Russell Bagby

About Russell Bagby

As a seasoned DevOps Engineer with a passion for the Azure and AWS cloud, I thrive in fast-paced enterprise environments where I wear multiple hats and play various roles on the DevOps team. My expertise includes building automated CI/CD pipelines using GitHub actions, safely and efficiently versioning infrastructure using Terraform, and orchestrating container deployments across clusters using Kubernetes and Docker. I am a proactive collaborator, working with enterprise architecture, engineering, and security teams to ensure customer-facing digital solutions align with overall enterprise cloud guidelines. I possess a keen ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex issues in cloud environments for business-critical applications. I am excited about the opportunity to bring my experience and enthusiasm to the team and make a meaningful impact on the organization. SkillsCloud Computing: Microsoft Azure / Amazon Web Services / Google Cloud PlatformDevOps: CI/CD Pipelines / Jenkins / Terraform / Packer / Kubernetes / DockerScripting: PowerShell / Bash / Shell / KQLCode Analysis: SonarQubeFramework/Library: Node.JS /.NETProgramming: Python / JavaScriptSource Control: Git, GitHubControl Panel: cPanelDatabases: SQL / MySQL / CosmosDB / NoSQL / Aurora / MongoDBData Processing: Azure Data Bricks / Azure Data Lake / Azure Data FactoryMonitoring: Prometheus / Grafana / Application InsightsNetworking: Azure Application Gateway / Azure Load Balancer / Azure Traffic Manager / VNET / NSGSecurity: Azure Sentinel / Azure ATP / Azure Security / Palo AltoVirtualization: VMware / Hyper-V / VirtualBoxWeb Servers: Nginx / Apache / Microsoft IISWindows Servers: Server 2012 R2, Server 2016, Server 2019Linux Servers: Ubuntu / CentOS / Red Hat Enterprise LinuxMail Servers: Exchange / GSUITECMS: WordPress CRM: Microsoft Dynamics 365 / Salesforce

Experience

1. Devops Engineer

   LexisNexis

   Jun 2020 — Present

   Main-Responsibilities• Delivery of resilient application stacks via \"Infrastructure as Code\" and other DevOps practices.• Monitoring and on-going support of critical, high revenue business applications.• Diagnosis and resolution of complex system and application issues.• Working with diverse technical and non-technical teams, including Development, QA, IT Operations, Customer Operations and Project Management teams.• Write and maintain systems / application documentation for technical and non-technical audiences.Day-to-Day• Configuration Management tools – e.g. Ansible, Puppet, Chef or equivalents.• Professional experience of working within the public cloud – Azure, AWS or GCP.• Hands-on experience of Linux and Windows server including support and troubleshooting.• System and application monitoring – e.g. Prometheus, Grafana, Nagios etc.• Professional Experience with common source control tools – e.g Git, SVN• Cloud Architecture and system design to solve key business problems and facilitate team goals.• Strong and enthusiastic technologist, able to demonstrate a broad technical knowledge• Excellent oral and written communication skills.• Ability to act as a point of expertise, advise others in the team on best practice and impart knowledge.Hands-on-Tools• Use of orchestration tools such as Terraform, Ansible or CloudFormation• Experience migrating application from on-premises to public cloud.• Experience with Blue-Green deployment methodologies.• Continuous Integration/Delivery tools - e.g Gitlab or Jenkins.• Experience working with containerized workloads such as Docker.• Experience with Log Management tools e.g – Elastic Stack, Graylog or Splunk• Experience working with an enterprise RDBMS such as MySQL and/or Microsoft SQL Server.• Knowledge of change control and associated procedures.• Use of Secret Management services e.g - Hashicorp Vault• Experience with any high-level programming language.

Education

• Hillsborough College

  Associate’s Degree, Computer Science

  2006 — 2008

• Western Governors University

  Bachelor’s Degree, Information Technology

  2015 — 2019

Skills

• Leadership
• Cisco Networking
• Cisco Voip
• Wireshark
• Office 365
• Windows Server
• Dns Server
• Dhcp
• Microsoft Exchange
• Windows 10
• Sharepoint
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Mac Os
• Engineering
• Technical Support
• Help Desk Support
• Active Directory
• Apple Certified
• Remote Desktop
• Troubleshooting
• Desktop Support Technician
• Computer Repair
• Computer Science
• Continuous Improvement
• Microsoft Office
• Project Management
• Management
• Customer Service
• Microsoft Certified Professional
• Windows 7
• Cisco Routers
• System Administration
• Network Administration