Elizabeth Ogundepo

DevOps Engineer at Brassnode (2026-01 – Present)

Managed and maintained Talos-based Kubernetes clusters on Hetzner Cloud using Terraform, including control plane and autoscaling worker node pool configuration
Troubleshot and resolved complex cluster health check failures, node deduplication issues, and stale node cleanup across multi-pool Kubernetes environments
Configured and deployed cloud-native services including CNPG (CloudNativePG) PostgreSQL clusters, Chatwoot, Cilium, Longhorn, and cert-manager via Helm and Terraform
Implemented OIDC authentication for Kubernetes API server integration with Authentik
Managed cluster autoscaler lifecycle, including safe scale-down procedures during infrastructure updates to prevent node recreation conflicts
Provisioned and configured VPN infrastructure on Hetzner Cloud using Ansible, enabling secure private network connectivity across environments
Managed secrets and sensitive configuration data using HashiCorp Vault, ensuring secure storage and access control across infrastructure services

DevOps Engineer (Contract) at Terapage (2025-11 – 2026-03)

Executed a full-stack audit of AWS architecture, identifying 10+ critical security gaps and designing a new infrastructure that improved system uptime to 99.9%
Orchestrated the emergency migration of 20GB+ of sensitive data and resources following a security breach, restoring full service functionality within 4 hours and preventing further data loss
Architected a proactive monitoring solution using Prometheus and Grafana, integrated with Slack to reduce Mean Time to Detect (MTTD) by 60% through real-time incident notifications
Engineered GitHub Actions workflows that automated testing and deployment, slashing manual deployment time by 75% and reducing production errors by 40%
Authored a 25-page technical playbook covering disaster recovery, infrastructure mapping, and security protocols, reducing onboarding time for new engineers by 50%

Associate DevOps Engineer at Porchplus (2025-05 – 2025-10)

Assisted in designing, building, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub Actions, improving deployment consistency and reducing manual effort
Implemented comprehensive monitoring solutions using Prometheus and Grafana, achieving 99.5% uptime across production environments
Assisted with Kubernetes cluster operations, including deployments, scaling, and basic troubleshooting
Built and optimized Docker containerization strategies for development, testing, and production environments, reducing image sizes by 40%
Collaborated with development teams to implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, managing cloud resources across multiple Azure accounts

Backend Engineer Intern at HNG Tech (2025-01 – 2025-03)

Developed and deployed RESTful APIs using Golang and FastAPI, contributing to core backend development functionality for production applications
Implemented end-to-end CI/CD automation using GitHub Actions, reducing deployment time by 60% and eliminating manual deployment errors
Participated in agile development cycles and code review processes to ensure code quality and team collaboration
Conducted comprehensive unit testing, achieving 85% test coverage across backend services
Debugged and optimized application performance issues, improving API response time by 25%

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