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Emmanuel Ashekun

@emmanuelashekun

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AWS Certified Solutions Architect with expertise in cloud automation.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I am looking for a role that emphasizes cloud automation, security, and collaboration within a forward-thinking team.

As an AWS Certified Solutions Architect with over 8 years of IT experience, I specialize in DevOps, cloud automation, and systems administration. My journey has been marked by a commitment to designing, automating, and securing large-scale AWS infrastructure and cloud-native platforms. I have a proven track record of developing secure CI/CD pipelines, managing infrastructure as code, and orchestrating Kubernetes clusters while applying security best practices across the software development lifecycle.

My experience includes supporting federal healthcare initiatives, particularly on the CMS Master Data Management program, where I leveraged my skills to deliver optimized data pipelines and AWS service integrations. I am passionate about driving automation and operational excellence in cloud environments, and I am currently expanding my expertise in Azure DevOps and AKS. My collaborative approach and dedication to security and efficiency have consistently resulted in improved processes and significant cost reductions for my employers.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

DevOps Engineer

NextPhase Solutions and Services

Aug 2022 - Present (3 years 1 month)

Automated secure SFTP ingestion pipelines using AWS Lambda, Secrets Manager, S3 Transfer Acceleration, and replication across 4 environments, eliminating insecure ISO links and manual processes. Deployed Django REST API with GitHub Actions CI/CD, Terraform IaC, and containerized services on AWS ECS/ECR, enabling parity with Docker Compose.

AWS Lambda Secrets Manager S3 Transfer Acceleration GitHub Actions Terraform AWS ECS AWS ECR Docker Compose GitOps Helm ArgoCD Jenkins AWS Kinesis AWS Firehose AWS Cloudwatch Splunk

System Administrator

Tessco Technologies

Dec 2021 - Present (3 years 9 months)

Maintained and patched over 100 Linux servers, optimizing scaling and lifecycle policies to reduce costs by 50%. Automated EC2 provisioning, S3 lifecycle policies, and AWS monitoring with Bash and Python scripting.

Linux EC2 S3 BASH Python Incident Response

Systems Administrator

Kings Health Systems

Aug 2018 - Present (7 years 1 month)

Migrated over 1TB of on-prem data to AWS S3 and RDS, improving access times by 50% and reducing errors by 90%. Developed disaster recovery plans achieving 95% recovery success and optimized AWS resource utilization to cut cloud costs by 25%.

AWS S3 AWS RDS Disaster Recovery User Training System Security

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Western Governors University

BS in Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing

Completed a Bachelor of Science in Cloud Computing, focusing on cloud technologies and solutions. Acquired knowledge in AWS architecture and related cloud services.