Sam K
About Sam K
Sam K is a Senior Azure/Kubernetes Engineer with extensive experience in cloud technologies and DevOps practices. He has worked at notable organizations including Microsoft and The National Institutes of Health, focusing on Kubernetes, Azure services, and log management.
Work at National Institutes of Health
Currently, Sam K serves as a Senior Azure/Kubernetes Engineer at The National Institutes of Health. He has been in this role since 2022, contributing to various cloud and containerization projects. His responsibilities include managing Azure Kubernetes Services and implementing solutions that enhance operational efficiency. The position is based in Bethesda, Maryland, and allows for remote work.
Previous Experience at Microsoft
Sam K worked at Microsoft as an Azure/Kubernetes/DevOps Engineer for five months in 2021. His role involved integrating Splunk forwarder to centralize and monitor various logs, including Kubernetes container logs and application logs. This experience enhanced his skills in cloud infrastructure and log management.
Education and Expertise
Sam K studied at the University of the Cumberlands, where he developed foundational knowledge in cloud technologies and engineering practices. His expertise spans Azure, Kubernetes, and DevOps methodologies, which he has applied throughout his career in various organizations.
Career History and Roles
Sam K has held several engineering roles prior to his current position. He worked as an Azure/AWS DevOps Engineer at Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office from 2017 to 2020, and as an Azure/Kubernetes DevOps Engineer at Safeway from 2020 to 2021. He also served as a Senior Azure/Kubernetes/DevOps Engineer at City of Hope in 2021. His experience includes managing Azure Container Registries and orchestrating Docker container deployments using Kubernetes.
Technical Skills and Implementations
Throughout his career, Sam K has implemented various technical solutions, such as creating Azure DevOps pipelines for log management and configuring disaster recovery solutions for Azure MySQL databases. He has utilized Helm charts for deploying services in Azure Kubernetes Clusters and has experience managing source code with Git and GitHub Actions.