Komlavi

DevOps Engineer with 8+ years of experience in CI/CD automation, cloud infrastructure, and container orchestration, delivering scalable and highly available solutions on AWS, Azure, and hybrid environments. Achieved 99.9% uptime, reduced deployment times by 25%, and improved application performance by 20% through automation and optimization. Skilled at implementing Infrastructure-as-Code, monitoring solutions, and mentoring teams to accelerate software delivery while ensuring security and reliability.

DevOps Engineer at City National Bank (2020-01 – Present)

• Designed and deployed scalable AWS infrastructure using EC2, RDS, Aurora, S3, VPC, and IAM, supporting 3+ major enterprise projects with 99.99% uptime.
• Managed containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes (EKS), orchestrating 100+ pods across multiple environments with zero-downtime deployments.
• Developed Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Ansible, and CloudFormation, reducing manual provisioning by 70% and accelerating environment setup.
• Built monitoring stacks using Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, MonYog, and AWS CloudWatch, improving visibility across 50+ services and reducing MTTR by 35%.
• Automated backup and disaster recovery for MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, and MongoDB, achieving 99.9% data availability and minimal data loss.
• Implemented IAM policies, security tools, and vulnerability scanning, improving compliance and reducing security incidents by 40%.
• Automated routine tasks using Bash, Python, Groovy, and Shell scripts, cutting manual configuration time by 60% and minimizing human error.
• Optimized database performance with query tuning and schema redesign, improving average response time by 30% across production workloads.
• Deployed enterprise applications end-to-end on Azure (AKS, Azure Functions) and AWS, ensuring high availability and security for multiple business-critical services.
• Led hands-on development, testing, and stakeholder query resolution, improving project delivery speed by 20% and boosting user satisfaction.
• Implemented CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitLab CI/CD, reducing deployment errors by 70% and decreasing delivery time from hours to under 15 minutes.
• Spearheaded migration and orchestration of legacy workloads to cloud-native environments, improving scalability by 60% and infrastructure efficiency.
• Managed monitoring, patching, and configuration of cloud resources, reducing operational overhead by 50% and ensuring continuous compliance.
• Collaborated with 9+ senior engineers in Agile/Scrum teams, defining KPIs and workflow improvements, leading to a 50% faster release cycle.

DevOps Engineer at CSX Transportation (2017-04 – 2019-12)

• Automated environment provisioning and configuration in Azure using pipelines and scripts, reducing manual intervention by 70% and enabling zero-downtime deployments.
• Built and managed CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps for web applications, integrating unit tests, containerization, and automated deployments, improving delivery speed by 50%.
• Designed and deployed containerized applications with Docker and Kubernetes, managing 30+ pods across multiple environments with scalable orchestration.
• Managed relational databases (Azure SQL, RDS) with automated snapshots, service-side encryption (SSE), versioning, and MFA delete, improving data security and recovery readiness.
• Led cloud migration initiatives, supporting hybrid deployments on AWS and on-premise infrastructure, increasing system scalability by 40% and reducing operational overhead.
• Configured monitoring, logging, and alerting for microservices using Azure Monitor and CloudWatch, improving visibility and reducing mean-time-to-resolution (MTTR) by 30%.
• Implemented automated test and release workflows, improving deployment frequency and reducing rollback incidents by 60%.
• Enforced security best practices through IAM policy review, audit logging via CloudTrail, and resource configuration validation, improving compliance posture.
• Collaborated in Agile/Scrum teams, defining project KPIs and DevOps workflows, contributing to a 25% faster sprint delivery cycle.
• Supported hybrid-cloud integration, leveraging Azure App Services, AWS VPC, and secure networking, ensuring high availability and reliable service connectivity.
• Streamlined application monitoring and network validation, reducing incidents related to connectivity or configuration errors by 35%.

Bachelor in Accounting – University of Lome (2010-09 – 2014-05)