Joel Stephen

Experience

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  PayTabs Global

  Jun 2021 - Oct 2023

  DevOps Engineer

  𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐱 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:Installed, configured, tuned, and upgraded Linux systems, ensuring smooth and efficient operations.𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞:Managed AWS cloud infrastructure focusing on 𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒖𝒑𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 (𝑬𝑪2, 𝑺3, 𝑽𝑷𝑪, 𝑹𝑫𝑺), including deployment, configuration, and management of cloud resources.𝐂𝐈/𝐂𝐃 𝐏𝐢𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬:Led the implementation and 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝑪𝑰/𝑪𝑫 𝒑𝒊𝒑𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑱𝒆𝒏𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒔, 𝑩𝒊𝒕𝒃𝒖𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒕, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑮𝒊𝒕𝑳𝒂𝒃 to automate the software development lifecycle.𝐀𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:Developed Ansible roles and Playbooks for server automation, reducing the time and effort required for server provisioning and configuration.𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠:Proficient in automation 𝒔𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑺𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑷𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒏, developing scripts to automate tasks and streamline operations.𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬:Developed and implemented best practices for secure infrastructure, adhering to 𝑷𝑪𝑰 𝑫𝑺𝑺 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔, and working with the information security team.𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞:Led incident response and problem resolution, 𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝑳𝑨 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 and effective resolution of infrastructure-related issues.𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭:Managed relationships with infrastructure vendors and service providers, negotiating contracts and ensuring high-quality support and services.𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠:Conducted strategic 𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 with business needs, analyzing usage patterns and forecasting demand.𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭:Managed client-side production servers, ensuring optimal performance and security through regular maintenance, monitoring, and troubleshooting. Show less

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  TransUnion

  Oct 2023 - now

  Cloud Analyst

  𝐂𝐈/𝐂𝐃 𝐏𝐢𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬: Collaborated on the implementation and management of Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment CI/CD Pipelines using tools such as 𝑱𝒆𝒏𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑩𝒊𝒕𝒃𝒖𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒕.𝐀𝐖𝐒 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝:Implemented the AWS Canary method for AMI upgrades, ensuring a controlled and gradual rollout of changes to maintain system stability and reliability.𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Managed the automation of infrastructure provisioning and configuration utilizing tools such as 𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌, 𝑨𝑾𝑿, 𝑨𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑻𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑻𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒂𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎.𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐱 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Conducted Linux administration tasks to ensure the smooth operation of systems, prioritizing stability and reliability.𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: Maintained 𝑫𝒐𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑲𝒖𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔, orchestrating the deployment of scalable and containerized applications.𝐀𝐳𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐎𝐩𝐬: Oversaw Azure DevOps, orchestrating seamless 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒚𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒇𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒔 for ongoing project efficiency.𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: Continuously increased monitoring coverage for 𝑺𝑹𝑬 𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 (exposing metrics from apps, managing Prometheus alerts, creating and supporting Grafana dashboards).𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬:𝑫𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐𝒐𝒍𝒔 to streamline processes, improve efficiency, and reduce manual intervention using shell/python scripting.𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬: Collaborated with security teams to implement and maintain best practices in security and compliance. Show less