Anoma Gideon Waji

Established GitOps pipeline implementation using ArgoCD and Jenkins, enabling daily production releases for financial services platform processing significant transaction volumes. Managed multi-region Kubernetes clusters (EKS) with 200+ microservices and Istio service mesh for zero-trust security and comprehensive observability. Implemented security-first CI/CD pipeline using Snyk, Trivy, and SonarQube, reducing critical vulnerabilities by 60% in production deployments. Architected cost optimization strategy using AWS Compute Optimizer and custom Lambda functions, achieving 35% reduction in monthly cloud spending. Designed comprehensive monitoring with Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry, reducing mean time to detection from 45 to 12 minutes. Developed IaC modules with Terraform and CloudFormation, managing 500+ AWS resources across environments. Created disaster recovery automation using AWS Backup and custom scripts, achieving recovery time objective under 15 minutes for critical

Built secure CI/CD pipeline using Jenkins and GitLab CI, implementing mandatory security gates and compliance checks for defence applications. Implemented hybrid cloud architecture using AWS and Azure services, ensuring data sovereignty and regulatory compliance. Developed automated security scanning using AWS Security Hub and custom integration scripts, reducing manual security reviews by 80%. Managed containerized applications using Kubernetes with Calico network policies and Falco runtime security controls. Created disaster recovery automation using AWS Systems Manager and Lambda functions, achieving recovery time objective under 30 minutes. Established IaC practices using Terraform modules and Ansible playbooks across multiple classification levels. Designed monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana with custom exporters for defence-specific metrics. Implemented secrets management using HashiCorp Vault with Kubernetes CSI driver integration.

Managed AWS infrastructure using CloudFormation and Terraform for SaaS platform serving enterprise clients with 99.9% uptime. Implemented comprehensive monitoring and alerting using CloudWatch, Datadog, and PagerDuty. Automated routine infrastructure tasks using Python scripts and AWS Lambda, reducing manual operations by 40%. Designed and executed cloud migration strategy using AWS Migration Hub and Database Migration Service. Implemented database performance optimization using RDS Performance Insights and custom query analysis tools. Established backup and disaster recovery procedures using AWS Backup with weekly testing and validation. Created infrastructure documentation using Confluence and runbooks for operational procedures. Developed cost optimization strategy using AWS Cost Explorer and custom reporting tools.