Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Objective
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Tyabo Salihu

Arlington,TX

Summary

  • DevOps (Azure DevOps, Boards, Pipelines, Repos, Artifacts, Test Plans)
  • Containers (Azure Kubernetes, Container Instances)
  • Databases (Cosmos DB, Azure MySQL, Azure Maria DB, Azure SQL, Azure PostgreSQL)
  • Compute(Virtual Machines, App Service, Scale Sets, Azure Functions)
  • Identity (Azure Active Directory, AAD Domain Services, AAD B2C, Azure Information Protection)
  • Management (Microsoft Azure Portal, Azure Advisor, Cloud Shell, Azure Backup, Azure Cost Management, Azure Policy, Azure Monitor, Azure Scheduler)
  • Storage (File Storage, Archive Storage, Disk Storage, Blob Storage, Queue Storage, Data Box)
  • Networking (Virtual Network, Application Gateway, Azure DNS, ExpressRoute, Load Balancer, VPN Gateway, Azure CDN, Traffic Manager)

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Azure Devops Engineer

Adler Technologies
05.2020 - Current
  • Deployed Azure infrastructure as code via Terraform AzureRM provider, Azure Repos and Azure Pipelines within Azure DevOps.
  • Implemented and stayed abreast of Cloud and DevOps industry best practices and tooling.
  • Designed and deployed dynamically scalable, highly available, fault tolerant, and reliable applications on Cloud Infrastructure Automation using infrastructure as code such a Terraform.
  • Preparing capacity and architecture plans to create the Azure Cloud environment to host migrated IaaS VMs and PaaS role instances for refactored applications and databases
  • Proven experience in working on Azure environments & its offerings (PaaS, SaaS or IaaS), PowerShell, Loadbalacing, Firewall and DNS.
  • Define cloud architecture, design and implementation plans for hosting complex application workloads on MS Azure
  • Architect solutions using MS Azure PaaS services such as SQL Server, HDInsight, service bus, etc
  • Provided technical oversight and guidance during client’s engagement execution
  • Utilized automation tool such as Terraform and Ansible, for automating deployments, monitoring, management and incident response for the platforms.
  • Managed Kubernetes charts using Helm. Created reproducible builds of the Kubernetes applications, managed Kubernetes manifest files and Managed releases of Helm packages.
  • Wrote Powershell scripting for task automation and to schedule tasks.
  • Managed new deployments and handled upgrades of clusters in Service Fabric to make sure the application is reliable.
  • Maintained high availability through fault tolerance, system standardization, and vigilant disaster recovery planning.
  • Performed builds, and code changes, installation procedures, and systems including source code control and issue tracking while utilizing VSCode software.
  • Assisted with branching/merging in support of parallel development requirements.
  • Monitored usage and changed configurations to improve capacity or performance of servers.
  • Provided collaboration systems support that includes the full range of lifecycle management system engineering, development, testing and implementation services, as needed and as directed by the agency to provide effective and efficient operations of the O365 platform.
  • Supporting operations activities including: monitoring and managing O365 systems, investigating and resolving system issues, documenting issue causes and resolutions, and providing technical assistance to end users.
  • Created dashboards in VSTS for CI/CD pipelines, Work items and bugs.
  • Developed microservice on boarding tools leveraging Python and Jenkins allowing for easy creation and maintenance of build jobs and Kubernetes deploy and services.

Azure Devops Engineer

JayMur Solutions
01.2018 - 04.2020
  • Building/Maintaining Docker container clusters managed by Kubernetes Linux, Bash, GIT, Docker as well as Utilized Kubernetes and Docker for the runtime environment of the CI/CD system to build, test deploy.
  • Worked in all areas of Jenkins setting up CI for new branches, build automation, plugin management and securing Jenkins and setting up master/slave configurations.
  • Integrating various Version control tools, build tools, nexus and deployment methodologies (scripting) into Jenkins to create an end to end orchestration build cycles.
  • Troubleshoot build issues in Jenkins, performance and generating metrics on master's performance along with jobs usage.
  • Design, develop build and packaging tools for continuous integration build and reporting. Automate the build and release cycles.
  • Experience with supporting and maintaining F5 BIG IP load balancers.
  • Developed build using ANT and MAVEN as build tools and used CI tools to kick off the builds move one environment to other environments.
  • Used the version control system GIT to access the repositories and used in coordinating with CI tools.
  • Deployed Azure infrastructure as code via Terraform AzureRM provider, Azure Repos and Azure Pipelines within Azure DevOps.
  • Integrated maven with GIT to manage and deploy project relates tags.
  • Installed and configured GIT and communicating with the repositories in GITHUB.

