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Azure Cloud Engineer (AZ-104) with 3 years running a multinational Microsoft 365 and Azure estate for 150+ users across 3 countries. Focused on identity, networking, backup, monitoring, and production reliability, with strong automation using PowerShell and Terraform. I’ve designed and operated secure-by-default cloud infrastructure, improved governance and reduced Azure spend through resource management and scheduling, and accelerated deployments by standardizing Azure App Infrastructure with Infrastructure-as-Code. I’m seeking Cloud Engineer roles where IaC and operational reliability are central.…Azure Cloud Engineer (AZ-104) with 3 years running a multinational Microsoft 365 and Azure estate for 150+ users across 3 countries. Focused on identity, networking, backup, monitoring, and production reliability, with strong automation using PowerShell and Terraform. I’ve designed and operated secure-by-default cloud infrastructure, improved governance and reduced Azure spend through resource management and scheduling, and accelerated deployments by standardizing Azure App Infrastructure with Infrastructure-as-Code. I’m seeking Cloud Engineer roles where IaC and operational reliability are central.

Tatenda Pasipanodya

Cloud Developer, DevOps Developer, QA Engineer, +1

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Azure Cloud Engineer (AZ-104) with 3 years running a multinational Microsoft 365 and Azure estate for 150+ users across 3 countries. Focused on identity, networking, backup, monitoring, and production reliability, with strong automation using PowerShell and Terraform. I’ve designed and operated secure-by-default cloud infrastructure, improved governance and reduced Azure spend through resource management and scheduling, and accelerated deployments by standardizing Azure App Infrastructure with Infrastructure-as-Code. I’m seeking Cloud Engineer roles where IaC and operational reliability are central.…Azure Cloud Engineer (AZ-104) with 3 years running a multinational Microsoft 365 and Azure estate for 150+ users across 3 countries. Focused on identity, networking, backup, monitoring, and production reliability, with strong automation using PowerShell and Terraform. I’ve designed and operated secure-by-default cloud infrastructure, improved governance and reduced Azure spend through resource management and scheduling, and accelerated deployments by standardizing Azure App Infrastructure with Infrastructure-as-Code. I’m seeking Cloud Engineer roles where IaC and operational reliability are central.

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Azure Cloud Engineer (AZ-104) with 3 years running a multinational Microsoft 365 and Azure estate for 150+ users across 3 countries. Focused on identity, networking, backup, monitoring, and production reliability, with strong automation using PowerShell and Terraform.

I’ve designed and operated secure-by-default cloud infrastructure, improved governance and reduced Azure spend through resource management and scheduling, and accelerated deployments by standardizing Azure App Infrastructure with Infrastructure-as-Code. I’m seeking Cloud Engineer roles where IaC and operational reliability are central.

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Systems Administrator at RadX Construction (Pvt) Ltd

January 1, 2026 - Present

Owned and operated the group Azure and Microsoft 365 estate for 150+ users across Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and South Africa, leading two graduate IT engineers. Designed and ran production infrastructure for an internal subcontractor management web application on Azure App Service, including VNet, Azure SQL, Private Link, private DNS, containerized Linux App Service, and centralized logging, with no public database exposure. Deployed a Sophos virtual firewall appliance and re-architected VNet routing and security controls (UDRs, NSGs, and site-to-site VPN) to force VM egress through inspection, closing direct-to-internet paths. Reduced Azure spend by reclaiming orphaned disks, implementing auto-shutdown for scheduled savings, decommissioning untagged resources, and adding tagging plus budget alerting. Implemented and maintained identity security using Entra ID controls (RBAC, MFA, Conditional Access, PIM) and managed endpoint/email protection with Sophos Central. Managed infrastructure d

Junior Systems Administrator

August 1, 2023 - December 1, 2025

Automated recurring administrative tasks with advanced PowerShell (user provisioning, license assignment, reporting), reducing manual work by several hours per month. Administered Microsoft 365 services for distributed teams across three countries, including Exchange Online, SharePoint, and Teams. Maintained Windows Server and hybrid infrastructure (patch management, uptime monitoring, Azure Backup with verified restore testing) and supported end users within SLA targets for 150+ users. Monitored endpoint and email security with Sophos Central across a 250+ device fleet and handled infrastructure and end-user escalations.

Help Desk at Kadoma City Council

November 1, 2021 - August 1, 2022

Provided frontline technical support and contributed to system maintenance across council departments. Supported deployment of a revenue collection system used across multiple departments.