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Aristide Jou

Development
Texas, United States

Skills

DevOps

About

Aristide Jou's skills align with Consultants and Specialists (Information and Communication Technology). Aristide also has skills associated with Programmers (Information and Communication Technology). Aristide Jou appears to be a low-to-mid level candidate, with 4 years of experience.
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Work Experience

DevOps Engineer

MRC GLOBAL
February 2023 - Present
  • Resolved Merge Conflicts & Fostered Collaboration: Actively engaged with developers to resolve merge conflicts, ensuring seamless project progression and enhancing team dynamics. Automation & Scripting Excellence: Developed numerous scripts in GitHub Actions and Python, automating routine tasks to boost efficiency. Authored advanced Bash shell scripts for data manipulation, scheduled via crontab, streamlining operations. Pipeline Transformation: Transitioned Jenkins pipelines into GitHub Actions workflows by converting Jenkinsfiles into YAML format, facilitating a smoother CI/CD process. Security Enhancement: Implemented Connected App in MuleSoft, replacing Service Account for heightened security and control. Team Development & Innovation: Led initiatives to advance team skills and integrate new technologies, substantially boosting productivity. Process Optimization: Drove efforts to automate and refine development processes, enhancing efficiency through the continuous improvement of the CI/CD pipeline. Efficiency & Support in Development: Streamlined development workflows by automating the synchronization of Salesforce environment sandboxes with the latest production code, ensuring developers work with the most current code base and enhancing team productivity. Efficiency Through Automation: Led efforts to automate development processes, notably through the implementation and refinement of CI/CD pipelines, yielding substantial gains in workflow efficiency. DevOps Integration: Unified Git, GitHub Actions, Azure Key Vault, Maven, JFrog, and MuleSoft into an efficient DevOps framework, improving collaboration, security, and project delivery. Deployment Automation: Engineered GitHub Actions-based deployment automation for the Salesforce platform, achieving streamlined and error-free application deployment. Adaptability & Versatility: Effectively handled diverse duties and projects, demonstrating flexibility and commitment to organizational goals. Failover Strategy Implementation: Crafted a failover script to switch traffic management in Azure to alternate regions, ensuring high availability and system resilience. Experience

DevOps Engineer

PWC
January 2022 - February 2023
  • Infrastructure Automation with Ansible: Automated the provisioning and configuration of cloud servers using Ansible, streamlining infrastructure setup and maintenance processes.DevOps Engineer Mentorship & Leadership: Guided junior software developers in adopting DevOps practices, accelerating their professional growth and enhancing team capabilities in DevOps methodologies. Process Improvement & Tool Evaluation: a ristidejou@g ma il.com 806-418-5055 Critically evaluated and recommended software tools and6040 belpree road, Amarillo, Texas solutions, driving improvements in the software development lifecycle for enhanced efficiency and effectiveness. Collaborative Solution Development: Coordinated with teams to develop scalable solutions, fostering innovation and facilitating the creation of robust, scalable systems. Solution Documentation & Troubleshooting: Developed detailed troubleshooting guides and documentation, significantly reducing resolution times for future issues and ensuring smooth task executions. Azure DevOps Expertise: Leveraged Azure DevOps for comprehensive project management, robust version control, and efficient pipeline creation, enhancing project delivery speed and reliability. Cloud Architecture & Security Implementation: Architected scalable and resilient cloud solutions utilizing Azure services, including Azure Key Vault for enhanced security, Azure DevOps for streamlined CI/CD processes, and Azure Monitor for advanced performance monitoring and optimization, ensuring high availability and security of cloud-based applications.

DevOps Engineer

Caterpillar
January 2020 - January 2022
  • Designed and implemented system troubleshooting and maintenance procedures to ensure high availability and reliability of IT services. Leveraged AWS CodePipeline, GitHub, and Jenkins to automate continuous integration and delivery processes, enhancing deployment efficiency and reducing time-to-market. Developed and maintained scripts for service quality analysis, monitoring, and operational efficiency, leading to improved system performance and reduced downtime. Investigated and resolved technical issues promptly, deploying updates and fixes to maintain optimal system operations across the IT infrastructure. Spearheaded the automation of cloud infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as AWS CloudFormation and Terraform, resulting in scalable and manageable cloud environments. Authored YAML scripts for automating massive build and release pipelines, significantly reducing manual errors and improving deployment consistency. Managed a comprehensive portfolio of AWS services including EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, ECS/EKS, RDS, and Lambda to architect, implement, and optimize scalable cloud solutions. Orchestrated CI/CD pipelines integrating GitLab, SonarQube, Datadog, Opsgenie, Kubernetes, Helm, Maven, Slack, Argo CD, and Docker, streamlining application deployment and improving team collaboration. Implemented Docker container deployments using Helm charts within Kubernetes clusters, enhancing application scalability and management. Led the adoption of Ansible, GIT, MS Build, Docker, Maven, and Kubernetes in CI/CD pipelines, leveraging Jenkins plugins for automated and efficient software delivery.

Education

University of yaounde

Masters degree in Computer Science
September 2002 - September 2007