Practice Lead DevOps
2018 - PRESENTMicrosoft Partners Inc- Oversaw the E2E data access layer infrastructure migration to Azure and IaC Azure DevOps pipelines for one of the largest telecommunications companies in Canada.
- Worked on a multi-region AKS cluster, cloud modernization project, which included a Helm chart, Nginx Ingress, and containerization.
- Oversaw an AWS migration project of 25 microservices, containerization, and an ECS cluster.
- Designed a solution in Google Cloud for a client who is migrating all workloads to containers and Google Cloud-native services, such as GKE, Cloud Run, CloudSQL, and BigQuery.
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), AWS CloudFormation, ARM, Terraform, Azure DevOps, AWS, Jenkins, Azure, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Kubernetes, Google CloudSenior DevOps Engineer
2020 - 2021Toptal Client- Implemented Terraform and Terraform Cloud for all infrastructure needs.
- Built a Serverless deployment platform with Python and GitHub Actions.
- Managed day-to-day operations and incident tracking.
Technologies: AWS, Terraform, Serverless, ArchitectureLead DevOps Engineer
2017 - 2019Nest Wealth Asset Management, Inc.- Containerized applications and implemented DevOps pipelines, Terraform IaC, and developer containers.
- Delivered bi-weekly version releases and daily hotfixes. Released cycles shortened from five hours to ten minutes.
- Implemented site reliability engineering (SRE) principles and on-call schedules with no outage in two years. Defined SLOs.
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Jenkins, Angular, Redshift, Relational Database Services (RDS), Redis, MongoDB, Atlas, Node.js, ECS, Kubernetes, AWSLead DevOps Engineer
2017 - 2018VM Farms- Led day-to-day DevOps team operations, daily stand-ups, client relations, and on-call training for team members.
- Developed a Puppet, Ansible, and Nagios plugin with 12-factor consulting for client projects.
- Developed a new cloud infrastructure with Terraform and Python. Led client migration to new cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Cloud.ca).
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Jenkins, Apache, NGINX, AWS, Memcached, Redis, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Linux, Ansible, Puppet
Erol Kavas
DevOps Engineer and Cloud Infrastructure Developer in Toronto, Canada
Member since February 17, 2020
Erol is a DevOps professional with proficiency in the optimization of legacy projects, 3-tier web platforms, and an expert in digital transformation and Cloud/container migration. He offers a diverse and eclectic background in system administration, web and mobile development, NOC management, CI/CD, and site reliability. He has developed many implementations for DevOps practices, app modernization, and Cloud migrations.
Erol is now available for hire
Portfolio
- Microsoft Partners IncAmazon Web Services (AWS), AWS CloudFormation, ARM, Terraform, Azure DevOps...
- Toptal ClientAWS, Terraform, Serverless, Architecture
- Nest Wealth Asset Management, Inc.Amazon Web Services (AWS), Jenkins, Angular, Redshift...
Experience
- NGINX 7 years
- Kubernetes 5 years
- Cloud Infrastructure 5 years
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC) 5 years
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) 5 years
- Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) 3 years
- Terraform 3 years
- Azure 3 years
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure DevOps, Jenkins, AWS, Kubernetes
The most amazing...
...app modernization and Cloud migration project I've converted was a long-running monolithic application to microservices and ran on Kubernetes at the end.
Employment
Experience
- The World's Largest Plumber Services
The Plumber is the largest provider of plumbing, drain cleaning, and water cleanup services in North America. I was hired to modernize their application and architecture and migrate it to Azure.
Technologies and tools used: Azure AKS, ELK, Jenkins, ARM Templates, Azure DevOps, Node.js, Angular, Docker, Helm, and GitHub. - Microsoft Canada - DevHero Award
I received the DevHero award from Microsoft Canada for the innovative architecting and migration of six successful projects.
I completed the following:
- Azure DevOps migration for a US company.
- Azure DevOps migration for a Canadian telecommunications company.
- Azure IAC with ARM templates for a Canadian telecommunications company.
- Multi-region AKS clusters for a US company.
- AKS POC for a Canadian bank.
