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Obadiah Kariuki

@obadiahkariuki

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DevOps engineer specializing in cloud, IaC, and scalable SaaS platform reliability.

Kenya

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What I'm looking for

I seek DevOps/cloud roles where I can build reliable, automated, and secure cloud platforms, mentor teams, and drive CI/CD and IaC adoption.

I am a versatile IT professional with over five years of experience in software development, DevOps, and cloud computing. I excel at architecting practical, user-friendly solutions and managing cloud environments with a strong focus on reliability and automation.

My hands-on experience includes managing SDN in GCP, deploying common cloud services, and using Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform and CloudFormation. I have led teams, improved deployment workflows, and driven measurable uptime and quality improvements for SaaS platforms.

I have implemented CI/CD pipelines, automated infrastructure provisioning, and maintained large fleets of Unix servers while slashing incident rates and speeding delivery through version-control and process changes. I combine system administration, containerization, and networking skills to deliver resilient production systems.

I communicate technical concepts clearly across stakeholders and contribute in agile teams to deliver projects on time and within budget. I am motivated to continue building reliable cloud-native solutions and mentor teams in DevOps best practices.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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DevOps Engineer Consultant

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The WoundPros LLC

Jul 2022 - Present (3 years 3 months)

Led an Agile team to deliver a SaaS wound-management platform with 10k+ users, maintained 30+ Unix servers at 99.9% uptime, and automated cloud infrastructure and CI/CD processes to improve deployment speed and reduce customer complaints by 50%.

Terraform CloudFormation Puppet Jenkins AWS CI CD Linux Administration Automation)Monitoring Automation

DevOps Engineer Consultant

Puulse Marketing

Mar 2023 - May 2024 (1 year 2 months)

Designed and built GCP environments using IaC and Kubernetes, implemented Jenkins CI/CD pipelines that halved deployment time and achieved 99.99% uptime for containerized services.

GCP)Terraform Kubernetes Jenkins CI CD Containerization Monitoring Networking GCP

Research Scientist

Philips Africa Limited

Jan 2019 - Jul 2022 (3 years 6 months)

Implemented and managed healthcare IT solutions including remote medical-equipment monitoring and an obstetrics monitoring solution, delivered a UNICEF dashboard and supported multi-team software releases complying with ISO 13485/IEC 62304 standards.

Salesforce Software Testing Data Analysis Regulatory Compliance Stakeholder Management System Integration

Android Developer

Nixue Root

Jan 2018 - Jul 2018 (6 months)

Developed Android applications as part of the mobile development team, delivering client-facing mobile features and contributing to application testing and deployment.

Android Development Java Kotlin Mobile Testing Git Debugging

Senior Software Test Engineer

Microclinic Technologies

Apr 2017 - Dec 2017 (8 months)

Served as Senior Software Test Engineer and Business Analyst, leading testing efforts and coordinating requirements to ensure timely software releases and quality delivery.

Software Testing QA Automation Business Analysis Test Planning Bug Reporting SDLC

Junior Software Developer

Diamond Systems Limited

Jan 2016 - Mar 2017 (1 year 2 months)

Worked as a Junior Software Developer and Business Analyst contributing to application development, requirements gathering, and delivery of software projects.