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Oyetunji Atilade

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Backend and DevOps engineer driving secure, scalable cloud infrastructure and automation.

United Kingdom

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What I'm looking for

I’m seeking a senior technical role focusing on backend and cloud infrastructure, automation, reliability, and security within a fast-paced, collaborative team that values mentoring and long-term technical strategy.

I am a highly driven Backend and DevOps Engineer with five years of experience building and optimizing scalable applications, automating cloud operations, and improving system reliability. I design and manage resilient AWS infrastructures, implement CI/CD pipelines, build containerized systems, secure cloud environments, and drive operational excellence across diverse teams and industries.

I have led full system-architecture restructures and multi-database migrations with zero data loss, standardized CI/CD pipelines that reduced deployment errors by 80%, and implemented incident response and disaster recovery procedures that cut MTTR by over 60%. I collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, document complex systems clearly, mentor teammates, and advocate for long-term technical strategies that balance performance, reliability, and security.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

DevOps Lead

M-Cultivo International

Nov 2024 - Dec 2025 (1 year 1 month)

Led the DevOps function, re-architected systems into a unified multi-tenant database improving operational efficiency by 40% and maintained zero data loss; implemented security governance and incident response processes that reduced MTTR by over 60%.

AWS CI CD Terraform Docker RDS Cloudwatch Security Governance Incident Response

DevOps / Backend Engineer

M-Cultivo International

Mar 2024 - Nov 2024 (8 months)

Designed and managed AWS production and staging infrastructure to 99.9% uptime, built CI/CD pipelines reducing deployment time to <5 minutes, and optimized RDS and EC2 configurations to improve response times by 30–40%.

AWS GitHub Actions Gitlab CI Docker MySQL PostgreSQL Cloudwatch

Backend Engineer

MenuFinderAfrica

Oct 2023 - Jun 2024 (8 months)

Developed backend services serving 10,000+ monthly users, improved performance by 35%, implemented a proximity service that improved delivery accuracy by 90% and reduced failed deliveries by 45%.

REST APIs Google Distance Matrix API SQL Performance Tuning Debugging & QA

Backend Engineer

The Digital Agency Ltd

Feb 2020 - Jul 2023 (3 years 5 months)

Built scalable Node.js REST APIs and implemented Nginx load balancing to increase throughput by 60%; optimized MongoDB queries to cut API response times by 66% and delivered five major releases on schedule.

Node Nginx MongoDB REST APIs Performance Optimization Release Management

Backend Engineer

SCIDAR - Solina Centre for International Development and Res

Jul 2022 - Oct 2022 (3 months)

Developed a nationwide data-management system for the Routine Immunization program, integrated ODK and DHIS2 to cut manual reporting time by 70% and improved data accuracy by 40%.

Data Integration DHIS2 Database Design Security Automation

Software Developer

Freelance

Aug 2017 - Jan 2020 (2 years 5 months)

Delivered 20+ custom software projects with 95% client satisfaction, designed secure SQL and MongoDB databases, and reduced client downtime by 65% through proactive optimization.

SQL MongoDB API Design Optimization Client Delivery

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Techspecialist Academy

Certificate of Proficiency - Backend Engineer, Computer Science

2020 - 2021

Completed a Certificate of Proficiency in Backend Engineering focused on backend technologies and practical development skills.

University of Abuja

Bachelor of Engineering, Engineering, manufacturing and construction

2014 - 2020

Grade: 4.47

Activities and societies: Coursework included mathematics, programming, algorithms and data structures, databases, and theory of computation.

Completed a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Electronics Engineering with a thesis on design and simulation of an automatic light control system using light dependent resistors.