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Ulan Kozhaliev

Chicago,IL

Summary

Experienced DevOps Engineer with over 5 years of expertise in designing and managing scalable CI/CD pipelines, automating cloud infrastructure using Terraform, and orchestrating containerized applications with Kubernetes. Skilled in optimizing cloud environments across AWS, Azure, and GCP while continuously adopting new technologies to improve processes and system reliability

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

DevOps Engineer

Best Buy
03.2022 - Current
  • Designed, configured, and maintained Kubernetes resources, optimizing resource utilization and maintaining cluster efficiency
  • Created plug-and-play/reusable solutions and patterns for CI/CD pipelines using Terraform, Kubernetes, and Jenkins to automate building, testing, and deploying applications, ensuring faster delivery, better reliability, and easy scalability
  • Provisioned scalable and secure cloud infrastructure across AWS and GCP using Terraform for development, staging, and production environments
  • Troubleshot Kubernetes deployment and networking issues, fine-tuning resource requests and limits to enhance performance
  • Automated the rotation and expiration of secrets, ensuring compliance with security policies and reducing the risk of credential exposure
  • Packaged and deployed applications using Helm charts for consistent and efficient deployments
  • Added automated testing to the CI/CD process, reducing bugs in production by 15% and saving developers considerable time to focus on other tasks
  • Implemented monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack. Configured alerting systems to detect and address issues proactively, ensuring minimal impact on users
  • Architected and deployed a scalable 3-tier application on Kubernetes with robust load balancing, auto-scaling, and fault tolerance, reducing downtime by 10%
  • Implemented secure secret management solutions using AWS Secrets Manager and Kubernetes Secrets to protect sensitive credentials, API keys, and database access information across multiple environments
  • Designed disaster recovery plans, including automated backups and restoration testing, ensuring data integrity and availability
  • Maintained version control systems like Git or SVN for seamless collaboration among developers and engineers during project lifecycles.
  • Guided and mentored junior DevOps Engineers, improving team efficiency and skills in CI/CD, Kubernetes, and infrastructure automation

DevOps Engineer

Maersk Line Limited
02.2020 - 03.2022
  • Implemented a CI/CD pipeline leveraging Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes to automate the deployment of microservices, increasing deployment frequency by 10%
  • Developed and maintained a library of reusable Terraform modules for rapid deployment of common infrastructure patterns, increasing team productivity and standardization
  • Emphasized the use of configuration management tools, version control, and the goal of maintaining consistency in all deployments
  • Organized Confluence spaces with a logical structure, categories, and templates, making it easy for team members to find and contribute information
  • Designed and deployed scalable cloud infrastructure on Azure, using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool as Terraform
  • Managed and secured cloud-native databases such as Azure SQL Database and Azure Cosmos DB
  • Established cloud security best practices, including Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) and Network Security Groups (NSGs)
  • Deployed and monitored infrastructure using Azure Monitor and Log Analytics, improving incident response times
  • Developed automation scripts in Bash to streamline routine tasks like backups and system updates, reducing manual effort

Junior DevOps Engineer

Maersk Line Limited
01.2019 - 02.2020
  • Automated proof-of-concept workflows to compare Terraform and Azure Resource Manager for deploying and managing cloud infrastructure on Azure
  • In collaboration with Senior DevOps engineers deployed a hybrid infrastructure solution integrating Azure virtual machines with Kubernetes for hosting legacy and modernized applications
  • Assisted to create parameterized Terraform modules to allow customization of resource configurations based on environment-specific requirements, reducing duplication and manual intervention
  • Configured Azure Container Registry to securely store and manage Docker container images for microservices-based applications

Education

Master of Engineering - Civil Engineering

Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Skills

  • Infrastructure automation
  • Linux operating system
  • Monitoring and logging
  • Containerization technologies
  • Microservices architecture
  • Developer collaboration
  • JIRA
  • GitHub collaboration
  • Teamwork and collaboration

Certification

AWS Cloud Practitioner - Fundamental

AWS Solutions Architecture - Associated

Certified Kubernetes Associated

Languages

Russian
Native or Bilingual
English
Professional Working

Timeline

DevOps Engineer

Best Buy
03.2022 - Current

DevOps Engineer

Maersk Line Limited
02.2020 - 03.2022

Junior DevOps Engineer

Maersk Line Limited
01.2019 - 02.2020

Master of Engineering - Civil Engineering

Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University

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