Solomon Williams
Development
Ga, United States
Skills
Cloud Computing
About
SOLOMON D. WILLIAMS's skills align with Consultants and Specialists (Information and Communication Technology). SOLOMON also has skills associated with Programmers (Information and Communication Technology). SOLOMON D. WILLIAMS has 6 years of work experience.
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Work Experience
Cloud Systems Developer
Cloudreach
May 2020 - Present
- * Supporting and administrating all customer's requests within the cloud environment. * Experience in creating data flows and processing flow diagrams, technical requirements documents, and product support documents. * Establish database standards for operations, upgrades, migrations and onboarding new applications and /or customers. * Design and implement end-to-end data solutions (storage, integration, processing, visualization) in Azure. * Develop workload migration plan in conjunction with other technical teams. * Advise on cost efficiency for future usage and cost optimization for current infrastructure. * Setup Dev/Production environments for customer deployments (Application/Virtual Machines) in Azure. * Implemented Azure Policy and Blueprints to enforce organizational governance standards and streamline resource provisioning. * Architect Remote Desktop Server project designed, performing application stress test, publishing third party apps, creating master diagrams and documentation for customer's overview. * Work with Boeing customers to migrate applications, data, and virtual machines to Azure Cloud platform. * Implemented Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates and Terraform, automating resource provisioning and configuration. * Managed identity and access management (IAM) for virtual machines and services, implementing role-based access control (RBAC) to enforce least privilege access. * Implement and manage appropriate metrics to provide management visibility of platform performance. Review of Active Directory capacity and disaster recovery plans. * Integrated continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines using Azure DevOps, improving code quality, and accelerating deployment cycles. * Utilized Terraform in conjunction with Azure Blueprints and ARM templates for IaaS and PaaS deployments. Created and managed infrastructure as code, improving deployment consistency and scalability. * Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop Azure reference architectures and functional design specifications, fostering efficient project delivery. * Designed and implemented a Hub-Spoke network topology in Azure, eliminating redundant services, resulting in significant cost reduction. * Managed source code repositories and implemented branching strategies using Azure Repos and Git, improving code manageability and teamwork. * Executed a seamless migration of on-site servers to Azure cloud using the Azure Migrate tool, enhancing system scalability and reliability.
Cloud Operations Engineer
FLEXTRONICS
July 2019 - May 2020
- * Engineered and delivered scalable, high-availability enterprise solutions on Azure IaaS/PaaS platforms, employing a comprehensive approach that included application assessment, proactive monitoring, robust networking, and stringent security practices. * Leveraged Terraform for consistent and repeatable infrastructure deployments across multiple Azure environments, enhancing scalability and reducing configuration errors. * Tasked with monitoring infrastructure 24/7 utilizing third party tools such as OpsGenie, performing troubleshooting, weekly security audits, and system patch work for maintenance windows either planned or due to incident escalation on both Linux and Windows VMs. * Created Pipelines, launched new releases for deployments within both production and dev environments and configured pipelines within Azure DevOps to pull application settings through Azure Key Vault and define them as variable groups to ensure security. * Implemented a robust site recovery strategy by conducting regular backups of pipelines and storing them in Azure DevOps repositories, ensuring business continuity in case of system disruptions. * Created new API within Azure APIM and connected it to various products while also updating policies to existing API and other configurations when deploying new pipeline releases within Azure DevOps. * Utilized Splunk and Linux VMs to monitor and analyze data flow, effectively ensuring data was egressing without failed or dead lettered events, thereby maintaining data integrity. * Established comprehensive logging for multiple serverless functions in production environments using Azure EventHub and Splunk, enhancing visibility into application behavior and performance. * Strengthened infrastructure security by enforcing privileged user activities using Azure Security Center and Just-In-Time (JIT) access, limiting excessive permissions and potential security risks. MERGE ROSWELL,GA
Microsoft Solutions Engineer
December 2018 - May 2019
- * Actively facilitated and participated in key Agile rituals, including sprint planning, retrospectives, and daily stand-ups, fostering collaboration and effective communication across Scrum teams. * Developed, implemented, and provided ongoing support for new and existing customers on Microsoft Azure infrastructure, focusing on IaaS and PaaS solutions to align with their specific business needs. * Pioneered rapid migration strategies for cloud-based solutions, utilizing Agile project management methodologies to ensure smooth and timely transitions with minimal disruption. * Led the migration of users to Azure Active Directory services, providing an additional layer of security within the cloud environment and enhancing user management capabilities. * Developed and implemented automation scripts and ARM templates for provisioning, automating, and managing Azure resources, thereby improving operational efficiency. * Administered Azure AD, implementing role-based access control to assign roles and privileges for specific resources, reinforcing security measures and facilitating efficient user management. * Utilized Azure Cost Management tools to monitor and control Azure spending, providing insights and recommendations for cost optimization. * Built and customized virtual machines within Azure availability zones for deployment to various virtual networks, ensuring high availability and fault tolerance. * Instituted network security groups and customized security rules, safeguarding resources across various virtual networks and enhancing overall system security. * Created generalized VM images in the Azure cloud for use as templates when provisioning additional virtual machines, facilitating rapid and consistent deployments. * Assisted with Azure DevOps integration for CI/CD pipelines, improving release frequency and code quality. * Leveraged PowerShell and Azure CLI to remotely launch and manage Virtual Machines, enhancing administrative efficiency and automation. * Leveraged Azure Monitor and Application Insights for comprehensive observability of applications, infrastructure, and network, enabling proactive issue detection and performance improvements. * Implemented Azure Logic Apps and Azure Functions to automate workflows and processes, reducing manual intervention and increasing productivity.
Junior Cloud Specialist
ADRENALINE AGENCY
November 2017 - November 2018
- * Lead multiple projects that are executed and managed in an Agile environment. * Managed Azure SQL Databases, including performance tuning, backup/recovery, data security, and data import/export. * Collaborated with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and translate them into effective cloud solutions. * Comfortable in deploying and provisioning SQL databases within the Azure environment for client end users. * Administered user accounts and licenses through the Office 365 admin center, utilizing both the Microsoft cloud platform and Windows PowerShell cmdlets for efficient user management and license allocation, ensuring compliance and optimizing resource use. * Configure and Manage Azure Ad Leveraging MFA, Conditional access, SSO, Application management and User management. * Maintain Azure and support azure resources utilizing RBAC, Azure Locks log analytics and security policies. * Provided expert consultation on Azure cloud computing offerings, including IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS solutions, guiding clients through the migration process from on-premises to public cloud environments and helping them leverage Azure's capabilities to meet their business needs. * Administer and support cloud infrastructure implementation and migration, leveraging virtualization, automation technologies in Microsoft Azure while leveraging Agile framework. * Provided high availability for IaaS VMs and PaaS role instances for access from other services in the VNets with Azure Internal Load Balancer. Provide weekly dashboard reports to increase project visibility to IT management. * Built Azure blob storages and containers within the azure environment to house client data, JSON documents, and applications from existing SharePoint lists. * Analyze, develop, and maintain the systems. Verify and validate systems meet both operations and security requirements of the organization and FedRAMP Moderate authorization. * Responsible for delivering software projects to clients using Agile methodologies and understanding the Software Development Life cycle. * Monitor site stability, deployments, performance via event logging and metrics with monitoring services like Azure Log Analytics * Implement, Configure, Maintain and Manage Azure App services, Azure Databases, Azure storage and Azure Back-up solutions.
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