Welcome! I’m a Cloud Engineer with over 5 years of experience designing, automating, and managing AWS infrastructure. My passion for technology comes from a constant drive to make systems more efficient, reliable, and secure.
I specialize in AWS, Terraform, and infrastructure automation, focusing on building scalable multi-account environments, provisioning load balancers (ALB/NLB), and implementing SSM and Lambda workflows to simplify operations. I’ve also led large-scale on-prem to AWS migrations using Zerto and VMware vCenter, ensuring smooth failovers and high availability across environments.
At Edmunds, I design and maintain cloud infrastructure that supports critical enterprise workloads. My work includes automating post-provisioning tasks, managing IAM roles and policies, and enhancing environment consistency through reusable Terraform modules and CI/CD integrations.
Outside of work, I'm passionate about learning new technologies and staying updated with the latest best practices in the tech world. I enjoy tackling new challenges and continuously improving my skills. In my free time, I love hiking, playing video games, and spending time with family and friends.
If you’re interested in my work or just want to connect, feel free to reach out!
July 2021 - Present
- Led AWS cloud migrations for hundreds of on-prem production and non-production servers using Zerto and VMware vCenter, managing VPGs, failover tests, and multi-region replication.
- Deployed and maintained Zerto Cloud Appliances (ZCA) and Virtual Replication Appliances (VRA) with KMS encryption, static IPs, and secure multi-AZ networking.
- Built and automated Application and Network Load Balancers (ALB/NLB) using Terraform, integrating with API Gateways and EC2 instances across multiple AWS accounts.
- Developed reusable Terraform modules for ALBs, IAM roles, and tagging standards, cutting provisioning time by 60% and ensuring consistency across environments.
- Automated post-provisioning tasks using AWS Systems Manager (SSM) and Lambda, enabling RDP, host renaming, and dynamic IAM role assignment based on EC2 tags.
- Documented infrastructure workflows and automation processes in Confluence, standardizing cloud migration and provisioning practices across teams.
January 2020 - July 2021
- Designed and managed AWS environments with multi-AZ VPCs for high availability and disaster recovery, optimizing network configurations with VPC peering and improved routing strategies, resulting in a 20% improvement in data transfer speeds.
- Migrated a monolithic application from EC2 instances to EKS, leveraging Kubernetes for improved orchestration, scalability, and performance optimization, resulting in enhanced resource utilization and reduced deployment times.
- Automated infrastructure provisioning and updates using Terraform and Ansible, ensuring consistent and reliable deployments across environments.
- Enhanced CI/CD processes by collaborating with development teams using GitLab CI, automating build, test, and deployment pipelines.
- Manually set up AWS static website using AWS Certificate Manager for HTTPS, an S3 bucket for storage, CloudFront for reducing latency by 250 milliseconds, and Route53 for DNS management.
January 2019 - December 2019
- Assisted in setting up and maintaining AWS cloud environments, including basic configurations and monitoring, resulting in a significant decrease in system downtimes.
- Supported the deployment and management of applications on AWS EC2 instances, laying the groundwork for future containerization and Kubernetes adoption.
- Created and managed IAM roles and policies under the supervision of senior engineers, enhancing security and access management in the cloud.
- Automated routine cloud infrastructure tasks and updates using Terraform, eliminating the need for manual intervention in over 50 routine processes.
DevOps Engineer
"Alon, was a great member of our team, he supported our cloud infrastructure and made improvements that benefited our company, he is a great addition to any tech company."
DevOps Engineer
"Alon is a great Cloud Engineer with top hard and soft skills! He is a natural team player with leadership skills and an awesome troubleshooter! Any company will be happy to have him."
Address
Vernon Hills, Illinois, U.S.A
Phone
847-401-9937
alon0489@gmail.com