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Paul Abrams
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DevOps & Cloud

Infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipeline design, and cloud enablement across Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, and enterprise environments.

CI/CD Pipeline Architecture (BDM)

Implemented CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps for the Benefits Delivery Modernization project at ESDC — one of the largest IT modernization efforts in the Government of Canada.

Designed build, test, and cloud deployment pipelines. Supported and advised multiple teams on pipeline implementation and management. Ensured pipelines met ITSG-33 (NIST-based) security controls for SA&A submissions against a PBMM security profile.

Technologies & tools
Azure DevOps Pipelines
YAML
PowerShell
CI/CD
Azure

Azure DevOps Services Administration

Administered Azure DevOps Services for all teams across the BDM project at ESDC and for multiple departments including IRCC and CIC.

  • Advised on custom Agile process templates and branching strategies
  • Designed pull request workflows and code review best practices
  • Managed cross-project/organization credential management
  • Ensured accessibility compliance aligned with departmental standards (WCAG)
  • Maintained heavily customized Agile, Scrum, and CMMI process templates
Technologies & tools
Azure DevOps
Agile Process Templates
Git
WCAG
Scrum

CI/CD Modernization (CIC)

At the Department of Citizenship and Immigration, transitioned the department from manual, UI-based release procedures to fully automated Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment workflows, significantly reducing deployment times and human error.

  • Decommissioned over-engineered legacy C# desktop applications for release management, replacing them with lightweight PowerShell scripts using the TFS Client APIs
  • Guided teams in migrating from legacy XAML builds to modern, scriptable build definitions
  • Improved build reliability and maintainability across the organization
Technologies & tools
TFS
PowerShell
CI/CD
XAML Builds
TFS Client APIs

Portfolio Site & GitHub Pages

This portfolio site itself — built with Astro and deployed via GitHub Pages with CI/CD. Source code is available on GitHub.

Technologies & tools
Astro
TypeScript
GitHub Actions
HTML/CSS