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Onaefe Sefia

@onaefesefia

Cloud security engineer building AWS security infrastructure, container/runtime detection, and automation to keep systems resilient.

Zimbabwe
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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to join a security-focused team where I can build AWS/cloud security controls end-to-end—automation, IaC guardrails, and runtime detection—while partnering with engineering to reduce risk and improve incident readiness continuously.

I’m a cloud security professional focused on building practical defenses that prevent misconfiguration, detect threats at runtime, and automate remediation. I deliver security tooling end-to-end, from infrastructure provisioning to detection workflows.

In AWS, I’ve provisioned secure environments with Terraform—covering core networking and KMS, plus logging and security services like GuardDuty, Security Hub, and CloudTrail. I’ve also built CI safeguards with GitHub Actions to run IaC scanning (Checkov and tfsec) so insecure changes don’t make it into production.

I also develop detection and breach-intelligence pipelines: serverless, event-driven systems using Lambda, EventBridge, DynamoDB, and encryption with KMS. I’ve implemented race-condition-safe duplicate detection and hardened workflows with least-privilege IAM, dead-letter queues, and multi-region auditing.

To round out defense in depth, I secure containers and Kubernetes by enforcing RBAC and NetworkPolicy, deploying Falco for runtime threat detection, and using Trivy for image vulnerability scanning. I bring this same security mindset into operations through hands-on support work and vulnerability remediation across endpoints and networks.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Current

Project Manager Intern

SmartApps Limited

Apr 2023 - Present (3 years 2 months)

Coordinated deliverables across multiple concurrent projects, reducing timeline slippage through proactive blocker resolution. Maintained risk registers, budgets, and project documentation to support full lifecycle visibility.

GL

Network Support Intern

Galaxy Backbone Ltd

Feb 2024 - May 2024 (3 months)

Maintained network uptime across client infrastructure by troubleshooting routers, switches, and servers. Supported timely resolution of connectivity and availability issues to keep services running reliably.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Benin logoUB

University of Benin

Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Engineering

Completed a B.Eng. in Computer Engineering at the University of Benin in 2025.

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