DevOps Engineering Manager
About Me
I am an experienced DevOps Engineering Manager with over 18 years of hands-on expertise in cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, and team leadership. Throughout my career, I have developed a strong technical focus combined with analytical and troubleshooting skills, enabling me to deliver scalable and automated solutions across cloud and hybrid environments. I am highly adaptable and quick to master new tools and technologies, which has allowed me to stay ahead in the fast-evolving DevOps landscape.
I take pride in being self-driven with a strong sense of ownership and accountability, always striving for continuous improvement, automation, and operational excellence. My effective communication skills have helped me collaborate successfully with developers, operations, and cross-functional teams to achieve common goals. I have a proven track record of optimizing costs, enhancing deployment speed, and implementing robust security and disaster recovery strategies.
In my current role, I lead a team of engineers to implement best practices in CI/CD and cloud management, focusing on AWS and Azure platforms. I have successfully reduced infrastructure costs by 25% and increased deployment frequency by 30% through pipeline automation. I am passionate about governance, compliance, and security, integrating tools like Microsoft Defender for Endpoint to protect cloud workloads.
I am experienced in managing containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes, and I have built automation tools to optimize release cycles and deployment efficiency. My background also includes designing and executing comprehensive backup and disaster recovery plans aligned with business objectives, ensuring high availability and resilience.
I hold a Bachelor of Computer Science degree and multiple certifications including Microsoft Certified Professional, CCNA, ITIL Foundations, and Project Management Professional (PMP). I am committed to leveraging my skills and experience to drive operational excellence and innovation in DevOps engineering.
Skills
Project ManagementAWSKubernetesDockerAzureCI CDGitTerraformTeam LeadershipAutomationWindows ServerVMWare
Education
Bachelor of Computer Science
Experience
Spearheaded DevOps initiatives, leading a team of 6 engineers to implement best practices in CI/CD and cloud management. Collaborated with software development teams to design and manage CI/CD pipelines. Managed Azure resources state with Terraform and migrated resources to AWS. Reduced AWS infrastructure costs by 25% through rightsizing, auto scaling, and optimized resource allocation. Enhanced deployment frequency by 30% through CI/CD pipeline automation using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and Argo CD. Led GitHub Repos Enhancement Initiative enforcing PR checks and commit conventions. Established governance across AWS accounts ensuring compliance and cost efficiency. Managed AWS EKS clusters with high availability, security, and auto scaling. Integrated Microsoft Defender for Endpoint across cloud workloads. Troubleshot infrastructure and application issues. Built automation tools to optimize release cycles. Managed Docker artifacts in GitHub Container Registry and AWS ECR with semantic versioning. Created automated ephemeral environments for pull requests. Migrated AWS Aurora RDS to single instances saving costs.
Developed and implemented comprehensive backup strategy using Veeam for on-premises and Azure backups. Identified critical systems and data by building CMD catalog and conducting business impact analysis with stakeholders. Built and documented disaster recovery plan aligned with business objectives. Established RTOs and RPOs in collaboration with stakeholders. Monitored and managed backup and recovery processes to meet agreed RTOs.
Segregated duties for six persons to build three functional teams of Systems, Networks & Help desk Services. Built Assets & Credentials Management for Networks & Systems. Created and implemented Backup & Recovery strategy for critical systems. Upgraded Second Factory Data Center as DR replica for Primary Data Center. Executed SCCM and Manage Engine tools to control company assets with PRTG.
Supported and implemented Microsoft Directory Services (on-prem) and Azure AD (B2B, B2C) in hybrid environment. Managed ATA, AAD Connect, Exchange Online, O365, M365, CMG, Defender ATP, MEM, Apex One, and Cloud App Security. Deployed and managed Azure IaaS VMs, Enterprise Apps, and Networking for scalable cloud growth. Installed and configured Microsoft Endpoint Manager for M365 including BitLocker and Windows Autopilot. Maintained HyperV Private Cloud Hosts with IBM storage at DR site. Oversaw MDM and MAM with Microsoft.