AWS Certified Solutions Architect | Cloud Engineer | Solving complex problems with the Cloud
About Me
Certified AWS Solutions Architect with over 6 years of experience designing, deploying, and optimizing scalable, secure, and cost-efficient cloud solutions. Proven expertise in leveraging AWS services to transform business requirements into robust technical solutions while maintaining high-performance standards. Adept at reducing operational costs, ensuring compliance, and providing technical leadership to drive innovation in cloud environments.
Work Experience
Cloud Engineer
Centdoor Limited, Reading, UK (2018 - Present)
Designed and implemented scalable, secure AWS architectures using Lambda, Ec2 and API gateway, reducing downtime by 25% and enhancing reliability for critical business applications.
Led the migration of legacy systems to AWS, cutting operational costs by 30% while achieving 99.99% uptime.
Built cost-optimization strategies that saved over $50,000 annually through efficient resource utilization and Reserved Instance planning.
Developed Infrastructure-as-Code templates using Terraform, automating deployments and reducing setup time by 40%.
Ensured compliance with governance protocols by enforcing security best practices, including IAM policy hardening and encryption standards.
Integrated CloudWatch and Prometheus for monitoring and logging, providing real-time insights and
reducing incident response times by 30%.
Configured and managed complex networking setups, including VPC peering, VPN tunnels, and subnet
configurations, ensuring secure and optimized communication between systems.
Linux System Engineer
Centdoor Limited, Lagos, Nigeria (2016 - 2018)
Managed user accounts, permissions, and access control in compliance with company policies.
Provided technical support to end-users, resolving Linux-related issues and ensuring smooth operations.
Performed vulnerability assessments and implemented security hardening measures across Linux infrastructure.
Collaborated with the development team to deploy and configure web applications on Apache and Nginx servers.
Developed and maintained custom shell scripts for automating system administration tasks.
Designed and managed multi-site Linux server infrastructure, ensuring high availability and disaster recovery.
Implemented Kubernetes orchestration for containerized applications, enhancing scalability and fault tolerance.
Network Operations Centre Engineer
Linksoft Communications Systems Limited, Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria (2013 - 2016)
Monitored and escalated 2G/3G alarms, managing over 500 alarms using INALA SAM 2, MOS 5100, MOS 7100, and Imanager systems.
Provided real-time updates on power and transmission issues, resolving 300+ logged tickets from front-office engineers.
Logged, escalated, and ensured proper closure of 400+ power and transmission alarm tickets by coordinating with field teams.
Followed up on-site outages, ensuring timely resolution of power issues across 200+ sites.
Issued access reference numbers to field engineers for routine preventive maintenance on 100+ base station sites.
Prepared and submitted daily reports on power-related outages, covering over 150 sites.
Reported unresolved site issues, facilitating timely intervention and minimizing downtime.
System Engineer (Internship)
Century Energy Services Limited, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos, Nigeria (2012 - 2013)
Ensured the continuous operation of 50+ systems, maintaining uptime across desktops and laptops.
Installed and configured operating systems on 30+ new desktops and laptops.
Identified and addressed IT security risks related to system implementations and business processes.
Connected new systems to the company domain, facilitating communication with peripheral devices.
Managed tasks using software tools, delivering work on time and within budget.
Performed regular maintenance on 10+ servers and 20+ workstations to ensure optimal performance.
Education
B.Eng in Electronics Engineering - University of Nigeria, Nsukka (2006 - 2011)