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Michael Adam

@michaeladam

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Experienced DevOps Engineer with expertise in AWS and automation.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I am looking for a role that challenges me and offers opportunities for growth in a collaborative environment.

I am a seasoned DevOps Engineer with over 5 years of hands-on experience in architecting and automating large-scale AWS environments. My expertise lies in designing CloudFormation templates, scripting in Python and Bash, and managing both Linux and Windows Server infrastructures. I have a strong focus on security, patch management, and troubleshooting, which has enabled me to implement and optimize CI/CD pipelines effectively.

Throughout my career, I have successfully architected and deployed AWS infrastructure, developed automation scripts that significantly reduced manual maintenance time, and managed container orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes. My ability to operate mission-critical systems under 24/7 on-call support requirements has been proven through my roles at Sysco Corporation and Motorola Solutions, where I implemented security baselines and performed root cause analysis on system outages.

I am passionate about leveraging technology to solve complex problems and improve operational efficiency. I thrive in dynamic environments and am always eager to learn new skills and technologies that can enhance my contributions to the team.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

DevOps Engineer

Sysco Corporation

Apr 2023 - Present (2 years 3 months)

Architected and deployed AWS infrastructure using CloudFormation templates, automating VPC setup, EC2 instance provisioning, S3 bucket policies, and DynamoDB tables. Developed Python and Bash automation scripts for automated patch deployment and configuration drift detection on over 200 Linux and Windows servers, reducing manual maintenance time by 65%.

AWS CloudFormation Python BASH Jenkins Docker Kubernetes ECS EKS Grafana Prometheus IAM ELK Stack

Cloud Operations Engineer

Motorola Solutions

Aug 2021 - Present (3 years 11 months)

Developed and deployed CloudFormation stacks for multi-region AWS environments, including EC2 instances with Elastic Load Balancers and Auto Scaling groups, Route53 DNS configurations, and security groups. Created Python automation tools using boto3 SDK to orchestrate backup snapshots, AMI creation, resource tagging compliance checks, and cost optimization reports.

AWS CloudFormation Python Nagios Wireshark Azure AD

Performance Analyst

North

Jan 2019 - Present (6 years 6 months)

Designed and executed load and stress testing scenarios using JMeter, simulating up to 90,000 concurrent users to validate application scalability and reliability under heavy load. Conducted JVM performance profiling with VisualVM and Dynatrace APM, optimizing garbage collection settings and thread pool configurations to reduce latency by 20%.

JMeter VisualVM Dynatrace Python Prometheus PostgreSQL Grafana SQL

Senior Web Engineer

Azumo

Apr 2017 - Present (8 years 3 months)

Developed multi-stage Dockerfiles to optimize container build times and image sizes for React and Node.js applications. Designed and implemented RESTful APIs with Express.js, incorporating OAuth 2.0 and JWT-based authentication and authorization.

Docker React Node RESTful APIs OAuth 2.0 JWT Mocha Chai Redux ELK Stack AWS ECS Git

Junior Web Engineer

Azumo

Sep 2015 - Present (9 years 10 months)

Created responsive UI elements using JavaScript (ES6), HTML5, and CSS3 with Bootstrap and jQuery frameworks. Wrote and optimized SQL queries for PostgreSQL databases to support REST API endpoints.