Ateawung Atemnkeng

Azure Cloud Architect/ DevOps Engineer

Contact: (206) 259-5742; Email: Kengateguw1209@gmail.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

● Strategic Solutions Architect with overall 12+ years of experience in IT including 6+ years in
Azure Cloud Computing involving design, architecture, and implementation of cloud architecture &
automation solutions; Outstanding knowledge in Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS), DevOps,
Configuration Management, Infrastructure automation, Continuous Integration and Delivery
(CI/CD)
● Hands-on experience in writing Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates to deploy, update, and
delete multiple resources in Azure and migrating the on-premises resources to Azure with Azure
Site recovery (ASR) and Azure backups.
● Active participation in Azure Platform Development, Deployment Concepts, hosted Cloud
Services, platform services, and close interface with Windows Azure Multi-Factor
Authentications.
● Extensive involvement in Azure Backup, Azure Policies, Azure Key Vault, SaltStack, and
Tagging
● Excellence in building complete CI/CD Pipelines using Azure DevOps for Application Code
deployment in both cloud and on-premises with GitHub, SVN, MS Build, Docker, and Maven
along with Jenkins plugins with Unit testing (N Unit, X Unit, and JUnit), Code Coverage (Cober
Tura), Code Quality & scanning for security threats, Integration Testing, Deployment Strategies etc.
● Well versed in administrating Azure IaaS/PaaS services like compute Azure Virtual Machines, VM
Scale Sets, Load Balancer, Traffic Manager, Virtual Networks, Resource Group, VNET,
Network services, Azure DevOps, SQL Databases, COSMOS DB, Azure Storages, Azure
Active Directory, Azure Security & Monitoring Solutions, Autoscaling, PowerShell
Automation, App Services, Azure Functions, Logic Apps, Service Bus, etc. using ARM
template, BICEP, and Terraform.
● Extensive experience in migrating on-premises applications to Azure configured VNETs and
subnets as per the project requirement and performed PowerShell scripting to do Patching,
Imaging, and Deployments in Azure.
● Experience in Azure IaaS - Virtual machines, VM Scale Sets, Load Balancer, Traffic Manager,
Virtual Networks, SQL, Resource Groups and Cloud Services.
● Experience in CI/CD tools like Bamboo, SFDX, Azure DevOps, Bitbucket, and Sonar code scan
validations
● Good working experience in DevOps, establishing E2E pipeline for Salesforce Orgs using Copado
Tool.
● A talented individual with the ability to conduct training sessions and workshops to educate teams
on Azure governance and cost optimization best practices.
● Designed and implemented a governance framework that outlines policies, guidelines, and best
practices for Azure resource management.
● A versatile technocrat with hands-on experience in Azure Services and technologies such as
Azure Architecture and design, Azure Migration, Azure Application as well as Micro Services
 Patterns, Azure Container Services, Azure Networking, Azure Monitoring, Alerting and
troubleshooting, Azure Storage, Azure Backup & Recovery, Azure Log Analytics Workspace,
Azure Application Gateway, Azure Front Door, Azure Security & Identity, Azur Compute &
Storage, Azure Data Platform, Azure Kubernetes Services & Web Applications.
● Create queries, filters, and visualizations in Kibana or Splunk log analysis and troubleshooting.
● Utilize Azure services like Azure Policy, Azure Blueprints, Azure Resource Graph, and Azure
Monitor to enforce governance controls, track resource inventory, monitor compliance, and gain
insights into resource usage, cost, and security.
● Competent professional with the ability to implement advanced configuration management tools like
Ansible, and Azure Update Management with Azure Automate enabling efficient management,
orchestration, and automation of Azure resources, ensuring consistency and scalability.
● Proficient in implementing ELK (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana), and Splunk for log collection,
aggregation, and analysis. Configure Logstash or Splunk forwarders to collect logs from Azure
resources and applications.
● Possess working knowledge of provisioning Azure data platform including Azure Data Factory,
and Databricks to develop data integration for the data warehouse and hands-on development
experience of provisioning using BICEP, Terraform, and ARM templates.
● Successfully developed Ansible playbooks to define the desired state of infrastructure and
applications. Created playbooks using YAML syntax to automate tasks such as software
installations, configuration management, and environment setup.
● Experienced in defining the structure of Helm charts, establishing a repository strategy, and
identifying integration points with other Azure services. This includes ensuring proper networking,
security, and scaling configurations to support Helm deployments.
● Skilled in integrating Helm with Azure DevOps to establish end-to-end continuous integration
and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines enabling streamlined deployment of applications
and efficient management of environment-specific configurations.
● Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Willingness to
take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
● Excellent interpersonal, time management, and problem-solving skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

