Abebe Furi
Development
Washington , United States
Skills
DevOps
About
Abebe Furi's skills align with Programmers (Information and Communication Technology). Abebe also has skills associated with Consultants and Specialists (Information and Communication Technology). Abebe Furi has 8 years of work experience.
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Work Experience
SR. Engineer Cloud &DevOps
Sirius Point
October 2022 - Present
- Responsibilities: Orchestrated a robust multi-cloud architecture, ensuring seamless integration and management across AWS and Azure platforms. Spearheaded the Azure DevOps suite, streamlining source control and enhancing agile project workflows while fortifying CI/CD processes. Engineered and maintained critical CI/CD pipelines, bolstering deployment efficiencies and automating comprehensive testing protocols. Administered version control via Azure Git repositories, safeguarding code integrity and enabling collaborative development. Managed AWS suite, including EC2, S3, Lambda, and VPC configurations, optimizing for performance and cost. Pioneered containerization strategies with Docker and Kubernetes (EKS, AKS), advancing application delivery mechanisms. Deployed IaC methodologies using Terraform and Helm, automating infrastructure provisioning and achieving operational agility. Implemented monitoring solutions with Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, and New Relic, ensuring high availability and real-time performance insights. Championed cloud security through tools like Snyk, maintaining rigorous security standards and compliance. Conducted cost-management initiatives, achieving significant savings while ensuring scalability and reliability. Fostered cross-functional collaboration with development teams, driving enhancements in application performance and resolving complex issues. Developed robust disaster recovery protocols and maintained rigorous backup strategies to guarantee data integrity and availability. Maintained currency with emerging industry trends, integrating cutting-edge cloud and DevOps practices into the organization's tech landscape.
AWS DevOps Engineer/ Azure DevOps Engineer
VERIZON
December 2020 - October 2022
- Responsibilities: Innovated on the Azure Cloud Platform using Kanban Methodology to accelerate product delivery and operational efficiency. Architected secure and scalable Azure infrastructure, implementing V-Nets, NSGs, and complex routing strategies for robust network setups. Automated server management across Windows and Linux platforms, enhancing system reliability and performance. Developed comprehensive Azure Resource Management (ARM) templates, facilitating rapid deployment of security and domain configurations. Crafted sophisticated PowerShell scripts and leveraged Azure DevOps for seamless CI/CD processes, optimizing build and release cycles. Championed a cost-optimization project using automation to identify inactive Azure DevOps users, significantly reducing resource wastage. Designed and executed robust WAF configurations and established secure, high-availability network connections for cloud services. Pioneered Infrastructure as Code (IaC), advancing infrastructure automation and reducing manual deployment effort.
Cloud Engineer/ AWS DevOps Engineer
FedEx
May 2018 - November 2020
- Responsibilities: Led the deployment and management of AWS infrastructure, ensuring scalability through automation with EC2, RDS, and ELB. Piloted cloud-based monitoring with AWS Cloud Watch, setting up comprehensive alerts for system health and performance. Leveraged Ansible and Chef for configuration management, streamlining server setup and application deployment. Developed CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Team City, and integration tools like Maven and Gradle, achieving high frequency of code deployments. Crafted a variety of scripts in Shell, Python, and Perl to automate routine tasks, improving operational efficiency. Provided expertise in Elastic search, Log stash, and Kibana (ELK Stack), enhancing system logging and data visualization capabilities. Mentored junior engineers in DevOps best practices and tools, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and automation.
Cloud Engineer/ AWS DevOps Engineer
Humana
February 2016 - April 2018
- Responsibilities: Directed Microservices application development, ensuring consistent code updates and repository management with Bit Bucket and Git. Engineered AWS Cloud Formation templates, automating the creation of custom VPCs, subnets, and security groups for enhanced network architectures. Pioneered migrating on-premise solutions to AWS Cloud, utilizing services such as EC2, EKS, and S3 for improved scalability and reliability. Authored Ansible Playbooks and integrated Python scripts for AWS management, emphasizing automation and version control. Deployed Open Shift for container orchestration, optimizing application deployment across multiple environments with Docker. Administered ELK stack on AWS for log analysis, coupled with Grafana dashboards for advanced monitoring and analytics. Managed Maven dependencies and Nexus repositories, streamlining build processes and artifact storage. Customized and managed Splunk dashboards, delivering insightful operational intelligence and facilitating proactive issue resolution.
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