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Audrey Mwale

@audreymwale

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Systems administrator driving cloud-first, secure, high-availability operations.

Malawi

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What I'm looking for

I seek a role where I can lead cloud and infrastructure reliability efforts, apply automation and monitoring to improve uptime and security, work with cross-functional teams, and continue growing in cloud and security engineering.

I am a systems administrator with a strong foundation in systems administration, cloud platforms, and security, backed by a Bachelor of Science in Computer Systems and Security.

I have implemented automation and monitoring at scale, deploying Rundeck, Wazuh, Zabbix, Graylog and crowdsec to improve operational efficiency, compliance, and incident detection across on-prem and cloud estates.

My work has included repurposing servers into Proxmox/KVM/HYPER-V hosts, managing AWS and Oracle cloud servers with 99% uptime, and optimizing mail and web services to improve performance and resilience.

I am recognized for introducing innovative solutions (Most Innovative Employee, 2022), and I deliver practical, documented processes that reduce manual effort and increase system availability and compliance.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Systems Administrator

Current

National Integrated Technologies Limited

Dec 2023 - Present (1 year 10 months)

Implemented automation with Rundeck reducing manual executions by 65%, deployed Wazuh to achieve ~75% compliance with security benchmarks, and managed on-prem and cloud servers to maintain 99% uptime across 30+ systems.

Rundeck Wazuh Zabbix Graylog KVM Hyper V AWS System Hardening

Systems Administrator

Credit Data CRB

Jun 2022 - Dec 2023 (1 year 6 months)

Provided technical support to 40+ staff and external clients, automated monitoring with Grafana/Monit improving reaction times by 60%, and upgraded systems and HAproxy to increase application availability by 50%.

Active Directory Grafana Monit HAProxy Virtualization Docker

Data Officer - Graduate Intern

UNC Project-Malawi

Sep 2021 - Dec 2021 (3 months)

Identified CommCare performance issues improving weekly work rate by 30%, detected data entry errors with 100% accuracy, and developed three ODK data entry forms.

CommCare Microsoft Excel Data Quality Data Entry

Web Developer Intern

Kumsoft

Oct 2019 - Feb 2020 (4 months)

Collaborated on multiple projects delivering front-end UI using WordPress and Laravel, designed and tested database schemas, and provided client training and support.

WordPress Laravel UI Development MySQL Database Design

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Malawi University of Science and Technology

Bachelor of Science, Computer Systems and Security

2016 - 2021

Completed a Bachelor of Science in Computer Systems and Security with coursework in server administration, networks, cloud computing, and information security.