Ever since I wrote my first line of code in high school, I've been captivated by the power of technology to transform ideas into reality. My journey into the world of DevOps began with a fascination for how infrastructure and development can seamlessly work together to deliver robust, scalable, and efficient solutions. Over the past decade, I have dedicated myself to mastering the art of DevOps, spearheading initiatives that have revolutionized deployment pipelines, enhanced system reliability, and optimized workflows.
From automating complex CI/CD processes to implementing comprehensive monitoring solutions, my career is a testament to my passion for continuous improvement and innovation. As a DevOps lead, I have successfully led cross-functional teams, driven cloud migration projects, and ensured the stability and performance of mission-critical applications. Join me as I share the milestones, projects, and experiences that define my professional journey and showcase my commitment to excellence in the ever-evolving field of DevOps.
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Work experience
- Led a seamless migration of 50+ applications to AWS/Azure, resulting in a 30% reduction in infrastructure costs and improved scalability.
- Implemented efficient resource allocation strategies, leading to a 30% reduction in cloud infrastructure costs.
- Successfully designed, deployed, and maintained highly available Kubernetes clusters in production environments, supporting over 100 microservices, ensuring seamless application delivery and scalability.
- Developed common Terraform modules, reducing code duplication and time to release and leading to an increase in developer productivity and code standardisation, reducing bugs and time to deployment.
- Worked as a DevOps Lead for the Dynamics 365 team, to improve their release management processes, automate TOIL and instil a DevOps culture of experimentation.
- Built a Research and Development function to look at innovation and improving our digital products. This includes using AI, Machine Learning and Data Engineering in Azure.
- Integrated Veracode into Azure DevOps CICD pipelines, thereby improving our security posture, compliance and ability to win new customers
- Integrated Kubernetes with best-in-class security tooling (e.g., Istio, Calico) to enforce network policies and secure inter-service communication, achieving compliance with industry standards.
- Championed an AppSec program with developers, to implement secure development practices, resulting in less CI failures.
- Created Terraform modules for an Akamai CDN/DDOS deployment, to protect against bot attacks. This improved productivity and reduced repetition.
- Deployed a comprehensive monitoring and alerting system using Prometheus and Grafana, reducing system downtime by 40% through proactive incident management.
- Implemented a robust CI/CD pipeline using Azure DevOps, which reduced the deployment frequency from monthly to daily, enhancing product delivery speed and reliability.
- Achieved significant cost savings by analyzing and optimizing AWS usage, resulting in 20% reduction in monthly expenses. This involved educating developers, and using native tooling such as AWS Cloud Explorer.
- Deployed Kong, as an API Gateway for our Kubernetes microservices. This helped improve reliability and developer productivity, by offloading
Projects
Kinderworx is a B2B SAAS app for managing your nursery.
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Books I read
Designing Data-Intensive Applications: The Big Ideas Behind Reliable, Scalable, and Maintainable Systems
Martin Kleppmann
Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software
Eric Evans
Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship
Robert C. Martin
The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers
Robert C. Martin
