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Gareth S.
London, United Kingdom
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AWS Azure GCP / Solutions Architect / Linux / DevOps / Cloud Engineer

TOP-RATED UPWORKER, OVER 13K HRS ON UPWORK AND 150+ SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS I am an experienced DevOps Engineer, Solutions Architect, and Cloud Engineer with a strong background in Security and Infrastructure. With 20+ years in the IT & Telecoms industry, I have consistently delivered successful global projects and led the design and delivery of complex cloud-based infrastructure that caters to millions of users. Throughout my career, I have had the opportunity to work with renowned international companies and Fortune 500 organizations, including: ✅ Mozilla (Firefox) ✅ Druva ✅ Walmart ✅ Vodafone ✅ Deloitte ✅ Aspen Pharmaceuticals ✅ AA (Automobile Association) ✅ Clover ✅ American Marketing Association ✅ RCI ✅ MTN My primary specialization lies in Cloud Computing, where I excel in automating operating systems and applications for internal, AWS, Azure, and GCP cloud environments. I am well-versed in private cloud platforms such as Hyper-V and VMware infrastructure. As part of my expertise, I consistently implement CI/CD pipelines using various toolsets such as CircleCI, AWS/GCP/Azure DevOps, AWS CodeDeploy, and GitHub, among others. Automated infrastructure provisioning and post-provisioning automation are areas where I am highly skilled, utilizing Ansible and Terraform to deploy resources in AWS/Azure/GCP as well as facilitate seamless enterprise cloud migrations from on-premises to the cloud and from cloud to cloud. In addition, I specialize in optimizing and consolidating cloud infrastructure to help you effectively manage your spending on both public (AWS, Azure, GCP) and private (VMware, Hyper-V, Citrix Xen) cloud environments. I prioritize scalability, sustainability, and security in all my endeavours. Throughout my career, I have successfully led over 500 projects from inception to completion, consistently meeting deadlines and staying within agreed budgets. My work ethic revolves around the principle of "under-promise and over-deliver," always striving to exceed expectations and add value to my clients' projects. Communication is one of my strong suits, and I excel at effectively collaborating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. I am highly motivated, innovative, and analytical, constantly seeking opportunities to think outside the box and find optimal solutions for complex challenges. If you are looking for a dedicated professional who can help enhance your business, I am eager to work with you. Contact me today to discuss your business and explore how we can collaborate to achieve your goals. ⭐️ I am proficient in the following ⭐️ AWS Infrastructure Services Compute: EC2, Lambda, Elastic Beanstalk, ECS/EKS, Lightsail Storage: S3, EBS, EFS, Glacier, Storage Gateway Database: RDS, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, Neptune, Redshift Networking: VPC, Route 53, API Gateway, Direct Connect, Transit Gateway CDN: CloudFront, MediaStore, MediaConvert Security: IAM, Cognito, KMS, Secrets Manager, GuardDuty , Security Hub Monitoring: CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Config, OpsWorks Dev Tools: CodeCommit, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, CodePipeline Migration: DMS, SMS, DataSync, Transfer Family Machine Learning: SageMaker, Comprehend, Lex, Polly, Rekognition Analytics: Athena, EMR, CloudSearch, Kinesis, QuickSight IoT: IoT Core, IoT Analytics, IoT Device Management Additional: RoboMaker, Braket, Blockchain, Ground Station, Sumerian, SQS/SNS, Cost Management Azure Services Compute: Virtual Machines, Azure Functions, App Service, AKS Storage: Blob Storage, Disk Storage, File Storage, Queue Storage Database: Azure SQL Database, Cosmos DB, Azure Database for MySQL/PostgreSQL Networking: Virtual Network, Azure DNS, ExpressRoute, Traffic Manager Security: Azure Active Directory, Key Vault, Security Center Monitoring: Azure Monitor, Log Analytics Dev Tools: Azure DevOps, Azure Pipelines, Azure Repos, Azure Artifacts Machine Learning & AI: Azure Machine Learning, Bot Services GCP Services Compute: Compute Engine, App Engine, Kubernetes Engine, Cloud Functions Storage: Cloud Storage, Persistent Disk Database: Cloud SQL, Cloud Spanner, Firestore, Bigtable Networking: VPC, Cloud DNS, Cloud CDN, Cloud Interconnect Security: Cloud Identity, Security Command Center Monitoring: Cloud Monitoring, Cloud Logging AI and Machine Learning: AI Platform, AutoML, Dialogflow Additional Technologies Cloud Infrastructure: CloudFormation, Hyper-V/VMware, BIND DNS, DNS DevOps and CI/CD: CircleCI, Jenkins, CodePipelines, Terraform, Ansible Containers & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, EKS, AKS, GKE Web Servers: Apache, Nginx Databases: MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL, Snowflake Scripting & Programming: Python, PHP, Laravel Operating Systems: Linux (CentOS, Debian, RedHat, Ubuntu, UNIX), Windows (Desktop, Server) Monitoring Tools: Nagios, New Relic Virtualization: VMware, Proxmox, Xen Cloud Platforms: Hybrid Azure, AWS, GCP Version Control & CI/CD: GitHub, GitLab Hosting Services: Heroku, Netlify Testing & Automation: Selenium
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Skills

  • Information Security
  • Network Security
  • Cloud Security
  • Cloud Computing
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Cloud Engineering
  • Network Administration
  • Cloud Architecture
  • DevOps Engineering
  • System Administration
  • Deployment Automation
  • Virtualization

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