Olawale Bello
Azure Solutions Architect & Engineer
Lagos,Lagos
Summary
Self-motivated Solution Architect/Lead/Consultant/Admin/Technical Customer Support with 12+ years
of experience in system design, analysis, implementation, development, and operation using Microsoft Technologies for
enterprise applications.
Azure experience - Extended working knowledge in cloud service, IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS. Configured NSGs for two-tier and three-tier applications. Experience in integrating on-premises servers to Azure. Configured VNET sand subnets as per the project requirement. Configure Azure blob storage and Azure file servers. Configured private and public-facing Azure load balancers etc.
Enterprise-level experience - Working with large teams and being involved in the architecture of highly reliable, scalable, secure, and cost-efficient distributed applications that are aligned with company standards, processes, methodologies, and best practices.
Process and Implementation - Extensive experience implementing solutions throughout the SDLC process, deep hands-on experience in networking, workload migration, Azure DevOps, Azure Kubernetes Service, and implementation in Azure.
Industry Experience - Have good exposure to various domains\sectors like Financial & Banking, Manufacturing, Airline, Oil & Gas, Government
Agencies, E-commerce, Insurance, Transportation, and Technology Services providers.
General Responsibility - Ensured the responsible for overall technical quality, migration, deployment standards, and architecture of the
application.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
12
12
Certifications
1
1
Language
Work History
Senior Technology Solution Architect
Descasio Limited
Lagos
01.2021 - Current
- Worked with customers or prospective customers to develop integrated solutions and lead detailed architectural dialogues to facilitate delivery of comprehensive solution.
- Guided and influenced existing partners on recommended upgrades and enhancements to integrated solutions.
- Managed project scope, schedule, status and documentation.
- Created strong relationships with key decision makers as trusted consultant of Azure cloud product line.
- Presented roadmap and technology infrastructure to customers, demonstrating deep familiarity with APIs, platform infrastructure, security and integration capabilities.
- Assisted sales and pre-sales teams in responses to customer and prospective customer evaluations, escalations, and technical requirements documents.
- Experienced in designing and implementing microservices, and container-based applications with Azure Kubernetes Service, Azure Container Instance, Azure Container Repository, and Azure DevOps.
- Experienced deploying infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform, ARM, Bicep, and PowerShell.
- Cloud governance with Azure Policy as Code using GitHub Action and Azure DevOps.
- Experienced in configuring, deploying, and Managing devices (Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS) using Windows Endpoint Manager and Google Mobile & Endpoints Manager.
- I have engaged in the implementation and deployment of different cloud services\products like DR BC, workload migration (App & DB), site-to-site connection, Web Apps, Securities solutions, network & app firewall, B2B project implementation, DevOps strategies, account and access management, etcetera
- Workload migration includes migrating the email system from Google Workspace, and Exchange server to Exchange Online, and vice visa. Also from an IMAP server to Exchange Online or Google Workspace.
- Deploy Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace utilizing project management & Google Workspace deployment phase approach (of Core IT/Pilot, Early Adopter, and Global Go Live phases) to numerous SMBs resulting in higher customer satisfaction, and providing mentorship\leadership to colleagues for the same service.
Solutions Architect
Cloud Colony
Lagos
12.2018 - 12.2020
- Maintained current and in-depth understanding of business processes, needs and objectives.
- Worked with developers and engineers to realize technological solutions.
- Analyzed solutions proposed to meet diverse business requirements.
- Broke down technical ideas and issues into non-technical terms for business executives.
- Mentored team, sharing skills and expertise and encouraged each member to bring forward ideas and suggestions for improvement.
- Designed architecture strategies for large-scale system-wide application deployments.
- Automate Azure resources deployment with Infrastructure as Code with ARM Template, Bicep, Terraform using Azure DevOps CI\CD Pipeline, and PowerShell.
- Ensure cloud compliance and governance with Azure Policy as Code using GitHub Action and Azure DevOps.
- Experienced in hybrid device designing, implementation, and provisioning with Windows Autopilot Deployment.
- Experience designing, implementing, and deploying highly reliable, scalable, secure, and cost-efficient systems using Azure best practices and guidelines.
- Helping organizations ease their cloud adoption journey Microsoft cloud adoption framework.
- In-depth knowledge of designing, implementing, and deploying various Azure services\solutions like Compute, Networking, Storage, Azure Active Directory, App Services, Databases, Data Services, and Hybrid to meet client-specific requirements.
Azure Engineer
Tek Expert Nigeria
Lagos
04.2018 - 11.2018
- Act as point of contact to deliver advanced technical troubleshooting and problem-solving solutions to Microsoft Azure software (IaaS, PaaS & SaaS) for corporate customers including issues escalated to the highest level of management.
- Created, updated and maintained Azure security standards and best practices across Azure domain.
