Volcan Dougan
Dallas,TX
Summary
IT professional with 14 years of experience, including 5+ years specializing in DevOps. Skilled in designing scalable cloud architectures, automating workflows, and implementing CI/CD pipelines using Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, and Ansible. Expertise in AWS services, Python/Bash scripting, and monitoring tools like Grafana and Splunk to ensure reliability and performance. Collaborative team player focused on driving innovation and efficiency.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
DevOps Engineer
Nioyatech
06.2022 - Current
- Designed and deployed scalable, fault-tolerant cloud infrastructure on AWS using Terraform, reducing provisioning time by 50%.
- Managed Kubernetes (EKS) clusters supporting over 100 microservices, ensuring 99.9% uptime and optimal workload distribution.
- Automated CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and GitHub Actions, decreasing deployment times by 40% and minimizing rollback incidents.
- Containerized 50+ applications using Docker, improving deployment consistency and reducing environment-related errors by 30%.
- Implemented Ansible playbooks, automating 90% of configuration management tasks and cutting manual provisioning efforts by 60%.
- Developed Python and Bash scripts to automate recurring infrastructure tasks, increasing operational efficiency by 35%.
Cloud Engineer
Stirling Education
01.2019 - 06.2022
- Automated AWS resource provisioning and management using Python and Bash scripts, reducing manual effort by 40% and deployment times by 50%.
- Managed Kubernetes (EKS) clusters orchestrating over 100 containerized workloads, achieving 99.9% uptime and optimal resource allocation.
- Conducted performance tuning for AWS services (EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda), reducing costs by 20% and enhancing system performance by 30%.
- Architected and deployed highly scalable, fault-tolerant AWS cloud solutions using Terraform, cutting infrastructure provisioning time by 50%.
IT Administrator
United Science Colleges
10.2010 - 01.2019
- Managed and maintained the school's IT infrastructure, including servers, networks, and end-user devices, ensuring a secure and efficient environment for staff and students.
- Provided technical support and troubleshooting for hardware, software, and network issues across classrooms, administrative offices, and computer labs.
- Administered user accounts, permissions, and access controls using Active Directory, ensuring compliance with security policies.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Education
Nigde Omer Halisdemir University
Turkey06-2010
Skills
● Phyton, Bash
● AWS
● Git-GitHub
● Terraform
● Helm
● Maven
● Linux
● Scrum/Kanban
● EKS/ECS
● Grafana/Prometheus
● GitLab
● Ansible
● Jira
● CloudFormation
● Azure
● Docker
● Kubernetes
● Jenkins/Gitlab/GitHub Action
● EC2
● Nexus
Certification
· AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional
· AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
· AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate
· HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
· AWS Certified Developer – Associate
Timeline
DevOps Engineer
Nioyatech
06.2022 - Current
Cloud Engineer
Stirling Education
01.2019 - 06.2022
IT Administrator
United Science Colleges
10.2010 - 01.2019
Bachelor of Arts - Education
Nigde Omer Halisdemir University
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