DevOps Team Lead with 8+ years of hands-on experience building, scaling, and optimizing cloud infrastructure on AWS. Proven track record in reducing cloud costs, leading cross-functional teams, and implementing infrastructure as code using Terraform and Jenkins. Passionate about automation, monitoring, and cost efficiency.
Led a team of 3 DevOps engineers managing batch and ML data lake infrastructure
Optimized EMR cluster backup processes, saving $300K annually
Implemented org-wide cost management and knowledge-sharing frameworks
Designed and deployed scalable batch infrastructure using Glue, EMR, Kinesis, and S3
Built CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins and IaC with Terraform
Introduced granular resource tagging for improved cost visibility
Maintained high-availability event-driven infrastructure processing TBs daily
Supported enterprise clients with debugging and custom requests
Developed Jenkins pipelines and deployed infrastructure via Terraform and Puppet
Led end-to-end testing cycles for complex deployments
Collaborated with Dev and Support teams on critical issue resolution
Translated client feedback into actionable feature requirements
Taught advanced math to adult students preparing for 5-unit Bagrut
Delivered supplemental lectures and activities