Hi, I’m Craig Lyles, an AWS DevOps Engineer with 9+ years of experience delivering cloud automation, CI/CD, and containerized deployments across AWS and Azure. I enjoy building resilient infrastructure and helping teams move faster through automation. I have hands-on experience administering Ubuntu/Linux and Windows Server environments, integrating Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and identity controls for secure operations. I executed 1,750+ Jenkins pipeline runs and sustained 99.97% deployment success during production releases.

Craig Lyles

Hi, I’m Craig Lyles, an AWS DevOps Engineer with 9+ years of experience delivering cloud automation, CI/CD, and containerized deployments across AWS and Azure. I enjoy building resilient infrastructure and helping teams move faster through automation. I have hands-on experience administering Ubuntu/Linux and Windows Server environments, integrating Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and identity controls for secure operations. I executed 1,750+ Jenkins pipeline runs and sustained 99.97% deployment success during production releases.

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Hi, I’m Craig Lyles, an AWS DevOps Engineer with 9+ years of experience delivering cloud automation, CI/CD, and containerized deployments across AWS and Azure. I enjoy building resilient infrastructure and helping teams move faster through automation.

I have hands-on experience administering Ubuntu/Linux and Windows Server environments, integrating Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and identity controls for secure operations. I executed 1,750+ Jenkins pipeline runs and sustained 99.97% deployment success during production releases.

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Language

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Work Experience

AWS DevOps Engineer at West Virginia University
October 1, 2022 - Present
Developed AWS and Azure infrastructure stacks with Terraform and ARM templates across 12 subscriptions and accounts. Established Jenkins CI/CD pipelines for 9 repositories, implemented Docker builds and Kubernetes deployments for releases. Streamlined Ubuntu patching and configuration using PowerShell and JSON, reducing drift across 85 Linux nodes. Designed VPC and VN et connectivity with VPN and ExpressRoute for 6 application teams globally. Led a cross-functional DevOps squad of 6 engineers, mentored 3 junior administrators, and communicated deployment strategy to 14 stakeholders during quarterly release planning. Presented weekly infrastructure reviews, communicated risk items, and recommended remediation actions to 3 directors.
Cloud DevOps Engineer at Capgemini
February 1, 2019 - September 30, 2022
Spearheaded Docker containerization for PHP and Magento services, cutting deployment rollback incidents by 35%. Guided 4 engineers through Kubernetes migration, initiated Helm standardization across 18 services in AWS. Facilitated incident triage with 5 teams, collaborated on root-cause reviews, and validated recovery playbooks. Presented biweekly architecture briefings to 11 product and security leaders, analyzed pipeline metrics from 22 repositories, and initiated automation enhancements reducing release cycle time by 18%.
DevOps Engineer at Cancer Research and Biostatistics
November 1, 2015 - February 28, 2019
Coordinated ExpressRoute and VNet peering changes across 8 networks, aligning firewall rules with NIST. Diagnosed SCCM deployment failures affecting 320 endpoints, creating automation scripts for Windows Server builds. Drafted Entra ID and Active Directory runbooks, mentored 2 administrators, and documented hybrid identity flows.
DevOps Analyst at Dick's Sporting Goods
October 1, 2014 - November 30, 2015
Performed BGP and OSPF tuning across 12 distribution routers, introduced 45 VLAN segments, and maintained VPN access for 280 retail sites. Resolved LAN and WAN outages across 140 switches, reducing average incident resolution time from 4 hours to 2.5 hours.
AWS DevOps Engineer at Capgemini
February 1, 2019 - September 30, 2022
Spearheaded Docker containerization for PHP and Magento services, cutting deployment rollback in CIDEs by 35%; guided 4 engineers through Kubernetes migration and initiated Helm standardization across 18 AWS services; facilitated incident triage with 5 teams and validated recovery playbooks; presented biweekly architecture briefings to 11 product/security leaders, analyzed pipeline metrics from 22 repos, and initiated automation improvements reducing release cycle time by 18%.

Education

Associate of Applied Sciences in Network Engineering at Frederick Community College
January 11, 2030 - February 21, 2026
Associate of Applied Sciences in Network Engineering at Frederick Community College
January 11, 2030 - February 21, 2026

Qualifications

Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
January 11, 2030 - February 21, 2026
Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer
January 11, 2030 - February 21, 2026
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator
January 11, 2030 - February 21, 2026
HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
January 11, 2030 - February 21, 2026
Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
January 11, 2030 - February 21, 2026
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
January 11, 2030 - February 21, 2026
CompTIA Network+
January 11, 2030 - February 21, 2026
Microsoft Certified Professional
January 11, 2030 - February 21, 2026
Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA)
January 11, 2030 - February 21, 2026
Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
January 11, 2030 - February 21, 2026
Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer
January 11, 2030 - February 21, 2026
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator
January 11, 2030 - February 21, 2026
HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
January 11, 2030 - February 21, 2026
Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
January 11, 2030 - February 21, 2026
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
January 11, 2030 - February 21, 2026
CompTIA Network+
January 11, 2030 - February 21, 2026

Industry Experience

Education, Healthcare, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Other, Life Sciences

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