Ken Brake

AWS System Administrator

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kbrake42@gmail.com

(734) - 968-4957

Summary

AWS Certified Sysops Administrator with experience in Software Development and Test Automation. Results-driven with a passion for designing, deploying, and managing cloud-based infrastructure and solutions. Self-motivated with a strong desire to learn. Collaborative team player who is adept at forging trusted relationships with stakeholders.

Skills

AWS

Compute(EC2)

Networking

Languages

C#

YAML





Scripting

PowerShell

Bash





DevOps Tools

Jenkins

Terraform

Docker

Jira

Git

Operating Systems

Windows

Linux

Automation Tools

Selenium

JMeter

Experience

Pro-Core Plus

AWS Administrator

2021-2021

Participated in configuring, deploying, and managing AWS resources with a broad set of services and tools, including Compute Services, Network Services, Database Services, IAM, Management Services, and Terraform. Utilized exceptional troubleshooting abilities to swiftly resolve incident and problem tickets and develop practical solutions to complex technical issues. Partnered closely with a diverse range of teams to understand, deploy, and innovate cloud-based infrastructures and solutions. Designed and built automation platforms using state-of-the-art tools, methodologies, and technologies.

  • Led efforts to troubleshoot and resolve over 80 Jira tickets, optimizing system functionality, efficiency, and usability
  • Expertly created Cross-Account Roles, adhering strictly to the Principle of Least Privilege to ensure data integrity.
  • Spearheaded the setup of several Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs) taking advantage of industry best practices, such as multiple availability zones, public and private subnets, security groups, access control lists, and route tables.
  • Capitalized on Code Commit, Code Deploy, and Code Pipeline to deploy a web application using auto-scaling, behind a load-balancer.
  • Boosted the security posture of EC2 instances by installing a Bastion Host behind a Network Load Balancer.
  • Employed System Manager to lead the successful installation of Lynis and effectively automate scheduled scans, improving efficiency.
  • Authored an instrumental System Manager Run Document to create a local user on Linux-based EC2 instances.
  • Pioneered a CloudFormation template to expertly deploy a launch template, load balancer, auto-scaling group, and web application.
  • Leveraged Terraform to deploy a state-of-the-art WordPress website with an RDS backend to meet stakeholder requirements.
  • Elevated cross-functional communication by rolling out a solution with CloudTrail Logs, Metric Filters, and CloudWatch Alarm to inform appropriate teams of changes to IAM.

Thomson Reuters - Ann Arbor, MI

Automation Test Engineer

2014-2021

Governed all aspects of testing infrastructure, including Jenkins, Linux EC2 Instances, ECS Fargate, S3, CloudWatch, Git, and Docker, utilized by several development teams to enhance application quality.

  • Improved accessibility, scalability, and productivity by implementing and rolling out cutting-edge innovations to test infrastructure.
  • Leveraged advanced technical skills to author a PowerShell script to assist testers efficiently stand up a local containerized testing environment.
  • Acted as a trusted advisor to test engineers on the implementation of test infrastructure, capitalizing on technical expertise to provide expert advice.
  • Increased the speed of testing solution implementation by building a C# NuGet library for Selenium WebDriver scripts, as well as multiple end-to-end C# Selenium WebDriver test suites.
  • Reduced execution time by 25% by integrating an integral framework that used API calls.

Education

Eastern Michigan University - Ypsilanti, Michigan

BBA in Accounting

Ken Brake — kbake42@gmail.com — (734) - 968-4957