Mohammed Abdul

Naperville,IL

Summary

Cloud Engineer with 10 years of experience designing, implementing, and supporting scalable AWS, Azure, and Microsoft 365 environments in enterprise settings. Experienced in cloud infrastructure, automation, Infrastructure-as-Code, DevOps, cloud security, disaster recovery, and cost optimization. Strong expertise in Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, PowerShell, Python, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, cloud networking, and monitoring solutions. Proven track record leading cloud migrations, improving operational efficiency, and delivering secure and highly available cloud solutions.

Overview

years of professional experience

Certification

Work History

Senior Cloud Engineer

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

Bloomington, IL

02.2022 - Current

Designed and implemented highly available AWS and Azure infrastructure supporting enterprise production environments.
Built Infrastructure-as-Code solutions using Terraform and AWS CloudFormation to automate provisioning of EC2, VPCs, IAM policies, RDS, and Azure resources.
Led migration of on-prem workloads to AWS and Azure, reducing deployment time through automation and standardized pipelines.
Administered Microsoft 365 tenant including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Teams, DLP policies, and Conditional Access controls.
Implemented CI/CD workflows using GitHub Actions and Jenkins for automated infrastructure deployment and validation.
Developed PowerShell and Python automation scripts for provisioning, backup validation, compliance checks, and operational tasks.
Configured monitoring and alerting using CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, DataDog, and Grafana to improve infrastructure visibility and incident response.
Optimized cloud spending through rightsizing, reserved instances, and lifecycle management policies resulting in significant cost savings.
Collaborated with security teams to implement HIPAA and SOC 2 compliant security controls including IAM, MFA, encryption, and audit logging.
Led cross-functional teams to optimize cloud resource management, enhancing operational efficiency.
Championed containerization initiatives using Docker/Kubernetes platforms that increased application scalability while reducing overheads associated with traditional virtualization techniques.

Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Caterpillar

Dallas, TX

03.2018 - 12.2021

Supported hybrid cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and VMware environments for enterprise clients.
Designed scalable AWS VPC architecture including subnets, NAT Gateways, VPN connectivity, route tables, and security groups.
Automated cloud infrastructure deployments using Terraform and ARM templates for compute, storage, and networking resources.
Managed Microsoft 365 administration including Exchange Online migrations, SharePoint permissions, Teams governance, and mail flow policies.
Built Docker container solutions and deployed workloads into ECS and Kubernetes environments.
Integrated AWS CLI and Azure CLI automation into CI/CD pipelines to improve deployment consistency and reduce manual effort.
Implemented disaster recovery and backup strategies including automated snapshots, cross-region replication, and recovery testing.
Performed cloud monitoring and incident troubleshooting using CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, and Splunk.
Worked closely with DevOps and application teams to support cloud-native application deployments.
Championed DevOps methodologies to accelerate software delivery cycles and improve collaboration between development and operations teams.

Systems & Cloud Engineer

Blue Cross and Blue Shield

Atlanta, GA

04.2016 - 01.2018

Managed Windows Server and cloud infrastructure supporting enterprise applications.
Supported AWS services including EC2, S3, IAM, and RDS administration activities.
Assisted with Azure VM, storage account, and virtual network configurations.
Automated operational tasks using PowerShell and Bash scripts for monitoring, patching, and backup validation.
Supported Microsoft 365 administration including Exchange Online mailbox management and Azure AD synchronization.
Configured infrastructure monitoring dashboards and alerts using CloudWatch and SolarWinds.
Participated in migration initiatives moving on-prem workloads to AWS cloud environments.
Maintained infrastructure documentation, runbooks, and standard operating procedures.
Automated deployment processes using CI/CD pipelines, improving operational efficiency and reducing downtime.
Monitored cloud environments for security vulnerabilities, ensuring compliance with industry standards and best practices.

Education

Master of Science - Computer Science

International Technological University

Fremont, CA

06-2014

Skills

Cloud Platforms: AWS and Microsoft Azure
AWS Services: EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, Lambda, VPC, AWS CloudFormation, Route 53, ECS, EKS, CloudWatch, Transit Gateway
Azure Services: Azure VMs, Azure Storage, Azure Virtual Networks, Azure Monitor, Azure AD (Entra ID), ARM Templates
Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, ARM Templates
DevOps & CI/CD: GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, AWS CodePipeline
Containers: Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, EKS

Scripting: PowerShell, Python, Bash, AWS CLI, Azure CLI
Monitoring Tools: CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, DataDog, Grafana, Prometheus and Elastic
Cloud architecture design
Security & Compliance: IAM, MFA, RBAC, HIPAA, SOC 2, NIST, Encryption Standards
Networking: VPC, VPN, DNS, NAT Gateway, Subnets, Routing, Firewall Rules