Tewodros Desta

Tewodros Desta - |- linkedin | GitHub | Portfolio |Addis Ababa, Ethiopia SUMMARY STATEMENT DevOps Engineer & Full-Stack Developer with over 4+ years of industry experience delivering cloud-native solutions. Skilled in AWS, Azure, Docker, and Kubernetes, with a strong track record of automating deployments and optimizing infrastructure using GitLab CI/CD and Terraform. I build scalable web and mobile apps with MERN, Flutter, and Golang. Certified in AWS & Azure, I bring both DevOps and development expertise to accelerate project success. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE DevOps Engineer Gebeya Inc., Addis Ababa| Hybrid ​ ●​ Sept 2024- Present Built and automated CI/CD pipelines for a talent cloud platform, cutting deployment time using GitLab CI/CD and ArgoCD. ●​ Deployed Google Cloud infrastructure (GKE, VMs, Windows servers) with Terraform and Ansible, integrating Prometheus and Grafana for monitoring. ●​ Speed up chatbot app deployments by 60%, freeing the AI/ML team to prioritize feature development. DevOps Consultant Upwork, Tennessee, USA | Freelance March 2024- Present ●​ Implemented scalable CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure solutions tailored to client needs on Upwork. ●​ Automated deployment workflows using Docker, Terraform, and Kubernetes, enhancing reliability and performance. ●​ Delivered 50+ virtual cloud training sessions, boosting client teams’ certification success and project readiness. Cloud Engineer​ Nedamco Africa, Netherlands | Remote ●​ July 2022 - May 2024 Improved deployment efficiency by 55% with automated CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Azure DevOps. ●​ Built scalable, cost-effective cloud infrastructure with Terraform, collaborating with teams to meet project goals. ●​ Streamlined development and operational workflows using DevOps practices, enhancing system reliability. Full-stack Engineer​ Shomer Brokers PLC., Ethiopia | Remote ●​ Feb 2021 - June 2022 Built 60% of software solutions using MERN stack, Flutter, Tailwind CSS, and Styled Components. ●​ Set up CI/CD workflows for frontend and backend apps with Docker and GitLab CI/CD, automating deployments. ●​ Integrated third-party APIs and implemented authentication flows (OAuth 2.0, JWT) to enhance app functionality and security across multiple platforms. EDUCATION B.Sc. in Information Technology Wolkite University (WKU), Ethiopia Sept 2018 – June 2022 Major GPA: 3.82/4.0 Relevant Coursework: Cloud Computing, Networking, Systems Analysis, AI CERTIFICATIONS​ Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert | AZ-400, | Certificate Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate | AZ-104 | Certificate Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals | AZ-900 | Certificate AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner | AWS CCP | Certificate SKILLS ●​ Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS, GCP, Azure, OpenStack, Infomaniak, OVHcloud ●​ IaC & Automation: Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM, Ansible, Puppet ●​ CI/CD & DevOps: GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, n8n ●​ Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes (GKE, AKS, EKS), Helm, RKE2 ●​ Monitoring & Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Loki, SigNoz, OpenTelemetry ●​ Security & Compliance: Trivy, SonarQube, OWASP, IAM, HashiCorp Vault, TFLint ●​ Networking & API Gateways: Nginx, Apache, AWS CloudFront, APISIX, HAProxy, Traefik ●​ Event-Driven Systems & Messaging: RabbitMQ, Kafka, Dapr, AWS SNS/SQS ●​ Databases: MongoDB, Redis, SQL, DynamoDB ●​ Scripting & Development: Python, Bash, PowerShell, JavaScript, TypeScript, Go