Dakeybria Elliott
@dakeybriaelliott
DevOps & Site Reliability Engineer delivering scalable, secure cloud infrastructure and automated CI/CD solutions.
United StatesWhat I'm looking for
I am a results-driven DevOps and Site Reliability Engineer with over seven years designing, deploying, and automating mission-critical cloud and on-premises infrastructures across AWS, Azure, and GCP. I build scalable CI/CD pipelines, manage containerized workloads with Docker and Kubernetes, and implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Ansible, Pulumi, and cloud-native templates to improve reliability and reduce deployment time.
I have led EKS and ECS provisioning, created GitOps and Jenkins-driven pipelines, implemented monitoring and alerting with Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK Stack, and enforced security and compliance controls including IAM governance and automated audits. I collaborate cross-functionally to modernize delivery practices, drive DevSecOps initiatives, and deliver measurable improvements such as a 60% reduction in deployment time.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
DevOps Engineer
Inspire Brands – Dunkin Donuts
Mar 2023 - Present (3 years 3 months)
Designed and automated secure, scalable AWS environments and EKS clusters using Terraform and Helm, implemented GitOps and Jenkins pipelines, and reduced deployment time by 60% across environments.
DevOps Engineer
American Home Shield
Feb 2022 - Mar 2023 (1 year 1 month)
Built CI/CD pipelines and automated ECS blue/green deployments, migrated container workloads from on-prem to ECS, and implemented serverless features using Lambda and DynamoDB to improve uptime and reduce overhead.
Junior Cloud Administrator
Dekalb County School District
Apr 2021 - Feb 2022 (10 months)
Deployed highly available static sites and automated IAM/S3 audits with Lambda and Python, implemented CloudWatch dashboards and GuardDuty integrations to enforce compliance and improve monitoring.
Linux System Administrator
Medable
Apr 2020 - Apr 2021 (1 year)
Administered 100+ Linux servers for healthcare SaaS, automated provisioning with Ansible and Bash to cut manual tasks by 70%, and supported HIPAA-compliant patching and vulnerability remediation.
End User Support Technician
T-Mobile
Oct 2018 - Apr 2020 (1 year 6 months)
Provided Tier 1/2 support for devices and network issues, improved first-contact resolution rates, and documented solutions to the internal knowledge base to reduce ticket backlog.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
Certification, Kubernetes / Cloud Infrastructure
In progress certification pursuing Certified Kubernetes Administrator to validate Kubernetes operational and administration skills.
Bauder College
Bachelor of Business Administration, Business Administration
Completed a Bachelor of Business Administration at Bauder College focusing on business fundamentals and administration.
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
Certification, Cloud Architecture
Planned AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate certification to validate cloud architecture and AWS best practices knowledge.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
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Location
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