Ilyas Rufai
@rufilboss
DevOps Engineer with a passion for refining software delivery and driving automation efficiencies.
What I'm looking for
As an experienced DevOps Engineer with three years of dedicated work in the field, I bring a broad skill set focused on enhancing software delivery, increasing automation efficiency, and managing infrastructure. My journey in this fast-changing industry has given me a deep understanding of the latest technologies, positioning me to offer innovative solutions to current and future challenges. With a strong background in app containerization and deployment, I have notably improved API performance, decreasing login times by about 62.71% and transfer times by approximately 74.94%. I am skilled in system design, infrastructure as code, and problem-solving, with a demonstrated history of delivering scalable and resilient applications.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
DevOps Engineer
CloudSania
Apr 2025 - May 2025 (1 month)
Provided DevOps support on a short-term contract to maintain CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure stability during a transition period.
DevOps Engineer
Aladdin Digital
Jun 2023 - Oct 2024 (1 year 4 months)
Optimized and monitored AWS cloud resources and migrated infrastructure from DigitalOcean to AWS, improving API performance—reducing login times ~62.7% and transfer times ~74.9%—and enhanced deployment pipelines for PHP and Angular applications.
DevOps Engineer
Basira App
Nov 2022 - Oct 2023 (11 months)
Implemented infrastructure-as-code and automated deployments, improving scalability and reliability across microservices and reducing manual release effort; established monitoring, alerting, and logging for optimal performance.
DevOps Engineer
Medscrape
Jul 2022 - Nov 2022 (4 months)
Collaborated on CI/CD pipeline design and implementation, reducing deployment times by 40% and improving reliability for healthcare applications to 99.9% uptime. Deployed and maintained Linux systems, automated workflows with Jenkins, Git, and Docker, and documented DevOps best practices.
DevOps / IT Infrastructure Engineer
Bincom Dev Center
Jun 2022 - Aug 2022 (2 months)
Designed and implemented automated build and deployment scripts that improved developer productivity by 30%; migrated legacy systems to Docker containers and optimized Linux server configurations to improve scalability and reliability.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria.
Bachelor of Engineering, Agricultural anBiosystems Engineering
2023 -
Activities and societies: Co-Captain for AWS Cloud Club
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
Website
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