I'm an experienced Infrastructure and DevOps Engineer with 5+ years of hands-on success in supporting, automating, and optimizing mission-critical deployments in virtualized, containerized, and cloud-native environments. I specialize in VMware, Red Hat, OpenStack, Kubernetes, and OpenShift, with strong roots in virtualization, system administration, and enterprise infrastructure operations. I design, implement, and maintain robust computing and storage infrastructures, automate provisioning and deployment pipelines, and ensure reliable backups and disaster recovery. I enjoy mentoring junior engineers, collaborating with vendors, and continuously evaluating new technologies to improve scalability, reliability, and security across complex environments.

Chala Bahiru

I'm an experienced Infrastructure and DevOps Engineer with 5+ years of hands-on success in supporting, automating, and optimizing mission-critical deployments in virtualized, containerized, and cloud-native environments. I specialize in VMware, Red Hat, OpenStack, Kubernetes, and OpenShift, with strong roots in virtualization, system administration, and enterprise infrastructure operations. I design, implement, and maintain robust computing and storage infrastructures, automate provisioning and deployment pipelines, and ensure reliable backups and disaster recovery. I enjoy mentoring junior engineers, collaborating with vendors, and continuously evaluating new technologies to improve scalability, reliability, and security across complex environments.

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I’m an experienced Infrastructure and DevOps Engineer with 5+ years of hands-on success in supporting, automating, and optimizing mission-critical deployments in virtualized, containerized, and cloud-native environments. I specialize in VMware, Red Hat, OpenStack, Kubernetes, and OpenShift, with strong roots in virtualization, system administration, and enterprise infrastructure operations.

I design, implement, and maintain robust computing and storage infrastructures, automate provisioning and deployment pipelines, and ensure reliable backups and disaster recovery. I enjoy mentoring junior engineers, collaborating with vendors, and continuously evaluating new technologies to improve scalability, reliability, and security across complex environments.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Intermediate
Intermediate

Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

System Engineer at Cooperative Bank of Oromia
March 1, 2023 - Present
Managed hybrid infrastructure across VMware, Nutanix AHV and Power IBM; led container orchestration and microservices deployments on Kubernetes and OpenShift; planned and implemented OpenStack environments for internal cloud provisioning; automated infrastructure provisioning using Ansible and Terraform; implemented and monitored CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI and GitOps principles; oversaw enterprise Linux and Windows server deployments, patching, and optimization; designed and implemented backup strategies and BCP procedures for critical systems; handled database setup and optimization for PostgreSQL and MySQL; collaborated with vendors to enforce SLAs and ensure service continuity; contributed to high-level designs for computing and storage infrastructure; planned migrations, upgrades, and new deployments.
Information System Officer at Cooperative Bank of Oromia
March 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022
Automated routine system administration tasks; installed and configured hardware/software; performed testing, troubleshooting, and documentation; maintained an accurate asset register; provided first-line incident investigation and resolution; tracked configuration items and conducted regular backups and offsite storage; implemented documented storage configurations and monitored resource utilization and performance.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at Addis Ababa University
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2019

Qualifications

Cloud-Native Development with OpenShift and Kubernetes Specialization
January 11, 2030 - January 23, 2026
Nutanix Certified Master - Multicloud Infrastructure
January 11, 2030 - January 23, 2026
Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Infrastructure
January 11, 2030 - January 23, 2026
Associate Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Foundations
January 11, 2030 - January 23, 2026
Configuring F5 Advanced WAF for Modern Applications
January 11, 2030 - January 23, 2026

Industry Experience

Computers & Electronics, Financial Services, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Other