Monico Chavez

About Monico Chavez

As a seasoned DevOps Engineer, I specialize in designing, implementing, and managing secure AWS infrastructure. My expertise spans across Kubernetes, multi-environment CI/CD pipeline automation, Terraform, and AWS, with a focus on efficiency and security. My certifications, including HashiCorp\'s Terraform Associate and Kubernetes CKA and CKAD accreditations, emphasize my commitment to mastering cloud infrastructure. My efforts have been geared toward fostering a robust, secure, and agile environment that powers innovation at Cox Automotive.Outside of work, I enjoy volunteering, working on my classic muscle car, traveling the world, bicycling, and spending time with my family.

Experience

1. Devops Engineer

   Cox Automotive Inc.

   Dec 2021 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US

   I achieved a significant reduction in deployment time on critical applications by designing custom multi-stage Docker builds. I also streamlined our costs by implementing a self-managed EKS cluster. I automated scaling for higher cluster availability during traffic spikes and migrated monitoring to a scalable Prometheus and Grafana stack. Additionally, I modernized CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions and promoted scalability by migrating AWS infrastructure to Terraform code.Cox Automotive is a global, family-owned organization that provides automotive services and technology for consumers, dealers, manufacturers, retailers, lenders, and fleet owners.

Education

• Lewis University

  Bachelor of Science - BS

  2008 — 2012