David Ensikat
About David Ensikat
David Ensikat is a Senior DevOps Engineer at Shine Solutions Group in Melbourne, Australia, with extensive experience in cloud-based applications and microservices architecture. He holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of New England and has worked in various technical roles across multiple companies since 2004.
Current Role at Shine Solutions Group
David Ensikat serves as a Senior DevOps Engineer at Shine Solutions Group, where he has been employed since 2017. His role involves developing and deploying serverless applications utilizing AWS API Gateway and AWS Lambda. He also builds and maintains a microservices architecture that incorporates Java/Spring backends and Angular frontends on AWS infrastructure. David's experience in this position spans over seven years, contributing to the organization's cloud-based solutions.
Previous Experience in DevOps and Engineering
Before joining Shine Solutions Group, David Ensikat held various positions in the technology sector. He worked as a Senior Technical Consultant at Novo IT for four months in 2016. Prior to that, he served as a Platform Engineer at Woodside Petroleum via CSC for nine years, from 2007 to 2016, and also held roles as a Platform Engineer for the Australia DoD and Alcoa of Australia. His early career included two years as a System Administrator at Paxus IT Recruitment.
Education and Expertise
David Ensikat has a strong educational background in Computer Science. He is currently pursuing a Master of Science at the University of New England, expected to complete in 2025. He previously earned a Bachelor of Science from Murdoch University and another Bachelor of Science from Edith Cowan University. His expertise includes managing container platforms using AWS ECS and Fargate, as well as proficiency in programming languages such as Golang and Python.
Technical Skills and Proficiencies
David possesses strong skills in implementing and troubleshooting CI/CD tools, including Gitlab, Github, Jenkins, CodeCommit, CodePipeline, and Azure DevOps. He has a good working knowledge of GraphQL and is involved in the development of REST and GraphQL based APIs. Additionally, he manages infrastructure and security requirements for cloud-based applications that adhere to PCI compliance.