Sagara Jayathilaka

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About Sagara Jayathilaka

I am a cloud and DevOps expert with over 13 years of experience in the IT industry, working with various domains such as education, procurement, travel management, and corporate finance. I have multiple AWS certifications, a Kubernetes Certification, a HashiCorp Terraform certification and RedHat Certifications that demonstrate my proficiency and knowledge in cloud engineering and infrastructure automation. Currently, I am leading automation and tool development projects at Pearson, a global leader in online learning, using agile practices and continuous integration solutions. I am also working as a freelance Cloud Engineer and DevOps engineer, supporting various clients with their AWS infrastructure provisioning, CI/CD pipelines, blockchain applications, and observability dashboards. I am passionate about delivering innovative solutions, leading and advising teams, and learning new technologies and methodologies to enhance my expertise and value to the organization and its customers. Technical Capabilities- Proficient in AWS infrastructure design and provisioning, adhering to best practices for optimal system architecture- Expertise in provisioning cloud infrastructure as code (IaC) on AWS using Terraform, ensuring reliable and scalable deployments- Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for seamless infrastructure and code deployment using GitLab and GitHub Actions- Implement Container workloads on AWS, leveraging ECS (Elastic Container Service), EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service) and EC2 instances for container orchestration- Design and develop automation scripts in Python and Bash to reduce manual toil, enhancing operational efficiency- Proficient in Linux-based server administration, including troubleshooting and configuration tasks- Design and built observability dashboards for data analytics using Grafana and CloudWatch, enabling data-driven insights- Responsible for database schema design and proficient in developing SQL and PL/SQL scripts for efficient data management- Experienced in designing and implementing ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) workflows for data integration and processing. Professional Certifications- CKA: Certified Kubernetes Administrator - HashiCorp Certified Terraform Associate - AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate - AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate - ITIL(v2) – Foundation - RHCE/RHCSA Please feel free to contact me. Mobile:+94715789291 email: amsagara@gmail.com