PAAS: Azure App Service, Azure Functions, Web Jobs, Azure Batch, Azure Logic App,
Azure Container Services, Azure Kubernetes Services, etc
IAAS: Virtual Machines, Virtual Machine Scale Set, Azure Bastion Host, Jump Server,
Virtual Network Peering, Virtual Private Network, Express Route, Availability
Sets, Availability Zones, Virtual Networks, Regions, Traffic Manager, Application
Security, Front Door, Load Balancer, Network Security Group, Application
Security Groups, Service Bus, Service and Private Endpoints, etc.
Azure Storage Account, Blob, Containers, Queue, Table. Access Keys, Shared
Access Signatures.
Security: Azure Key Vault, Disk Encryption, Azure App Insights, Azure Monitor, Azure Log
Analytics, Azure Health Service, Azure Network Monitor, Azure Sentinel, etc.
Database: Azure SQL Managed Instance, Azure SQL, Azure Data Lake, Cosmos DB, etc.
DevOps: GitHub, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, YAML, CICD Pipelines, Blue Green
Deployment, Canary Deployment, Deployment slots
Identity: Azure Active Directory, Managed Identity, System Principal, AD B2C, OAuth,
RBAC, Azure Access Policies
Programming: Python, PowerShell, Bash/Shell, JavaScript, Perl, ASP. Net, VBScript, Ruby, C,
PHP, Java/ J2EE.
Logging & Monitoring: Nagios, Splunk, Data Dog, Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana, AppDynamics
SDLC: Waterfall, Agile Methodology
Operating System: Windows, Linux
Tracking Tool: JIRA, Azure Boards
Developer tools: Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio
Containerization Tool: Docker, Kubernetes, AKS, ACI, ACS
Infrastructure As Code (IAC): ARM Template, BICEP, Terraform, Blueprints
Configuration Management Tool: Ansible
Application/Web Servers: Apache Tomcat, NGINX, IIS, JBoss4.1, WebSphere, Web Logic

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Avanade
Azure Cloud Architect & DevOps Engineer
Seattle, Washington September 2021 – Present
(Company Profile: Avanade is a global professional services company providing IT consulting
and services focused on Microsoft Platform with artificial intelligence, business analytics,
cloud, application services, digital transformation, modern workplace, security services,
technology, and managed services offerings.)
● Experience implementing Azure services such as Azure Active Directory (AD), Azure Storage
Accounts, Azure cloud services, IIS, Azure Resource Manager (ARM) Templates Azure Blob
Storage, Azure VM, SQL Database, Azure Functions, Azure Service Fabric, Azure Service Bus.
● Designed and implemented Azure solutions across various cloud models, including Software as a
Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).
● Working experience with Azure Resource Manager (ARM) to deploy, update, and delete multiple
Azure resources, as well as migrating on-premises resources to Azure with Azure site recovery
(ASR), and Azure backups.
● Experience in using ARM templates (JSON) for deploying the resources into Azure using the
Power Shell and continuous integration by VSTS, while ensuring no unintended changes were
made to the existing infrastructure.
● Worked with Azure Monitoring tools such as Azure Log Analytics, Azure Network Watcher, and
Azure Service Health to diagnose and minimize service degradation.
● Experience in using monitoring tools like Azure monitoring and Dynatrace to set up the desired
alerts to avoid disruption.
● Used Azure DevOps services such as Azure Repos, Azure Boards, and Azure Test Plans to
plan work and collaborate on code development, built and deployed applications.
● Managing the Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS) policies, providing access to different Azure
resources, and developing and improving the workflows that govern access.
● Working knowledge of using Azure DevOps CI/CD system to deploy applications to Kubernetes.
● Developed, maintained, and provided the team with Various Azure DevOps-related tools like
deployment tools, staged virtual environments, and provisioning scripts.
● Working with Version Control, Build and Release Management, and Deployments of the Solutions
to the DEV, QA & PROD Environments leveraging Azure DevOps/VSTS principles/process
(CI/CD), and toolsets of Visual Studio, AKS (Azure Kubernetes Service), Application Insights, Log
Analytics.
● Worked on Terraform templates for provisioning virtual networks, subnets, VM Scale sets,
Load balancers, and NAT rules and used Terraform graph to visualize execution plan using the
graph command. Configured BGP routes to enable ExpressRoute connections between
on-premises data centres and Azure cloud.
● Used Shared Image Gallery to store the created VM images and built Azure pipelines in Azure
DevOps to capture and restore the VM images.
● Configured cluster Auto Scaler for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) by using Terraform and
worked with scheduling, deploying, and managing pods and replicas in AKS.
● Terraform was used along with Packer to create custom machine images, and Ansible was used
to install the software dependencies once the infrastructure was provisioned.
● Developed and maintained Continuous Integration (CI) using tools in Azure DevOps (VSTS)
thereby enabling teams to safely deploy code in Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS) using YAML
scripts.
● Experience with version control tools such as GIT and Bitbucket. Comprehensive knowledge of
source control concepts including branches, tags, and mergers.
● Developed build and deploy scripts using MAVEN and activated them using Jenkins to migrate
from one environment to another.
● Experience in JIRA for ticketing as well as a defect tracking system and configuring various
workflows, customizations, and plug-ins for JIRA bug/issue tracker, integrated Jenkins with JIRA,
GitHub, and Maven.
● Instrumented Prometheus for monitoring applications and Kubernetes clusters for the Helm
deployments and integrated with Grafana for visualization and dashboards.
● Deployed Azure IaaS virtual machines (VMs) and Cloud services role instances) into secure VNets
and subnets using PowerShell.

