Ronson Blossom

DevOps Engineer

The Randstad, Netherlands16 yrs 4 mos experience

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Key Highlights

16 years of experience in Cloud and DevOps.
Expert in AWS, GCP, Azure, and Kubernetes.
Specializes in platform engineering for reliability and security.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cloud and DevOps expert specializing in Infrastructure Automation and Cloud Computing.

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Skills

Core Skills

Cloud ComputingInfrastructure Automation

Other Skills

AWSActive DirectoryAmazon EC2Amazon S3Amazon Web Services (AWS)AnsibleApacheApache NiFiArtificial Intelligence (AI)AzureBashBitbucketCI/CDCloud Computing IaaSCloud automation

About

★ Cloud and DevOps professional with 16 years of experience, including 10 years specializing in cloud technologies. ★ Certified and experienced in AWS, GCP, Azure, and Kubernetes, with deep expertise in AWS and Kubernetes. ★ Skilled in containerization, orchestration, IaC frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, Linux system administration, scripting, automation, networking, and distributed systems. ★ Specializing in platform engineering to enhance reliability, strengthen security, and optimize cost. ★ Technology enthusiast with a passion for exploring emerging technologies and delivering innovative solutions to address complex business challenges ★ Experienced and worked in - Leading AI coding tools (ClaudeCode, Cursor, …) - Developing and using AI Agents workflows using N8N, Zapier - MCP and A2A protocols - Building LocalRAG projects using LocalLLM like Llama 3.1 via Ollama server, Vector database called Qdrant, LangChain framework for document processing and text splitting, LiteLLM for fallback options.

Experience

16 yrs 4 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 9 mos

Average Tenure

6 yrs 4 mos

Current Experience

Azerion

Senior Cloud Engineer

Feb 2020 – Present · 6 yrs 4 mos · The Randstad, Netherlands · Hybrid

● Design and implement scalable, reliable, and secure cloud architectures optimized
for AWS and GCP.
● Automate infrastructure deployment using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like
Terraform, Ansible, and CloudFormation.
● Establish and maintain CI/CD pipelines for seamless development and deployment
workflows.
● Deliver cloud-native solutions and lead large-scale cloud migration projects.
● Integrate comprehensive monitoring and alerting solutions with tools like
Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, and ELK.
● Optimize cloud cost management to ensure budget eﬃciency.
● Utilize a diverse technology stack including:
○ EC2, Lambda
○ ECR, Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS), Karpenter, Keda
○ S3, EFS, AWS Backup
○ RDS, Couchbase, Managed Streams Kafka
○ DMS, Mirror-Maker, DataSync, Liquibase
○ IAM, JWT, Secrets Manager, HashiCorp Vault, ACM
○ VPC, CloudFront, Route53, VPN, ELB, HAProxy
○ Shell, Python, JSON, YAML
○ Linux
○ Prometheus, Grafana, Sites24x7 , CloudWatch, ELK
○ Terraform, Ansible, Chef, SSM, TeamCity, GitLab

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2 roles

Senior Technical Lead

Jan 2018 – Aug 2019 · 1 yr 7 mos · Kochi, Kerala, India

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Cloud Consultant

Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 · 1 yr · Kochi, Kerala, India

● Promoted from Cloud Consultant to Senior T echnical Lead, specializing in cloud
infrastructure and solutions.
● Built scalable infrastructure for business applications using AWS/Azure with
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) methodologies.
● Supported end-to-end cloud migration for energy and financial services customers,
ensuring seamless transitions.
● Automated microservice-based Docker applications on Kubernetes clusters.
● Troubleshoot Unix/Linux and Windows systems to resolve complex technical issues.
● Managed configurations with Puppet and Ansible for streamlined operations.
● Developed CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, Jenkins, and related tools for
eﬃcient software delivery.
● Automated workflows and tasks with Python, Bash, PowerShell, T erraform,
CloudFormation, and ARM templates.
● Monitored and audited security events with AWS CloudWatch and Azure Log
Analytics.
● Collaborated with cross-functional teams in an Agile environment using tools like
JIRA and Confluence.
● Mentored junior team members, fostering skill development and knowledge sharing.

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Ust global

Senior Software Engineer - DevOps

Sep 2015 – Dec 2016 · 1 yr 3 mos · Thiruvananthapuram Taluk, India

Administered and maintained AWS-based infrastructure for optimized performance
and reliability.
● Developed AWS Lambda functions in Python (boto3) for continuous compliance
monitoring, reporting, and security automation.
● Troubleshot and resolved issues on RHEL7 and Windows Servers.
● Automated and managed ElasticSearch, Logstash, Kibana, and Grafana (ELK/Grafana
stack) to enhance event visibility in cloud environments.
● Managed configurations using Puppet and Ansible for streamlined deployments.
● Built custom AMIs with Packer and deployed infrastructure using T erraform.
● Implemented logging and monitoring solutions with Elasticsearch, Prometheus, and
Grafana.
● Created custom tooling for AWS infrastructure solutions, leveraging AWS CloudWatch
Rules, RDS, S3, and Elastic MapReduce.
● Configured and managed security tools like Tripwire Enterprise, TrendMicro Deep
Security, WSUS, and RedHat Satellite for file integrity monitoring, threat protection,
and patch management.
● Evaluated new AWS features and provided actionable recommendations for their
adoption.

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Afras company

Linux Systems Engineer

Jun 2013 – Sep 2015 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

● Managed two data centers housing 200+ servers, storage devices, and related
infrastructure.
● Provisioned and administered virtual machines on VMware platforms.
● Installed, configured, and maintained Unix/Linux and Windows servers.
● Configured Bacula Enterprise backup systems and monitored infrastructure using
Nagios.
● Developed automation scripts using Bash and Python to streamline tasks.
● Implemented CI/CD pipelines for in-house applications using Jenkins and Git.
● Managed configuration of Windows and Linux servers using Puppet.
● Provided implementation and integration support for Active Directory, Apache, Nginx,
Postfix, VsFTPd, Samba, NFS, site-to-site VPNs, iptables, DHCP, MySQL, and Oracle.

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Piserve technologies pvt ltd

System Engineer

Mar 2010 – Jun 2013 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Kochi, Kerala, India

● Installed, configured, and supported Plesk and cPanel servers on CentOS and
Ubuntu hosting platforms.
● Troubleshot and resolved DNS-related issues.
● Configured and managed web applications on Apache, Nginx, and T omcat.
● Set up and maintained database servers including MySQL, MariaDB, and MongoDB.
● Configured and managed mail servers such as Qmail, Postfix, and Sendmail.
● Diagnosed and resolved routing and firewall issues.
● Developed Bash scripts to automate system administration tasks.

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Soffit infrastructure services (p) ltd

Support Executive

Jul 2009 – Oct 2010 · 1 yr 3 mos · Kochi, Kerala, India

● Configured and managed virtual environments using VMware for rapid development
and testing.
● Developed and maintained comprehensive technical documentation.
● Performed integration and migration tasks for seamless system operations.
● Set up and maintained networking infrastructure, including TCP/IP, firewalls,
switching, and routing.
● Designed, implemented, and supported servers running Active Directory, file, print,
terminal, VPN, firewalls, mail, application, web, DNS, proxy, database, and fax
services on virtualized and bare-metal environments.