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Seattle, Wa, Us

Seattle, Wa, Us

Currently responsible for implementing all facets of a Governed cloud includingCloud Adoption Framework (CAF)Logging and alerting of various resources (IaaS, PaaS etc)Implementing various built-in and custom policies Provide cost management metrics via custom PowerBI reportsImplementing various security and monitoring controls via Sentinel, Defender and policyTransition and migration of applications into governed cloudProvide connectivity options for users via Bastion, Jumphosts and VPN

Seattle, Wa, Us

+ Currently supporting multiple projects and team members on a wide range of technical needs and objectives using various tools and skills (listed below)+ Azure: Certified Azure Solutions Architect responsible for reviewing, improving and implementing technical solutions of a typical 3 tier application using various Azure offering such as App Services, SQL, AKS, Storage etc. Ensure application is inline with Enterprise Standards, for tools and patterns. Ensure overall success of project by removing/solutioning technical roadblocks+ Kubernetes: Certified Kubernetes Developers (CKAD) - Involved in all aspects of a Kubernetes implementation such as solutioning, troubleshooting and maintaining Azure Kubernetes Services. Hardening AKS using practices such as Pod Security Policies and Azure RBAC to ensure a secure k8's environment+ Data Science: Closely work with Data Science team to solution with acquiring, ingesting and reporting on the DataBricks platform supplementing it with Azure offerings such as Data Factory, Data Lake Storage, Logic Apps+ Security: Harden and secure all applications within the scope of the team such as disaster recovery, logging for event investigation, RBAC policies for access management and network hardening+ DevOps: Work with projects to implement Infrastructure as code using Azure Devops/Drone for CICD and Terraform for deploying and maintaining Azure resources

Seattle, Wa, Us

+ Successfully led product selection, roadmap, development, implementation and support of 'integrations as a service' offering using Dell Boomi and Azure integration offerings (Data Factory, Service Bus, Event Hubs, Logic Apps)+ Engaged with IT stakeholders to identify upcoming and ongoing efforts, assign/monitor work on on-going projects and setup channels for intake into backlog+Identify and standardize integrations patterns based on use case of team such as pub-sub, service bus and messaging queues. + Established channels of communication such as bi-weekly newsletter, office hours, email DL as well as self-serve status reporting on a request. This ensured customer was aware on activities in the platform as well as are up to date on their request.+ Deep technical understanding of product at all levels; supplementing developers and working with infrastructure team to maintain/update the technology on-prem and as a hybrid implementation with Azure+ Established communities of practice (COP) to standardize best practices and integration patterns across all teams + Partnered with Avanade consulting to migrate development and maintenance activities to the offshore team, setting certification completion and other baseline requirements for offshore team to ensure continued quality of work+ Scaled the Boomi platform by providing visibility into audit features of the platform by using Tableau reports to provide metrics on platform usage, errors and security measures+ Presented to Boomi World conference on patterns developed and lesson learned during implementation of the product at the company - Title: Habbits of a successful Boomi Developer @ Boomi World 2018+ Completed all key Boomi certifications (Administrator/Developer) as well as training on Azure Integrations technologies

Seattle, Wa, Us

+ Responsible for implementing and maintaining 'Business Intelligence as a Service' offering - this compromised standing up backends/datamarts, ingestion and integration between different data sources using Data Factory / Dell Boomi and presentation via Tableau and PowerBI+ Worked closely with key business stakeholders such as finance/HR to deliver standardized reports and a migration from legacy SSRS reporting+ Implemented various strategies to increase user engagement and reach and increase usability/visibility of the platform such as department focused training, office hours, Yammer channels etc - this resulted in almost a company wide usage of the reporting platform+ Defined and documented Key processes such as user access, upgrade strategies, incidence management etc.+ Innovated architectural design to minimize infrastructure expenses while maintaining a high level of SLA’s - this resulted in significant savings to company on licensing costs and high availability+ Applied continuous improvements by offshoring repeatable processes and development related activities resulting in further savings to the team+ Operated all levels of the product from very technical activities such as upgrading Tableau Servers, defining architecture, code review to sprint related activities, stakeholder communications, presentations.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Responsible for defining and standardizing key team processes such as incidence management, intake, development and QA best practices. On point for improving key metrics such as intake to delivery, dependability of IT metrics, visibility into Key IT activities etc

Seattle, Wa, Us

Responsible for setting up the QA assurance team, strategy and execution. Worked intensely with the offshore team to setup standards, SLAs and set expectations of quality.