I am a Platform & DevOps Engineer specializing in AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD, with 7+ years delivering infrastructure solutions that drive measurable business outcomes. I focus on cost optimization, security-first platform design, and automated observability at scale, with a track record modernizing infrastructure for FinTech and digital assets while keeping 99.9%+ reliability. I build production-grade platforms on AWS, implement enterprise observability solutions, and drive infrastructure modernization initiatives that accelerate release velocity.

Ozzy Aluyi

I am a Platform & DevOps Engineer specializing in AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD, with 7+ years delivering infrastructure solutions that drive measurable business outcomes. I focus on cost optimization, security-first platform design, and automated observability at scale, with a track record modernizing infrastructure for FinTech and digital assets while keeping 99.9%+ reliability. I build production-grade platforms on AWS, implement enterprise observability solutions, and drive infrastructure modernization initiatives that accelerate release velocity.

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I am a Platform & DevOps Engineer specializing in AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD, with 7+ years delivering infrastructure solutions that drive measurable business outcomes.

I focus on cost optimization, security-first platform design, and automated observability at scale, with a track record modernizing infrastructure for FinTech and digital assets while keeping 99.9%+ reliability. I build production-grade platforms on AWS, implement enterprise observability solutions, and drive infrastructure modernization initiatives that accelerate release velocity.

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Experience Level

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

DevOps Engineer / Cloud Infrastructure Specialist at Dayonesolver Ltd @ ASP Events
July 1, 2025 - January 1, 2026
Contracted to replace an expensive third-party observability solution with a centralized monitoring platform for multi-account AWS infrastructure. Delivered £25K annual savings (89% cost reduction) by consolidating monitoring into a production-grade EKS-based observability stack (Prometheus, Loki, Tempo, Grafana). Implemented zero-trust security with VPN-only access, IRSA-based authentication, private VPC peering, and automated credential management to support security audits. Automated service discovery across accounts and achieved ~30-minute disaster recovery via IaC and automated backups.
Senior Platform & DevOps Engineer at AUBAY UK @ Zodia Custody, London
January 1, 2023 - March 1, 2025
Supported the cloud platform for an FCA-regulated digital-asset custodian. Provisioned production EKS clusters with enterprise security controls including network policies, OPA Gatekeeper, and pod security standards. Developed reusable Terraform modules reducing environment provisioning time from hours to under 10 minutes. Implemented Jenkins-triggered GitHub Actions → Argo CD GitOps workflows for auditable, on-demand deployments. Added Prometheus-based SLO alerts in Grafana and contributed to SOC 2 audit readiness via CIS benchmarks and AWS Config across 150+ controls.
DevOps Engineer at GetBusy (SaaS)
June 1, 2022 - December 1, 2022
Migrated 40+ CloudFormation stacks to Terraform/Terragrunt; reduced repository sprawl and improved cost visibility through standardized tagging. Built multi-tenant EKS cluster with Calico network policies and IAM-based service accounts for secure, self-service deployments. Re-worked legacy Jenkins jobs into declarative GitHub Actions pipelines, cutting CI time by 33%. Introduced shift-left security with Trivy scans and static IaC checks to prevent vulnerabilities reaching production.
Infrastructure Engineer at Flutterwave (FinTech)
October 1, 2018 - April 1, 2022
Managed multi-region AWS infrastructure supporting 200M+ monthly transactions across 34 countries. Implemented blue-green deployments with Spinnaker & Kubernetes, reducing deployment downtime. Reduced AWS costs by 25% through reserved instances, spot instances, and intelligent autoscaling policies. Mentored 4 junior engineers and served on the platform on-call rotation.
SysOps Engineer at Argos (Sainsbury's Group)
April 1, 2017 - August 1, 2018
Automated AWS estate using Jenkins, Ansible, and Terraform, increasing deployment frequency from weekly to daily. Centralized logging with ELK and CloudWatch, reducing incident detection time by 50% and improving mean time to diagnosis.
Systems & Network Operations at Various (Enterprise & MSP)
January 1, 2011 - December 1, 2017
Led Linux administration, networking, and on-prem-to-cloud migrations across multiple roles. Built automation and monitoring foundations across legacy environments.

Education

BSc Computing at University of Greenwich
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2009
PgDip Management at City of London College
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2010

Qualifications

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2022
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
January 11, 2030 - February 17, 2026
HashiCorp Terraform Associate
January 11, 2030 - February 17, 2026

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Software & Internet, Professional Services