Elliott Street
DevOps Engineer | Canada
Summary
DevOps Engineer with 5 years of hands-on experience and a proven track record of designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable and fault-tolerant cloud infrastructure. Skilled in leveraging technologies like Terraform, AWS, and Kubernetes to optimize performance, scalability, and reliability. Adept at collaborating with cross-functional teams, troubleshooting complex issues, and implementing automated solutions to enhance overall efficiency.
Technology Stack
| Kubernetes | AWS | Linux | Python |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helm | GitLab CI/CD | Windows | Go (Golang) |
| Terraform | Prometheus | Git | Ruby |
| Docker | Grafana | Nginx | Bash |
Professional Experience
April 2023 - Present
DevOps Engineer, Many Hats, Canada
Consulting for a client to bring about cloud transformation and process automation
Accomplishments:
- Spearheaded the strategic transformation of intricate on-premises legacy systems, seamlessly transitioning them to an advanced AWS cloud environment
- Pioneered the codification of cloud infrastructure utilizing cutting-edge technologies such as Terraform and Kubernetes
- Implemented Docker Compose to faithfully recreate the production server environment locally, allowing developers to identify and address issues before production deployment
- Automated builds leveraging Buildroot and the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) to generate reproducible machine images from versioned Git manifests
- Enhanced development processes by actively supporting developers, implementing automated Git hooks, CI tooling, and testing measures for Ruby, Go, and JavaScript projects
November 2022 - March 2023
Career Break, Canada
During my career break, I relocated to Canada and embarked on an extended period of travel, exploring different regions and immersing myself in diverse cultures. In addition to traveling, I dedicated time to developing personal software projects, honing my skills and exploring new technologies in my field.
October 2021 - October 2022
Platform Engineer, Capgemini, UK
Provided domain expertise in cloud development to Capgemini clients such as UK HM Revenue and Customs, building out their managed Kubernetes platform
Accomplishments:
- Deployed modern cloud infrastructure for multiple tenants through the development of a common platform using reproducible Terraform modules and Helm charts
- Leveraged open-source, industry-standard software to provide monitoring, logging, and alerting services to tenants in an agile work environment
- Debugged complex, multi-server services in a high availability production environment
- Acted as consultant to developers from other teams, aiding them in dockerising applications and configuring automated deployment pipelines in both GitLab and Jenkins
- Improved site reliability and user experience by implementing cluster validation tests
- Mentored junior team members to help them troubleshoot issues and provide development feedback and guidance
April 2019 - October 2021
DevOps Engineer, Iwoca, UK
Responsible for creating and optimising CI pipelines and cloud infrastructure for a fintech startup
Accomplishments:
- Created and maintained several Terraform modules and played a key role in migrating existing AWS infrastructure into infrastructure-as-code repository using Terraform, Terragrunt, and Packer
- Reduced AWS bill by 20% by identifying cost-saving opportunities and implementing auto-scaling and self-healing infrastructure that is suitable for spot deployments
- Automated credential rotations for third-party integrations by creating a FastAPI microservice that leveraged Selenium browser automation
- Optimised GitLab CI pipelines to run 1 hour’s worth of Python/Django tests in under 6 minutes
- Deployed Looker using Kubernetes and a custom Helm chart as part of a high-value contract
- Rolled out Envoy proxy sidecars on key services using configurable templates to add access logging, TLS, and gRPC to multiple services
- Set up logging and alerts in Datadog and integrated them with Slack to provide early warnings of anomalous behavior to stakeholders
August 2017 - March 2019
Electrical Engineer, Jaguar Land Rover, UK
Project engineer responsible for delivering the electrical elements of various programs in Special Vehicle Operations
Accomplishments:
- Lead Electrical Engineer on the I-Pace eTrophy programme, which involved re-engineering the electrical architecture for motorsport, delivering the first prototype in less than 6 months
- Produced a self-contained control module that emulated real-world signals for testing a new product, reducing the cost and complexity to support the test facility
- Successfully developed recovery software that was able to restore corrupted and otherwise unusable CAN trace files
July 2015 - July 2017
Technical Analyst, Jaguar Land Rover, UK
Provided administrative support to project engineers and delivered bespoke projects in the Special Vehicles division
Accomplishments:
- Delivered bespoke electronics projects and innovation programmes, such as the Project HERO rescue drone
- Ensured supplier PCB design compliance as a JLR qualified GRADE Support Engineer
July 2013 - August 2014
Engineering Intern, Intel Corporation, UK
Worked with the EMC pre-compliance team to verify OEM customer products before they went to market
Accomplishments:
- Built out and configured an on premises Openstack cluster in the on-premises Big Data lab from bare metal with 18 Nova compute nodes and scripted network configuration
- Created automated software for populating customer EMC reports with system hardware information, dramatically reducing the check-in process
Education
September 2011 - July 2015
University of Kent, UK
BEng Electronics and Communications Engineering with a Year in Industry (Honours)
Certifications
Personal Projects
- Terraform provider written in Go
- Home computer lab built around Unraid