Cloud/DevOps Engineer with hands-on experience designing, automating, and operating secure, production-grade cloud infrastructure across AWS and Google Cloud. Kubernetes-first mindset with strong experience on EKS/GKE, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation), and cloud-native security practices.
Comfortable owning infrastructure end-to-end—from CI/CD automation and Linux systems administration to configuration management with Ansible and observability using CloudWatch and Datadog. Also experienced in full-stack software development with modern web technologies. FinOps-aware, reliability-driven, and experienced working in fast-moving environments supporting scalable, mission-critical systems.
📍 Nairobi, Kenya 00100 | 📧 [email protected]
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Kitsilano Technologies LTD | Nairobi, Kenya | March 2025 - Present | Hybrid
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Tech Stack: AWS GCP Terraform CloudFormation Kubernetes EKS GKE Helm Docker GitHub Actions AWS CodePipeline CloudWatch Datadog Ansible Linux Python Bash
Nifty Work Plus TV - Nairobi | June 2024 - January 2025
- ✓ Designed and deployed a scalable media delivery platform using Amazon S3 and CloudFront
- ✓ Built serverless APIs using AWS Lambda and API Gateway, reducing operational overhead
- ✓ Managed RDS PostgreSQL databases with focus on availability, performance tuning, and backups
- ✓ Automated CI/CD workflows using AWS CodePipeline and CodeBuild, reducing deployment time by 40%
- ✓ Enforced security best practices including IAM policies, MFA, encryption-at-rest, and least-privilege access
- ✓ Integrated Google Cloud Storage (GCS) to optimize storage costs and enable cross-platform data access
Tech Stack: AWS Lambda API Gateway S3 CloudFront RDS PostgreSQL CodePipeline CodeBuild GCS IAM
Nifty Work Plus TV - Nairobi | June 2024 - January 2025
- ✓ Architected serverless solutions using AWS Lambda, DynamoDB, and S3
- ✓ Improved system availability with multi-AZ deployments and S3 cross-region replication
- ✓ Conducted cost optimization using Reserved Instances and Savings Plans
- ✓ Designed disaster recovery and failover strategies using Elastic Load Balancing and Route 53
- ✓ Implemented resilient data backup and replication strategies for business continuity
Tech Stack: AWS Lambda DynamoDB S3 Multi-AZ ELB Route 53 Reserved Instances Disaster Recovery
Professional Certifications AWS & GCP Certified |
System Uptime Mission-Critical Systems |
Cost Reduction Infrastructure Optimization |
Security Breaches Enterprise-Grade Protection |
- 🎖️ 10 AWS Certifications including Solutions Architect Professional & DevOps Professional
- 🎖️ 2 Google Cloud Certifications (Associate Cloud Engineer & Professional Cloud Architect)
- 🏗️ Designed & deployed multi-account AWS environments with Terraform and CloudFormation
- 📈 Achieved 99.9% uptime across mission-critical production systems
- 💰 Reduced infrastructure costs by 40% through strategic optimization and FinOps practices
- 🔒 Maintained zero security breaches with enterprise-grade security controls
- ⚡ Reduced release incidents by 60% through automated CI/CD pipelines
- 📊 Improved MTTR by 45% with comprehensive observability and monitoring
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💼 Status: Open to Full-time, Contract, and Freelance Opportunities
🌍 Work Preference: Remote | Hybrid | On-site
📍 Location: Nairobi, Kenya 00100
⏰ Timezone: GMT+3 (EAT)
Passionate about cloud infrastructure, automation, and building scalable systems that make a difference.
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Cloud/DevOps Engineer | Software Engineer | AWS & GCP Solutions Architect
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