Chamberlain Group
Sr. Azure Cloud Architect & DevOps Engineer
St. Louis, Missouri Nov 2018 – Sep 2021
(Company Profile: Chamberlain Group is a global leader in smart access solutions across
residential and commercial properties. Our prominent brands LiftMaster®, Chamberlain®,
Merlin®, and Grifco® are found in millions of residential and commercial access applications
across the globe.)
● Worked with various Azure services including Azure SQL Database, Azure Data Lake, Azure
Data Factory, Azure SQL Data Warehouse, and Azure Data Analysis Service.
● Implemented Azure Active Directory for single sign-on access to cloud SaaS applications.
Configured various Azure components such as Web apps/Function apps, VNet integration,
Application Gateway, App Insights, Active Directory, Azure Key Vault, Encryption, and
Security
● Developed capacity and architecture plan for Azure Cloud environment hosting migration of IAAS
VMs and PAAS role instances for improved performance.
● Configured Azure Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for secure user authentication and created
custom Azure templates for quick deployments and advanced PowerShell scripting. Deployed
Azure SQL DB with Sync and failover configuration
● Used Azure Automate for Cloud-based process automation, update management & configuration
management.
● Configured BGP routes to establish ExpressRoute connections between on-premises data
centers and Azure cloud.
● Implemented Azure Role-based Access Control (RBAC) for team-based access management
and segregation of duties.
● Deployed and optimized .Net, Java, and Python web applications to Azure DevOps CI/CD
pipeline, utilizing Repos for code commit, Test Plans for unit testing, App Service for deployment,
and Azure Application Insight for performance monitoring and usage data collection.
● Utilized Azure DevOps/VSTS for version control, build and release management, and
deployments across DEV, QA, and PROD environments. Leveraged toolsets such as Visual
Studio, AKS, Application Insights, and Log Analytics
● Automated Windows patching using PowerShell scripts and created release pipelines in Azure
DevOps
● Expertise in Serverless services, configuring HTTP Triggers in Azure Functions with application
insights for monitoring and load testing using Azure DevOps Services
● Utilized Azure Monitoring like Log Analytics and Application Insights for data collection and
issue resolution.
● Implemented Jenkins Workflow and Plugins to facilitate repeatable deployments of multi-tier
applications, artifacts, and services to Docker containers.
● Leveraged Maven for building Java-based web applications and integrated it with Nexus repository
for artifact management.
● Developed Azure Infrastructure as Code templates using Terraform, integrating Azure Log
Analytics for monitoring and metrics tracking. Managed multiple infrastructure resources including
Cloud, VMware, and Docker containers.

Bank of Montreal
Azure Cloud Engineer
Chicago, Illinois Jan 2017 – Nov 2018
(Company Profile: BMO is a leading bank driven by a single purpose: to Boldly Grow the Good
in business and life. Everywhere we do business, we're focused on building, investing, and
transforming how we work to drive performance and continue growing good.)
● Worked with various Azure services such as Compute, Caching, SQL Azure, NoSQL, Storage
and Network Services, Azure Active Directory, Azure Monitoring, Scheduling, Autoscaling,
Azure Identity & Access Management, Data Factory, PowerShell Automation, and others.
● Utilized Azure CLI, Azure Active Directory, Azure Virtual Network, Azure Storage, and Azure
Database for deployment.
● Deployed Azure Virtual Networks and Azure Application Gateway, establishing communication
with on-premises networks via Azure VPN Gateways.
● Migrated services from on-premises to Azure using Azure Portal and PowerShell scripts,
managing Azure Security groups, and linking them to VMs and subnets.
● Worked with tools such as Azure Data Migration Service, Azure Data Factory, or third-party
solutions to ensure secure and seamless data migration with minimal downtime.
● Implemented CI/CD pipelines with DevOps, PowerShell scripting, and automation for
consistent and periodic deployments.
● Developed MAVEN, Jenkins, and Nexus scripts to facilitate the smooth build and deployment of
Java-based web applications.
● Enabled seamless integration and collaboration between Azure applications and external systems
through the utilization of Azure integration services and APIs.
● Maintained cloud infrastructure and implemented CI/CD pipelines for continuous integration and
delivery and integrated Ansible with Jenkins, leveraging YAML scripting for automation and
continuous integration.
● Administration like configuring availability sets, virtual machine scale sets (VMSS) with load
balancers, Virtual networks, and network security group (NSG).
● Prepared Azure support teams for legacy and modernized application and service deployments
● Configured Azure Express Route to establish private connections between Azure data centres and
on-premises infrastructure.
● Configured and managed Ansible for web application management, environment configuration, and
server orchestration.
● Utilized JIRA Agile for project management and Scrum/Kanban boards for agile development.

