Highly accomplished AWS Certified Solutions Architect and DevOps Engineer with robust expertise in designing, deploying, and securing scalable cloud infrastructure. Proven ability to architect multi-tier VPC environments, implement CI/CD pipelines, and containerize applications while ensuring compliance with PCI-DSS, GDPR, and NDPR. Blends extensive experience in smart building IT infrastructure and network administration with cloud-native engineering to deliver secure, cost-optimized, and high-availability AWS solutions.
IT Infrastructure & Smart Systems Engineer
Victoria Island, Lagos State, Nigeria
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Summary
Led the architecture, deployment, and maintenance of enterprise-grade smart building IT infrastructure across commercial skyscrapers, enhancing system reliability and security.
Highlights
Architected and deployed smart building IT infrastructure across 10-storey and 15-storey commercial skyscrapers, integrating access control, IP surveillance, and building automation systems across 100+ network endpoints.
Administered HikCentral and iVMS enterprise platforms, reducing system downtime by 30% through proactive configuration management across multi-node HIK device networks.
Identified and remediated physical and network security vulnerabilities across building management systems, reducing incident exposure risk by 25%.
Developed and maintained a structured knowledge base repository for 100+ recurring technical issues and resolutions, reducing average incident resolution time by 35%.
Cloud Engineer & DevOps Intern
Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
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Summary
Orchestrated the design, deployment, and security of scalable AWS cloud infrastructure for a fintech application, integrating CI/CD pipelines and containerization for zero-touch deployments.
Highlights
Designed and deployed a containerized monolithic PHP application on AWS Lightsail with automated CI/CD via GitHub Actions, achieving zero-touch deployments on every code push.
Architected a production-grade AWS VPC with 6 custom subnets for a fintech payment application, correctly isolating Load Balancer, Web, Application, and Database layers.
Diagnosed and resolved 10 critical VPC routing misconfiguration scenarios in a fintech/banking context, documenting financial, regulatory, and reputational impact.
Implemented Security Groups and NACLs for a multi-tier AWS fintech architecture, applying least privilege principles to restrict public internet access.
Authored modular shell scripts to automate AWS EC2 and S3 provisioning for a data science workspace, demonstrating Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles.
ICT Instructor (NYSC)
Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria
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Summary
Designed and delivered comprehensive ICT curriculum to over 150 students, significantly improving academic performance and managing school IT infrastructure.
Highlights
Designed and delivered ICT curriculum for 150+ students covering computer hardware, software fundamentals, and introductory programming, improving student ICT assessment performance by 25%.
Managed school computer lab infrastructure, achieving 95% equipment uptime and reducing downtime by 40% through scheduled preventive maintenance.
Organised practical workshops on Microsoft Office and digital research skills, building student confidence in technology tools relevant to modern workplace environments.
IT Support Intern
Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria
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Summary
Provided essential first-line technical support and assisted in IT infrastructure setup, enhancing system uptime and operational integrity.
Highlights
Provided first-line technical support for hardware, software, and network issues, resolving tickets efficiently to maintain system uptime and developing structured incident response skills.
Assisted in IT infrastructure setup and device configuration, implementing basic automation scripts that reduced manual administrative tasks by 32%.
Conducted system audits and risk assessments, supporting compliance and operational integrity applicable to cloud security and audit practices.
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B.Sc.
Physics Education
Issued By
AWS
Issued By
AWS
Issued By
ALX
Issued By
ALX
Issued By
ALX
Issued By
Hikvision
Issued By
Hikvision
AWS (EC2, S3, VPC, RDS, IAM, CloudFormation, Lightsail, ALB, NAT Gateway, Route Tables).
Terraform, CloudFormation, Shell Scripting, AWS CLI.
Docker, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Git, CI/CD Pipeline Design, Container Orchestration.
VPC Design, Subnetting, Security Groups, NACLs, IGW, NAT, Route Tables, SSH, VPN.
Python (Django, OOP, Error Handling), Node.js, JavaScript, APIs, SQL, NoSQL.
Prometheus, Zabbix, Linux Admin, Incident Response, Troubleshooting.
HikCentral, SADP Tools, Access Control Architecture, IoT, Network Design, Speedgate Config.
Least Privilege, PCI-DSS, GDPR, NDPR, CBN Cybersecurity Guidelines, Vulnerability Assessment.
nikeesan@gmail.com
paulumoh1@gmail.com
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Built a modular shell script automating EC2 instance and S3 bucket provisioning for a data science workspace, incorporating arrays, environment variables, CLI argument parsing, and error handling, showcasing IaC principles and reusable cloud automation.
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Engineered backend infrastructure using Node.js and Docker for containerization, with Jenkins CI/CD pipelines targeting AWS deployments, designing for scalable AI application architecture and DevOps automation workflows.
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Deployed a production-grade containerized LAMP stack (PHP 8.2 + Apache) on AWS Lightsail using Docker, with a managed MySQL 8.0 database, health check endpoint returning JSON system status, and GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline automating build-pack-deploy.
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Designed a 6-subnet AWS VPC for a fintech banking application, implementing proper tier isolation via separate route tables for public, private, and database subnets with full inbound/outbound data flow documentation.
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Designed a defence-in-depth security architecture combining stateful Security Groups (instance-level) and stateless NACLs (subnet-level) for a multi-tier fintech payment system, applying least privilege principles and explicit deny rules.
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Configured and deployed a static web application on Amazon S3, implementing bucket policies, static website hosting, and public access configurations for a cost-efficient, serverless front-end architecture.