Jubril Adams

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Jubril Adams | Cloud & Systems Engineer

Cloud Support Engineer & Systems Administrator

Open to Cloud Support Engineer and Cloud / Systems roles starting in 2026.

Designing and supporting reliable, secure cloud infrastructure.

Cloud computing student and IT professional with 4+ years of experience across AWS, Azure, Linux, and Windows Server. Focused on automation, observability, and secure operations that reduce incidents and keep services available.

Technical Skills

Skills applied in home labs, professional roles, and hands‑on cloud projects.

Cloud Platforms

AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, CloudFormation) and Azure (VMs, Storage, Azure AD).

Linux & Systems

Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu), Windows Server, Active Directory, patching, hardening, backup, and recovery.

Networking

VPC design, subnets, VPN, load balancing, DNS, routing, and secure connectivity patterns.

Security

IAM, least privilege, encryption, logging and alerting, SOC 2 awareness, and HIPAA‑aligned practices.

Scripting & Automation

Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, Python, Bash, and PowerShell for IaC and operational automation.

DevOps & Monitoring

Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Docker, Kubernetes labs, CloudWatch, centralized logging, and incident response.

Projects & Portfolio

Selected projects that show how cloud, systems, and automation skills translate into real impact.

AWS Three‑Tier Web Application Lab

Designed and deployed a three‑tier web application in AWS to practice highly available, production‑style architectures.

Built a VPC with public and private subnets, ALB, Auto Scaling, EC2, and RDS, then added CloudWatch monitoring and automated backups to validate reliability and recovery.

Tech stack: AWS VPC, EC2, ALB, Auto Scaling, RDS, IAM, CloudWatch

View on GitHub

Infrastructure as Code for AWS VPC

Created reusable Terraform configurations to standardize VPCs, subnets, security groups, and EC2 instances across environments.

Introduced version‑controlled infrastructure, reducing manual setup, configuration drift, and time‑to‑provision new environments.

Tech stack: Terraform, AWS (VPC, EC2, security groups), Git

View on GitHub

CI/CD Pipeline for Demo Application

Implemented CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Jenkins to automate builds, tests, and deployments for a demo app.

Added basic quality gates and rollback‑capable jobs, improving release consistency and shortening deployment cycles.

Tech stack: GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Docker, Git

View on GitHub

Cloud Monitoring & Incident Response Lab

Configured metrics, logs, and alerts to build an actionable view of application and infrastructure health in AWS.

Practiced end‑to‑end incident response using dashboards and runbooks to quickly identify root causes and restore service.

Tech stack: AWS CloudWatch, log aggregation, alerting, dashboards

View on GitHub

Linux & Windows Systems Administration Lab

Built a mixed Linux and Windows environment to practice patching, hardening, access management, and backup strategy.

Documented repeatable procedures for user onboarding, updates, and recovery to mirror real service‑desk and sysadmin work.

Tech stack: Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu), Windows Server, Active Directory, backup tools

View on GitHub

Healthcare IT Support & EHR Environment

Supported EHR and healthcare applications, focusing on uptime, secure access, and clinician productivity.

Resolved login and workflow issues, maintained access controls, and upheld HIPAA requirements for patient data.

Tech stack: EHR systems, Windows, networking, HIPAA, access control

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About

Cloud Support Engineer and Systems Administrator with a background in healthcare IT and cloud infrastructure. Comfortable owning issues from first alert to resolution, collaborating with cross‑functional teams, and documenting clear runbooks and procedures.

  • 4+ years supporting cloud and on‑prem environments across AWS, Azure, Linux, and Windows.
  • Experience reducing cloud costs, improving uptime, and automating repetitive provisioning tasks.
  • Strong focus on security, compliance, and reliable operations in regulated environments.
  • Enjoys mentoring users, simplifying complex topics, and leaving systems better documented than they were found.

Contact

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Contact Details

Email: adam.jubril78@gmail.com

Phone: 224‑474‑0556

Location: Palatine, IL, USA

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