Saleh Albananh
Verified Expert in Engineering
DevOps Engineer and Developer
Saleh is a professional multi-cloud DevOps engineer with extensive knowledge, skills, and passion for developing and specializing in cloud automation and DevOps. He is certified by Amazon, Microsoft, HashiCorp, and Cisco. He has seven years of IT experience and four years of professional experience in multi-cloud DevOps. Saleh has worked with major multinational companies, such as T-Systems, BAT, and Roche. He holds a master's degree in business and a bachelor's degree in computer science.
Portfolio
Experience
Availability
Preferred Environment
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Kubernetes, Terraform, Jenkins, Python, Linux, GitLab CI/CD, AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK)
The most amazing...
...thing I've developed is a multi-cloud self-service platform for deploying and managing infrastructure on AWS and Azure.
Work Experience
Senior DevOps Engineer
Roche
- Introduced continuous delivery and continuous integration workflows and supported engineering and operations of cloud and container platforms in collaboration with respective development and business teams.
- Architected and developed end-to-end automation for deploying ThoughtSpot clusters on AWS platforms with Python, AWS CloudFormation, AWS CDK, Ansible, and GitLab CI/CD.
- Migrated Jenkins pipelines and a monitoring system in Prometheus and Grafana from on-premises clusters to Amazon EKS clusters.
- Created infrastructure as code (IaC) and automated the deployment and installation of ThoughtSpot version 7.2.1 and 8.4.1 on AWS accounts.
- Provided DevOps consulting and managed Amazon EKS clusters, IaC Terraform, and AWS resources.
- Managed and improved Jenkins pipelines for building container images for development teams.
Multi-cloud Engineer
British American Tobacco
- Developed a multi-cloud self-service platform for automating end-to-end cloud infrastructure deployment on Azure and AWS cloud platforms.
- Used Terraform and Azure DevOps to introduce and lead the deployment of cloud projects using IaC on Azure subscriptions and AWS accounts.
- Oversaw technical operations for AWS Landing Zone, as well as the development of AWS DevOps pipelines and IaC for global cloud projects.
- Worked night shift for 15 months to support global cloud projects.
Network Security Engineer
T-Systems International
- Collaborated with a global team at T-Systems to support network security operations for international clients in different time zones.
- Provided second-level technical and escalation support for network incident tickets.
- Took full ownership of implementing network firewall change tickets from start to finish.
Network Engineer
FBS Global Traders
- Implemented, maintained, and supported networking inside the company using various networking technologies.
- Designed and implemented large enterprise networks, including local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), data centers, branches, internet connectivity, intranets, and extranets.
- Implemented and configured level 2 and level 3 technologies, including BGP, ISIS, OSPF, EIGRP, HSRP, GLBP, VRRP, VLANs, WLANs, STP, VTP, EtherChannels, and VSS.
- Implemented and configured WAN and VPN technologies, including multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) VPNs, dynamic multipoint virtual private networks (DMVPNs), IPsec VPNs, SSL VPNs, GRE IPv6 Tunnels, frame relay, and point-to-point protocol (PPP).
Network Engineer
TeleYemen
- Headed the deployment and maintenance of computer networks using Microsoft and Cisco technologies.
- Worked in a fast-paced, changing, and challenging 24x7 environment.
- Administered, configured, and troubleshot LAN, WAN, and wireless networks.
Experience
Multi-cloud Self-service Platform
Education
Master's Degree in Business Administration and Management
University of Wales Trinity Saint David - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science and Engineering
University of Aden - Aden, Yemen
Certifications
CKA: Certified Kubernetes Administrator
The Linux Foundation
LFS258: Kubernetes Fundamentals
The Linux Foundation
AZ-400: Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions
Microsoft
Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert
Microsoft
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
Amazon Web Services Training and Certification
HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
HashiCorp
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
Microsoft
NSE 2 Network Security Associate
Fortinet Training Institute
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
Amazon Web Services Training and Certification
Cisco Certified Network Associate Routing and Switching (CCNA Routing and Switching)
Cisco
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration
Microsoft
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft
Skills
Libraries/APIs
React, ServiceNow REST API
Tools
Terraform, AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK), AWS CloudFormation, Amazon EKS, VPN, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Grafana, GitLab, Ansible, Jira
Paradigms
DevOps, Azure DevOps, Microservices, Software-defined Networking (SDN)
Languages
Python, C#
Platforms
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Kubernetes, Linux, Windows Server 2008, Docker, Windows Server, Azure
Storage
NAS Servers
Frameworks
Windows PowerShell
Industry Expertise
Network Security
Other
Business Administration, Computer Science, Networking, Firewalls, IP Routing, CCNA, CCNP, Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), WAN, LAN, IPsec, TCP/IP, Unified Threat Management (UTM), Load Balancers, PKI, IDS/IPS, DMZ Networks, NAT, AWS DevOps, CI/CD Pipelines, AWS Cloud Architecture, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), DevOps Engineer, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Azure Administrator, APIs, AWS CodePipeline, Microsoft Azure, Web Security, DNS, Proxies, Cisco Routers, Cisco Switches, VLANs, Active Directory (AD), Server Backups, Group Policy, Argo CD, Cloud Architecture, Prometheus, Configuration Management, SANs, DHCP
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