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Seth McDonald

@sethmcdonald

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Infrastructure-as-Code Certified AWS Solutions Architect skilled in automation.

Canada

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What I'm looking for

I am seeking a role that fosters innovation and collaboration, with opportunities for growth in cloud infrastructure and automation.

As an Infrastructure-as-Code Certified AWS Solutions Architect, I specialize in multi-cloud environments, automation, and CI/CD. My experience spans various roles, including DevOps Consultant and Senior DevOps Engineer, where I have successfully scaled systems and fostered a DevOps culture across organizations.

Throughout my career, I have architected and executed blue-green deployment strategies, migrated repositories to Kubernetes-based models, and implemented GitOps processes. My technical expertise includes Infrastructure Automation, Kubernetes, and various CI/CD tools, which I leverage to enhance operational efficiency and reliability.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

DevOps Consultant

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Various Contracts

Nov 2024 - Present (9 months)

Fulfilled contracts to carry out the initial implementation of IaC at a number of different organizations, including inventory and analysis of existing cloud resources. Created and configured IaC repositories, branching strategies, and documentation, codifying and placing cloud resources under version control.

IaC Version Control Blue Green Deployment DR Strategy

Senior DevOps Engineer

Portage Cybertech

Jan 2024 - Present (1 year 7 months)

Architected and executed a blue-green deployment strategy within the primary product's CI/CD pipeline, replacing an error-prone deployment process with an error-free one. Migrated the main product repository to a Kubernetes-based deployment model and integrated Helm for application deployment and management.

Blue Green Deployment CI CD Kubernetes Helm IaC Automation

Site Reliability Engineer

Sonar Software

Dec 2020 - Present (4 years 8 months)

Maintained and updated a complex and very large Azure Cloud based infrastructure, upgrading Azure DevOps Pipelines and GitHub Actions for release and deployment automation. Leveraged ArgoCD's 'App of Apps' approach and Kustomize to manage a large Kubernetes cluster, spearheading the drive to bring GitOps processes to existing service clusters.

Azure Cloud Azure Pipelines GitHub Actions)ArgoCD Kubernetes GitOps Terraform Ansible TimeScaleDB

Head of Information Technology

Legalhood.com

Jan 2018 - Present (7 years 7 months)

Designed, built, and maintained a SaaS platform with a distributed applications architecture and microservices in Google Cloud Platform. Implemented infrastructure automation using CI/CD tools for builds and Kubernetes as orchestrator, introducing the concept of DevOps company-wide.

SaaS Platforms Microservices Google Cloud Platform CI CD Kubernetes DevOps MySQL Backend Development Product Management

Web Developer

IGN

Aug 2016 - Present (9 years)

Performed web development and maintenance of several web platforms for a globally recognized lifestyle brand with high traffic and large revenue streams. Worked with CakePHP, BEM, and CKEditor frameworks, as well as challenging advertising tech such as Prebid JS.

Web Development CakePHP BEM Prebid.Js

Web & Mobile Applications Developer

Agate Group

Dec 2015 - Present (9 years 8 months)

Worked closely with a 100% remote team to build and maintain both the web and Android codebase for an emerging online sales tool. Gained exposure to Salesforce's proprietary programming platform, Apex, and built and maintained the organization's flagship product.

Web Development Android Development Apex Salesforce Remote Collaboration

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

AWS Certification

Certification, Cloud Architecture

Obtained the AWS Solutions Architect Certification, demonstrating expertise in designing distributed systems on AWS. This certification validates advanced technical skills in cloud architecture.