- Web app migration for a Canadian entertainment company. - Canadian Entertainment Company DEV/TEST Migration to Azure
I architected and implemented a solution for their first migration to Azure. My client was running legacy C# applications and on-premise servers for their production workloads. They wanted to take their first step to migrate to Azure. I have created a solution for them to implement the first DEV/TEST cluster in Azure.
Technologies we have used included: ARM templates, Azure web app, Azure web app for containers, ACI, Azure SQL, Azure SQL managed instances, and Azure DevOps. - Mobile Application CI/CD
I build a CI/CD pipeline for an ionic-based hybrid mobile application development project. The technologies used included GitLab, Jenkins, SonarQube, Linux Agent for Jenkins, and OSX Agent for Jenkins.
- Avanti
Azure SaaS migration implementation of applications. I designed the end-to-end infrastructure and application structure using Application Gateway, Azure Web App Service, Docker, Kubernetes, Azure SQL, a hub and spoke model, and an enterprise subscription model.
Skills
Languages
Bash, PHP, C#, PythonTools
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Jenkins, NGINX, ELK (Elastic Stack), AWS ECS, Amazon EKS, Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Puppet, Ansible, Apache, Google Compute Engine (GCE), Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Azure App ServiceParadigms
DevOps, Agile, Azure DevOpsPlatforms
Kubernetes, Azure, Linux, Sensu, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Alexa, iOS, Android, Azure FunctionsStorage
MySQL, PostgreSQL, Memcached, Redis, MongoDB, Redshift, Azure SQL, Azure Cosmos DB, Google CloudOther
Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Cloud Infrastructure, Prometheus, Atlas, AWS, ARM, ECS, Relational Database Services (RDS), AWS DevOps, Cloud Security, Serverless, Architecture, Azure WebJobsFrameworks
AngularLibraries/APIs
Node.jsIndustry Expertise
Security
Education
- Ph.D. in Sociology2004 - 2008Marmara University - Turkey
- Master of Science Degree in Management Information Systems2002 - 2003Yeditepe University - Turkey
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics1999 - 2003Istanbul University - Turkey
Certifications
- Amazon Certified Alexa Skill Builder — SpecialtyMARCH 2021 - MARCH 2024Amazon Web Services
- AWS Certified Database — SpecialtyMARCH 2021 - MARCH 2024Amazon Web Services
- AWS Certified Developer AssociateMARCH 2021 - MARCH 2024Amazon Web Services
- AWS Certified Security – SpecialtyFEBRUARY 2021 - FEBRUARY 2024Amazon Web Services
- AWS Solution Architect — ProfessionalDECEMBER 2020 - DECEMBER 2023Amazon Web Services
- Azure Database Administrator AssociateSEPTEMBER 2020 - SEPTEMBER 2023Microsoft
- Professional Cloud ArchitectMAY 2020 - MAY 2022Google Cloud
- Associate Cloud EngineerMAY 2020 - MAY 2022Google Cloud
- Google Cloud Associate Cloud EngineerMAY 2020 - MAY 2022Google
- AWS Certified Advanced Networking - SpecialtyAPRIL 2020 - APRIL 2023AWS
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - ProfessionalAPRIL 2020 - APRIL 2023AWS
- AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - AssociateAPRIL 2020 - APRIL 2023AWS
- CKAMARCH 2020 - MARCH 2023Cloud Native Computing Foundation
- Azure Security Engineer AssociateMARCH 2020 - MARCH 2022Microsoft
- Azure Solution Architect ExpertMARCH 2020 - MARCH 2022Microsoft
- Azure DevOps Engineer ExpertMARCH 2020 - MARCH 2022Microsoft
- MCTFEBRUARY 2020 - PRESENTMicrosoft
- CKADJANUARY 2020 - JANUARY 2023Cloud Native Computing Foundation
- AWS Solution ArchitectDECEMBER 2019 - DECEMBER 2022AWS
- AWS Cloud PractionerNOVEMBER 2019 - NOVEMBER 2022AWS
- Azure Administrator AssociateNOVEMBER 2019 - NOVEMBER 2021Microsoft
- Azure FundamentalsAUGUST 2019 - PRESENTMicrosoft
