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Baltimore, MD, US

• Support DevOps initiatives for 500+ developers, managing a variety of multi-cluster Rancher 2 Kubernetes environments hosted on VMware with S3 storage.
• Implement and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI, Terraform, and Helm, ensuring efficient deployment and management of multi-tier infrastructure and applications.
• Optimize cluster performance and reliability through auto-scaling, high availability configurations, and failover protection, utilizing tools such as Harbor, Robusta, Prometheus, and Grafana.
• Enhance security protocols for virtual environments, including SSL certificate management and data protection measures aligned with industry best practices.
• Execute cluster migrations and integrations using Velero backups, ensuring seamless transitions between source and destination clusters.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive DevOps documentation in Confluence, establishing consistent quality standards from development to production.

• Assist with developing and executing curriculum for ‘Cloud for Jobs’ program, including live lab modules, projects, and teaching classes.
• Provide comprehensive instruction and mentorship for cloud professionals in class sizes of 26-60 students.

• Proficiently design, deploy, and manage front-end architecture and back-end of real estate e-commerce website, integrating MySQL database and hosting instances.
• Successfully integrated back-end with MLS API, AWS services, S3, Amazon Alexa, and Cloudflare CDN, optimizing database and object caching with hosting provider resources.
• Maintain WordPress themes, plugins, and conduct core updates.
• Perform website performance tests, troubleshooting content issues, and monitor live website performance.
• Provided comprehensive WordPress training for client.

• Architected and managed robust AWS cloud infrastructures, ensuring high availability and performance through comprehensive monitoring, systematic testing, and efficient troubleshooting of system operations.
• Demonstrated expertise in deploying and configuring a wide range of AWS services to support multi-tier architectures, ensuring seamless operation of applications, security measures, and data management across these.
• Implemented stringent security protocols and controls to safeguard cloud environments, services, data, and organizational units, proactively ensuring the protection of data and infrastructure in line with best security.
• Leveraged Infrastructure as Code and automation tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK, Lambda Functions, AWS CoPilot, Systems Manager, CodeDeploy, EventBridge, and Ansible to streamline the deployment and.
• Implemented and managed robust disaster recovery solutions in AWS, ensuring the recoverability and availability of critical data and applications, significantly reducing recovery time and enhancing business continuity.
• Launched highly durable, reliable, and adaptable cloud services by implementing auto-scaling for EC2 instances and deploying highly available databases, resulting in improved performance, enhanced failover protection.

Overland Park, Kansas, US

Responsible for due-diligence reviews as a mortgage underwriter analyzing and verifying the credit worthiness of loan applicants and assessing the value of collateral; evaluating financial risks; and making final decisions on eligibility or denial. Required skills which translate to the profession of a Cloud Engineer: Risk Assessment, Mitigation, Analysis.

Maitland, FL, US

Responsible for due-diligence reviews as a mortgage underwriter analyzing and verifying the credit worthiness collateral value of bulk closed mortgages to be purchased as securities for the secondary market; evaluating financial risks; and making final decisions on eligibility or denial per purchasing client guidelines. Required skills which translate to.

Coral Gables, FL, US

Responsible for due-diligence reviews as a mortgage underwriter for modifications, liquidations, assumptions, and litigation submissions in accordance with investor, HAMP, GSE, FHA / VA guidelines and Federal CFPB regulations. Required skills which translate to the profession of a Cloud Engineer: Risk Assessment, Mitigation, Analysis, Regulatory Knowledge.

Charlotte, NC, US

Required skills which translate to the profession of a Cloud Engineer: Risk Assessment, Mitigation, Analysis, Regulatory Knowledge, Compliance, Communication Skills, CRM, and Technical Proficiency.

Norcross, GA, US

Required skills which translate to the profession of a Cloud Engineer: Quality Control, Engineering Design Compliance, Device Application Testing, Communication Skills, and Technical Proficiency.

Chicago, IL, US

Required skills which translate to the profession of a Cloud Engineer: Management, Team Buidling, Technical Document Control, Technical Product Imaging, Quality Control, ISO 9001, Six Sigma Methodology, Engineering Design Compliance, Device Testing, Communication Skills, and Technical Proficiency.

Aws Devops/Sysops Engineer, Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians

Graphic Design / Visual Communications