Abdulmalik Salawu
@abdulmaliksalawu
Lead DevSecOps Engineer, securing cloud infrastructure and automating security across delivery pipelines.
NigeriaWhat I'm looking for
At BlueBulb Financials, I direct security engineering strategy across AWS infrastructure, CI/CD workflows, and product teams. I review architectures, respond to cloud security detections, and work directly with engineers on secure code fixes.
At Bookumapp, I integrated security into CI/CD and established GitOps deployments with ArgoCD. These changes cut manual security review time by 50%, while infrastructure automation with Terraform reduced cloud costs by 73%.
I also build open-source security tools, including Supabase Audit CLI, which detects database misconfigurations and exposed sensitive tables. My work spans cloud security, application security, and penetration testing, with a focus on finding and reducing risks before production.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Lead DevSecOps Engineer
BlueBulb Financials
Jun 2026 - Present (3 months)
Directs group security engineering strategy, security-by-design principles, and incident response across AWS and CI/CD. Conducts security architecture reviews, VAPT, and secure code reviews, and serves as technical authority for audits.
Senior DevSecOps Engineer
BlueBulb Financials
Jun 2025 - Jun 2026 (1 year)
Conducted secure code reviews, architected zero-trust identity migrations, and hardened software supply chains. Engineered CI/CD security pipelines, GitHub governance, and serverless SAST platform.
DevSecOps Engineer
Bookumapp
Sep 2022 - Jun 2025 (2 years 9 months)
Automated DevSecOps processes, established GitOps with ArgoCD, integrated Datadog monitoring, and initiated Secure SDLC. Managed secrets with Vault and AWS Parameter Store, achieved 100% infrastructure automation with Terraform, and ensured compliance with PCI DSS and ISO 27001.
DevSecOps Engineer
WorkingsNG
Oct 2024 - Mar 2025 (5 months)
Designed blue-green deployments for Django/React on AWS EC2, introduced OpenTofu IaC with security controls, and created secure parameter management with SSM. Containerized application stack to reduce environment setup time.
Application Security Engineer
BUTE SYSTEM LIMITED (Odda)
Feb 2021 - Aug 2022 (1 year 6 months)
Developed CLI and automation tools in Golang, tested production APIs, and executed secure CI/CD pipelines with SAST, SCA, and DAST. Mastered AWS security components to fortify cloud infrastructures.
Pentester
Freelance Pentesting & Bug Bounties
Sep 2019 - Jul 2020 (10 months)
Performed web application security testing, focusing on impactful vulnerabilities, and received rewards for findings on Andela and OpenClassrooms.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
AWS
AWS Certified Security, Cloud Security
Pursuing AWS Certified Security certification.
The Linux Foundation
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), Kubernetes
Pursuing Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) certification.
Ekiti State University
Campus Lead, Cybersecurity
Activities and societies: Mentored 9 students in offensive security and 4 in defensive security; co-created CyberStarter CTF 2022.
Led a cybersecurity community on campus, mentoring students in offensive and defensive security.
PentesterLab
AppSec Engineer, Application Security
Earned AppSec Engineer verified credentials.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
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Website
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