Aluba Okafor

About Aluba Okafor

I’m an AWS Cloud Engineer dedicated to designing, deploying, and optimizing secure and…

Experience

1. Aws Cloud Engineer

   Osiri University

   Sep 2020 — Present · NE, US

   Designed, deployed, and managed secure, scalable cloud architectures using core AWS services, including EC2, VPC, S3, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB, CloudFront, and Route 53.• Automated infrastructure provisioning using CloudFormation and Terraform, enabling repeatable, error-free deployments across development, staging, and production environments.• Developed and enforced IAM policies, least-privilege access controls, and VPC security configurations to ensure robust security posture and compliance with university IT policies.• Implemented monitoring and logging solutions using CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and AWS Config, improving system observability and incident response capabilities.• Supported and optimized CI/CD pipelines with CodePipeline, CodeBuild, Jenkins, and GitHub Actions, reducing deployment times and increasing delivery frequency.• Conducted cost optimization assessments, identifying underutilized resources and implementing Reserved Instances and S3 lifecycle policies, leading to a 15% reduction in monthly AWS costs.• Led a migration project to move on-premise applications to AWS, ensuring minimal downtime and seamless transition for faculty and students.• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to containerize workloads using Docker, streamlining deployment processes and improving scalability.Key Projects:• University Learning Platform Modernization: Migrated legacy LMS to a scalable, cloud-native architecture using EC2, RDS, S3, and CloudFront, improving system availability and reducing latency by 30%.• Security Hardening Initiative: Implemented S3 encryption policies, VPC flow logs, and CloudTrail auditing to enhance compliance and threat detection.• Disaster Recovery Automation: Designed an automated backup and recovery solution for critical databases using Lambda functions and AWS Backup, reducing RTO by 50%.

Education

• Michael Okpara'​ University of Agriculture Umudike

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science

• TripleTen

  Machine Learning Program

• Maryville University of Saint Louis

  Master of Science - MS, Cybersecurity

• Evolve Security Academy

  Evolve Security Certified Professional Certification, Cybersecurity

  2021 — 2021

• Edureka Alumni

  Aws Solutions Architect Training , Architecture