In this post I provide my DevOps Engineer Resume as an example, and the tool I wield to make it competitive when applying to jobs.
DevOps is a challenging field to get into and as a consequence it is even more challenging finding DevOps Engineers in most folk's
immediate network.
In fact, I had never met a DevOps Engineer until my internship in college.
Let alone seen a DevOps Engineer Resume.
So, I'm here to show what my resume looks like as a DevOps or DevSecOps engineer, what it looked like in internships, and what it looked like to get an internship.
Current DevOps Engineer Resume
I use a plain text style resume when applying online to jobs because of the Applicant Tracking System (ATS), which is a piece of software that scans most people's resumes whenever they apply online.
It is not the best piece of software in the world and often fancier resumes with formatting and spacing do not get properly read.
So, I recommend the use of a plain text resume for applying online and then provide a fancier resume upon request (recruiter messages on LinkedIn or before interviews).
Anyways, here is my current basic resume that is geared towards Security which is what I'm interested in (currently studying for AWS Security Certification Exam and then CISSP).
Toul DeGuia-Cranmer
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EDUCATION
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B.S. Computer Science, University of Houston - Main Campus, December 2018
SKILLS
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Python, GO, Docker, Kubernetes, KubeBench, DockerBench, KubeHunter, KOPS, Helm, Terraform, Terragrunt, Anchore, Veracode, Machine Learning
PERSONAL PROJECTS
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ResuCan.com
* Open Source Resume Scanning Project built in GoLang and Deployed on AWS
* Built a DevSecOps Pipeline through GitHub Actions to reduce likelihood of exploits making it to production
* Implemented a WAF to further protect web application
GO-DevSecOps-Pipeline
* Open Source repository that shows how to create a free DevSecOps Pipeline through GitHub Actions
* Added OWASP Dynamic Application Scanning
* Demonstrates a Dockerized GoLang application deployment to AWS ElasticBeanstalk
TheToulBox.com
* Where I blog about technlogy
EXPERIENCE
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DevOps Engineer, HP, Inc., Houston, TX, 2018-Present
Terragrunt Infrastructure Pipeline
* Enabled 200+ developers to provision any piece of AWS infrastructure they needed 24/7 365 days a year
* Reduced infrastructure resource provisioning time from days to minutes
AWS WAF Implementation
* Increased AWS Web Application Firewall (WAF) on AWS Application Load Balancers (ALB) from 0% to 100% in production
* Innersourced the WAF into a Terragrunt template that is applied across hundreds of AWS ALB's
Compliance Reporting Platform
* Reduced report creation from one hour to automatically happening in seconds via Python Lambdas
* Helped secure SOC 2 and SOC 1 compliance as a result of 100% monthly reporting
Golden Amazon Machine Image
* Used Docker Bench to create a golden Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
* AMI is now the basis of 200+ Kubernetes Nodes
* AMI has Security Agents Built in to ensure compliance of SOC 2 and 1
Kubernetes Zero Downtime Upgrades
* Used Kubebench to determine which vulnerabilities existed in current version of Kubernetes cluster
* Upgraded Kubernetes Cluster version from 1.11 to 1.13 with zero downtime for CVE vulnerability patches
Gater - Gated Check In tool
* GoLang CLI that enabled smart code coverage check in on 300+ repositories
* Increased Code coverage from 10-60% on average
ADM - Automation of Repository Creation & Enforcement
* Created a GoLang CLI to enforce branch protection rules on 300+ repositories
* Branch protections increased by 51%
HONORS
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* Terry Foundation Scholar, 2015-2018
* Texas Space Grant, 2015
LEADERSHIP
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* Led Alpha Lambda Xi to place 2nd out of 1300 internationally for research project as Executive Vice President
* Led Fire Drone a 3-person start-up to semi finals at SHPE 2017 National Conference Hackathon
Intern DevOps Engineer Resume
This is the resume that lead to my first and only full-time job so far. Note, that I also interned at the HP, Inc. beforehand, which is a common way of transitioning from student to full-time.
DevOps Engineer Intern, HP, Inc., Houston, TX, Summer 2018
Device as a Service Troubleshooting Dashboard
* Built Data Visualization dashboard using Databricks and Scala to show data for 300,000 devices to reduce data troubleshooting time from days to minutes
* Leveraged Grafana for 24/7 view ability amongst teams previously process involved manually querying the PostGres tables of interest
Experience
Nanotechnology Intern, Rice University, Houston, TX...........................05/2014 – 08/2016
* Reduced simulation time by 10% by implementing Jupyter Notebooks with MATLAB
Resident Advisor, University of Houston, TX........................................01/2016-06/2016
* Increased resident utilization of campus resources by 33% by holding floor resource fairs
* Resident Advisor of the month
International Experience
Exchange Student, University of Stavanger, Norway..............................08/2016 – 01/2017
* Used MATLAB to compute geological structures
Engineer Intern, AIDICO Technological Institute, Valencia, Spain……….05/2014– 08/2014
* Reviewed EU, US, Scandinavian regulations to secure 500,000 USD contract with aluminum helipad manufacturer
Education
Expected graduation date Fall 2018
Bachelor of Science Computer Science & Geophysics University of Houston-Main Campus, Houston, TX
GPA overall: 3.144
Machine Learning, Data Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence coursework
Just for Fun Projects
Sentiment Analysis – web app: built with Python, Machine Learning, Flask, SQLite
Lenslocked – web app: built with Go language, PostgreSQL, Bootstrap
Served – microservice app: built with Go language, Docker, Kubernetes
Cribsheets.io
Leadership Experience
Phi Theta Kappa – Executive Vice President
Student DevOps Engineer Resume
Probably, the most interesting resume to those in college. An important similarity between this one and my current DevOps Engineer Resume is that it opens with a section of side projects.
Side projects are an important thing in the IT world
as they help you to keep up with current technologies and make you more competitive than the next applicant.
Notice, each of the projects is a full-stack project with different technologies.
I also had live links to 1 or 2 of the projects
so that a recruiter could easily check it out and ask me questions about them.
JUST FOR FUN PROJECTS
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Sentiment Analysis – web app: built with Python, Machine Learning, Flask, SQLite
Lenslocked – web app: built with GoLang, PostgreSQL, Bootstrap
Served – microservice app: built with GoLang, Docker, Kubernetes
Cribsheets.io: Built with GoLang
EXPERIANCE
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Nanotechnology Intern, Rice University, Houston, TX...........................05/2014 – 08/2016
* Reduced simulation time by 10% by implementing Jupyter Notebooks with MATLAB
Resident Advisor, University of Houston, TX........................................01/2016-06/2016
* Increased resident utilization of campus resources by 33% by holding floor resource fairs
* Resident Advisor of the month
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
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Exchange Student, University of Stavanger, Norway..............................08/2016 – 01/2017
* Used MATLAB to compute geological structures
Engineer Intern, AIDICO Technological Institute, Valencia, Spain……….05/2014– 08/2014
* Reviewed EU, US, Scandinavian regulations to secure 500,000 USD contract with aluminum helipad manufacturer
EDUCATION
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Expected graduation date Fall 2018
Bachelor of Science Computer Science & Geophysics University of Houston-Main Campus, Houston, TX
GPA overall: 3.144
Machine Learning, Data Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence coursework
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
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* Phi Theta Kappa – Executive Vice President
* Lead team to place 2nd out of 1300 chapters at international research competition
Conclusion
Well there you have it the evolution of a DevOps Engineer Resume feel free to reach out to me on Twitter with further
questions.
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