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• Site Reliability Engineer, The Pump Factory

  Apr, 2024 - Present

  The Pump Factory is a fitness brand located in Iloilo city, Philippines.

  • Helped develop the Gym Management Solution System (PumpApp) written in JavaScript and other backend frameworks.

  • Created custom configurations and deployment templates using Ansible, Terraform, and Vagrant to provision resources at speed.

  • Structured complete CI/CD workflows with Jenkins, and Azure Pipelines to automate builds, tests, deploys, and releases of NPM packages, containers, and other build artifacts hosted on Azure Container Registry, Dockerhub, and storage services like S3.

  • Manage resource deployments in Azure and AKS using ARM templates / Bicep, and Terraform.

  • Established robust monitoring with Prometheus Operator and Grafana to proactively detect issues.

  • Build K8s clusters (bare-metal and on-cloud) and manage its resources by writing our own Helm charts.

  • Design different branching and deployment strategies (canary, blue-green) with the dev team.

  • Implement service mesh architectures on all k8s clusters using Istio, Cilium, and other instrumentation tooling to simplify microservices management by unifying traffic routing, scaling, network policies, observability, and service discovery.

• DevOps Engineer, The Executive Office

  Feb, 2018 - Mar, 20246 years 1 month

  His Highness Sheikh Mohammed's office.

  • Led the automation of CI/CD pipelines, ensuring consistency and efficiency across development, staging, and production environments.

  • Architected scalable and highly available cloud solutions on Azure and AWS, optimizing cloud resource utilization.

  • Designed and deployed containerized applications using Docker and orchestrated environments using Kubernetes with Helm and Git-Ops (Argo CD), improving deployment speed.

  • Developed and implemented Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using Terraform, Bicep and CloudFormation, streamlining infrastructure provisioning for multi-cloud environments.

  • Applied configuration management using Ansible, automating deployment processes and system configurations across Linux-based infrastructure.

  • Integrated observability and alerting with Prometheus, Grafana, and AlertManager for centralized logging and DataDog for comprehensive monitoring.

  • Collaborated with different dev teams in implementing Agile and DevSecOps, embedding security and testing protocols into the CI/CD workflows.

  • Utilized Bash for scripting automation and created custom scripts to optimize deployment and management processes.

  • Documented and standardized deployment processes, along with infrastructure configurations, providing comprehensive technical documentation and improving cross-team collaboration.

• Senior System Engineer, The Executive Office

  May, 2015 - Feb, 20182 years 9 months

  • Successfully deployed several cloud platforms in conjunction with the TEO team such as Smart Dubai, MBRMajlis, MBRCLD, Arab Strategy Forums, and Area2071.

  • Migrated several on-premises environments to Azure and AWS to significantly cut expenses.

  • Enhanced security standards by implementing IAM / RBAC policies, SSL/TLS encryption, and firewall configurations complying with industry regulations.

  • Administered Windows Server environments, managing Active Directory with LDAP, multi-domain setups, and Group Policies for user access.

  • Deployed and managed virtual environments using Hyper-V and VMware, performing backups, and implementing disaster recovery solutions.

• System Engineer, Chronix Automotive Services

  Oct, 2012 - Dec, 20131 year 2 months

  As System and Network Engineer at Chronix Automotive Services

  • Managed Cisco devices, configuring VLANs, OSPF, EIGRP, and security policies.

  • Configured and maintained CentOS and RHEL servers, automated tasks with Bash/Python scripting, and ensured system reliability through regular monitoring and patching.

• System and Network Engineer, Iplus Intelligent Networks

  Feb, 2010 - Aug, 20122 years 7 months

  Worked for a cruising company as Systems and Network Engineer.

  • Designed disaster recovery plans and backup schedules for critical services, ensuring data protection and minimizing downtime.

  • Developed scripts to automate tasks like user provisioning and backup routines across Windows and Linux, improving efficiency and reducing manual work.

  • Implemented network security policies, firewalls, and VPNs, and monitored system health and performance to quickly resolve threats and issues.

• Technical Support Engineer, TeleTech Management

  Aug, 2008 - Feb, 20096 months

  • Acted as Technical Support for clients. The work also involved network monitoring, asset tracking, and software audits.

• Desktop Engineer, Jardine Direct Company Inc.

  Oct, 2005 - Apr, 20071 year 6 months

  • Worked as Desktop Engineer responsible for first level escalation support. Mostly dealt with desktop issues as well as AS400 operational issues.

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