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I’m a hands-on DevOps and Cloud engineer focused on designing, deploying, and managing scalable infrastructures using modern DevOps practices. I build CI/CD pipelines that support continuous improvement and help teams ship faster with confidence.

In my current contract role at First Bank Nigeria (FBN), I optimize CI/CD to achieve elite DORA metrics—multiple deployments per day, less than 1 hour lead time, and time to restore service under 1 hour. I’ve also integrated AI-driven code review to cut code review time by 35% while maintaining high code quality.

I’m experienced with containerization and orchestration, including Docker and Kubernetes, and I’ve overseen 100+ containerized applications with 99.9%+ availability and zero-downtime scaling. I also lead incident management with root-cause analysis and runbook development to reduce downtime and improve reliability through automation and comprehensive testing.

Previously at Techscale Solution, I deployed Red Hat OpenShift clusters across on-prem and cloud (AWS/Azure), migrating monolithic infrastructure to microservices and reducing operational costs by 30%. I also embedded security into delivery by integrating SAST with SonarQube and Jenkins, and I supported compliance requirements such as PCI-DSS and ISO 27001/ISO 20007.