Robel F.

About Robel F.

Experienced Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) and Kubernetes Administrator with a strong background in cloud infrastructure, automation, and reliability engineering. Proficient in designing, deploying, and managing scalable Kubernetes clusters, implementing GitOps workflows, and optimizing cloud-native applications. Skilled in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, automation, observability, and incident response. Passionate about improving system reliability, performance, and security through automation and best practices.

Experience

1. Systems Engineer

   Paradyme, A Cathexis Company

   Jan 2019 — Present · MD, US

   Deploy, configure, and manage Kubernetes clusters and dependency resources (EKS, ECR, S3, Route 53, IAM, RDS …)(Tech: Terraform)• Perform EKS cluster upgrades• Monitor cluster health and performance, troubleshoot and resolve issues & implement alerting.(Tech: Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger, Kiali, Tempo, Loki, ELK, Splunk …)• Implement and maintain security best practices for EKS clusters (manage role-based access control (RBAC) and network policies) and implement authentication & authorization solutions (Tech: Keycloak, Gatekeeper, Okta)• Automate cluster management tasks using scripts and tools like (Tech: Helm, Terraform, Python, Shell Scripts)• Assist development teams with containerizing applications and deploying them to Kubernetes (Tech: Docker, Skopeo, Buildah, Helm)• Work closely with DevOps, development, and other teams to ensure smooth operation of applications• Provide guidance and support to team members on Kubernetes best practices

Education

• University of Asmara

  BSc, Electrical Engineering

  2000 — 2005

• Per Scholas

  Comptia Certifications, Network+CE & Security+CE

  2017 — 2017

Skills

• Site Supervision (Electrical Works)
• Testing
• Electrical Engineering
• Language Teaching
• Electricians
• Solar Energy
• Project Management
• Sketchup
• Html5
• Contract Management
• Autocad
• Python
• Skm Powertools
• Project Planning
• Management
• Six Sigma
• App Analytics
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Excel
• Web Analytics
• Construction
• Engineering
• Renewable Energy
• Revit
• Ms Project
• Microsoft Project
• Dialux
• Event Management
• Css
• Designing Training