I'm a cloud engineering professional specializing in AWS, DevOps, and infrastructure as code. I design reliable, scalable cloud platforms, automate end-to-end delivery, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive measurable outcomes. Over my career, I've built high-availability architectures, implemented GitOps-based workflows, and strengthened security across multi-account environments. I thrive on solving complex problems, optimizing costs, and continuously improving operations through automation.

David Popoola

I'm a cloud engineering professional specializing in AWS, DevOps, and infrastructure as code. I design reliable, scalable cloud platforms, automate end-to-end delivery, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive measurable outcomes. Over my career, I've built high-availability architectures, implemented GitOps-based workflows, and strengthened security across multi-account environments. I thrive on solving complex problems, optimizing costs, and continuously improving operations through automation.

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I’m a cloud engineering professional specializing in AWS, DevOps, and infrastructure as code. I design reliable, scalable cloud platforms, automate end-to-end delivery, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive measurable outcomes.

Over my career, I’ve built high-availability architectures, implemented GitOps-based workflows, and strengthened security across multi-account environments. I thrive on solving complex problems, optimizing costs, and continuously improving operations through automation.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert

Work Experience

AWS Cloud Infrastructure Architect at Cigna Corporation
May 1, 2022 - Present
Architected highly available cloud environments using AWS EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, Lambda, and RDS; designed scalable network topologies leveraging CloudFront, EKS, ECS, and ELB/ALB; improved observability with CloudWatch and CloudTrail; strengthened security with KMS, WAF, GuardDuty, Inspector, and Security Hub; automated event-driven operations using SQS and SNS; hardened access controls with IAM Policies and Secrets Manager to advance vulnerability management. Achieved ~27% uptime improvement and supported nearly 40% traffic growth during peak workloads.
AWS Cloud Engineer at DXC Technology
December 1, 2018 - April 1, 2022
Built automated CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, and GitOps workflows; provisioned infrastructure with Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, and Packer; implemented large-scale container orchestration with Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm; enabled enterprise-wide migration to a GitOps delivery model with ArgoCD; increased deployment frequency ~3x and reduced provisioning time ~60% across multiple teams.
AWS Cloud Engineer / DevOps Specialist at 7-Eleven, Inc
December 1, 2016 - November 1, 2018
Developed automation using Python, Bash, Shell Scripting, and PowerShell; authored YAML/JSON templates; strengthened Linux administration; implemented comprehensive monitoring with Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK/EFK; integrated Datadog and Splunk; expanded observability and security across store-facing applications; improved deployment efficiency by ~33% with Terraform Cloud, AWS CLI, kubectl, and Docker Compose.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU)
January 11, 2030 - January 23, 2026

Qualifications

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
January 11, 2030 - January 23, 2026
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate
January 11, 2030 - January 23, 2026
AWS Certified Developer – Associate
January 11, 2030 - January 23, 2026
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
January 11, 2030 - January 23, 2026
HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
January 11, 2030 - January 23, 2026
Kubernetes (CKA) – In Progress
January 11, 2030 - January 23, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Healthcare, Retail, Professional Services