Michael B.

About Michael B.

DevOps/SRE Engineer with 8+ years of experience in CI/CD, build automation, and deployment processes. Expertise in designing and maintaining hybrid IT environments with strong Linux/Unix administration skills, including OS installations, RAID, security hardening, patch management, and capacity planning. Skilled in automation tools like Ansible, Puppet, and Chef, with custom playbooks and modules for deployment orchestration. Extensive cloud experience across AWS, GCP, and Azure, building scalable, secure applications and leveraging tools like Prometheus, StackDriver, and DataDog for monitoring and performance optimization. Proficient in GitOps workflows, including Git, Kubernetes, Jenkins, and Helm, to enhance CI/CD pipelines and establish best practices for code review, test coverage, and deployment approvals. Strong programming and scripting expertise in Java/J2EE, shell scripting, Ant, Maven, and Gradle, with experience automating builds for Java and.NET applications using Jenkins and SonarQube. Proficient in database administration for Oracle and MySQL in Linux/Windows environments. Experienced in security management, including IAM policies, firewalls, and encryption. Skilled in troubleshooting production issues and optimizing performance through proactive anomaly detection. Developed scalable infrastructure using Kubernetes and Docker and integrated them with CI/CD pipelines. Knowledgeable in SDLC and Agile methodologies, with a history of supporting development teams, application debugging, and implementing scalable solutions. Proficient in virtualization tools like VMWare and VirtualBox, with exposure to various UNIX flavors, including Linux and Solaris. A collaborative team player with strong interpersonal skills and a proactive approach to solving technical challenges. Dedicated to maintaining system reliability, security, and performance in fast-paced environments.

Experience

1. Sr Devops Cloud Engineer

   Merrill Edge

   Feb 2024 — Present · Jacksonville, FL, US

   Designed on-premises to cloud migration strategies, working with product managers and application teams to implement solutions on AWS, Azure, and GCP-Migrated legacy applications to GCP, leveraging services like Compute Engine, App Engine, Cloud Storage,BigQuery, and Stackdriver-Created IaC solutions using Terraform, ARM templates, and Puppet, integrating with tools like Ansible and Packer for automated deployments-Developed GitOps workflows for version-controlled infrastructure, ensuring traceable and secure deployments-CI/CD: Installed, configured, and administered CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps, and GitLab to streamline build, test, and deployment workflows-Automated pipelines using AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, and CodeDeploy to deploy Dockerized applications on ECS/Fargate-Built GitLab CI/CD pipeline templates, integrated security tools (SonarQube, Sync), and optimized performance for large-scale deployments-Configured self-hosted Docker agents for Azure pipelines and implemented robust branching strategies in Git repositories-Deployed and managed containerized applications using Kubernetes (GKE/AKS) and Docker, leveraging Helm for package management-Configured Kubernetes clusters with RBAC, ingress controllers, and custom Helm charts to ensure scalability and high availability-Implemented monitoring solutions using New Relic, Grafana, InfluxDB, and Splunk, enabling proactive issue resolution.Automated data ingestion and backup for InfluxDB, improving reliability and reducing downtime-Designed Grafana dashboards for real-time metrics visualization and integrated Kafka with analytics platforms for real-time data pipelines-Configured security best practices, including Security Groups, NACLs, Firewalls, and VPNs, across AWS, Azure, and GCP environments.Managed secrets and access control in GitOps pipelines, integrating security tools to enhance code quality and compliance.

Education

• University of Ghana

  Bsc. Business Administration

  2012 — 2016