Jeff Brown

Seattle, WA ยท jeff@jeffbrown.tech

I am a Cloud and DevOps Engineer focusing on all things Azure, Terraform, and PowerShell.

Looking for help on a project? I am available for consulting around Azure, Azure DevOps, Terraform, and PowerShell solutions. Contact me through one of the services below or by e-mail.

Experience

Azure DevOps Engineer

MedOne Systems
  • First DevOps Engineer hired to support developers and architect a multi-region, cloud-native microservice SaaS product.
  • Utilize Azure Repos (Git) and optimize Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines for deploying infrastructure and applications using Terraform and PowerShell.
  • Leveraged Azure Monitor to track resource utilization and app performance, configuring custom alerts and automated notifications for critical issues.
  • Engineered automated solutions using Logic Apps, Azure Functions, and Azure DevOps API.
  • Conducted regular audits of cloud resources to eliminate inefficiencies and ensure optimal resource usage, reducing cloud spend by 50%.
February 2024 - September 2024

Azure Cloud Engineer

LendingTree
  • Support Azure cloud infrastructure, Entra ID, and Azure DevOps with 24x7x365 on-call rotation with developers and cross-functional team.
  • Configure Azure resources including App Services, CI/CD pipelines, Function Apps, storage accounts, virtual networks, key vaults, logic apps, and virtual machines.
  • Develop Terraform configurations and PowerShell scripts for infrastructure management.
  • Engineered new user offboarding process using Logic Apps, Azure Functions, Terraform, and Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines, increasing reliability and reporting capabilities.
November 2022 - January 2024

Azure Cloud Consultant

AHEAD
  • Design, implement, and maintain Azure-based solutions in customer engagements.
  • Develop Terraform infrastructure as code (IaC) configurations and modules for automated deployments.
  • Implement guardrails via Azure Policy and landing zones using Terraform.
  • Utilize cloud infrastructure deployment automation tools including Azure DevOps, GitHub Enterprise, and Terraform Cloud.
September 2021 - November 2022

Cloud Consultant

Rackspace Technology
  • Engage with customers to plan, migrate, set up, and administer Office 365 and Azure.
  • Deploy Azure IaaS resources using ARM templates and PowerShell scripts.
  • Configure subscriptions, resource groups, virtual machines, virtual networks, network peering, and network security groups.
  • Constructed PowerShell scripts and modules for customer projects.
  • Utilized Git and GitHub Enterprise for internal software tool development.
  • Developed customize approval processes using Azure Logic Apps and Power Apps.
March 2020 - August 2021

Education

Western Governers University

Bachelor of Science - Information Technology
2014 - 2015

Certifications

  • Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)
  • Azure Solution Architect Expert (AZ-305)
  • Azure DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400)
  • Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500)
  • Azure Network Engineer Associate (AZ-700)
  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
  • HashiCorp Terraform Associate
  • Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate (KCNA)
  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
  • LPI Linux Essentials

Skills

  • ARM templates
  • Azure
  • Azure Automation
  • Azure DevOps
  • Azure Functions
  • Azure Logic Apps
  • Azure networking
  • Azure storage accounts
  • Azure CLI
  • Azure PowerShell
  • Azure Virtual Machines
  • CI/CD pipelines
  • Cloud Computing
  • Git
  • GitHub
  • IaaS
  • Infrastructure as Code
  • Kubernetes
  • PaaS
  • PowerShell
  • Scripting
  • Serverless
  • Terraform

Media

Guest Blogs

Podcasts

Conferences