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Education
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Certification
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Gebrelua Emiru

Gebrelua Emiru

Kraków

Summary

I am a Motivated Microsoft Azure Cloud Engineer with 4 years of IT experience. I am skilled in managing and deploying azure cloud infrastructure- as well as monitoring azure environment and also I am experienced in Azure resource monitoring and automation. I have excellent team management skills and have excellent customer support skills with solid understanding of IT business goal.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

LTIMINDTREE
04.2024 - Current

Automation:

  • Automated resource provisioning and configuration using Terraform, reducing deployment time for new environments from several days to under an hour
  • Advanced proficiency in PowerShell, Python, and/or Bash scripting for automation and daily administrative tasks
  • Ability to analyze and optimize Azure resource usage to reduce costs. Experience with Azure Cost Management + Billing.
  • Ensuring security and compliance of the cloud environment
  • Troubleshooting cloud issues when there is miss-configuration and failure in deploying and monitoring azure resource
  • Expertise in tools like Terraform, Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates, and Bicep.

Architecture & Design:

  • Architected and deployed a highly available, multi-region cloud infrastructure on Azure for a mission-critical application, ensuring 99.99% uptime and a 20% reduction in latency.
  • Led the design and implementation of a new hub-and-spoke network topology on Azure, enhancing network security and reducing inter-VNET data transfer costs by 15%.
  • Ability to translate business requirements into secure, scalable, and resilient cloud designs that align with the Azure Well-Architected Framework.

Migration:

  • Spearheaded the lift-and-shift migration of over 200 on-premises virtual machines to Azure IaaS, resulting in a 30% reduction in operational overhead.
  • Developed a comprehensive migration plan and executed the migration of a legacy SQL Server database to Azure SQL Database, improving performance and scalability.
  • Experience with integrating Azure services with on-premises environments

Security & Compliance:

  • Implemented a robust security governance model using Azure Policy and RBAC, ensuring compliance with industry standards like NIST and ISO 27001.
  • Conducted regular security audits and implemented security best practices, successfully mitigating vulnerabilities and enhancing the overall security posture of the Azure environment.


Cost Optimization:

  • Drove a 25% reduction in monthly Azure expenditure by implementing right-sizing strategies, reserved instances, and effective resource tagging.
  • Deep knowledge of Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights for performance tracking, troubleshooting, and setting up alerts.
  • Utilized Azure Cost Management tools to identify and decommission unused resources, leading to an annual savings of over $100,000.
  • Configuration and troubleshooting of (VPN connections such as Site to site
  • Point to Site ) Included point to site connections using ADD authentication-

Leadership & Mentorship:

  • Mentored a team of five junior engineers on Azure architecture and DevOps practices, increasing team productivity and skill level.
  • Provided technical leadership and guidance on multiple large-scale cloud projects, ensuring alignment with architectural standards and business objectives

Cloud Engineer

Defense University College of Engineering
02.2020 - 12.2021
  • Enhanced cloud infrastructure efficiency by implementing advanced automation techniques and tools.
  • Contributed to product improvement initiatives by providing valuable insights based on hands-on experience with various cloud engineering tools and frameworks.
  • Assisted in migration projects from on-premises data centers to cloud environments, ensuring minimal disruption to business operations.
  • Collaborated closely with cross-functional teams during major incident response efforts, ensuring timely resolution of critical issues affecting business operations.
  • Managing Azure cloud resources and services using login and metrics
  • Automating cloud infrastructure using powershell
  • Monitoring and optimizing cloud performance resource health and other indicator such us up time and log ingestion
  • Creating mounting azure storage
  • Ensuring security and compliance of the cloud environment
  • Troubleshooting cloud issues when there is monitoring miss-configuration and failure in deploying and monitoring azure resource
  • login azure data to log analytics workspace and other third party tools
  • Providing support to azure cloud users regarding resource monitoring and configuration.
  • monitoring user account using azure active directory.
  • Evaluated new cloud technologies and recommended solutions that aligned with organizational goals and objectives.
  • Developed custom scripts to automate cloud operations, enhancing operational efficiency and reducing manual errors.

Education

Electrical Power Engineering (BSc) -

Defense University college of engineering
07.2020

Power engineering (MSc) - undefined

Warsaw Univesity of Technology
03.2024

Skills

  • Problem Solving
  • Fast Learner
  • Ability to Multitask
  • Ability to Work in a Team
  • Time Management
  • Customer Service
  • Leadership
  • Ability to Work Under Pressure
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Communication Skills
  • Linux
  • Sql
  • Azure networking
  • JSON
  • Kubernetes management
  • Incident management
  • Windows administration
  • Cloud architecture design
  • Infrastructure automation
  • Database administration
  • Azure proficiency
  • Load balancing
  • Business continuity
  • Cloud computing

Certification

  • Certified AZ900, Microsoft - 2024
  • Certified AZ104, Microsoft - 2025

Languages

English
Amharic

Timeline

Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

LTIMINDTREE
04.2024 - Current

Cloud Engineer

Defense University College of Engineering
02.2020 - 12.2021

Power engineering (MSc) - undefined

Warsaw Univesity of Technology

Electrical Power Engineering (BSc) -

Defense University college of engineering
Gebrelua Emiru