Wilfried Bako

Bilingual (English/French) Cloud Engineer with 7 years of experience designing, automating, and securing AWS and hybrid cloud environments, including 2 years supporting Azure. Experienced with Terraform, Ansible, Python, Bash, IAM, AWS KMS, AWS Secrets Manager, Kubernetes, and CI/CD automation. Skilled in DevSecOps, Infrastructure as Code, cloud observability, and multi-cloud operations with a focus on security, automation, and operational reliability.

Cloud Engineer - Kubota - Atlanta, GA

(2022-04 - 2026-05)

• Engineered secure AWS and Azure infrastructure using Terraform and Ansible, implementing Infrastructure as Code to standardize deployments across cloud environments.
• Designed cloud security solutions using AWS IAM, AWS KMS, and AWS Secrets Manager to protect application credentials, encryption keys, and sensitive workloads.
• Automated cloud provisioning, deployments, and operational workflows using GitHub Actions, Python, Bash, AWS CLI, and Azure CLI.
• Managed Kubernetes workloads on Amazon EKS while implementing GitOps deployments with ArgoCD to improve deployment consistency and operational reliability.
• Built centralized monitoring using Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, and Azure Monitor, enabling faster troubleshooting and proactive incident response.
• Resolved production issues involving IAM permissions, VPC networking, DNS, cloud security, and hybrid infrastructure while collaborating with engineering teams and maintaining technical documentation.

Cloud Support Associate - Perenco - Douala, Cameroon

(2019-04 - 2021-12)

• Provisioned and maintained AWS and Azure cloud resources while supporting highly available production environments.
• Monitored cloud resources, analyzed logs, and resolved infrastructure issues using cloud monitoring and diagnostic tools.
• Configured and supported hybrid cloud networking including VPCs, Azure Virtual Networks, VPNs, DNS, Linux, and Windows Server environments.
• Automated operational tasks using Python, AWS CLI, and Azure CLI, reducing manual administration and improving deployment efficiency.

Assistant Manager Operations & IT Support - Jumia - Douala, Cameroon

(2016-01 - 2019-03)

• Optimized daily operational workflows by resolving high-priority technical issues related to system connectivity and user access.
• Empowered a team of 13+ employees through targeted technical training, resulting in a 30% decrease in support tickets.

AWS re/Start Certification - Cloud Computing - Per Scholas AWS re/Start Training (2025-11 - 2025-11)

Master's - Chemical and Process Engineering - University of Douala (2021-09 - 2021-09)

Certification - English Language - ICT Language Center (2023-03 - 2023-03)