Greetings, I am James Skliros, an IT professional with a diverse range of skills and experience.
My career began providing first-level support for offsite and onsite clients, and I have since worked my way up to become a skilled Lead Engineer.
Over the past five years, I have been working with DevOps tools and implementing solutions using Kubernetes, Containers, and many other DevOps tools in a cloud-based environment.
I am also passionate about Information Security and specialise in securing the cloud and container-based environments in which I frequently work. To stay ahead of the curve, I am constantly studying and investigating new security technologies.
As a Certified Kubernetes Administrator and Security Specialist, I have four years of experience in the design, installation, maintenance, and most importantly, security of clusters.
I am proficient in various platforms, languages, and embedded systems, along with the latest cutting-edge development tools and procedures, and I am committed to continuing to grow my knowledge and skill set.
I excel at making key decisions and working with other professionals to achieve goals and solve problems.
If you are interested in learning more about my career, please feel free to reach out.
Latest Achievements
- Cloud Migration Leadership: Led the successful migration from Azure to GCP, replicating infrastructure and facilitating application migration.
- Kubernetes Optimisation: Orchestrated the migration of a Django application from Elastic Beanstalk to AWS App Runner.
- CDK8s Module Development: Developed a TypeScript-based CDK8s module, promoting best practices and reducing client burden.
- Cloud Security Enhancement: Significantly enhanced cloud security using AWS security tools and adhering to Google’s best practices.
- Google Cloud Deployment: Successfully deployed a secure Google Cloud environment, fortifying infrastructure against potential threats using Google Cloud security foundations guide.
Key Skills
Artifact/Package Management : DockerHub, NPM
Cloud: AWS, Google Cloud
Containers: Docker, Kubernetes, Amazon ECS, EKS, Google GKE, Helm
Continuous Integration: Github Actions, Buildkite, Jenkins, GitlabCI, TravisCI, Bamboo
Infrastructure as Code: CDK, CDK8s, CloudFormation, Hashicorp Terraform
Programming & Scripting Languages: BASH, Python, Golang, Typescript, CDK, CDK8s
Security: Aqua Security, Hashicorp Vault, Open Policy Agent, Falco, Mitre
Serverless/PaaS : Lambda
Source Control Management : Github, Gitlab, Bitbucket
Web Services and Databases: Apache, MySQL, PostgresSQL, Oracle DB
Server Virtualisation: Oracle VM Manager, Parallels VMware
Monitoring and Software: Nagios, Prometheus, Splunk, CA Autosys, EMC Networker, HP Data Protector, Symantec NetBackup
Operating Systems: Linux , Unix Microsoft , Mac OS X, OS400
Hardware: Oracle Exadata, HP ProLiant DLServers, Dell R Series Serves, IBM iSeries Servers, EMC Datadomain, HP MSL Libraries, HP SAN Storage Devices