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Chukwuka Okeke

@chukwukaokeke

Cloud DevOps Engineer experienced in architecting, implementing, and operating cloud-native platforms focused on automation and security.

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What I'm looking for

AWS Certified Solutions Architect (SAA) and CKA with 7+ years of distributed systems and software engineering background. I specialize in building resilient, automated developer platforms using AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, ArgoCD GitOps, OpenTelemetry, and cloud security so engineering teams can deploy securely without operational friction.

Cloud DevOps Engineer with 7+ years of software engineering and distributed systems background, specializing in architecting, implementing, and operating cloud-native platforms.

At Independent Engineering Residency, I architected and deployed a multi-AZ AWS EKS platform using Terraform, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Helm, and Karpenter. I added observability and integrated automated security controls across infrastructure and application delivery. I also engineered serverless infrastructure with Terraform and GitHub Actions, automating provisioning and lifecycle management while eliminating manual deployment steps.

At Alex Ekwueme Federal University, I teach Software Engineering and Distributed Systems and mentor students in cloud architecture, CI/CD, version control, testing, and code reviews.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Lecturer (Software Engineering & Distributed Systems)

Current

Alex Ekwueme Federal University

Sep 2019 - Present (7 years 1 month)

Taught Software Engineering and Distributed Systems to 200+ engineering students, covering software architecture, distributed systems, DevOps practices, and engineering best practices. Mentored students in cloud architecture, CI/CD, version control, testing, and code reviews.

Software Engineering Distributed Systems DevOps Cloud Architecture CI CD Version Control Testing Code Review Mentorship

Cloud & DevSecOps Engineering Fellow

Independent Engineering Residency

Jul 2025 - Sep 2026 (1 year 2 months)

Architected and deployed a multi-AZ AWS EKS platform using Terraform, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Helm, and Karpenter, with OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, X-Ray, and CloudWatch for observability. Integrated automated security controls across infrastructure and application delivery using keyless OIDC auth, EKS Pod Identities, External Secrets, Checkov, Bandit, Snyk, Trivy, and Nuclei.