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Andrew Ifesinachi Daraojimba

Ajah, Lagos State

Summary

Dynamic DevOps and SRE professional with a proven track record in architecting, automating, and securing large-scale Amazon Web Services environments. Expertise in leveraging deep observability and incident response capabilities, complemented by proficiency in Terraform-driven Infrastructure as Code, Kubernetes/EKS, and comprehensive CI/CD pipelines. Committed to achieving zero-downtime releases while ensuring cost governance and implementing robust DevSecOps practices within regulated or air-gapped environments. Recognized for streamlining processes, enhancing system performance, and resolving complex challenges through innovative problem-solving and effective collaboration.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Site Reliability / Cloud Engineer (AWS & Azure)

CloudSA Africa
02.2022 - Current
  • Re-platformed on-prem services to multi-AZ AWS EC2 & EKS clusters with Terraform; cut release cycle from weekly to daily and achieved >99.9 % availability.
  • Built GitHub Actions → ECR → EKS blue-green pipeline enabling zero-downtime across Dev/QA/Prod.
  • Instrumented workloads with CloudWatch Logs, custom Prometheus exporters & Grafana; mean-time-to-detect P1 incidents fell 60 %.
  • Authored least-privilege IAM roles, KMS-encrypted secrets, and VPC segmentation that cleared external audit with no critical findings.
  • Automated AMI patching/baking via Packer + Terraform, trimming manual server maintenance by 30 %.
  • Used metrics to monitor application and infrastructure performance.
  • Managed disaster recovery plans and procedures, enabling rapid system restoration during unexpected outages or failures.

Technical Support / System Administrator

Whogohost Limited
08.2021 - 02.2022
  • Managed hundreds of Linux web & mail workloads on AWS EC2, sustaining 99.95 % uptime and enforcing automated, tested backups (RPO < 15 min).
  • Hardened servers against spam and CPU abuse, keeping customer domains off blacklists.
  • Developed documentation for system processes, ensuring consistency and knowledge transfer among team members.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify and implement IT solutions aligned with business goals.
  • Managed user access rights to maintain a high level of information security while ensuring appropriate levels of accessibility for authorized personnel.

Technical Support

Swift Networks Limited
01.2020 - 08.2021
  • Rolled out MFA for 500 + Microsoft 365 users and resolved authentication, routing, and SharePoint issues, cutting repeat tickets by one-third.
  • Improved customer satisfaction by providing exceptional technical support and troubleshooting assistance.
  • Provided technical support to colleagues regarding mechanical design, fabrication, testing or drafting.
  • Streamlined processes within the technical support team through effective communication and collaboration strategies.
  • Streamlined helpdesk operations, providing timely technical support to endusers.
  • Enhanced team efficiency by providing timely and accurate technical support.

Education

Master of Science - Information Management

Ahmadu Bello University
Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria
01.2024

Bachelor of Science - Business Management

Benue State University
Makurdi, Benue State
10-2019

Skills

  • Experience with cloud infrastructure
  • Monitoring tools
  • Cloud automation
  • Source code management
  • Continuous deployment
  • Continuous integration
  • Infrastructure development
  • Critical thinking
  • Application of DevOps methodologies
  • Scripting languages

Certification

  • Microsoft AZ-104
  • AZ-400
  • AZ-700
  • AZ-305
  • AZ-204
  • LPIC-1: Linux Administrator (active)
  • KCNA: Kubernetes & Cloud-Native Associate (active)
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (exam scheduled, Sept 2025)

Timeline

Site Reliability / Cloud Engineer (AWS & Azure)

CloudSA Africa
02.2022 - Current

Technical Support / System Administrator

Whogohost Limited
08.2021 - 02.2022

Technical Support

Swift Networks Limited
01.2020 - 08.2021

Master of Science - Information Management

Ahmadu Bello University

Bachelor of Science - Business Management

Benue State University

Hobbies and Interests

Board games, Football analytics, Robotics tinkering — because a curious mind spots issues before they become incidents.

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