# About me

Proficient with Python, hands-on Kubernetes, and network protocols experience.

Focused on Cloud DevOps Engineering, Docker, CI/CD, and monitoring best practices.

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## My hard skills are:

* Proficiency in automating event-driven microservices using Serverless AWS Lambda, AWS S3 buckets, and AWS EC2 instances to run performance tests using the Python pytest framework.
* Building and maintaining CI/CD release pipelines using various tools such as CircleCI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and Docker for linting, smoke, regression functional, and performance testing
* Creating on-premises device farm solutions using Sift for test orchestration
* Proficiency in troubleshooting cloud infrastructure issues in AWS and GCP
* Deploying infrastructure as Code (IAC) using CloudFormation, AWS CLI, Ansible, Lambda, and S3 Storage Amazon services in dev and test environments
* Maintaining monitoring and alerting using Grafana, Prometheus, CloudWatch, EventBridge, SNS, SQS
* Management of teams, with experience in global team management as well as creating a strategy for team development and motivation
* Defining test plans and methodologies for enterprise-level release pipeline&#x20;

## My soft skills are:

* Excellent communication skills to interact with enterprise-level partners and coach a global team of engineers
* Experience in working in an Agile environment and providing onboarding and ongoing coaching for global team members.
* Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills to identify and resolve issues related to cloud infrastructure, mobile devices, CI/CD pipelines, and web applications
* Detail-oriented with a keen eye for identifying defects and potential issues in SDKs and applications
* Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a collaborative environment
* Flexibility and adaptability to work with changing requirements, timelines, and priorities
* Strong organizational and time-management skills to effectively manage and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously
* Positive attitude and willingness to learn new technologies and methodologies to stay current in the field.<br>

## Technical stack:

| <p>Cloud Services:          AWS, GCP, Azure, DigitalOcean</p><p>Programming:             Python, Bash/shell, JavaScript</p><p>IAC:                              Terraform, Terraform Cloud, Ansible,Ansible Galaxy, CloudFormation</p><p>Containerization:        Kubernetes, Docker, Docker-Compose, AWS EKS, ECS, Fargate </p><p>CI/CD:                          CircleCI, CodePipeline, GitHub Actions</p><p>SVC, Repo:                  Git, GitHub, DockerHub</p><p>Platforms:                    Linux / Unix (CentOS/Ubuntu), Windows</p> |
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