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Afifanooreen Shaikh

Summary

Experienced DevOps Engineer with over 4.5 years in cloud infrastructure design and automation on AWS. Specializes in CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and proactive system monitoring to boost reliability and security. Successfully implemented disaster recovery strategies and migrated on-premises systems to AWS, while leading teams to achieve robust cloud-native solutions. Focused on leveraging emerging cloud technologies to optimize processes and enhance deployment efficiency.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
3
3
Certification

Work History

DevOps Engineer

Wipro
04.2022 - Current
  • Implemented AWS Backup Service for critical applications, automating daily cross-account and cross-region backups from S3, enhancing data security and disaster recovery while reducing manual backup efforts by ninety percent.
  • Migrated Tanium Cloud data into AWS S3 bucket via a Python-based Lambda function, securely transferring files upon data upload to SFG.
  • Developed and updated a Bash script while upgrading the AMI from RHEL 8 to RHEL 9.
  • Migrated on-premises applications to AWS, developing Terraform, Packer, Ansible, and Bash scripts for the orchestration and configuration of resources.
  • Created Docker containers for applications, ensuring consistent performance across diverse environments.
  • Led Adhoc activities, including Bitbucket to Azure DevOps migration and IAM deployer role migration; implemented HashiCorp Vault to automate secure credential retrieval during reboots, reducing credential errors by seventy percent.
  • Designed blue-green environments for seamless deployment, achieving zero downtime during production releases and minimizing rollback time by eighty percent.
  • Managed vulnerability fixes to ensure secure and compliant system operations.
  • Monitored application servers with AppDynamics and Splunk, resolving batch job failures to maintain system reliability.

Cloud Engineer

Wipro
02.2021 - 04.2022
  • Monitored system performance with CloudWatch, setting custom alarms for proactive issue detection.
  • Integrated AWS servers with Datadog, tracking metrics like CPU and memory for real-time insights.
  • Performed daily health checks on Active Directory and Jenkins Servers using AWS Console and Datadog.
  • Managed IAM users, groups, and roles for secure access across AWS services.
  • Developed custom IAM policies to grant fine-grained permissions, enhancing security.
  • Refined CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins to accelerate software deployment processes.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Information Technology

KLE's RLS Institute
10-2020

Master of Technology - Software System

BITS Pilani's Wipro Academy of Software Excellence
12-2024

Skills

  • Cloud services: AWS, Azure
  • IAAC: Terraform
  • Configuration management: Ansible, Packer
  • Version control: Stash (Bitbucket), GitHub, Azure DevOps (code/repo)
  • Monitoring: CloudWatch, Datadog, AppDynamics
  • Containerization: Docker
  • Scripting: Python, PowerShell
  • Operating system: Windows, Linux

Certification

  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
  • HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate (003)
  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
  • Udemy - AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals

Timeline

DevOps Engineer

Wipro
04.2022 - Current

Cloud Engineer

Wipro
02.2021 - 04.2022

Bachelor of Science - Information Technology

KLE's RLS Institute

Master of Technology - Software System

BITS Pilani's Wipro Academy of Software Excellence
Afifanooreen Shaikh