Junied Sheik
Charleston
Summary
Over 10 years of specialized experience as a Lead Cloud Engineer, with a strong focus on leading the architecture, design, and deployment of robust solutions across bare-metal infrastructures, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure GCCH Cloud platforms and Google Cloud solutions. Experienced with managing intricate systems engineering projects from inception to deployment. Utilizes advanced technical expertise to design and implement efficient systems. Track record of delivering robust solutions through effective problem-solving and strategic planning.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lead Systems Engineer
Centene Corporation
Charleston, SC
08.2022 - Current
- Architected High Level Systems Designs and deployed scalable cloud infrastructures in AWS/Azure and GCP implementing automated rightsizing and orchestration.
- Led engineering efforts for the Integration Cloud team, providing critical support for PaaS and SaaS based applications for Healthnet Federal Services (HNFS) and healthcare specialty companies, including Wellcare, EBO, EPC, and Pharmacy Solutions.
- Architected and deployed a zero-trust cloud security framework across multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP), reducing security incidents by 76% while enabling seamless developer access through automated just-in-time permissions.
- Expert in cloud migration and modernization, with hands-on experience transitioning legacy systems to Azure and AWS environments.
- Lead the Exponential Engineer Initiative to grow AI-first engineering through reusable agents, automation, and internal platforms like Github pilot and Co-Pilot for M365.
- Spearheaded migration from traditional CI/CD to GitOps-driven infrastructure as code, implementing Terraform modules and Crossplane operators that decreased deployment times from days to under 15 minutes
Infrastructure Engineer
Centene Corp - Mobilize LLC
St Louis, MO
11.2017 - 07.2022
- Implemented advanced containerization strategies with Docker and orchestration using Kubernetes, achieving a 15% increase in application performance across cloud environments.
- Orchestrated a multi-region cloud deployment strategy using Terraform, which led to a 50% reduction in deployment time and significantly lowered operational costs.
- Expertise in microservices, GraphQL, API-first design, and AWS-native systems.
- Provided critical legacy systems support for seamless project delivery and resolving technical challenges related to VMware, maintaining business continuity during cloud transition.
- Supported implementation of robust cybersecurity measures aligned with industry standards, achieving a 70% reduction in security incidents within a year.
Infrastructure Engineer
T-Mobile
Seattle, WA
01.2017 - 10.2017
- Expertly built and managed Cisco UCS, HP, and Nutanix infrastructure, overseeing a vast environment of over 1,150 ESXi hosts and 11,500+ VMs, with a strong emphasis on automation using custom scripts to streamline operations.
- Installed, supported, and maintained VMware vSphere 5.5/6.0 Update 2 and Site Recovery Manager for high availability and disaster recovery capabilities across mission-critical systems.
- Served as the point of contact for Nutanix hardware-related issues, managing PRISM element and acting as Gatekeeper for a centralized environment for streamlined operations.
- Implemented VEEAM Backup & Recovery solutions, supplementing existing backup strategies with VM-specific backups and managing seamless migrations across vCenter and cluster environments using quick migration techniques.
UCP Resident
Hitachi Data Systems
Seattle, WA
08.2015 - 12.2016
- Implemented fabric migration, merging fabrics, zoning and UCS FW upgrades to 2.25b.
- Monitored resources through the VMware vRealize operations manager (VROps) and implemented VMware vCAC to deploy the servers in the private cloud.
- Configured VMware Site Recovery Manager 5 and resource mappings at SRM Protected & Recovery site.
Education
Master's - Computer Science and Security
Wilmington University
Delaware, DE05.2015
Skills
- Identity and Access Management (IAM): Azure AD, OIM, SailPoint IIQ, OAuth, SSO – SAML, Auth 20/OIDC, PING Directory
- Coding: Terraform, Azure ARM Templates, CloudFormation and Python 311 (VS code and Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines)
- Cloud Infrastructure: AWS MGN, DMS and AWS SMS, Azure DevOps, AWS (Iaas, Paas, SaaS, CLI/API/PVS), Database Upgrades and Monitoring, Backup and Recovery, Auto scaling, EC2, ELB, EFS, Route 53 and Amazon S3
- Cloud and Container Technologies: AWS, Azure, RedHat OpenShift Kubernetes, AWS Kubernetes, HashiCorp Vault
- Proficiency or active use of GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude, and prompt-based development tools
- Networking: IPsec, VLANs, VPNs, routing, firewalls, subnets, routing, load balancing, proxy services
- Security Operations: Threat detection, Malware Intelligence, SIEM, IDS/IPS, DLP, Splunk
- Project Management and Collaboration Tools: ServiceNow, JIRA, Confluence
- Cloud architecture design
- Infrastructure automation
- Network configuration
- Identity and Access management
Certification
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional (SAP)
- AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate (SOA)
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate (SAA)
- Microsoft AI 900 - Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
- Microsoft Azure Developer Associate
- VCAP-VMware Virtualization
Timeline
Lead Systems Engineer
Centene Corporation
08.2022 - Current
Infrastructure Engineer
Centene Corp - Mobilize LLC
11.2017 - 07.2022
Infrastructure Engineer
T-Mobile
01.2017 - 10.2017
UCP Resident
Hitachi Data Systems
08.2015 - 12.2016
Master's - Computer Science and Security
Wilmington University