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JD (j1d2)

Cloud Architect & DevOps Engineer

Building scalable, resilient systems in the cloud

About Me

Results-oriented IT professional with 12+ years of experience in operations, development, and architecture. I specialize in designing and implementing cloud-native solutions with a focus on stability, scalability, and operational excellence.

My expertise spans serverless architectures, Kubernetes orchestration, CI/CD automation, and multi-cloud environments. I'm passionate about solving complex technical challenges and mentoring teams to achieve their goals.

Areas of Expertise

☁️ Cloud & Infrastructure

  • Kubernetes (EKS, GKE, AKS, Private)
  • Serverless Architectures (AWS Lambda, Fargate)
  • Hybrid & Multi-Cloud Solutions
  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CDK)

🔧 DevOps & Automation

  • CI/CD Pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab)
  • Container Orchestration & Service Mesh
  • GitOps (Argo CD/Workflows)
  • Configuration Management

📊 Observability & SRE

  • Monitoring & Alerting (Prometheus, Grafana)
  • Distributed Tracing (Jaeger, X-Ray)
  • Log Aggregation (ELK, Loki, Sumo Logic)
  • Performance Optimization & Cost Management

💾 Data & Analytics

  • Data Lakes & Warehousing (Snowflake, Redshift)
  • Stream Processing (Kafka, Debezium)
  • ETL/ELT Pipelines (Airflow, DBT, Glue)
  • Database Management (RDS, DynamoDB, PostgreSQL)

Technical Skills

Cloud Platforms

AWS Google Cloud Azure Kubernetes Docker ECS/Fargate

Programming & Scripting

Python Go Bash JavaScript/Node.js Rust Java Ruby

DevOps & IaC

Terraform CDK Helm Argo CD Jenkins GitHub Actions GitLab CI

Monitoring & Observability

Prometheus Grafana ELK Stack New Relic CloudWatch Jaeger Sumo Logic

Professional Experience

Over 12+ years of experience across various roles in cloud architecture, DevOps, and systems engineering. Key highlights include:

Cloud Architecture & Consulting

  • Design and implement cloud-native architectures for enterprise environments
  • Lead complex application and data migrations to cloud platforms
  • Architect containerized and serverless solutions for optimal scalability
  • Implement comprehensive observability and monitoring strategies
  • Conduct architecture reviews and post-mortem analysis

DevOps & Platform Engineering

  • Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines for hundreds of applications
  • Manage Kubernetes clusters and serverless workloads at scale
  • Implement ChatOps and automated alerting systems
  • Administer enterprise tooling and artifact repositories
  • Collaborate with SRE and development teams on reliability initiatives

Infrastructure & Migration

  • Execute large-scale datacenter consolidation and cloud migration projects
  • Migrate hundreds of applications to Kubernetes and cloud platforms
  • Design hybrid storage and networking solutions
  • Implement multi-phase migration strategies with minimal downtime

Product Development & Innovation

  • Architect microservices-based SaaS platforms using serverless technologies
  • Lead technology evaluation and selection for enterprise cloud initiatives
  • Implement hybrid and multi-cloud architectures across major providers
  • Mentor teams and contribute to emerging technology assessment
  • Organize technical events and hackathons to drive innovation

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