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As the Director of MTC Insight Solutions, I leverage years of expertise in cloud security, DevOps, and technical leadership to provide innovative solutions to businesses. My role includes:Strategic Consultancy - Offering expert advice on cloud security, DevOps, and automation to help clients achieve their goals.Technical Leadership - Leading a team to deliver robust, scalable, and secure solutions.Innovation and Automation - Driving process automation to enhance efficiency and reduce costs.Client Engagement - Collaborating with stakeholders to deliver customized, high-quality technical solutions.Operational Excellence - Managing complex cloud environments using best practices.Security and Compliance - Ensuring adherence to industry standards for data protection.By combining technical expertise with strategic insights, I help companies navigate and excel in modern cloud and DevOps environments.

As a DevOps Consultant with MTC Insight Solutions Limited, I modernized an outdated legacy system and enhanced security for a major UK Government project in partnership with Inforserve. I led significant updates to DevOps practices, adopting modern efficiencies, cloud-native technologies, and enhancing security, transforming infrastructure, security, and development processes. Key achievements include:Jenkins Modernization & Cloud Migration: Upgraded Jenkins infrastructure, developed CI/CD pipelines, and transitioned Jenkins to Kubernetes, boosting build speed and scalability.Automation and Standardization: Automated build and deployment processes, creating a resilient CI/CD pipeline. Implemented semantic versioning, release notes, and changelogs, enhancing transparency and upgrade efficiency.Security Enhancements: Enhanced security by adding linting, scanning, and proactive measures to CI/CD pipelines. Collaborated with the security team to address vulnerabilities, prevent future issues, and foster proactive security awareness.Cloud and Infrastructure Uplift: Led cloud infrastructure transformation, managing AWS with IaC (Terraform) and serverless architectures. Enhanced security with IAM best practices and audits, optimizing costs via resource right-sizing and spot instances.Process Improvements: Established branching strategies and source control best practices to prevent build conflicts. Captured build metrics to identify bottlenecks and optimize pipelines.DevOps Education and Collaboration: Delivered training and collaborated with teams to establish best practices, promote AI tools, and improve documentation. Guided semantic versioning and release processes for smoother upgrades and better collaboration.Enhanced Resilience: Addressed Jenkins node challenges by optimizing disk usage, automating clean-ups, and introducing Prometheus and Grafana monitoring, improving system stability.

United Kingdom

- Design and develop courses on AWS, Azure, Forensics, Microsoft Sentinel, Kubernetes, Hashicorp Vault, etc.- Implemented log collection on Kubernetes integrating with Datadog to increase observability.- Developed CLI utilities in GoLang and Python and improved CI/CD practices by creating Github actions.- Automated infrastructure deployment using Terraform, Ansible, and Packer and created cost-saving automation on AWS.- Developed technical roadmaps aligned with MITRE and the AWS security maturity model, mentored junior developers, presented technical features to stakeholders, and simulated real-life security incidents.

Managed Kubernetes clusters and migrated monolithic applications to container-based microservices.Deployed microservices continuously using Argo and implemented monitoring using Splunk, Grafana, and Prometheus.Developed web applications utilizing MySQL, MongoDB, RabbitMQ and migrated from on-prem vSphere to AWS.Created reusable Terraform modules, configured infrastructure using Puppet and Ansible, and managed and mentored junior developers.

- Designed and implemented CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Bitbucket.- Advanced software development and testing in Python.- Monitored applications and performed data analysis using Elasticsearch and Kibana.- Developed an automated testing framework for Android applications.- Designed physical environments for secure mobile testing.- Created automation scripts in Bash and PowerShell.- Implemented intrusion detection systems monitoring (Snort) and alerting.- Administered vSphere, automation with vRealize.

- Employed Agile/Scrum methodologies using JIRA for project management.- Developed Python applications and automated support and maintenance tasks.- Conducted network capture and analysis using Wireshark.- Analyzed Windows applications using open-source tools and Sysinternals.- Maintained and supported legacy systems, ensuring system reliability and performance.