Akia Robert

Akia Robert

Devops Engineer
Cameroon

About Me

Highly skilled and experienced DevOps Engineer with a Graduate Program in DevOps Engineering and a Bachelor in Computer Science. Strong technical skills in AWS, CI/CD, Ansible, Terraform, CloudFormation, Linux, Python/Ba…

Experience

Devops Engineer

Primus Cloud Solutions Inc
Aug 2020 - Present · 5 years 10 months

Build and manage infrastructure
Implement robust CICD pipelines to automate builds, tests, deployments, monitoring and logging
Cost optimization
Version and documentation
Upgrades
Scaling applications on DSPs

DevOps Engineer

Primus Cloud Solutions Inc
Aug 2020 - Present · 5 years 11 months

Automated and provisioned infrastructure like EC2, S3, and RDS with Terraform, reducing infrastructure provisioning time by 50%.
Migrated on-premises workloads to AWS cloud using AWS Application Migration Service with little or no downtime.
Implemented monitoring and logging solutions using Prometheus and Grafana, improving system reliability and reducing downtime by 30%.
Designed, implemented, and managed control plane and worker nodes in a Kubernetes deployment.
Containerized applications to run in pods.
Implemented AWS security standards using secret management, least-privilege policies, encryption, vulnerability scans, and tests for all product environments.
Used AWS Inspector and Trusted Advisor for security.
Designed continuous integration/deployment workflows using Jenkins, CodePipeline, CodeBuild, GitHub, Docker, Git, and CI/CD pipeline to deploy Kubernetes applications using Terraform, AWS EKS, and Jenkins.
Designed and implemented deployment processes using Ansible, Jenkins, Helm, ArgoCD, and Docker for various applications, reducing deployment time by 70%.
Built and managed Kubernetes clusters to ensure high availability and scalability of applications.
Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify and resolve complex technical issues in a timely manner.

Devops Consultant

ALM Consulting
May 2018 - Jul 2020 · 2 years 2 months

Designed relational database schemas for projects while ensuring normalization.
Implemented the schemas in MySQL.
Designed and implemented cloud architectures for new and existing projects, including infrastructure as code, networking, security, and storage.
Worked with development teams to ensure that cloud infrastructure met application requirements and best practices.
Implemented automation, including deployment pipelines, configuration management, and monitoring.
Conducted cloud assessments and provided recommendations to the management team.
Maintained and supported cloud infrastructure, including troubleshooting, capacity planning, and disaster recovery.
Stayed up-to-date with cloud technologies and emerging trends and provided training to other team members.

Devops Engineer

HSD Human Resource Solutions
Mar 2017 - Apr 2018 · 1 year 1 month

Successfully migrated on-premises workloads to AWS cloud using AWS Application Migration Service with little or no downtime.
Partook in cost optimization project to minimize the overall cost burden on a client while hosting the application in a more performance efficient manner.
Provided ongoing monitoring and logging of critical business processes, report an error, queued conditions, or process failures to support contacts for immediate using CloudWatch and CloudTrail.
Implemented continuous integration/deployment workflows using Jenkins, CodePipeline, CodeBuild, GitHub, Docker, and Git.
Implemented AWS security standards using secret management, least-privilege policies, encryption, vulnerability scans, and tests for all product environments.
Used AWS Inspector and Trusted Advisor for security.
Architected a solution which integrated AWS Lambda, SQS, SNS, S3, and DynamoDB for automating client pain points.

Devops Engineer

Deloitte
Jun 2016 - Aug 2017 · 1 year 2 months

Designed and implemented CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or CircleCI to automate software delivery and deployment processes.
Developed infrastructure as code using Terraform and CloudFormation to provision, configure, and manage cloud resources.
Implemented containerization using Docker.
Orchestrated containers using Kubernetes.
Utilized scripting and automation using Bash, Python, or PowerShell to streamline routine tasks, optimize system performance, and enhance operational efficiency.
Implemented and configured monitoring and logging solutions to gain visibility into system health and performance.
Collaborated with development teams to optimize application performance, troubleshoot production issues, and improve software quality.
Worked closely with security teams to ensure compliance with industry standards and implement robust security practices in cloud environments.
Conducted knowledge sharing sessions and provided training to cross-functional teams, promoting the adoption of DevOps practices and tools.

Accounting

HSD Human Resource Solutions
Nov 2014 - May 2016 · 1 year 6 months

Bookkeeping, including verification of source documents and pre-recording and posting of accounting transactions to Sage Saari.
Prepared monthly management reports.
Arranged and filed accounting documents.
Analysed and reconciled account payables, account receivables, and payroll.
Updated calculation and posting of the fixed asset and depreciation table.
Performed end of year adjustments.
Collected and captured timesheets.
Verified timesheets and sent them for processing.
Verified payslips generated from the payroll software.
Prepared transfer orders for the payment of salaries.
Prepared and posted the payroll statement to the accounting software.

Skills

Jira Maven Python Git and GitHub GitLab Java Spring Nexus Prometheus Monitoring Ansible Amazon Web Services (AWS) Docker Jenkins Kafka Kubernetes Node.js Terraform Tomcat CI/CD CloudFormation Linux Bash Microsoft Office Suite Data Analysis Agile Methodology SDLC Containerd AWS Lambda Helm ArgoCD AWS Security Hub AWS GuardDuty AWS Shield AWS Firewall Manager AWS Inspector AWS CloudWatch AWS SNS AWS S3 Prometheus Grafana AWS Organizations AWS Config Rules AWS Control Tower AWS Trusted Advisor AWS Well-Architected Tool AWS Budgets AWS License Manager JSON YAML JavaScript Groovy Confluence MongoDB Elasticsearch Zookeeper Kafka Connect Ubuntu RedHat Windows
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