I am a results-driven DevOps Engineer with a proven track record of supporting, automating, and optimizing mission-critical deployments in the cloud. I specialize in configuration management, CI/CD, scripting, microservices, containerization, and DevOps processes. I am recognized for driving operational efficiency and ensuring a seamless software development lifecycle. I thrive on collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate complex requirements into technical solutions, delivering scalable infrastructure, reliable automation, and proactive monitoring. I continuously learn new technologies to improve velocity, resilience, and cost efficiency.

Friday Ugbebor

I am a results-driven DevOps Engineer with a proven track record of supporting, automating, and optimizing mission-critical deployments in the cloud. I specialize in configuration management, CI/CD, scripting, microservices, containerization, and DevOps processes. I am recognized for driving operational efficiency and ensuring a seamless software development lifecycle. I thrive on collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate complex requirements into technical solutions, delivering scalable infrastructure, reliable automation, and proactive monitoring. I continuously learn new technologies to improve velocity, resilience, and cost efficiency.

Available to hire

I am a results-driven DevOps Engineer with a proven track record of supporting, automating, and optimizing mission-critical deployments in the cloud. I specialize in configuration management, CI/CD, scripting, microservices, containerization, and DevOps processes. I am recognized for driving operational efficiency and ensuring a seamless software development lifecycle.

I thrive on collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate complex requirements into technical solutions, delivering scalable infrastructure, reliable automation, and proactive monitoring. I continuously learn new technologies to improve velocity, resilience, and cost efficiency.

See more

Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
See more

Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Cloud Platform Engineer at SHI International Corp (Contract)
October 1, 2023 - Present
Orchestrated and maintained distributed version control environments (GitHub). Automated infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and CloudFormation, creating reusable modules for different environments and ensuring deployment consistency, achieving a 30% reduction in deployment time. Engineered and automated robust CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and Azure DevOps, increasing deployment frequency by 25%. Led the implementation of comprehensive pipelines for microservices and containerization, integrating SonarQube, Docker, Splunk, Helm charts, ArgoCD, and EKS, ECS, accelerating time-to-market for software deployments. Implemented and maintained monitoring and alerting systems using Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, and Datadog to detect and resolve production issues proactively. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into technical specs and deliver high-quality solutions aligned with business objectives. Implemented networking strategies includ
DevOps / Site Reliability Engineer at RedTech Ltd
March 1, 2021 - September 30, 2023
Executed end-to-end testing, generated comprehensive results to ensure software quality, and collaborated with QA and other teams. Implemented GitOps strategies leveraging Flux and Kustomize to automate deployments, resulting in faster and more reliable workflows. Led troubleshooting and 24/7 monitoring of a live environment with on-call rotation to ensure high availability and minimal downtime. Managed application support using Splunk, Datadog, and ELK stacks for real-time monitoring and fast incident response. Analyzed cost optimization opportunities, managed traffic with blue-green and canary deployments, and designed highly available infrastructure to support AI/ML applications on AWS SageMaker, including distributed model training with SQS and automated data processing. Implemented Ansible for configuration management, achieving a 20% increase in deployment efficiency. Conducted root cause analyses and post-incident reviews to minimize downtime and inform preventive measures. Main
Cloud Engineer at RedTech Ltd
June 1, 2020 - March 31, 2021
Created and managed S3 storage buckets and optimized static website hosting; provisioned EC2, ELB, RDS, EKS, CodePipeline, CloudWatch, VPC, Route53, IAM, and Lambda to support diverse workloads. Directed a multi-tier web application architecture with standard security and routing practices. Developed serverless components using AWS Fargate, Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, and S3, driving 30% cost reductions and improved scalability. Implemented security controls including MFA, rotated access keys, IAM roles, security groups, and NACLs; designed and applied auto-scaling strategies to adapt to varying workloads. Built and maintained high-performance web apps using LAMP stack, emphasizing reliability and scalability.
Cloud Platform Engineer at SH International Corp (Contract)
October 1, 2023 - Present
Led orchestration of distributed version control (GitHub) and automated infrastructure provisioning with Terraform and CloudFormation, building reusable modules to ensure consistency across environments and reduce deployment time. Engineered and automated CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and Azure DevOps, increasing deployment frequency. Implemented end-to-end pipelines for microservices and containerized workloads with Docker, ArgoCD, Helm, EKS, and ECS, accelerating time-to-market. Established comprehensive monitoring with Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, and Datadog for proactive issue detection. Designed networking strategies (VPCs, subnets, NAT, CDN, ALB, Ingress, DNS) and supported big data streaming architectures (AWS Glue, Redshift, Athena, Kinesis, SQS, RabbitMQ). Led capacity planning and performance tuning, and automated data pipelines with Lambda, S3, Step Functions, and QuickSight. Implemented metric-based auto-scaling for a Golang app using Prometheus and Rabbit

Education

MS. Management Information System at Lamar University, Texas, USA
January 11, 2030 - January 22, 2026
BSc. Information Management at Lead City University
January 11, 2030 - January 22, 2026
MS. Management Information System at Lamar University, Texas, USA
January 11, 2030 - January 22, 2026
BSc. Information Management at Lead City University
January 11, 2030 - January 22, 2026

Qualifications

AWS Certified Solutions Architect
January 11, 2030 - January 22, 2026
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
January 11, 2030 - January 22, 2026
Terraform Associate (003)
January 11, 2030 - January 22, 2026
AWS Cloud Practitioner
January 11, 2030 - January 22, 2026
Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals
January 11, 2030 - January 22, 2026
AWS Certified Solutions Architect
January 11, 2030 - January 22, 2026
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
January 11, 2030 - January 22, 2026
Terraform Associate (003)
January 11, 2030 - January 22, 2026
AWS Cloud Practitioner- Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals
January 11, 2030 - January 22, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Computers & Electronics, Media & Entertainment