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Hi, I'm Ife Ayelabola, a software engineer with over a decade of experience in cyber security, DevOps, DevSecOps, and platform engineering. I specialize in securing cloud infrastructures (AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerized environments (Kubernetes), with a focus on microservices architecture, secure API development, vulnerability assessments, and automated CI/CD pipelines. I've led initiatives to secure Kubernetes clusters with robust access controls and security policies, and I have extensive experience in server hardening, vulnerability testing, and compliance. My goal is to build secure, scalable systems that adapt to evolving security threats.…Hi, I'm Ife Ayelabola, a software engineer with over a decade of experience in cyber security, DevOps, DevSecOps, and platform engineering. I specialize in securing cloud infrastructures (AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerized environments (Kubernetes), with a focus on microservices architecture, secure API development, vulnerability assessments, and automated CI/CD pipelines. I've led initiatives to secure Kubernetes clusters with robust access controls and security policies, and I have extensive experience in server hardening, vulnerability testing, and compliance. My goal is to build secure, scalable systems that adapt to evolving security threats.

Ife Ayelabola

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Hi, I'm Ife Ayelabola, a software engineer with over a decade of experience in cyber security, DevOps, DevSecOps, and platform engineering. I specialize in securing cloud infrastructures (AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerized environments (Kubernetes), with a focus on microservices architecture, secure API development, vulnerability assessments, and automated CI/CD pipelines. I've led initiatives to secure Kubernetes clusters with robust access controls and security policies, and I have extensive experience in server hardening, vulnerability testing, and compliance. My goal is to build secure, scalable systems that adapt to evolving security threats.…Hi, I'm Ife Ayelabola, a software engineer with over a decade of experience in cyber security, DevOps, DevSecOps, and platform engineering. I specialize in securing cloud infrastructures (AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerized environments (Kubernetes), with a focus on microservices architecture, secure API development, vulnerability assessments, and automated CI/CD pipelines. I've led initiatives to secure Kubernetes clusters with robust access controls and security policies, and I have extensive experience in server hardening, vulnerability testing, and compliance. My goal is to build secure, scalable systems that adapt to evolving security threats.

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Hi, I’m Ife Ayelabola, a software engineer with over a decade of experience in cyber security, DevOps, DevSecOps, and platform engineering. I specialize in securing cloud infrastructures (AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerized environments (Kubernetes), with a focus on microservices architecture, secure API development, vulnerability assessments, and automated CI/CD pipelines.

I’ve led initiatives to secure Kubernetes clusters with robust access controls and security policies, and I have extensive experience in server hardening, vulnerability testing, and compliance. My goal is to build secure, scalable systems that adapt to evolving security threats.

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Work Experience

Senior Platform Engineer at Senapt – Energy

November 1, 2024 - Present

Design and maintain secure, scalable Kubernetes platforms on AWS; implement cloud-native solutions, automate infrastructure, and enforce security to support application development across engineering teams.

Senior Core Engineer at Sky – Media

August 1, 2023 - October 1, 2024

Collaborated with the Core Team to deliver a robust Kubernetes platform; built scalable infrastructure to support engineers across Sky, focusing on reliability, security, and observability.

DevSecOps Engineer at HMRC (Consultancy through Equal Experts)

May 1, 2022 - July 1, 2023

Built secure and compliant AWS infrastructure; hardened servers; deployed Terraform-based resources; integrated security testing tools; supported .NET/C# internal applications; worked in Agile.

Cyber Security Engineer at Vodafone

May 1, 2021 - May 1, 2022

Led a project to build a secure, scalable GKE/GCP platform for internal app provisioning; implemented IAM, network policies, and container security; established a secure CI/CD pipeline.

Senior Platform Engineer (Contract) at Elekta

November 1, 2020 - May 1, 2021

Developed Azure-based microservices platform; built backend services and APIs with .NET Core and Angular; implemented centralized logging and messaging; streamlined CI/CD with Azure Pipelines.

Build Engineer (Contract) at Edify

May 1, 2020 - November 1, 2020

Automated cloud-native deployments of serverless and containerized apps on Azure; built .NET APIs and React front-ends; set up Azure services and CI/CD automation.

Developer (Contract) at Sky – Media

April 1, 2018 - April 1, 2020

Contributed to Sky AdSmart and Sky Analytics by building secure, compliant microservices and supporting CI/CD; implemented ELK logging and platform tooling.

.NET Software Engineer at Mwabu

September 1, 2017 - December 1, 2017

Modernized a .NET 4.5 app to .NET Core, creating a microservices REST API and PostgreSQL DB (code-first), including tests.

.NET Developer at QDot

July 1, 2017 - August 1, 2017

Managed multiple microservices in .NET Core; applied TDD with XUnit; led remote onboarding for codebase and tools.

.NET Software Engineer at Mediatonic Games

October 1, 2016 - March 1, 2017

Redeveloped a gaming support tool from Python to ASP.NET Core; containerized with Docker; deployed on AWS with Kubernetes; integrated Datadog, Google OAuth, and DynamoDB; supported Unity3D work.

.NET Analyst Programmer at Tracker

June 1, 2016 - August 1, 2016

Supported enterprise web apps with .NET 4.5, SQL Server; enhanced maintenance in Agile environment.

.NET Web Developer at Imagine Mobile

November 1, 2015 - December 1, 2015

Enhanced web apps using C#, WebForms, Telerik; contributed to RAD development in an agile team.

Software Engineer at Catalog360

September 1, 2015 - October 1, 2015

Built and maintained a cloud-based B2B ASP.NET MVC app; integrated AWS SQS for messaging and leveraged Git for version control.

Software Engineer at Eviivo

February 1, 2014 - September 1, 2015

Built the greenfield hospitality web app on Azure; led .NET and SQL Server deployments; optimized stored procedures; ensured high availability.

Junior Software Developer at CML Software

August 1, 2012 - January 1, 2014

Developed tools for property agents; built WinForms/WebForms apps; provided training and support in Agile.

Infrastructure Support at Illumina

September 1, 2010 - September 1, 2011

Supported global infrastructure; built support apps in Java/Python; configured Linux/Windows servers; set up log monitoring.

Senior Platform Engineer at Senapt

November 1, 2024 - Present

Designed and delivered secure, scalable Kubernetes platforms on AWS; implemented infrastructure as code with Terraform; managed IAM policies, RBAC, and compliance guardrails; built CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions and GitOps tooling (FluxCD, Kustomize, Tilt); implemented monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana across multiple accounts.

Senior Core Engineer at Sky

August 1, 2023 - October 1, 2024

Collaborated with the Core Team to deliver a robust, scalable Kubernetes platform across AWS, GCP, and Azure; developed Go, Python, TypeScript, and .NET Core applications to enhance platform functionality; built Kubernetes platforms using Pulumi and Terraform; deployed monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana and implemented networking with Cilium; optimized CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and leveraged Looker/BigQuery for data insights.

Developer (Contract) at Sky

April 1, 2018 - April 1, 2020

Developed and scaled microservices for Sky AdSmart using .NET Core, ReactJS, TypeScript, Docker, and ActiveMQ on Linux; created automated tests in Python; established CI/CD pipelines with TeamCity and Octopus Deploy; implemented the ELK stack for logging and monitoring; collaborated on Sky Analytics security and compliance tooling.

.NET Software Engineer (Independent Contractor) at Mwabu

September 1, 2017 - December 1, 2017

Modernized Mwabu educational platform by migrating a .NET 4.5 application to .NET Core with a microservices architecture; developed RESTful API and PostgreSQL database with code-first approach; implemented unit testing.