Senior Cloud Engineer with 8+ years optimizing cloud infrastructure and Continuous Integration/Continuous
Deployment (CI/CD) automation across Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud and bare metal
Kubernetes environments. Reduced deployment time by 75% through containerization and achieved 99.9% system
uptime. Designed and deployed self healing kubernetes pipelines utilizing flux. Dynamic and results-driven with
experience implementing scalable, secure, and cost-optimized cloud infrastructures, specializing in multi cloud
infrastructure on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. Proficient in IaC tools like Terraform and
CloudFormation, and in SQL. AWS Certified Solutions Architect, GCP Associate Cloud Engineer, and Microsoft
Azure Administrator with expertise in Terraform, Kubernetes, Bash, and Python automation.
Technical Skills
Cloud Platforms: Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform
CDN: Cloudflare, Akamai, CloudFront, Cloud CDN, Azure Front Door
Orchestration: Kubernetes, Docker, Helm
Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Bicep, CloudFormation, Ansible
Cloud Architecture & Modernization: Architected and deployed scalable, resilient infrastructure on
Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Azure, utilizing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to automate provisioning and
ensure modernization of legacy systems.
Provisioned, Managed, and administrated GKE and AKS Kubernetes clusters.
DevOps & Automation: Engineered CI/CD pipelines and automated workflow systems to increase operational
efficiency, reduce manual intervention, and accelerate software delivery cycles utilizing Github Actions
and Azure DevOps.
Site Reliability (SRE) & Observability: Maintain high system availability through proactive monitoring
(Datadog, Google Cloud Operations, Grafana, Elastic, Logstash, and Kibana), automated failover strategies,
and robust disaster recovery planning.
Security & IAM Governance: Managed Cloud Identity and Access Management (IAM), including service
accounts and managed identities, ensuring strict adherence to security standards and compliance
protocols.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partnered with development teams to optimize application infrastructure,
troubleshoot complex incidents, and implement cost-optimization strategies to maximize resource
efficiency.
Designed and implemented CICD and automation for compliance data pipelines (HIPAA, FedRAMP)
Led the migration of ReliasVR from a vendor to our internal Google Cloud Project, provisioning the
infrastructure with an automated terraform repository while updating and hardening the security standards
to line up with our compliance requirements.
Relias (November 2025 - May 2026) Cloud Engineer, Raleigh, North Carolina
Cloud Architecture & Modernization: Architected and deployed scalable, resilient infrastructure on
Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Azure, utilizing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to automate provisioning and
ensure modernization of legacy systems.
Managed, and administrated GKE and AKS Kubernetes clusters.
DevOps & Automation: Engineered CI/CD pipelines and automated workflow systems to increase operational
efficiency, reduce manual intervention, and accelerate software delivery cycles utilizing Github Actions
and Azure DevOps.
Site Reliability (SRE) & Observability: Maintain high system availability through proactive monitoring
(Datadog, Google Cloud Operations, Grafana, Elastic, Logstash, and Kibana), automated failover strategies,
and robust disaster recovery planning.
Colba (June 2022 - November 2025) DevOps Engineer, Raleigh, North Carolina
Proactively monitored CloudWatch metrics and VPC Flow Logs to identify and resolve critical errors.
Designed and deployed scalable cloud infrastructure using Terraform combined with AWS services for
mission-critical applications.
Helped provision and migrate Databases to Cloud for Hybrid Architectures with 0% downtime.
Assisted in containerized deployments of legacy applications on cloud using AWS EKS.
Deployed GitOps solutions for EKS clusters utilizing Flux.
Automated deployment processes with Terraform and Ansible, accelerating timelines by 30% annually.
Leveraged AWS CLI for efficient scripting and automation of complex infrastructure tasks.
Colba (December 2018 - June 2022) Systems Administrator, Raleigh, North Carolina
Managed and optimized systems across Linux, macOS, and Windows environments for operational excellence.
Collaborated with clients to design high-performance relational databases, ensuring data reliability and
scalability.
Architected secure, PCI DSS-compliant network solutions, enhancing system integrity and driving client
revenue growth
Provided end-user support and technical assistance for software and hardware issues, ensuring minimal
disruption to business operations.
Performed routine system maintenance, patching, and backups to ensure security, stability, and adherence
to disaster recovery protocols.
Managed user accounts, permissions, and access controls within Active Directory and other centralized
identity management systems.
Certifications
Certified Kubernetes Administrator
Certified Kubernetes Application Developer
Google - Associate Cloud Engineer
Microsoft - Certified Azure Administrator
AWS - Certified Solutions Architect Associate
HashiCorp Certified - Terraform Associate
Akamai Automation & DevOps Certification
NVidia - Fundamentals of Accelerated Computing with CUDA Python
Developed and deployed a dynamic personal portfolio website (itsamha.com) to showcase skills in scripting,
Terraform, and cost management using AWS. Engineered a secure, scalable infrastructure using Terraform for IaC
provisioning, S3 with CloudFront for global CDN-hosted static assets, Route 53 for DNS and SSL management, VPC
for isolated networking, and Lambda/API Gateway for serverless backend APIs ensuring 99.9% uptime and seamless
performance.
Engineered a sophisticated, self-healing Kubernetes Homelab leveraging the principles of GitOps with Flux. This
robust architecture, hosted on bare metal, establishes a declarative and version-controlled infrastructure
where the desired state is defined entirely in a Git repository. Currently hosting a centralized control plane
via Headlamp, this environment serves as a dynamic staging ground for developing, testing, and demonstrating
advanced infrastructure automation, ensuring configuration drifts are instantaneously reconciled to maintain
state fidelity.
Designed and deployed Fireferral, a referral tracking web application hosted at
https://fireferral.web.app, to streamline professional networking by
enabling users to manage, track, and analyze referral campaigns with real-time analytics. Architected a fully
serverless infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform, utilizing Firebase Hosting for the React-based frontend,
Firestore for scalable NoSQL data storage, and Cloud Functions for serverless API logic, achieving 99.99%
availability and reducing latency by 25% through optimized indexing and caching. Implemented secure user
authentication via Firebase Authentication, ensuring data privacy and compliance, while the application's
responsive UI with interactive dashboards showcases expertise in building user-focused, cloud-native
solutions.
Additional Information
Languages: English (Native), Amharic (Ethiopian) (Native)
Work Authorization: U.S. Citizen
Location: Available for remote work across U.S. Market