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Overview
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Education
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Accomplishments
Certification
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Kehinde Aturuka

Lagos

Summary

Knowledgeable DevOps/SRE with solid background in maintaining and enhancing system reliability. Demonstrated success in implementing automated solutions to streamline processes and improve system performance. Proven ability to troubleshoot complex issues and optimize infrastructure through proactive monitoring and collaboration.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior DevOps / Site Reliability Engineer

Access Bank PLC
Lagos
04.2024 - Current
  • Deployed and Managed 30+ private Kubernetes clusters, ensuring 99.99% uptime and strong security practices.
  • Deployed and maintained multiple payment gateways, processing approximately 115M+ in transactions daily with full encryption in transit and at rest.
  • Developed modular multi-branch CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions and ArgoCD, accelerating deployment cycles by 40%.
  • Implemented automated security scanning pipelines, reducing vulnerabilities by 25%.
  • Led post-mortem reviews after incidents, driving continuous improvement initiatives based on findings.
  • Developed custom scripts/tools as needed to automate routine tasks, increasing overall team productivity and efficiency.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot complex incidents, ensuring minimal downtime.
  • Designed and implemented automated monitoring solutions to enhance system reliability and performance.
  • Led incident response efforts for production outages, conducted postmortems, and implemented preventive measures.
  • Developed deployment strategies for cloud infrastructure, streamlining application delivery processes.
  • Mentored junior engineers in best practices for incident response and system optimization techniques.
  • Established service level objectives (SLOs) and key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure operational success.
  • Improved incident management workflows by creating comprehensive documentation on troubleshooting procedures and common issues resolution steps.

Group Cloud Engineer (Contract)

DP World
Fort Worth, TX
03.2023 - 11.2024
  • Built CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins & Azure DevOps → 40% faster deployments.
  • Designed and implemented cloud infrastructure solutions, enhancing deployment efficiency across multiple platforms.
  • Developed automation scripts using Python and Terraform, streamlining configuration management processes.
  • Enhanced cloud infrastructure efficiency by implementing advanced automation techniques and tools.
  • Championed the adoption of DevOps principles within the organization, driving increased collaboration between development and operations teams.
  • Provided technical support to internal stakeholders, diagnosing and resolving complex issues related to the organization''s cloud environment.
  • Provisioned and managed Azure Virtual Desktop across 17 pools supporting remote global teams.
  • Automated monitoring with Python, Bash, Terraform, and New Relic → 98% monitoring coverage.
  • Optimized AWS/Azure resources, lowering operational costs by 15%.
  • Led migration projects to cloud-based systems, ensuring minimal disruption and optimized resource utilization, thereby achieving 25% cost savings.

Cloud Engineer

Equinix EMEA
Lagos
05.2021 - 04.2024
  • Deployed and maintained 20+ Kubernetes clusters, powering applications serving millions of users across multiple geographies.
  • Automated 80% of infrastructure deployments with Terraform, reducing provisioning time by 60% and enabling faster delivery cycles.
  • Built and standardized reusable IaC modules, ensuring consistent infrastructure practices across teams and environments.
  • Enhanced system observability and troubleshooting efficiency by 35% through Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, ELK Stack, and New Relic integrations.
  • Partnered with security teams to implement zero-trust principles, compliance controls, and security best practices across infrastructure.
  • Designed and implemented secure VPN tunnels between Azure and AWS, enabling resilient multi-cloud connectivity.
  • Performed network security operations, including Checkpoint VPN and Endpoint Security management, to safeguard infrastructure and data.
  • Developed automation scripts to streamline deployments and optimize resource management, improving operational efficiency.
  • Conducted regular system audits to enforce compliance with industry security standards and organizational policies.

Education

B.Eng. - Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Federal University of Technology
Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria
11.2019

Skills

  • Cloud platform expertise: AWS, Azure, GCP
  • Kubernetes orchestration expertise
  • Reusable Terraform templates and Ansible playbook creation
  • CI/CD & GitOps: GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, ArgoCD, FluxCD
  • Scripting & Automation: Python, Bash, (working knowledge: Golang, Nodejs)
  • Monitoring & Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Loki, New Relic
  • Databases & Messaging: PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, RabbitMQ, Kafka
  • Networking & Security: TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S, VPNs, SSL/TLS, Zero Trust, PCI DSS awareness
  • Incident Management: High-availability systems, root cause analysis, postmortems
  • Incident management
  • Microservices architecture
  • Infrastructure automation
  • Log analysis

Websites

Accomplishments

• Kubernetes: CKA, CKAD & CKS (The Linux Foundation)

• Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS)

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

• AWS Certified Cloud Architect – Associate

• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional (in view)

• Microsoft Certified: Designing & Implementing DevOps Solutions

• Cisco CCNA (Networking)

• Credly profile: https://www.credly.com/users/kehinde-aturuka.1ff95485

Certification

  • Kubernetes: CKA, CKAD, CKS (The Linux Foundation)
  • Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS)
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
  • AWS Certified Cloud Architect – Associate
  • AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional (in view)
  • Microsoft Certified: Designing & Implementing DevOps Solutions
  • Cisco CCNA (Networking)
  • Credly profile: https://www.credly.com/users/kehinde-aturuka.1ff95485

Timeline

Senior DevOps / Site Reliability Engineer

Access Bank PLC
04.2024 - Current

Group Cloud Engineer (Contract)

DP World
03.2023 - 11.2024

Cloud Engineer

Equinix EMEA
05.2021 - 04.2024

B.Eng. - Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Federal University of Technology
Kehinde Aturuka