Leidos Holdings Inc.,

Software Developer
Arlington, TX Nov 2013 – Dec 2016
(Company Profile: Leidos Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides services and
solutions in the defense, intelligence, civil, and health markets in the United States and
internationally. It operates through three segments: Defense Solutions, Civil, and Health.
● Design, code, test, and debug software applications or components. Collaborate with
cross-functional teams to gather requirements and ensure software solutions align with business
goals.
● Conducted full life-cycle software development in multiple software environments.
● Logged and implemented development tasks based on system requirements and documented
approaches.
● Developed production, test, and beta websites using various software programs.
● Collaborated with product and engineering team members to define and develop new product
concepts.
● Recommended and executed plans to improve development tools and processes.
● Implemented and tested enhancement feature requests to improve product functionality and extend
performance.
● Coordinated with engineering teams to assess and optimize hardware and software interfaces.
● Contributed back-end development experience and collaborated on multiple APIs crucial to
functionality.
● Collected and defined customer requirements to produce product scopes.
● Instrumented and modified unit and integration tests to improve software quality and reliability.
● Drafted whitepapers, user manuals, implementation documentation, and support base entries to
reduce customer tickets and customer service expenses and enable the support team to solve
customer queries effectively.
● Resolved customer issues by establishing workarounds and solutions to debug and create defect
fixes.
● Created technical workflows in the wiki to support the education and training of newly hired
employees.
● Collaborated with agile development team to test, develop, and maintain web and desktop-based
software applications.
● Developed scripts for index and table analysis actions.

QuantiTech
Jr. Software Programmer
Huntsville, AL Feb 2011 – Nov 2013
(Company Profile: QuantiTech is a leading provider of highly technical engineering services to
the Army, Air Force, NASA, and various other key defense agencies responsible for maintaining
technological superiority.)
● Integrated innovative development techniques to shorten turnaround times and spur customer
loyalty.
● Utilized assets and projects hosted on Amazon's AWS Cloud services.
● Operated as part of continuous delivery pipelines, providing ongoing contributions to rapid
development efforts.
● Automated diagnostic testing of developed software using Junit, Jasmine, and Selenium.
● Developed RESTful micro-services using Java.
● Participated in code review meetings, providing input on bugs, inefficiencies, and potential solutions
to emergent issues.
● Streamlined Scrum and Kanban methodologies into development processes to standardize and
accelerate operations.
● Designed front-end and back-end solutions for test-driven development.
● Modified existing software systems to enhance performance and add new features.
● Contributed back-end development experience and collaborated on multiple APIs crucial to
functionality.
● Collaborated with internal technology teams and third-party partners to define, design, and deliver
on user stories and customer demand.
● Designed user-friendly software interfaces to simplify overall management.
● Implemented and tested enhancement feature requests to improve product functionality and extend
performance.
● Documented technical specifications and project testing methods for future reference and other
assignments.
● Collaborated with agile development team to test, develop, and maintain web and desktop-based
software applications.
● Informed project manager of milestone updates and provided detailed project reports.
● Interacted with and gathered feedback from customers about progress updates and worked to
resolve specific concerns.
● Conducted full lifecycle software development in multiple software environments.
● Performed functional, non-functional, regression, and performance tests for updated systems.
● Drafted detailed design objectives and developed architectural and system design documents.
● Logged and implemented development tasks based on system requirements and documented
approaches.
● Recommended and executed plans to improve development tools and processes.
● Collaborated with product and engineering team members to define and develop new product
concepts.
● Developed production, test, and beta websites using various software programs.
● Liaised with QA testers to perform end-to-end unit testing and post-production testing.
● Instrumented and modified unit and integration tests to improve software quality and reliability.
● Designed mobile applications for Apple and Android platforms.
● Coordinated with engineering teams to assess and optimize hardware and software interfaces.

EDUCATION

Bachelor's in computer science & mathematics from University of Buea