TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Infrastructure as code
• VPC, IAM role, EC2, Lambda, Cloud watch, kinesis, Cloud Front
• Bash Shell Scripting,
• Version Control Systems: Git, bitbucket
• Continuous Integration: Jenkins, Nexus
• Kubernetes, Docker
• Automation/Deployment: Ansible,
• Continuous Monitoring: Splunk
• Virtualization: Oracle Virtual Box,
• Platforms: Linux Centos 6&7 RHEL 6&7, Ubuntu
• Storage: LVM, NAS
• Web server: Apache
• Ticketing: Jira/kanban board/Confluence/
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• APACHE webServer, Process management
• Automation, QA
• Hardware, x86, Dell
• Content, Scrum, Agile
• Clients, SSH, WINDSCP
• Customer service, Servers, Help Desk
• Documentation, Tech Support
• English, French
• Fast, Troubleshooting
• Firewalls, Upgrades

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

DevOps Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Build (Azure Devops build pipeline) and deploy code (c#) to Onprem and cloud servers (AWS).
• Automate releases to different environments using Azure Devops CI/CD pipelines.
• Management of build agents and services. Deployment of SQL scripts to update standard procedures on Structured databases.
• Documentation of all processes used for automation and daily deployments. Modification of web configurations using Octopus deploy variables.
• Creating new application projects on Octopus deploy. Management of octopus deploy tentacles on related servers.
• Decommission of unused environments and database storage on AWS S3 bucket. Creating application pools for different environments and client sites.
• Automating hotfix deployments (Nuget packages) using powershell scripts.

Confidential

DevOps Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Working with Dev team, making modifications on the code using Git VCS to clone, add, commit and push codes from local and master branches to central repositories.
• Creating new Ansible YAML, Play - books, Roles and bash shell scripts for application deployments.
• Experience with AWS(EC2, S3 bucket, IAM, EBS, IAM, troubleshooting instances access, Auto scaling)
• Collaborating with Dev and Prod teams to ensure smooth running of the pipeline.
• Verify and troubleshoot failed maven builds on Jenkins, verifying artifact id, and date stamps on Nexus, troubleshoot, document and communicate failed builds to the Dev team.
• Deploy snapshots of application codes to Dev and SIT/QA environments using playbooks & roles.
• Participate in daily scrum to improve system performance, and automation capabilities.
• Searching and testing open source applications and software to integrate into the infrastructure.
• Creating documentation resources to aid in future troubleshooting issues, to interact with users and business partners to design solutions for current and future business problems including cloud Migration solutions.
• Monitor system infrastructure against zero downtime, perform periodic backups, and troubleshoot failures.
• Diagnose application memory leaks, identify and fix issues related to SElinux, and identify library dependencies for third party software.
• Collaborate with business partners to perform software enhancing testing and scans.
• Resolve package Management dependency issues.
• Using Nagios XIt to monitor overall server performance, log management and communicating log messages to appropriate teams in different environments within the organization.
• Installation, configuration and hardening of Bare Metal Linux servers, working with security team on future patching needs.
• Installation and Configuration of the APACHE webserver on Linux platforms troubleshoot and access log files for errors and web access traffic.
• Virtualization (VMware, Oracle Virtualbox), installing virtual machines, network configuration, patching, Package installation…)
• Creating SQL databases, creating users, granting privileges to users, adding content to the table.
• Experience with Docker (Building images, spinning up containers for code testing…).

Confidential

Linux Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• System performance tuning and basics in monitoring, analyzing system and application logs, vulnerability assessments, performing upgrades and Patching.
• Managing physical, virtual, and network storage (LVM, NAS).
• Using command line & software server/application monitoring and process management tools (Nagios).
• Perform installation, configuration, monitoring and troubleshooting of LAMP.
• User/group administration, file/directory security, authentication and access management (SSH, Firewalls).
• Analyzing and interpreting system and application log files.
• Configuring SElinux and Tripwire intrusion detection security software.
• Configuration and management of network services (HTTP, SCP).
• Troubleshoot boot issues, identify and resolve service failures affecting boot.
• Resolve package management dependency issues.
• Collect system information to aid in troubleshooting, document resources, monitor for any behavior modifications & intrusion, configure system to send log messages to system centralized host.
• Installation, configuration, and Hardening of standalone Linux servers.
• Performing periodic system updates/Patches.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Providing fast pace customer service satisfaction in a quota driven environment, providing accurate customer support to clients all over Africa of English, French language backgrounds.
• Hardware assembly and quality control.
• Testing & troubleshooting new applications.
• Providing end-user system support, resolving access and connectivity issues.
• Collaborate with IT professional to track company asset inventory database.

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