Kenneth Nwankwo - DevOps Engineer

About Me

Professional Summary

DevOps Engineer with over 5 years of experience architecting, automating, and optimizing cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines. Certified AWS Solutions Architect – Associate and Azure DevOps Engineer, with deep expertise in container orchestration, multi-cloud deployments, and infrastructure as code. Proven track record of delivering scalable, highly available, and secure solutions in multi-cloud environments. Adept at leading cross-functional teams, mentoring engineers, and driving continuous improvements in software delivery, system reliability, and security.

Education

Master of Science in Cyber Security Sciences

Federal University of Technology, Minna (Jan 2021)

Bachelor of Science in Physics

Federal University of Technology, Owerri (Jan 2011)

Core Competencies

Monitoring & Observability

Grafana
Prometheus
NewRelic
ELK Stack

Cloud Platforms

AWS (EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, API Gateway, Route53)
Azure
GCP

Containerization & Orchestration

Docker
Kubernetes (RKE2)
KubeVirt

Infrastructure Management

PXE provisioning
Certificate automation
Disaster Recovery

CI/CD & Automation

Jenkins
GitHub Actions
GitLab CI/CD
Ansible
Data Dog
Terraform
ArgoCD
CloudFormation
Puppet
Foreman

Scripting

Python
Shell
Bash

Security

OAuth2
JWT
HashiCorp Vault
Identity & Access Management

Databases & Data Stores

PostgreSQL
MongoDB
MySQL
ScyllaDB
Neo4j (Graph DB)
Redis

Message Queues & Search

Apache Kafka
Apache Solr

AI & Automation Skills

AI Prompting Expert
Vibe Coding
AI Agent Development
n8n Workflow Automation

OS & Systems

Linux & Windows system administration

Soft Skills

Mentorship
Leadership
Collaboration
Strategic Problem Solving

Professional Experience

DevOps Engineer (Contract)

AspaceLife Technology

May 2025 - Present

Spearheading a strategic cloud migration of 30+ microservices from a traditional hosting environment to a scalable and resilient AWS architecture and GKE in GCP.
Architecting and deploying the entire cloud infrastructure using Terraform (IaC) — managing VPCs, subnets, API Gateways, load balancers, and ECS clusters for reproducibility and version control.
Leading containerization and orchestration efforts by migrating all services to AWS Elastic Container Service (ECS) and guiding backend teams in refactoring for a cloud-native environment.
Engineering a robust CI/CD pipeline using GitHub Actions and Gitlab with self-hosted runners, incorporating DevSecOps practices such as automated vulnerability and compliance scanning.
Designing and deploying high-availability, auto-scaling clusters for critical stateful services — including Apache Solr, Neo4j, Apache Kafka, and ScyllaDB — to ensure performance and reliability.
Optimizing web performance and global content delivery by migrating static sites to Amazon S3 + CloudFront, managed through Route 53 for DNS and SSL.
Establishing and integrating corporate infrastructure tools — including AWS WorkMail, Jira, and Slack — to enhance collaboration, workflow automation, and onboarding efficiency.
Migrated an entire infrastructure from Contabo to GCP, provisioning GKE with Terraform, also node pools, subnets, jumpbox and creating a secured and cost optimized solution.

DevOps Engineer (Freelance)

Reboot Monkey

Feb 2025 - Oct 2025

Reduced server deployment time by 85% using automated PXE provisioning for 50+ Dell servers.
Migrated infrastructure from Docker to Kubernetes + KubeVirt, improving resource utilization by 60%.
Maintained 99.9% uptime and enhanced observability with Prometheus and Grafana.
Streamlined SSL certificate provisioning using external DNS and Certbot automation.
Deployed a full AI agent environment with end-to-end task automation, eliminating repetitive manual processes and increasing operational efficiency by 30%.
Scripted multi-instance NetBox deployments on a Kubernetes cluster (with cert-manager integration), enabling clients to spin up isolated environments with unique subdomains and cutting provisioning time by 80%.
Deployed and configured a distributed Ceph storage cluster supporting multi-terabyte data volumes, delivering highly available storage and improving data throughput by 50%.
Implemented a GitOps deployment strategy with ArgoCD, automating environment synchronization and eliminating configuration drift, reducing deployment errors by 90%.
Optimized deployment processes for SEO impact, improving website crawlability and page load speeds by 25%, resulting in a 15% increase in organic traffic.
Integrated Keycloak SSO with n8n to centralize user authentication for automation workflows, eliminating manual credential management and enhancing login security for all users.
Integrated static (SAST) and dynamic (DAST) application security testing into CI/CD pipelines, catching vulnerabilities early (preventing 5+ critical issues from reaching production each release cycle) and improving overall application security.
Implemented a real-time container security monitoring stack using Falco, Falcosidekick, web UI, and Loki with Slack integration, enabling immediate threat detection and cutting incident response time by 40%.
Established SLI/SLO dashboards to track service performance and reliability, allowing proactive improvements that reduced downtime by 20% and ensured uptime targets (99.9%+) were consistently met.

DevOps Engineer & CTO (Contract)

Silicash

Jan 2025 - Sep 2025

Provisioned secured cloud infrastructure using Terraform for both staging and production environments, ensuring infrastructure as code best practices and environment parity.
Architected and implemented complete CI/CD pipelines with integrated testing and security checks, automating deployment workflows and reducing manual intervention by 80%.
Established Git project management systems to track progress using Agile methodologies, improving team collaboration and sprint delivery rates.
Implemented DevSecOps practices including automated security scanning, vulnerability assessments, and compliance checks in the deployment pipeline.
Led technical strategy as CTO, defining infrastructure roadmap and technical standards across development teams.
Designed and deployed scalable, highly available architecture supporting business-critical financial transaction processing.

Lead DevOps Engineer & CTO Project Lead (Contract)

Easyspend.cc

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Reduced CI/CD cycle time by 70% for mobile and web applications.
Deployed secure cloud environments, ensuring disaster recovery readiness and security compliance.
Led architecture planning and strategic project execution for scalable infrastructure.

DevOps Engineer

Aitech

Feb 2024 - May 2025

Improved deployment consistency by 50% by implementing CI/CD with GitHub Actions.
Deployed ELK Stack, Prometheus, and Grafana to achieve 70% faster issue detection.
Automated infrastructure operations, reducing manual tasks by 40%.
Mentored junior engineers, boosting team productivity by 35%.

DevOps Engineer (Contract)

PSIT

Apr 2024 - Apr 2025

Enhanced deployment speed by 40% and integrated OAuth2/JWT authentication, accelerating release cycles.
Enabled 99.9% uptime for a tax processing platform through Kubernetes-based high availability architecture.
Implemented secrets management using HashiCorp Vault to secure sensitive data.

System Administrator

Colenco Consulting Ltd.

Oct 2021 - Jan 2024

Ensured 40% reduction in unplanned downtime through proactive system monitoring.
Managed Oﬃce 365 rollout for 100+ users.
Enhanced company security posture with protocols that reduced successful phishing attempts by 70%.

SecDevOps Specialist

JONAFOON NIG. Ltd.

Sep 2017 - Aug 2021

Optimized incident resolution processes, cutting resolution time by 30%.
Delivered remote support with a 95% client satisfaction rate.

Featured Projects

Project Achievements

Kubernetes Cluster with KubeVirt

Architected and deployed a production-grade RKE2 Kubernetes cluster with integrated virtual machine orchestration, enhancing infrastructure scalability.