- Created, updated and maintained dev-ops scripts to manage, distribute and secure company data.
- Authored clear, concise and complete communications for change, incident and problem management.
- Maintained and built VMs and containers through Azure and Azure Kubernetes Services.
- Translated technical concepts and information into terms parties could easily comprehend.
- Rapidly prototyped new data processing capabilities to confirm integration feasibility into existing systems.
- Tested troubleshooting methods and documented resolutions for inclusion in knowledge base for support team use.
- Experienced with the configuration and implementation of Microsoft Azure services like Azure Active Directory, Conditional Access, Azure Information Protection, Privileged Identity Management (PIM), etc
- Collaborate on cross-team and cross-product technical issues by working with colleagues from other teams as needed to resolve customers’ concerns.
- Provide Support for customers in implementing a federated environment to have Office 365 as the relying party application in the cloud.
- Provide excellent customer service support for Microsoft Azure customers in meeting customers' expectations within SLA as well as Data privacy and customer confidentiality.
Database & System Admin
Marotadek Limited
Sango
09.2016 - 04.2018
- Tested programs and databases to identify issues and make necessary modifications.
- Created and implemented database designs and data models.
- Administered, supported, and monitored databases by proactively resolving database issues and maintaining servers.
- Created and updated database designs and data models.
- Designed and managed database structure to ensure accuracy & quality standards.
- Continuously improve the system architecture to ensure real-time acquisition and reporting systems with quality controls.
- Managed domain users and computers through centralized active directory services as well as Group Policy Object (GPO), TCP/IP, DNS, and DHCP.
- Managed Office 365 users and applications (SharePoint and Exchange Online, Skype, OneDrive for Business, Microsoft Teams, Form, Flow).
- Provide general support for all IT & Network infrastructures (Router, Switches) including training users on the use of IT infrastructures, collaboration tools & GDPR.
System Administrator
Eco Bank Nigeria Plc
Lagos
04.2008 - 06.2016
- Designed proactive preventive maintenance schedules to prevent unnecessary downtime and hardware faults.
- Established network specifications and analyzed workflow, access, information and security requirements.
- Installed important security and functionality patches to maintain optimal protections against intrusion and system reliability.
- Completed reports detailing network and systems performance and downtime issues.
- Implemented corrective plans of action for network availability and latency.
- Monitored temperature and power draw to immediately detect faults and failures.
- Introduced management tools to create and manage virtual server computing environment.
- Served as subject matter expert on proposed technology purchases.
- Drove continuous improvement of IT governance processes.
- Oversaw file system and storage upgrades while safeguarding data integrity and redundancy.
- Provisioned new software and hardware for use, following established security policies.
- Worked with users to determine areas of technology in need of improved usability.
- Managed onboarding and offboarding of employees.
- Implemented internet and intranet applications on multiple platforms.
- Spearheaded inventory control measures to replenish and maintain IT equipment.
- Configured and tested Windows Server operating systems with roles features.
- Detailed upcoming software upgrades and system sprints to team members.
- Conducted routine and emergency maintenance of assigned data center equipment.
- Attended meetings to deliver status reports to key stakeholders.
- Mentored employees and offered constructive feedback for performance improvement.
- Delivered Tier 2 and Tier 3 support for problem identification, diagnosis and issue resolution.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
The Polytechnic, Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria 02.2002 - 10.2007
Skills
Business solutions
Accomplishments
- Supervised and managed a team of 10 staff members.
- Successfully migrate workloads from different on-premises sources (Hyper V, VMWare, and Nutanix) to Azure Cloud.
- Led a team of 5 in the recovery of organizational data loss issues.
- Successfully delivered enterprise-grade solutions to organizations across different sectors.
Certification
Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuration
Reading, Researching & Exploring
I am a senior technology solutions architect and engineer who enjoy reading, researching, and exploring new technology to keep up to date.
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Quote
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Timeline
Azure Database Administrator Associate
04-2023
Professional Cloud Architect
09-2021
Microsoft 365 Security Administrator Associate
06-2021
Senior Technology Solution Architect
Descasio Limited
01.2021 - Current
DevOps Engineer Expert
08-2020
Azure Fundamentals
08-2020
Azure Security Engineer Associate
06-2020
Azure Solutions Architect Expert
06-2020
Microsoft Certified Trainer
06-2020
Azure Administrator Associate
04-2020
Solutions Architect
Cloud Colony
12.2018 - 12.2020
Azure Engineer
Tek Expert Nigeria
04.2018 - 11.2018
Database & System Admin
Marotadek Limited
09.2016 - 04.2018
ITIL Foundation
08-2014
Microsoft Certified Professional
04-2012
Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuration
06-2009
System Administrator
Eco Bank Nigeria Plc
04.2008 - 06.2016
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
The Polytechnic, Ibadan
02.2002 - 10.2007
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