Nothando Ndlovu
@nothando_ndlovu
Senior DevOps Engineer automating AWS cloud platforms to boost stability and delivery.
United StatesWhat I'm looking for
I’m a DevOps Engineer with 5+ years of experience building and operating cloud-native platforms. My focus is automation and Infrastructure as Code to reduce deployment time, improve stability, and streamline development workflows.
At Konnetta, I authored reusable Terraform modules that cut new-environment provisioning time by 40% while enforcing consistent tagging, encryption, and least-privilege defaults. I also built CI/CD pipelines in GitHub Actions with environment-scoped secrets and automated plan/apply validation to enable safe, self-service infrastructure changes.
I integrated SAST, dependency scanning, and secret detection into CI/CD workflows, aligning deployments with SOC 2 and ISO 27001 controls. I’ve scaled RDS PostgreSQL using multi-AZ failover with near-zero downtime and created real-time alerting via CloudWatch, SNS, custom Lambda, and Slack for faster, more actionable incident response.
Before that, I standardized Kubernetes deployment workflows and security practices, containerized Java and Node.js services with multi-stage Docker builds, and reduced release cycle time by 40%. Earlier in my career as a Linux Administrator and Remote System Administrator, I managed AWS infrastructure and large-scale VMware environments, where I automated provisioning and reduced server deployment time from hours to minutes.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
DevOps Engineer
Konnetta
Jul 2023 - Present (2 years 11 months)
Authored reusable Terraform modules that cut new-environment provisioning time by 40% while enforcing consistent tagging, encryption, and least-privilege defaults. Designed GitHub Actions plan/apply CI/CD with automated validation and integrated SAST, dependency scanning, and secret detection; scaled RDS PostgreSQL during off-peak to resolve sustained 85% memory utilization with near-zero downtime
DevOps Engineer
AlertAI
May 2021 - Jun 2023 (2 years 1 month)
Standardized Kubernetes deployment workflows and security practices across two teams, reducing release cycle time by 40%. Containerized Java and Node.js services with optimized multi-stage Docker builds, cutting image sizes by 60% and build times by 35%, and implemented OIDC/IAM-based security for CI/CD.
Linux Administrator
Greyfly
Nov 2018 - Apr 2021 (2 years 5 months)
Managed AWS production infrastructure across EC2, EBS, ELB, RDS, VPC, S3, and Auto Scaling to support availability and scaling. Implemented automated CI/CD using Jenkins, Kubernetes, and Helm, and administered Red Hat/CentOS servers with Kickstart provisioning and Apache/Tomcat application stacks.
Remote System Administrator
SouthPole Consulting
Jan 2017 - Nov 2018 (1 year 10 months)
Supported infrastructure operations in a large VMware environment hosting 10,000+ Linux and Windows virtual machines, maintaining availability for critical business systems. Led a document server migration from Windows to Linux to reduce licensing costs and improve stability, and standardized VM provisioning with ESXi templates and Kickstart to cut new-server deployment time from hours to minutes.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
National University of Science and Technology
Bachelor of Science (Honours), Applied Physics
Completed a BSc (Honours) in Applied Physics at the National University of Science and Technology in Bulawayo.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
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