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Dan Kirwa

@dankirwa

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Platform and DevOps engineer delivering secure, automated infrastructure for regulated and large-scale systems.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek roles where I can design and operate secure, automated platform solutions at scale, work with cross-functional teams, and continue maturing CI/CD, observability, and compliance practices.

I am a Platform and DevOps Engineer with 6+ years building resilient, automated, and secure infrastructure across high-scale commercial platforms and DoD-regulated environments (IL4/IL5). I specialize in container platforms, CI/CD, infrastructure automation, and observability, and I have a strong track record modernizing legacy pipelines, stabilizing production systems, and upgrading container registries to meet compliance needs.

I operate with a big-tech mindset focused on scale, reliability, and ownership, and I collaborate closely with security, platform, and mission teams to implement controlled release strategies, reduce manual toil through automation, and improve incident recovery. My hands-on experience includes Docker, Kubernetes (EKS), GitLab CI/CD, Ansible, Terraform, Kafka, Prometheus, and Grafana, applied across both commercial and DoD environments.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Program Analyst

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United States Air Force Reserve

Jun 2022 - Present (3 years 7 months)

Analyze operational data to assess readiness and performance, produce briefings for senior leadership, and maintain compliance with DoD operational and reporting standards.

Data Analysis Reporting Briefings Operational Readiness Performance Metrics

Platform Engineer

FTI Defense

Aug 2025 - Jan 2026 (5 months)

Led platform-level upgrades for container infrastructure in IL5 DoD environments, modernizing Docker Registry CI/CD pipelines and implementing controlled tagging and release strategies to improve security and auditability.

Docker CI CD Ansible Kubernetes Docker Registries Kafka Automation

DevOps Engineer

Etech Consulting

Mar 2019 - Aug 2025 (6 years 5 months)

Designed, built, and operated CI/CD pipelines and containerized applications on AWS EKS, provisioned infrastructure with Terraform, and reduced deployment times ~30% through pipeline optimization and automation.

CI CD Docker Terraform Ansible AWS Prometheus Grafana

Linux Administrator

Dominion Systems

Jan 2018 - Mar 2019 (1 year 2 months)

Administered Linux and Windows server environments achieving 99.9% uptime, managed DNS/Active Directory and performed system hardening, patching, and operational support.