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Simon Mbugua

@simonmbugua

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Senior Scalability Solutions Architect specializing in multi-cloud, Kubernetes, and data lakehouses.

Kenya

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior cloud/platform roles where I can design multi-cloud, secure, scalable infrastructure, lead teams, and drive data platform and MLOps excellence.

I am a senior-level Scalability Solutions Architect with 13+ years designing and operating highly-available, multi-cloud platforms across AWS, GCP, and Azure. I combine hands-on engineering with architecture to deliver resilient infrastructure and governed data platforms.

My expertise includes advanced Terraform-driven IaC, Kubernetes (EKS/GKE/AKS), Databricks and Snowflake Lakehouse architectures, and secure, compliant deployments (SOC2, HIPAA, GDPR). I consistently optimize cost and performance for enterprise-scale workloads.

I have led cross-functional teams to implement real-time data pipelines, high-throughput IoT systems, and MLOps infrastructures, improving deployment velocity and uptime while mentoring engineers to elevate team delivery. Notable achievements include multi-region EKS availability, large-scale Databricks deployments, and MQTT solutions for 100k+ devices.

I hold multiple cloud and security certifications and actively coach emerging DevOps professionals. I seek roles where I can architect scalable systems, drive cloud strategy, and mentor teams to build secure, high-performance platforms.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Staff Cloud Architect

Current

Lumia Health

Dec 2023 - Present (1 year 11 months)

Architected and directed highly-available AWS cloud solutions achieving 99.99% uptime; designed an S3+Snowflake lakehouse and built MQTT communication for 100,000+ IoT devices while ensuring HIPAA compliance.

AWS Terraform EKS Snowflake S3 MQTT IAM HIPAA CI CD

Senior DevOps Engineer

Nebula

Jan 2021 - Nov 2023 (2 years 10 months)

Managed and scaled GKE clusters and multi-tenant Databricks, redesigned CI/CD pipelines for blue/green releases, and migrated services to serverless, reducing cloud spend by 30%.

GKE Terraform Databricks Jenkins GitHub Actions BigQuery Pub Sub Dataflow

Team Lead - DevOps Engineering

Dtone

Feb 2018 - Dec 2021 (3 years 10 months)

Led a Web3 DevOps team to deploy secured blockchain applications, built a Redshift-based data lakehouse and SageMaker ML endpoints, and operated Ethereum validators on AWS.

AWS Redshift Sagemaker Lambda ECS Terraform Blockchain SOC2

DevOps Engineer

Mkopa

Jun 2017 - Dec 2017 (6 months)

Administered multi-environment infrastructure, automated cross-region SQL deployments, and optimized infrastructure for scalability and low latency across African markets.

Infrastructure Management PostgreSQL Terraform Monitoring CI CD Scalability Linux

Freelance Software Engineer

Techcube Ltd

Nov 2015 - Jun 2017 (1 year 7 months)

Delivered enterprise software solutions in Java, C#, and PHP for healthcare and government clients, focusing on scalable architecture and clean code delivery.

Java C++PHP Software Architecture Web Development APIs SQL Clean Code

Linux Systems Administrator

Eblue Ltd

Jan 2015 - Nov 2015 (10 months)

Managed production Linux infrastructure, implemented patching and monitoring strategies to ensure 24/7 stability and high availability.

Linux Administration Monitoring Patch Management Performance Tuning & Security BASH Ansible

Web Development Intern

Openworld Ltd

May 2014 - Aug 2014 (3 months)

Built and maintained PHP and JavaScript web applications, gaining foundational full-stack development experience for production environments.

PHP JavaScript Web Development HTML CSS SQL Version Control

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

HashiCorp Vault (certification)

Vault Certified, Security / Secrets Management

Earned Vault certification in 2023 demonstrating knowledge of secrets management and Vault operations.

Microsoft

Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900), Cloud Computing

Completed Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) certification in 2022 covering cloud concepts and core Azure services.

Google Cloud

GCP Professional Cloud Architect, Cloud Architecture

Achieved GCP Professional Cloud Architect certification in 2021 validating skills in designing and managing Google Cloud solutions.

Aviatrix

Aviatrix Certified Engineer, Multi-Cloud Networking

Earned Aviatrix Certified Engineer - Multi-Cloud Network Engineer certification in August 2020 focused on multi-cloud networking principles.

HashiCorp

Terraform Associate, Infrastructure as Code

Obtained the Terraform Associate certification in 2019 validating foundational infrastructure-as-code skills with Terraform.

Cloud Native Computing Foundation

Certified Kubernetes Administrator, Container Orchestration

Certified as a Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) in 2019 demonstrating proficiency in Kubernetes cluster administration and operations.

Amazon Web Services

AWS Solutions Architect – Associate, Cloud Architecture

Achieved AWS Solutions Architect – Associate certification in 2018 demonstrating knowledge of AWS architecture and best practices.

Red Hat

RHCE, Linux Systems Administration

Certified as a Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) in 2017 validating advanced Red Hat Enterprise Linux administration skills.

Microsoft

Microsoft DevOps Engineer Certification, DevOps

Completed Microsoft DevOps Engineer certification in August 2017 covering DevOps practices and Azure DevOps services.

City & Guilds

Advanced Java Software Development Certification, Software Development

Obtained an Advanced Java Software Development certification in November 2015 focused on Java programming and application development practices.

Kenyatta University

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

2012 - 2015

Completed a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with coursework covering software development, systems, and algorithms from September 2012 to November 2015.