Dan Patrascan
DevOps Engineer
Riverwoods,IL
Summary
Dedicated DevOps Engineer professional with history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.
- DevOps Engineer with 6+ years of experience.
- AWS, Terraform and Kubernetes Certified.
- Hands-on experience with Amazon services such as EC2, Auto Scaling, S3, Cloud Front, Lambda , load balancing (ELB), scaling, security groups, VPC, IAM, Route53,EKS and RDS.
- Working knowledge in building infrastructure on AWS using Terraform.
- Working knowledge in using ECS and Kubernetes to orchestrate the deployment, scaling and management of Docker Containers.
- Proven skills in establishing and optimizing CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Jenkins
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
3
3
Certificates
Work History
Infrastructure Engineer
EDB
Bedford, MA
10.2022 - 09.2023
- Implemented and adapted Agile methodologies, specifically utilizing Kanban to optimize workflow efficiency, prioritize tasks effectively, and facilitate swift and incremental delivery of value in a collaborative environment.
- Engineered automation tools using Python and GitHub Actions for periodic resource clean-up, resulting in substantial cost reduction across AWS and Azure platforms.
- Utilized Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (IAC) to consistently deploy AWS resources including IAM, VPC, EKS, EC2, S3, SQS, SNS, and more.
- Established IAM identities and configured essential permissions across AWS and Azure cloud platforms to ensure secure and efficient access management.
- Collaborated in planning, deployment, and secure configuration of various Kubernetes resources with Kustomizations and Flux, crucial for company's infrastructure and operational needs.
- Designed [Type] and [Type] infrastructures according to project specifications
DevOps Engineer
Invitae
San Francisco, CA
11.2021 - 09.2022
- Engaged in a fast-paced Agile environment, executing bi-weekly sprints to iteratively develop and deliver features, ensuring meticulous attention to quality, adaptability, and timely delivery while regularly participating in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospective meetings to continually refine and improve processes.
- Used Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (IAC) to create reliable and consistent infrastructure on AWS such as IAM, EC2, VPC, S3, RDS, Load Balancers, Auto Scaling groups, ECS clusters and related resources
- Worked on replacing IAM users and groups with IAM Roles and chain those roles across different accounts
- Worked on identifying and deleting unused AWS resources for cost reduction
- Deployed CI/CD pipelines for various projects using Jenkins on ECS
- Collaborated closely with product development teams and other stakeholders.
DevOps Engineer
Arrive
Chicago, IL
06.2019 - 11.2021
- Used Terraform as a IAC tool to create reliable and consistent infrastructure on AWS such as VPC, Load Balancers, Auto Scaling groups, EKS clusters with self-managed worker nodes , databases(RDS) and IAM resources such as users, groups and roles with proper permissions that provided teams with reliable and secure access to company's resources
- Deployed CI/CD pipelines for various projects using Jenkins
- Created and troubleshooted different objects in Kubernetes clusters such as Deployments, DaemonSets, StatefulSets, Services, Ingress Resources, Network Policies etc
- Setup Monitoring for Kubernetes with Prometheus to collect and store metrics and Grafana to visualize the metrics with dashboards
- Automated creation of Route53 records with external-dns on EKS
- Implemented logging solution or Logging inside EKS using EFK
- Collaborated closely with product development teams and other stakeholders, using effective communication and active listening skills.
AWS Cloud Engineer
Dyson
Chicago, IL
08.2017 - 06.2019
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
- Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships.
- Participated in continuous improvement by generating suggestions, engaging in problem-solving activities to support teamwork.
- Created highly-available and fault-tolerant cloud infrastructure on AWS such as Servers, Load Balancers, Auto Scaling Groups, VPCs and databases.
- Worked with AWS Storage Solutions such as EBS,EFS and S3
- Implemented monitoring solutions with AWS CloudWatch and CloudTrail
- Used IAM to secure access to cloud resources by creating users, groups and roles with specific permissions.
- Worked towards defining and documenting best practices and strategies regarding application deployment and infrastructure maintenance
- Troubleshooted incidents, identified root cause, fixed and documented problems and implemented preventive measures
Education
J.D. - Law
09.1998 - 06.2002
Skills
Cloud Computing AWS Azure
Versioning Control ECR,Git and GitHub
Infrastructure as Code Terraform
Containerization Technologies ECS, Kubernetes and Docker
Scripting Bash, Python
CI/CD Jenkins GitHub Actions
Certification
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
Timeline
Infrastructure Engineer - EDB
10.2022 - 09.2023
DevOps Engineer - Invitae
11.2021 - 09.2022
DevOps Engineer - Arrive
06.2019 - 11.2021
AWS Cloud Engineer - Dyson
08.2017 - 06.2019
UBB, Babes-Bolyai University,Faculty of Law - J.D., Law
09.1998 - 06.2002