SMIT PATEL
Winnipeg,CANADA
Summary
Computer Science graduate with hands-on experience in cloud infrastructure, DevOps automation, and application support. Skilled in CI/CD (Jenkins, GitLab CI), infrastructure as code (Terraform), and scripting (Python, Bash). Experienced with AWS, Azure, Prometheus, and Grafana. Strong in troubleshooting, improving system reliability, and streamlining operations through automation. Passionate about building secure, scalable cloud solutions and staying current with emerging DevOps technologies.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Devops Engineer
LinearLoop
01.2024 - 03.2025
- Delivered Level 2 support for deployment and infrastructure issues, minimizing downtime and enhancing system reliability.
- Designed and maintained CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and GitLab CI, reducing manual deployment efforts by 40%.
- Automated environment setup and health checks using Python scripts; contributed to provisioning tasks with Terraform and Azure DevOps.
- Integrated monitoring tools including Prometheus and Grafana for proactive alerting and root-cause analysis.
- Supported cross-functional teams in version control with Git, configuration management, and change validation.
- Facilitated containerized deployments on AWS utilizing Docker to streamline operations.
- Tools & Skills: Jenkins, GitLab CI, Python, Terraform, Azure DevOps, Docker, Prometheus, Grafana, AWS, Git, CI/CD, Monitoring, and Change Management.
Junior Software Developer
LinearLoop
03.2023 - 12.2023
- Developed full-stack applications utilizing Node.js, React, and MongoDB in an agile setting.
- Built and consumed REST APIs while optimizing backend processes and configuring CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions.
- Conducted manual and automated testing, bug triaging, and backend performance tuning to enhance system reliability.
- Assisted with infrastructure troubleshooting and logging enhancements to increase system uptime.
- Applied scripting in JavaScript and Python alongside version control using Git for automation and cloud deployment tasks.
- Tools & Skills: Node.js, React, MongoDB, JavaScript, Python, GitHub Actions, REST APIs, Agile, Unit Testing, CI/CD, Logging, and Git.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
University of Manitoba
06.2024
Skills
Languages: Python, C, C, Bash, Groovy, Java, R, JavaScript, Ubuntu, NET Framework (Familiar)
Tools & Platforms: GitHub, GitLab, Jira, Visual Studio Code, Docker, Jenkins, Terraform, Ansible, Helm, EKS
Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, IAM, VPC, EKS), Azure, CI/CD, Containers, Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code (boto3-aws)
Monitoring & Automation: Prometheus, Grafana, GitLab CI
Databases: SQL, MySQL
Networking: IPv4/IPv6 basics, VPC routing, load balancing
Operating Systems: Linux, Unix, Shell Scripting
Web Technologies: HTML, CSS, Flask, Django, ReactJS, REST APIs, Redis
Industry Skills: DevOps, Cloud Computing, Data Engineering, OOP, Software Development and Testing, Application Support, Jira (for ticket tracking)
Certifications:
Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
Databases and SQL for Data Science with Python
Python for Data Science, AI, and Development
Google Data Analytics Specialization
Data Engineering with AWS (Udacity)
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - In Progress
Projects
Cloud Infrastructure & Automation for UK Client: Automated environment provisioning using Terraform and Ansible; reduced deployment time by 60%., Designed Kubernetes health checks and auto-scaling tests to mimic production-level traffic and validate reliability., Created incident response dashboards using Prometheus and Grafana., Implemented change management and rollback strategies for infrastructure changes., AWS, Terraform, Docker, Ansible, Jenkins, Kubernetes, ECR, S3, EBS, Load Testing, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code
Timeline
Associate Devops Engineer
LinearLoop
01.2024 - 03.2025
Junior Software Developer
LinearLoop
03.2023 - 12.2023
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
University of Manitoba
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