Anthony Onawole

Owned and administered Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) environments, including cluster configuration, upgrades, networking, security posture, and incident troubleshooting. Designed and operated high-availability platforms and implemented CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation.

Automated data collection and mappings for Microsoft Entra ID privileged roles and service accounts to support privileged access governance. Provided Azure identity and access management technical leadership and implemented related security controls and compliance practices.

Owned infrastructure and platform reliability for a cloud data platform across GCP and Azure, including microservices on Kubernetes. Delivered infrastructure as code, build/release pipelines, monitoring, and daily support to keep production services available and secure.

Led cloud platform development and operations using Azure, Kubernetes, and Docker. Implemented infrastructure as code and automated CI/CD releases to replace manual deployments.

Built and operated Azure landing zones and Azure platform engineering using infrastructure as code. Developed and supported CI/CD pipelines, production operations, monitoring, and enterprise process automation such as backup, patching, and vulnerability scanning.

Designed, deployed, and managed AWS enterprise infrastructure, including container orchestration and automation. Delivered cloud architectures for hosting bespoke laboratory solutions and supported secure, production deployments.

Delivered cloud security and operations guidance, including defense-in-depth patterns and security governance for Azure workloads. Designed and implemented infrastructure as code and monitoring while supporting identity and access management controls.

Developed dashboards and designed an Operations Management Suite (OMS) event management and reporting solution across multiple Azure subscriptions. Implemented runbooks for alerts and reporting exports to Power BI and advised on Azure security logging and identity protection integrations.

Designed and documented resilient firewall and security deployments in Azure, including backup and network connectivity planning. Planned migrations and security tooling deployments, including VPN, load balancing, vulnerability scanning, and security monitoring.

Designed and deployed Operations Management Suite and implemented security-focused tooling and configuration templates. Supported CI/CD and automation workflows and performed vulnerability assessment activities.

Architected Azure infrastructure for public sector public/hybrid cloud migration and supported build and deployment using approved scripts. Delivered identity, directory, networking, and monitoring designs aligned to security and compliance requirements.

Produced high and low-level designs and supported project delivery for VMware and Windows environments. Managed VMware vSphere/vCenter/SRM, Active Directory, server infrastructure, and ITIL-driven incident and change processes.

Built, managed, and supported Citrix XenDesktop and XenApp components to deliver corporate VDI services. Managed user profiles and policies, performed Windows and infrastructure administration, and supported monitoring, backup, and virtualization technologies.

Led a team providing 2nd/3rd line desktop and laptop support and coached engineers on day-to-day operations. Managed workload, software builds, Active Directory and Group Policy administration, and deployment processes using SCCM-related tooling.

Administered Citrix XenApp farms and provided 3rd line support to internal IT teams. Supported monitoring, backups, deployments, migrations, and ITIL-based problem/change activities.

Rolled out Windows 7 and Office 2010, including hardware installation and user profile reconfiguration. Provided on-site fault diagnosis and support during deployments, including remote assistance and application virtualization support.

Provided desktop and laptop support across Windows and macOS and supported administration activities including Active Directory. Performed monitoring, troubleshooting, security hardening, and network administration with switches and VMware environments.

Provided first-line technical support via phone, email, and remote assistance while maintaining LAN operations and resolving issues. Coordinated preventative maintenance, managed IT service desk processes to SLA targets, and supported end-user training.

Completed an M.Sc. in Information Technology with Security at the University of Greenwich (2007–2009).

Completed a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering at Obafemi Awolowo University (1997–2004).

Completed a Diploma in Information Systems at London College of Business and Computing Studies (2007).