Melvin C

Experience

1. Openshift Engineer

   Private Company

   Mar 2024 — Present

   Architected and managed OpenShift clusters on AWS, leveraging EC2, VPC, and ELB for high availability and containerized application performance-Automated OpenShift provisioning using Terraform and Ansible, enabling consistent IaC deployments across multiple AWS availability zones- Implemented OpenShift CI/CD pipelines with GitLab integration, streamlining deployments and reducing release times for development teams- Configured AWS-OpenShift networking including VPC integration, security groups, and load balancers to optimize cluster connectivity- Managed OpenShift storage on AWS utilizing EBS volumes and S3 for persistent storage, backup strategies, and disaster recovery- Administered Red Hat Satellite integration for centralized patch management, ensuring compliance across OpenShift environments- Optimized cluster performance implementing auto-scaling policies and right-sizing EC2 instances to reduce costs while maintaining reliability- Resolved OpenShift-AWS integration issues, providing developer support for environment configurations and pod networking- Developed automation scripts for OpenShift maintenance including automated patching, health monitoring, and proactive issue resolution- Enhanced security posture implementing RBAC, encryption, and AWS IAM integration for comprehensive access control- Configured observability stack using Thanos, Alert Manager, Elasticsearch, Grafana, and cluster-logging operator for infrastructure monitoring- Created custom monitoring dashboards tailored for AWS metrics, enabling proactive cluster management and rapid incident response

Education

• Morgan State University

  Bachelor of Science

  2011 — 2016