Dear Hiring Manager, I am a Staff DevOps Engineer with over eight years of experience building and operating scalable, secure, and highly available cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and GCP. I specialize in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and CloudFormation, Kubernetes platforms (EKS, AKS, GKE), and CI/CD automation that improves deployment speed, reliability, and system performance. In my current role at Dell Technologies, I architect and lead multi-cloud infrastructure, own CI/CD platforms using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and GitLab CI, and define Kubernetes production standards that support 99.99% uptime. I have also led observability, incident response, security, and cost optimization initiatives, achieving 50% faster deployments, 40% lower MTTR, and over 30% cloud cost savings. Previously, I supported large-scale production environments at Comcast and Nextier, where I designed AWS and Azure infrastructure, built automated CI/CD pipelines, managed Kubernetes workloads, and collaborated closely with development and operations teams to improve reliability and delivery efficiency. I hold a CKA certification and AWS Solutions Architect – Associate credential, along with graduate and undergraduate degrees in engineering. I am excited about the opportunity to bring my DevOps, cloud, and automation expertise to your team and would welcome the opportunity to discuss this role further. Sincerely, Samuel Audu

Samuel Audu

Dear Hiring Manager, I am a Staff DevOps Engineer with over eight years of experience building and operating scalable, secure, and highly available cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and GCP. I specialize in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and CloudFormation, Kubernetes platforms (EKS, AKS, GKE), and CI/CD automation that improves deployment speed, reliability, and system performance. In my current role at Dell Technologies, I architect and lead multi-cloud infrastructure, own CI/CD platforms using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and GitLab CI, and define Kubernetes production standards that support 99.99% uptime. I have also led observability, incident response, security, and cost optimization initiatives, achieving 50% faster deployments, 40% lower MTTR, and over 30% cloud cost savings. Previously, I supported large-scale production environments at Comcast and Nextier, where I designed AWS and Azure infrastructure, built automated CI/CD pipelines, managed Kubernetes workloads, and collaborated closely with development and operations teams to improve reliability and delivery efficiency. I hold a CKA certification and AWS Solutions Architect – Associate credential, along with graduate and undergraduate degrees in engineering. I am excited about the opportunity to bring my DevOps, cloud, and automation expertise to your team and would welcome the opportunity to discuss this role further. Sincerely, Samuel Audu

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Dear Hiring Manager,

I am a Staff DevOps Engineer with over eight years of experience building and operating scalable, secure, and highly available cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and GCP. I specialize in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and CloudFormation, Kubernetes platforms (EKS, AKS, GKE), and CI/CD automation that improves deployment speed, reliability, and system performance.

In my current role at Dell Technologies, I architect and lead multi-cloud infrastructure, own CI/CD platforms using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and GitLab CI, and define Kubernetes production standards that support 99.99% uptime. I have also led observability, incident response, security, and cost optimization initiatives, achieving 50% faster deployments, 40% lower MTTR, and over 30% cloud cost savings.

Previously, I supported large-scale production environments at Comcast and Nextier, where I designed AWS and Azure infrastructure, built automated CI/CD pipelines, managed Kubernetes workloads, and collaborated closely with development and operations teams to improve reliability and delivery efficiency.

I hold a CKA certification and AWS Solutions Architect – Associate credential, along with graduate and undergraduate degrees in engineering. I am excited about the opportunity to bring my DevOps, cloud, and automation expertise to your team and would welcome the opportunity to discuss this role further.

Sincerely,
Samuel Audu

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Work Experience

Staff DevOps Engineer at Dell Technologies
March 1, 2023 - Present
Architected and led scalable multi-cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP) using Terraform and CloudFormation, ensuring high availability, reliability, and compliance. Owned and evolved CI/CD platforms (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI), reducing deployment time by 50% and improving release stability. Defined production Kubernetes standards for EKS, AKS, and GKE with Helm and Kustomize, achieving 99.99% uptime.
Senior DevOps Engineer at Comcast Corporations
May 1, 2020 - February 1, 2023
Designed and implemented cloud infrastructure on AWS and Azure with Terraform and CloudFormation; built and maintained CI/CD pipelines; deployed and managed Kubernetes clusters (EKS/AKS) using Helm and Kustomize; established enterprise observability and incident response, improving reliability and mean time to recovery.
DevOps Engineer at Nextier
March 1, 2018 - April 1, 2020
Architected and maintained scalable, highly available multi-tier AWS environments using Terraform; developed CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins; automated build and deployment pipelines to enable continuous integration and reduce production issues.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering at New Mexico State University
January 11, 2030 - January 26, 2026
Master of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering at New Mexico State University
January 11, 2030 - January 26, 2026

Qualifications

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
January 11, 2030 - January 26, 2026
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA)
January 11, 2030 - January 26, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services