Anyere Kilo
Development
TEXAS, United States
Skills
Cloud Computing
About
Anyere Kilo's skills align with Consultants and Specialists (Information and Communication Technology). Anyere also has skills associated with System Developers and Analysts (Information and Communication Technology). Anyere Kilo has 9 years of work experience.
Work Experience
Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
American Express
June 2019 - Present
- * Designed, deployed, and managed Azure cloud infrastructure solutions for multiple projects, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security. * Automated infrastructure provisioning and configuration using PowerShell, Python, and Azure CLI, reducing manual effort and improving efficiency. * Implemented and enforced security best practices by configuring Azure Security Center, Azure Firewall, Network Security Groups, and Azure AD Privileged Identity Management. * Experience on Power Shell scripts to automate the Azure cloud system creation including end-to-end infrastructure, VMs, storage, Azure firewall rules and routes * Architected and led the implementation of end-to-end Azure cloud solutions for diverse enterprise clients, ensuring alignment with business objectives and industry best practices. * Assist customers in simplifying the Architecture by Automation using JSON Templates and PowerShell * Proven understanding of Security & Backup methodologies * Hands-on implementation of the Azure Operations dealing with IAAS Infrastructure (VMs, Virtual Networking, Azure Services, Web Site Deployments) & deploying applications as PAAS (Websites, Web roles & Worker Roles) * Conducted performance tuning and optimization of Azure resources to achieve optimal application performance and cost efficiency. * Conducted thorough troubleshooting and root cause analysis for production incidents, ensuring timely resolution and minimizing impact on business operations. * Implementing New Azure Services like Backup Vaults, Recovery Service Vaults, Operation Management Suites, Cost Estimation and Efforts * Experience in developing Dashboard Report, Parameterized Reports, and Linked reports, Sub reports by Region, Year, Quarter, Month and Week * Collaborated with development and operations teams to define and implement infrastructure as code using ARM templates and Terraform, enabling rapid and consistent deployments. * Develop architectural standards that promote DevOps practices such as Infrastructure as Code and Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) * Creating, validating, and reviewing solutions and effort estimate for migration to the Azure Cloud Environment conducting proof of concept for latest Azure cloud-based services * Architected and Implemented Public Cloud Infrastructure in highly distributed environment * Stayed abreast of emerging Azure services and industry trends, evaluating their potential for enhancing existing solutions and driving innovation. * Installed and configured IIS web server on Microsoft Windows 2012/2012R2 /2016 server accordingly * Understanding of Cloud services, DevOps including compute, storage, CI/CD as well as monitoring & logging technologies * Good knowledge of networking devices/appliances (DNS, Firewall, Routers)
Cloud Engineer
NIKE
April 2018 - June 2019
- * Defined and implemented cloud security measures, including Azure Security Center, Azure Firewall, Network Security Groups, and Azure AD Privileged Identity Management, ensuring compliance with industry regulations. * Assisted in the design, deployment, and management of Azure infrastructure services, including virtual machines, virtual networks, and storage accounts. * Working closely with application, network, and security teams to ensure requirements are reflected appropriately in the Azure design * Understanding of database architecture and design including scalability, backups, performance * Provided technical leadership and guidance to development teams, collaborating closely to ensure successful adoption of cloud technologies and best practices. * Configured and monitored Azure virtual networks, traffic managers, and load balancers to ensure high availability and optimal performance. * Designing, testing, and implementing application services migrations in both a manual and automated manner. * Implemented Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using ARM templates and Terraform to automate and standardize cloud deployments, reducing manual effort and ensuring consistency. * Collaborated with development teams to optimize CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions, ensuring smooth application deployments and release management. * Replicated VMware VMs to Azure with Site Recovery * Used PowerShell Scripting and automation to move workloads and improve operations and support * Worked in collaboration with other Microsoft Subject Matter Experts to provide and document recommendations for their applications * Expert skills on troubleshooting cloud networks, middleware & cloud storage technologies * On-Premises Platform Migration: Migrate platforms to the latest Microsoft operating systems * Cloud Based Migrations: Migrate Exchange to Office Online (O365), Active Directory to Azure Active Directory, workloads, and applications to Microsoft Azure * Experience in architecting hybrid solutions, cloud integration with on premise environment (Azure app service environment, express route) * Implemented Azure Application Insights to store user activities and error logging * Good commercial experience of utilizing scripting and automation technologies, such as PowerShell.
Solutions Architect
WELLS FARGO
March 2015 - April 2018
- * Led the design and implementation of end-to-end Azure solutions for enterprise clients, ensuring alignment with business goals and technical requirements. * Designed and implemented highly available, fault-tolerant, and scalable architectures utilizing a wide range of Azure services and technologies. * Knowledge of networking engineering, including DNS, Active Directory firewalls, load balancers * Understanding of multi-tenant and hybrid cloud architectures, ability to design both * Integrated and optimized monitoring and alerting solutions using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, and Azure Sentinel for proactive detection and remediation of performance issues and security threats. * ExpressRoute/Networking (including in depth knowledge of Public/Private peering, Internet NAT via firewall, transit VNET design, VNET-VNET peering) * Strong knowledge and experience with Windows Server 2003/2008/2012, PowerShell, System Center * Experience in developing integrations of Azure Platform to various types of external systems and can recommend an approach and technology * Provided extensive Application Support, Helpdesk and Technical Support * Provided a structured approach to customer support on a variety of IT related issues; administered user accounts for several different computer systems using Active Directory * Implemented advanced monitoring and alerting solutions using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights, enabling proactive detection and resolution of performance issues. * Served as System Center Configuration Manager Administrator, responsible for performing all aspects of SCCM planning, setup, deployment, and maintenance * Performed hands-on fixes at the desktop level, including installing and upgrading software, installing hardware, implementing file backups, and configuring systems and applications * Performed repairs to hardware, software, and peripheral equipment following design and installation specifications by business * Managed confidential user account information in accordance with established security policies & procedures. * Maintained current and in-depth understanding of business processes, needs and objectives
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