SUMMARY

• Proficient Cloud Engineer with adept understanding and use of the Amazon Web Services tools (AWS), and experience with ansible, bash scripting and LAMP server setup (for Drupal and WordPress applications).
• Proficient in multiple linux distributions like Ubuntu, CentOS and Redhat as a Linux Administrator, as well as scripting with bash. Json and yaml scripting.
• Knowledge with automation and CI/CD tool like Github, AWS, Jenkins and ansible.
• Over 9 years+ in Information Technology which includes 4 years of being a AWS Cloud Engineer.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• VPC, Load Balancer, Autoscaling, S3, IAM, RDS, Security Groups, EC2, Route53, Cloud Watch
• Github | MySQL | Ubuntu | RedHat | CentOS | MS Office Suite | SharePoint | Version One | SQL Server| JS | Visio| MS Project | JIRA | Outlook | Unix Shell Scripting | Oracle Database 11g RAC for Administrator | Xactimate

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CLOUD ENGINEER

Confidential, Texas

Responsibilities:

• Working with and Setting up Cloud networking and infrastructure tools on AWS with VPCs, Subnets, Secuirty Groups, EC2, e.t.c.
• Design, manage, and maintain tools to automate operational processes.
• Automate operational tasks such as software configuration, server scaling and deployments, and database setups in multiple AWS cloud environments with the use of modern application and configuration management tools (e.g. Ansible, Jenkins, Chef, Puppet).
• Evaluate, build and/or configure tools for internal use to support software engineering best practices
• Creating AMIs and volume snapshots as backup for instances and deployments of servers using AMIs.
• Help define best practices for source control, continuous integration, automated testing and release management.
• Using monitoring tools to find problems, resolve and/or escalate to support and application development and ensure that we exceed our service levels.
• Three+ years of experience provisioning, operating, and managing AWS environments.
• Experience in automation and testing via scripting/programming.
• Ensuring the integrity of servers and systems, by creating and managing security groups and network ACLs to ensure controlled access to instances.
• Experience in working with version control systems like GIT and used Source code management client tools like GitHub.
• Script (BASH, YAML) and building required automation (using standard technologies such as Ansible, Puppet, Chef) tools.
• Experience configuring user accounts, and checking server processes and uptime as a system administrator on Linux servers on cloud and on - premises.
• Installation and setup of development stacks for developers like LAMP servers, WordPress, Drupal, and Nginx server on Ec2 instances and on-premises servers.
• Creating, setting permissions and configuring groups and users on AWS with the access and management tool. AWS provisioning via AWS CLI/API - this includes defining VPCs, ECS clusters, Auto-Scaling Policies/Groups, and Security Group
• Manage and support full application stacks from the OS through custom applications using Amazon cloud based computing environments

Security CONTROL ASSESSOR

Confidential, Virginia

Responsibilities:

• Strong familiarity with National Institute of Technology (NIST) Information Security Documents; NIST guidelines FIPS 199, Special Publication 800-53, 800-30, 800-37, 800-60, and Assessment and Authorization (A&A) process
• Experience interacting directly with multiple clients to conduct Kickoff and weekly meetings to deliberate on findings, and participate in a team effort to bring complex projects to meet schedule and deadlines
• Experience reviewing systems and network vulnerability assessments scans using Qualys Guide, Nessus
• Experience documenting NIST 800-53 security control compliance findings within Requirements Traceability Matrixes (RTMs) and Security Assessment Reports (SARs).
• Experience in conducting interviews with Stakeholders to ensure appropriate client artifacts are collected timely to satisfy assessment requirements and understand more about the clients’ information system
• Identify system vulnerabilities and develop remediation plans and security procedures for potential risk
• Experience working with and managing linux servers (RedHat and Ubuntu) to fill a vacat position till it was filled.
• Worked with other engineers and administrators to handle server patching, package installation and server configuration.
• Experience conducting security control assessment based in NIST 800-53 Rev 4, and 800-53A guidelines to ensure that implemented security controls are effective and operating as intended by FISMA, and OMB CIRCULAR A-130 guidelines
• Experience interpreting and evaluating implementations about security impact levels for confidentiality, integrity and availability with the Information System Owner (ISO), and present corrective actions to remediate identified vulnerabilities, with established schedules and deadlines created in a Plan of Action and Milestone (POA&M)
• Experience developing and promulgating Security Assessment Plans ( SAP

Confidential

Oracle Database Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Performed database performance tuning using AWR and ADDM reports.
• Used SQL Tuning advisor and Segment advisor
• Applied latest CPU patches and resolved various bug patches
• Performed 24/7 database support of all Oracle databases, ensured compliance with Oracle license agreement, providing support for both Oracle in a Sun Solaris (UNIX) Enterprise Server environment.
• Administered oracle backup with RMAN for full database backup and incremental backup. RMAN scripting for full database restore/recovery, point-in-time recovery, and automated backup and notification.
• Performed general technical troubleshooting and supported developers in tuning DB and apps for optimal performance.
• Monitored space usage and adjust database parameters as needed.
• Monitored backup operations and schedules manual backups as needed.

Independent Adjuster

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Zone - Fire Claims Central (FCC) adjusted multiple policies: Investigate, analyze, evaluate and settle insurance claims involving Homeowners property damage losses, Rental Dwellings, Renters, Church, Business, Condominiums, Farm and Ranch, Manufactured Homes, and Boaters.
• Centralized Center - Catastrophe Team, respond and adjust Homeowner policies in areas impacted by catastrophic events providing prompt quality service and settlements to insured’s
• Address and handle all exposures of the claim, including: Dwelling, Other Structures, Contents, Loss of Use (Homeowner), or Building, Business Personal Property, Business Interruption (Commercial)
• Establish reserve amounts within prescribed settlement authority limit and negotiates settlement of claims
• Determined value of claim and negotiated settlements within prescribed limits of authority, in accordance with established procedures, contractual obligations and regulatory requirements.
• Handled all aspects of each claim- including: prompt contact and scheduling of inspections, thorough field inspections, completion of detailed repair estimates, negotiation of contractor estimates, adjustment of claims for personal property, direction of claims for additional living expenses and explanation of both coverage and settlement processes to policyholders.
• Directed settlement of multi-faceted commercial property claims.
• Handled claims resulting from mold growth, water damage, windstorms, hail storms, theft, boats & fire
• Strong technical knowledge of Xactimate, regarding Property Evaluation, and Estimation