Azure Devops Engineer

Leroyce Tech Consulting
06.2016 - 12.2017
  • Created DevOps process automation and tooling to implement standards and boundaries in a way that empowers our application development teams to help themselves for their infrastructure and deployment needs.
  • Followed Agile and Scrum Methodology in Communication and collaboration, with functioning software.
  • Design, develop build and packaging tools for continuous integration build and reporting. Automate the build and release cycles.
  • Created DevOps process automation and tooling to implement standards and boundaries in a way that empowers our application development teams to help themselves for their infrastructure and deployment needs.
  • Developed microservice on boarding tools leveraging Python and Jenkins allowing for easy creation and maintenance of build jobs and Kubernetes deploy and services.
  • Identified and logged defects in VSTS and interacted with developers to priorities the issues.
  • Ownership for Azure SQL server DB deployment & managed the continues integration & continues deployment.
  • Created Build definition and Release definition for Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment.
  • Worked on CI/CD for PostgreSQL and MySQL Applications.
  • Created processes that enhance operation workflow and provide positive customer impact.
  • Created dashboards in VSTS for CI/CD pipelines, Work items and bugs.
  • Automated Continuous Integration builds, nightly builds, deployments and unit tests across multiple different environments (DEV, QA, Training, Production) each constituting different types of servers (DB, App, Web) and different number of servers of each type (for load balancing and such) using VSTS Build, Power Shell, and MS Build, MS Deploy.
  • Managed Kubernetes charts using Helm. Created reproducible builds of the Kubernetes applications, managed Kubernetes manifest files and Managed releases of Helm packages.

System Administrator

Prowox International
08.2013 - 04.2016
  • Designed System Requirements, Storage requirements, Configuration Management/Change control/Release management.
  • User administration & quota management
  • Log file was managed for troubleshooting and resolving errors.
  • Installation of patches and other software packages.
  • Wrote Shell scripts for automation of jobs, system monitoring and error reporting.
  • Performed the administration of the Domain Name Server and configuration of the Database Files.
  • Wrote bash shell scripts for getting information about various Linux servers
  • Installed and Configured Send mail Utility on UNIX Servers.
  • Modified scripts using sh, ksh and bash for day-to- day administration
  • Packages and integrating servers to Active Directory, etc.
  • Maintain puppet environment for automation across multiple servers
  • Worked on setting up Veritas clustering.
  • Worked with Oracle DBA’s for restore of Oracle Instance and Building Oracle RAC Cluster.
  • Worked on creating Virtual machines using VMware software.
  • Performed hardware, operating system, security and application updates/patches on these systems as well as operating system hardening based in industry standards.
  • Experienced working on Datacenter Migration Projects.
  • mplemented a patching schedule that included servers and workstations keeping them up to date and preventing compromise by malicious code using WSUS and Shavlik
  • Expanded the use of SAN providing high availability and reliability to 8TB of essential business data.
  • Managed the installation and configuration of Windows 2000 Server/Workstations
  • Performed hardware and software maintenance in labs and office desktops
  • Installed and configured networks, router, TCP/IP, and routing IP address in both LAN/WAN
  • Monitored Internet usage, Antivirus statistics and reported to Windows Administrator
  • Planned and coordinated with major vendors like ISP service providers for installation and troubleshooting
  • LAN Cabling, RJ 45 crimping, Labelling, Patch Panel, PC Junction boxes, Phone Switches and Rack set-up.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Anglia Ruskin University
Chelmsford, UK
07.2013

Objective

A Senior Azure Devops Engineer with over 7 years experience in maintaining and enhancing complex cloud environment through building engineering automation and productivity tools to streamline and scale applications in the production environment across the Azure public cloud platform. Highly keyed in keeping my skills up to date with the latest technologies; solve problems, even with complex and high-uncertainty challenges and focusing on increasing the velocity of development and the delivery of applications while minimizing downtime.

Timeline

Azure Devops Engineer

Adler Technologies
05.2020 - Current

Azure Devops Engineer

JayMur Solutions
01.2018 - 04.2020

Azure Devops Engineer

Leroyce Tech Consulting
06.2016 - 12.2017

System Administrator

Prowox International
08.2013 - 04.2016

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Anglia Ruskin University
Tyabo Salihu