Blessing Ezike is an AWS DevOps and Cloud Infrastructure Engineer with over seven years of experience designing, automating, and optimizing secure, high-availability cloud solutions across AWS, Azure, and GCP. She specializes in CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes orchestration, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and CloudFormation. Blessing has a proven track record of improving system uptime, streamlining deployments, and enforcing cloud security best practices in enterprise environments. She holds multiple AWS certifications, including AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate and AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional.

Blessing Ezike

Blessing Ezike is an AWS DevOps and Cloud Infrastructure Engineer with over seven years of experience designing, automating, and optimizing secure, high-availability cloud solutions across AWS, Azure, and GCP. She specializes in CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes orchestration, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and CloudFormation. Blessing has a proven track record of improving system uptime, streamlining deployments, and enforcing cloud security best practices in enterprise environments. She holds multiple AWS certifications, including AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate and AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional.

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Blessing Ezike is an AWS DevOps and Cloud Infrastructure Engineer with over seven years of experience designing, automating, and optimizing secure, high-availability cloud solutions across AWS, Azure, and GCP. She specializes in CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes orchestration, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and CloudFormation. Blessing has a proven track record of improving system uptime, streamlining deployments, and enforcing cloud security best practices in enterprise environments. She holds multiple AWS certifications, including AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate and AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional.

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Work Experience

DevOps Engineer at Citizens Bank
February 1, 2024 - November 10, 2025
Enforced AWS IAM roles, MFA, and Security Hub policies across 500+ accounts, enhancing CIS benchmark compliance and reducing security incidents by 20%. Containerized applications with Docker and orchestrated with EKS for high availability. Managed AWS EC2, S3, Lambda, and RDS environments to improve uptime by 15% and reduce cloud costs by 12% via automated scaling. Implemented Terraform to automate provisioning of production and staging environments, improving deployment consistency. Configured CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and AWS CodePipeline, deploying 30+ microservices weekly with 99% success. Monitored performance with Prometheus and Grafana, resolving critical alerts proactively.
DevOps Engineer at Precision Technologies
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2024
Developed Helm charts and deployed containerized apps to AKS clusters, boosting rollout speed by 30% and reliability by 18%. Collaborated with cross-functional teams via Jira/Confluence/Trello/Microsoft Teams to ensure timely delivery across time zones. Designed and implemented GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps Pipelines for CI/CD, enabling 50+ daily deployments with zero downtime. Automated tasks with Python, Bash, and PowerShell. Implemented Azure Application Gateway, auto-scaling, and VPNs for hybrid environments, increasing availability by 22%. Mentored junior engineers and automated deployment of Azure VMs/Blob Storage/Azure SQL via Ansible, enhancing security and SOX compliance. Conducted cloud migration assessments and DR/HA strategies, migrating 15+ legacy apps to Azure without downtime. Configured monitoring with Azure Monitor/New Relic for 100+ microservices, improving MTTR by 25%.
DevOps Engineer at Prosodel
October 1, 2020 - October 1, 2020
Provisioned and maintained AWS EC2, S3, and VPC environments, increasing deployment efficiency by 28% and reducing operational incidents. Integrated ELK Stack and Fluentd for monitoring/logging across 50+ applications, reducing troubleshooting time by 30%. Automated workflows using Shell, Go, and YAML to streamline pipelines. Built CI/CD pipelines with GitLab CI/CD and CircleCI, deploying 40+ updates per month with zero rollbacks. Containerized applications using Docker Compose and OpenShift. Used Pulumi and Chef for IaC to create repeatable environments and shorten provisioning by 35%. Implemented IAM policies, security scanning, and CIS benchmarking to comply with internal audits and strengthen security posture.
AWS Cloud Engineer at Citi Group
December 1, 2018 - December 1, 2018
Managed S3 buckets and CloudFront distributions for 200+ applications, reducing content delivery latency by 25%. Streamlined security operations with AWS KMS, Inspector, and Secrets Manager, ensuring SOX compliance. Configured CloudWatch, Datadog, and Splunk for monitoring over 100 cloud resources, enabling proactive incident detection and improved visibility. Collaborated with cross-functional teams on cloud migration and disaster recovery strategies. Implemented Auto Scaling, ALB/NLB, and Route53 DNS management to improve resilience and performance under peak loads.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at Imo State University
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2016

Qualifications

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
January 11, 2030 - November 10, 2025
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
January 11, 2030 - November 10, 2025
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
January 11, 2030 - November 10, 2025
HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
January 11, 2030 - November 10, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment