Science - Cybersecurity
St Petersburg College
Clearwater, FLSkills
- AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, IAM, etc)
- Azure (Azure Functions, Azure DevOps, Azure Storage)
- CI/CD pipelines
- Version control (Git, AWS CodeCommit, Azure DevOps, Bitbucket)
- Containerization and orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift)
- Infrastructure as code (IaC): Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Ansible
- Scripting Languages (Bash, Python, Nodejs, Go)
- Networking (VPC, load balancing, DNS management, VPNs, and firewalls)
- Database (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, Data Warehousing)
- Security (IAM, security best practices for cloud, cloud frameworks such as HIPAA, GDPR)
- Serverless Architectures (AWS Lambda, Azure Functions)
- Operating systems (Linux and MS)
- Patch management
- Compliance auditing
- Disaster Recovery Planning
- Performance Tuning
- Debugging network configuration
- File system management
- Debugging networks
- Skilled with RedHat servers
- Multi-User System Management
- Security management
- Cloud platforms: strong hands-on experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), including core services such as virtual networking, compute, storage, IAM, serverless functions, and monitoring
Terraform: Deep hands-on experience developing, maintaining, and troubleshooting infrastructure-as-code using Terraform across multi-cloud environments
Ansible: Experience using Ansible to automate day-to-day operational tasks, including configuration management and troubleshooting of infrastructure resources
CI/CD & GitOps: Hands-on experience with GitLab CI and ArgoCD to design and maintain pipelines for automated testing, deployment, and infrastructure management using GitOps principles
Linux & Automation: Proficient in Linux system administration and automation using Python to streamline infrastructure management and operational tasks
Serverless Computing: Experience developing, deploying, and managing serverless functions using cloud-native services such as AWS Lambda, Azure Functions, and Google Cloud Functions - python
- GitOps practices
Certification
• Active AWS Solution Architect Professional
• Active CCNA
• Comptia Sec+
• AZ-400
• Active CCNA
• Comptia Sec+
• AZ-400
Education and Training
other
Timeline
Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
A3 Consulting LLC
10.2024 - Current
Cloud Engineer
Prosidian Consultng
01.2021 - 01.2024
DevOps Engineer
ShipMonk
04.2018 - 12.2020
Systems Engineer
MedEx Staffing
04.2015 - 03.2018
Junior Linux System Administrator
Digicel
02.2013 - 03.2015
Bachelor of Science - Information And Computer Systems
University of Port Au Prince
Bachelor of Science - Cybersecurity
St Petersburg College