Nicholas Giordano

Experience

1. Associate Lead Technologist

   Booz Allen Hamilton

   Jan 2020 — Present

   Successfully managed CloudOps program with an annual budget $1.2 million providing operational and maintenance support across multiple teams for 20+ mission critical applications. •Served as a senior-level IT project manager/scrum master leading a cross-functional technical team of 10+ Cloud Engineer/Architects, providing leadership and direction for the team, and successfully migrating over 100 services and applications to the cloud.•Managed the planning and delivery of cloud infrastructure projects built on AWS and containerized via Kubernetes (EKS) requiring coordination across application teams, security, infrastructure and other IT departments to ensure successful implementation and support.•Supported existing cloud tenants, execute new cloud onboarding, drive regular maintenance and patching activities, and coordinate with the Architecture team to operationalize modernization efforts. •Collaborated with the Cyber Security team to remediate Binding Operational Directive (BOD) findings to ensure compliance with the latest security standards to improve the security posture.•Mitigated security risk through vulnerability management utilizing Prisma as part of container security and monitoring. •Implemented IAM Access Key Rotation enhancing security for the client and minimizing the risk of unauthorized access. •Managed the implementation of AWS Identity Center which provided centralized identity and access management across multiple AWS accounts.•Implemented Trusted Advisor and Security Hub to review findings across the accounts and determine next steps on adding them to the backlog for remediation. •Designed and implemented CloudWatch Dashboards for real-time visibility into EC2, EKS, and RDS metrics.•Leveraged the Kubernetes Dashboard for real-time monitoring and debugging of workloads and pods•Supported automation initiatives such as Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD pipelines.•Facilitated all Agile ceremonies including daily stand ups

Education

• George Mason University

  Bachelor of Arts (BA)