Binyam Seyoum
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Developer
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Toptal member since January 28, 2022
Binyam is a cloud DevOps and MLOps engineer with 10+ years of experience enhancing product velocity, reliability, and quality, with a strong emphasis on security. He specializes in integrating AI into cloud-native systems and leading open-source initiatives like PhoenixAlerts, an LLM-powered alert management platform. Binyam is proficient in AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, and Jenkins, enabling enterprises to adopt intelligent DevOps workflows that bridge observability with automation.
Portfolio
Experience
- Docker - 8 years
- Amazon EKS - 7 years
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP) - 7 years
- Kubernetes - 6 years
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) - 6 years
- Jenkins - 6 years
- Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) - 4 years
- Amazon RDS - 4 years
Availability
Preferred Environment
Kubernetes, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Terraform, Bash Script, Python, CI/CD Pipelines, Crossplane, Large Language Model Operations (LLMOps), Artificial Intelligence (AI)
The most amazing...
...thing I've helped develop is a secure and scalable infrastructure that handles about 80,000 API requests per second in Amazon EKS.
Work Experience
DevOps Lead
G&L Geißendörfer & Leschinsky
- Achieved faster deployment times and reduced manual effort by automating infrastructure management via Terraform and CloudFormation.
- Contributed to greater consistency and improved team collaboration by developing a local development environment with Docker and Docker Compose.
- Delivered high availability for mission-critical systems by deploying cloud-native infrastructure using AWS services.
- Prevented unauthorized access to resources by implementing security groups and network ACLs to protect resources.
- Improved scalability and reliability by implementing serverless infrastructure with AWS services, including Route53, VPCs, Transit Gateways, CloudWAN, and Direct Connect.
Senior DevOps Engineer
Nebula
- Led the development of a continuous integration (CI) and continuous deployment (CD) pipeline, streamlining software release processes.
- Defined and implemented a comprehensive release management process, ensuring efficient and error-free deployments.
- Configured and maintained a centralized log management system, ensuring effective monitoring and analysis of system logs.
- Developed automation scripts to provision and configure new environments, facilitating swift setup and configuration.
- Led the effort to containerize the application and successfully deployed it to Kubernetes, optimizing scalability and resource utilization.
- Wrote custom scripts to autonomously scale the application based on varying traffic levels autonomously, optimizing performance.
- Investigated and resolved issues in the production environment, ensuring seamless operation and minimal downtime.
- Implemented tools and processes to automate the build, testing, and deployment of software releases, enhancing development efficiency.
Senior DevOps Engineer
FP Complete
- Led the successful rollout of a new build pipeline, resulting in a notable 30% reduction in build times, optimizing development efficiency.
- Implemented a new monitoring system that significantly reduced downtime by 20%, enhancing system reliability and availability.
- Designed and implemented new workflows, contributing to a 15% increase in overall productivity within the operational framework.
- Automated the deployment process, effectively reducing the time required to deploy new features or updates and streamlining the release cycle.
Senior DevOps Engineer
JSI
- Successfully implemented CI/CD pipeline for 50+ products across development, release, and production environments.
- Used Helm, Jenkins, Google Cloud Build, and Bitbucket Pipelines to deploy products. Additionally, I utilized Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) to deploy apps.
- Achieved smooth software development for the government's health sector. Successfully deployed CI/CD pipelines for over 50 apps in various environments.
- Integrated Docker Registry into the workflow for managing and storing Docker images securely. Set up automated image builds and scans for vulnerabilities, ensuring that the Docker images used in the deployment pipeline were up-to-date and secure.
- Set up Kubernetes clusters, managed deployments, and ensured high availability and scalability of applications. Leveraged Kubernetes for load balancing, auto-scaling, and self-healing features.
Lead Cloud Architect
d.light design
- Successfully designed and spearheaded the development of a cloud-based solution, resulting in a remarkable 30% increase in productivity.
- Led a team of cloud architects in conceptualizing and implementing a cloud-based solution catering to a significant off-grid power provider organization.
- Presented a comprehensive proposal for a cloud-based solution to a major retailer's board of directors, showcasing the proposed approach's benefits and feasibility.
- Implemented innovative solutions aimed at optimizing cloud performance and enhancing overall system functionality.
- Managed a team of cloud engineers, overseeing their activities to ensure seamless and efficient operations within the cloud environment.
Experience
PhoenixAlerts – Open Source AI Middleware for Prometheus Alertmanager
https://github.com/Binyamse/PhoenixAlertsMOSIP (Open-source ID Systems)
http://mosip.iodeployment to streamline release processes.
• Developed and deployed identity systems within on-premises Kubernetes setups to maintain secure and efficient service delivery.
• Enhanced system performance by designing scalable, fault-tolerant infrastructure with automated provisioning and traffic-based scaling.
• Increased system observability by setting up centralized log management and integrating advanced monitoring tools.
• Boosted scalability and operational effectiveness by overseeing containerization strategies and managing the deployment of applications on Kubernetes.
Resilience Infrastructure for PayGo Web App
http://Dlight.comMARA.xyz (Blockchain) | African Currency
http://MARA.xyz• Maintained zero-incident track record through strategic partnerships with security teams and rigorous adherence to industry-leading security practices.
• Played a key role in propelling MARA to the forefront of African blockchain innovation, enhancing regional and global presence.
• Delivered high-performing, scalable blockchain solutions by architecting an event-driven, serverless Layer 2 infrastructure on AWS with Lambda, ECS, Fargate, and Aurora.
Education
Master's Degree in Computer Science
HiLCoE School of Computer Science and Technology - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Skills
Libraries/APIs
Node.js, Azure API Management, Kraken, React
Tools
Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Jenkins, Bitbucket, GitLab, GitHub, Amazon EKS, Terraform, VPN, Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS), Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Amazon CloudFront CDN, CircleCI, OpenVPN, GitLab CI/CD, VMware, Logging, Confluence, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Ansible, Git, Helm, Grafana, AWS IAM, Kubernetes Operators, AWS CloudFormation
Paradigms
DevOps, Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Delivery (CD), DevSecOps, Azure DevOps, Agile, Agile Software Development
Platforms
Kubernetes, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Docker, Amazon EC2, Heroku, Cloud Gateway, Linux, Rancher, CentOS, DigitalOcean, Azure, Linode, AWS NLB, AWS Lambda
Storage
Elasticsearch, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Redis, PostgreSQL, Redis Cache, Databases, Datadog, MySQL, Amazon Aurora
Languages
Bash Script, Python, PHP, Go, Bash, SQL
Frameworks
Crossplane, Tailwind CSS
Other
Staging, CI/CD Pipelines, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Load Balancers, DevOps Engineer, Architecture, Solution Architecture, Cloud Architecture, API Gateways, Cloud, Containers, Monitoring, Cloud Infrastructure, Networking, IT Security, Rancher Kubernetes Engine (RKE), AWS Cloud Architecture, Containerization, Orchestration, Amazon RDS, Amazon Route 53, Relational Database Services (RDS), Sharding, GPU Computing, Security, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), JFrog, AWS DevOps, Cost Reduction & Optimization (Cost-down), Identity & Access Management (IAM), GitOps, AWS Application Migration Service (MGN), AWS Database Migration Service (DMS), Cloud Migration, API Management, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Anthos, Multi-Cluster, Prometheus, AWS VPN, Network Security, JumpCloud, ECS, akami, Argo CD, K3s, AWS Auto Scaling, AWS IAM Identity Center, Vite, FastAPI, GitHub Actions, Large Language Model Operations (LLMOps)
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