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Gabriel Okom

@gabrielokom

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Senior DevOps Engineer passionate about continuous improvement and security.

United Kingdom

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What I'm looking for

I am looking for a role that fosters innovation and offers opportunities for professional growth in a collaborative environment.

I am a Senior DevOps Engineer with a growth mindset and a passion for continuous improvement. My expertise lies in aligning technology solutions with business objectives to deliver reliable and scalable applications. I have a proven ability to implement robust security practices, ensuring a secure and efficient application deployment environment.

Throughout my career, I have architected and deployed NGINX Ingress Controllers for Kubernetes environments, achieving a remarkable 99.99% uptime for critical applications. I have also created and maintained over 20 Ansible playbooks, significantly reducing deployment time by 30% and enhancing environment consistency. My experience includes implementing comprehensive monitoring solutions with Prometheus and Grafana, which enabled proactive issue detection and maintained a 99.9% uptime.

My journey has equipped me with a diverse skill set, including expertise in cloud services such as AWS and Azure, CI/CD tools like Jenkins and Azure DevOps, and containerization technologies including Docker and Kubernetes. I am committed to leveraging my skills to drive efficiency and innovation in every project I undertake.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior DevOps Engineer

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Green Culture Media and Tech Ltd

Nov 2022 - Present (2 years 6 months)

Architected and deployed NGINX Ingress Controllers for Kubernetes, achieving 99.99% uptime. Created Ansible playbooks reducing deployment time by 30%. Implemented monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana, and configured CICD pipelines with Jenkins.

Kubernetes Nginx Ansible Prometheus Grafana Jenkins Terraform Cloudflare CI CD YAML

Senior DevOps Engineer

Sterling Oil and Energy Production Ltd

Mar 2021 - Nov 2023 (2 years 8 months)

Streamlined deployment workflows with automated CICD pipelines and integrated monitoring tools. Pioneered Kubernetes adoption, managing clusters with over 100 nodes, and led IaC transition with Terraform and Ansible.

CI CD Kubernetes Terraform Ansible Shell Scripting Monitoring Azure DNS Disaster Recovery

Cyber Security Analyst

University of Greenwich

Sep 2021 - Sep 2022 (1 year)

Mitigated DDoS attacks with advanced firewall rules, reducing downtime by 40%. Managed Azure security configurations and conducted IT audits using ISO frameworks.

Azure Firewalls Security Auditing Risk Analysis Monitoring Incident Management Access Control MFA

DevOps Engineer

Bluegate Hospitals

Sep 2020 - Oct 2021 (1 year 1 month)

Implemented DevSecOps in pipeline deployments, reducing vulnerabilities. Developed automated Python scripts for compliance and optimized AWS resource usage, contributing to a 30% cost reduction.

DevSecOps Python AWS Automation Cost Optimization Disaster Recovery Security Testing

Senior IT Support Engineer

Goodmasters

Feb 2015 - Aug 2020 (5 years 6 months)

Conducted root cause analyses to improve incident management. Administered network infrastructure and provided technical support, achieving a 95% first-call resolution rate.