Amza Simpore

AMZA SIMPORE Houston, Texas, United States |- |- DevOps Engineer Results-driven DevOps Engineer with over 6 years of experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining automation solutions for software development and deployment. Proven ability to improve software development processes through the use of agile methodologies, continuous integration, and continuous delivery. Experienced in various cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. Successfully reduced deployment time by 50% through the implementation of automated deployment pipeline. Proven ability to improve application performance by implementing monitoring and logging solutions. Experience in managing and scaling container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes and Docker. Strong background in Linux administration and network troubleshooting. Skilled in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, and PowerShell. Proven ability to work effectively in fast-paced environments and deliver projects on time and within budget. Technical Skills Cloud Technologies: AWS. Operating Systems: Linux, Ubuntu, Windows. Programming: Python. Automation Tools: Terraform, Vagrant, Ansible, Cloud Formation. Version Control Tools: Git. Webs Servers: Apache Tomcat. Scripting: Groovy, Bash, Python, YAML. Virtualization technologies: VirtualBox, Vagrant. Logging & Monitoring Tools: Splunk, Cloud watch. Source Code Management: Git Package Management: JFrog. Build Tools: Maven, Npm. Continuous Integration: Jenkins Configuration management: Ansible Ticketing Tools: Jira Key Highlights DevOps Engineer with extensive experience in automation, cloud technologies, and containerization. Proven ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues effectively, and work well in a team environment. Skilled in using Docker and Kubernetes for container orchestration, and Jenkins for CI/CD and CT. Proficient in Terraform, Python, and Groovy scripting. Experienced in deploying on Digital Ocean and AWS, and familiar with Jira, git, npm, and maven. Adept in monitoring using Splunk and familiar with coding languages such as Python, Bash, Visual Basic, & Turbo Pascal. Hands-on experience with Ubuntu servers, GitHub, ansible and AWS. Experienced in building and managing AWS services such as EC2, S3, IAM and Security Groups. Proven ability to create ansible deployment and playbooks for CI/CD. " Professional Experience Devops Engineer Experience Fluent Digital | Fort Worth, TXAugust 2016 – Present Implemented a continuous integration and deployment pipeline using Jenkins, which reduced the time for code deployment from 2 days to 2 hours. Automated the scaling of servers in response to changes in traffic, achieving a 50% reduction in costs associated with over-provisioning. Developed and implemented a monitoring and logging solution using Elastic Stack that helped in identifying and resolving production issues within minutes. Implemented a containerization strategy using Docker and Kubernetes, which allowed for easy scaling and management of microservices. Collaborated with development teams to implement infrastructure as code using Terraform, resulting in a more efficient and repeatable process for managing infrastructure. Improved service availability by designing and implementing a disaster recovery plan. Reduced overall infrastructure costs by 25% through the implementation of a cloud-native strategy and the use of cost optimization techniques. Designed and implemented scalable, highly-available, and secure cloud infrastructure using AWS services such as EC2, RDS, S3, and Elastic Load Balancing. Executed container orchestration using Kubernetes, including deployment, scaling, and monitoring of containerized applications. Computer Programmer TAO SARL OuagadougouJune 2012 – August 015 Debugged and fixed complex software issues in a timely manner, resulting in improved system performance and customer satisfaction. Designed and deployed highly available and scalable systems on AWS using EC2, S3, RDS, and Elastic Beanstalk. Implemented Kubernetes clusters and managed them using Helm and Kustomize. Developed and maintained Python scripts for automating various cloud-related tasks. Implemented build systems that streamlined the development process, reducing build times by 75%. Provided technical support to a diverse group of clients, achieving 95% customer satisfaction rating. Profiled and analyzed algorithms to identify and optimize performance bottlenecks. Educational Qualifications Houston Community College System Associate Chemical Engineering 2020 – 2023 CEFIG Technologies Information & Certification 2012 – 2013 IBT LEARNING Certified DevOps Engineering 2022 – 2022 ALISON certificate Linux System Administration 2022 – 2022