IT Engineer/Cloud Engineer
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Experienced IT professional with a strong understanding of cloud infrastructure and 4 years of experience in IT administration, network, and security. Possess 1 year of handson experience in the AWS Cloud platform, including proficiency in AWS services such as IAM, EC2, S3, WAF Shield, RDS, Route 53, CloudWatch, and CloudTrail. Skilled in operating systems such as Windows and Linux (Ubuntu and Cent OS) and familiar with monitoring tools such as New Relic, Intermapper, WhatsupGold, PRTG, and Zabbix.
Possess strong knowledge in networking technologies including routers, switches, access points, load balancers, firewalls, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, and ACL
Cloud Engineer at Cellulant (Mar 2022 - Present) •
Creating EC2 instances and IAM user accounts for developers • Conducting routine security checks on the AWS platform by promptly applying necessary instance patches and fulfilling log requests for the operations team and developers.
• Ensuring prompt response to AWS notification messages regarding instance maintenance, and effectively communicating necessary maintenance details to the service desk team, including any anticipated downtime • Performing proactive and reactive monitoring of disk usage across all UAT and production servers, while also maintaining up-to-date log rotation on the S3 bucket.
• Maintain optimal server performance and ensure efficient internet connectivity within the offices located in Lagos, Nigeria, Nairobi, Tanzania, and Botswana through ongoing monitoring and maintenance.
• Configure switches, routers, access points, firewalls and manage active directory software (Jump Cloud) and Google Workspace for the entire organization • Proactively monitor and optimize cloud infrastructure for cost-effectiveness and reliability • Implement security measures to protect cloud resources and data, such as access control, encryption, and data backup • Troubleshoot cloud infrastructure and application issues and recommend solutions to improve reliability and performance • Facilitate the migration of third-party services, such as 3CX and other services, to the AWS platform.
Technical Support Engineer at Hyperia (Mar 2021 - Mar 2022)
Technical Support Engineer at Med Tech Solutions |Remote| (June 2021 - July 2021)
Service Desk Analyst at Information Connectivity Solutions Limited (Sept 2020 – Mar 2021)
Network Engineer at Novotech Works (2018-Mar 2020)
IT Support Trainee at Brace Forward (Jan 2016-June 2016)
Education • Bachelor of Science in Quantity Surveying from University of Lagos (Graduated in Oct 2018)
Amazon Web Services Solutions Architect Associate (2022-2025) •
Amazon Web Services Cloud Practitioner (2021-2024) •
Cisco Certified Networking Associate Routing and Switching (In View) •