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Ankush G

@ankushg

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Experienced AWS and Azure DevOps Engineer with 10 years in IT.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I am looking for a challenging role in a collaborative environment that values innovation and continuous improvement.

I am a seasoned DevOps Engineer with over 10 years of experience in the IT industry, specializing in AWS and Azure platforms. My expertise lies in designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines, automating deployment processes, and managing cloud infrastructure to ensure high availability and scalability. I have a strong background in agile environments, continuous delivery, and deployment, which has enabled me to lead teams effectively and foster a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.

Throughout my career, I have successfully managed various cloud services, including EC2, S3, and RDS, while implementing security best practices and compliance standards. My technical skills encompass a wide range of tools and technologies, including Terraform, Ansible, Docker, and Jenkins, which I have utilized to streamline operations and enhance system reliability. I take pride in my ability to mentor and lead teams, resulting in significant improvements in deployment times and overall system performance.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

DevOps Engineer

Current

Omnia Automation

Sep 2023 - Present (1 year 11 months)

Designed and implemented CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, and Docker, automating build, test, and deployment processes across multiple environments. Developed and managed infrastructure using Terraform/CloudFormation to automate provisioning and scaling of cloud resources on AWS/Azure.

CI CD Jenkins Gitlab CI Docker Terraform CloudFormation AWS Azure Ansible Prometheus

DevOps Engineer

NRCEA

Feb 2023 - Present (2 years 6 months)

Designed and implemented alarms and metrics in CloudWatch through pipeline. Responsible for implementing Azure services such as Azure Active Directory (AD), Azure storage, Azure cloud services, and Azure Resource Manager (ARM).

Cloudwatch Azure Active Directory Azure Storage Azure Resource Manager Python ECSS Cluster TeamCity

DevOps Engineer

Sparksoft Corp

Aug 2020 - Present (5 years)

Designed and implemented N-Tier application development Continuous Integration and Delivery pipeline with multiple components using Jenkins. Initiated Continuous Delivery framework using Ansible and YAML-based config in Linux-based systems.

Jenkins Ansible YAML Docker Terraform Azure DevOps Maven Linux CI CD

DevOps Engineer

Fifth Third Bank

Feb 2019 - Present (6 years 6 months)

Installed, configured, and maintained continuous integration automation and configuration management tools. Managed Ansible Playbooks and deployed Azure Services like Virtual Machines, Web Apps, and Storage.

Ansible Docker Jenkins Shell GitHub Azure Services Terraform AWS Services Python

DevOps Engineer

Florida Blue

Jun 2017 - Present (8 years 2 months)

Performed various development activities for DevOps practice, including continuous integration, continuous delivery, continuous testing, and continuous monitoring. Designed continuous integration best practices using Docker, Ansible, and Jenkins.

Docker Ansible Jenkins AWS Maven Ant CI CD

AWS DevOps Engineer

State of MI

Apr 2016 - Present (9 years 4 months)

Designed roles and groups using AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) and managed hardware, software, and networking for a large-scale cluster on Amazon EC2. Used security groups, IAM roles, scaling groups, and load balancers.

AWS IAM Amazon EC2 Cloudwatch S3 Ant Shell Scripting

AWS DevOps Engineer

JPMC

Apr 2015 - Present (10 years 4 months)

Involved in DevOps migration/automation processes for build and deployment. Designed and implemented scalable, secure cloud architecture on AWS.

AWS IAM Cloudwatch SNS Jenkins Chef Git Puppet RDS EC2

AWS Consultant

CNA Financial

Jan 2014 - Present (11 years 7 months)

Built and configured a virtual data center in the AWS cloud to support Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) hosting. Setup and built AWS infrastructure resources including EC2, S3, IAM, and EBS using Cloud Formation JSON templates.

EC2 S3 IAM EBS Route 53 DynamoDB

AWS DevOps Engineer

Siemens

Jul 2012 - Present (13 years 1 month)

Handled operations and maintenance support for AWS cloud resources including launching, maintaining, and troubleshooting EC2 instances, S3 buckets, and VPCs. Experienced in Cloud automation, resource creation, and orchestration using AWS Cloud Formation templates and Terraform.

AWS Terraform Git Jenkins Ansible Docker Vagrant Chef

System Engineer

Pennsylvania State

Sep 2010 - Present (14 years 11 months)

System Administration Application Development Performance Tuning

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Pennsylvania State University

Student Employee, System Engineering

2010 - 2012

Activities and societies: Worked with the Public Safety of the Campus in developing an application for easy-reporting to the police.

Assisted in deploying updates to internal university webpages and developed screens for the Marketing Department's login system. Maintained system logs and was responsible for lab administrative activities in the Engineering Department. Worked with the marketing team in deploying and maintaining advertisements across the university campus.