Alma Tesfagabir

About Alma Tesfagabir

I\'m a DevOps Engineer with over 6 years of experience building secure, scalable, and automated cloud infrastructures across highly regulated industries like finance and insurance. I specialize in delivering end-to-end DevOps solutions - from CI/CD pipeline automation to container orchestration and infrastructure as code (IaC) deployment - primarily in AWS and Azure environments.Whether it\'s containerizing legacy applications with Docker and Kubernetes, securing pipelines with integrated DevSecOps tools (SonarQube, Snyk, Black Duck), or reducing release times with Azure DevOps and Jenkins, I thrive on solving operational challenges through automation and collaboration.My toolkit includes- Cloud & Infra: AWS, Azure, Linux- IaC & Automation: Terraform, Ansible, Bash, Python- CI/CD: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps- Monitoring: ELK Stack, Prometheus, GrafanaI\'m passionate about building resilient systems that are secure, observable, and easy to scale. I\'m also actively pursuing advanced certifications (Terraform, CKA) to deepen my expertise and stay current with evolving technologies.Let’s connect if you\'re interested in cloud-native solutions, DevSecOps best practices, or driving operational excellence in your engineering teams.

Experience

1. Devops Engineer

   Charles Schwab

   Jul 2023 — Present · TX, US

   Designed and deployed end-to-end CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, reducing release times by 45% while improving rollback reliability during production outages- Led containerization of legacy financial services into Dockerized microservices and deployed them on AKS, improving scalability and reducing server footprint by 30%- Integrated DevSecOps tools (Snyk, SonarQube, Black Duck) into pipelines, achieving a 35% drop in post-deployment vulnerabilities and ensuring SOX compliance- Automated infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and Ansible, enabling consistent environment setup across dev, staging, and production- Worked closely with cybersecurity teams to implement IAM, RBAC, and Secrets Manager for Kubernetes and GitHub Actions, boosting security posture- Developed Python and Shell scripts for monitoring, certificate rotation, and system health checks—reducing manual ops time by 50%- Implemented ELK and Prometheus-Grafana stack for centralized logging and monitoring across services, reducing MTTR by 40%- Supported cross-functional Agile teams with infrastructure onboarding, enabling faster project delivery and environment readiness.

Education

• Prospect Consulting

  Bootcamp

  2024 — 2025

• Mid Sweden University

  Bachelor's degree

  2015 — 2019

Skills

• Microsoft Office
• Public Speaking
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Social Media
• Leadership
• Microsoft Word
• Matlab
• Research