Kingsley O.

About Kingsley O.

Over 10 years of experience as an Azure cloud/DevOps Engineer supporting core IT infrastructure. Planning and implementation of data and storage management solutions in Azure (SQL Azure, Azure files, Queue storage, Blob storage). Implementing scripts with PowerShell for Runbooks. Experienced in various SDLC project phases: Requirement/System gathering, Requirement/System Analysis, Functional Specification, Business Logic, Design, Layered Architecture, Test plans, Coding, Code review, Testing, Performance tuning, Documentation, Implementation, and Maintenance. Experience in containerization with Docker, Docker-compose, Kubernetes Strong experience in Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment with Jenkins, GitHub, and Azure DevOps Build. Experience in developing and maintaining build, and deployment scripts for test, staging, and production environments using ANT, Maven, and Shell scripts. Working experience on Windows Active Directory and LDAP. Experience in installation of Operating Systems, Packages, and Patches, maintaining user accounts, Performance tuning, and troubleshooting at various levels. Networking (Virtual Network, Application Gateway, Azure DNS, ExpressRoute, Load Balancer, VPN Gateway, Azure CDN, Traffic Manager) Experience with Source Control Management tools for versioning such as GIT and TFVC. Experience in Azure PaaS (Web App, APIM, Cloud Service, Function App etc.), Identity (AAD), and integration tools like cognitive services and Azure Graph API. Experience in scripting languages such as PowerShell, Bash Experience in databases such as MS SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL. Experience with log management and security using Splunk Experience in configuration of Monitoring tools such as Nagios

Experience

1. Azure Cloud Engineer

   Advantage Solutions

   Sep 2022 — Present · US

   designing, building, deploying, evaluating, and maintaining IT infrastructure using the latest technology Configured private endpoints for Azure SQL databases, ensuring secure access from VNETs. Implementing Infrastructure as Code using tools like Azure Resource Manager templates or Terraform to automate the deployment and management of Azure resources. Deployed Azure resources using BICEP, ensuring consistent and repeatable infrastructure setups. Managed source code using Git with adherence to GitFlow principles. Automated infrastructure deployments using Azure DevOps pipelines with YAML and AZ-CLI Set up Azure Monitor for a web application, integrating App Insights for detailed telemetry. Configured Private Link Services for secure access to PaaS services. Implemented Azure Firewall and NSGs for network security. Creating and managing Azure Virtual Machines, Virtual Networks, Load Balancers, and other core infrastructure services. Monitoring Azure resources using tools like Azure Monitor and Log Analytics and implementing proactive measures to optimize performance and availability. Secured web applications using Azure WAF and integrated with Cloudflare for additional protection. Deploying and managing Azure DevOps pipelines for continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) and ensuring that changes are successfully deployed to target environments. Set up Azure Backup for critical data and VMs, ensuring data durability and availability. Collaborating with development teams to ensure that infrastructure is aligned with application requirements and that best practices are followed for security, scalability, and performance. Architecting framework that provides a structured and repeatable approach for enterprise-scale Azure deployments. Providing guidelines, templates, and automation to create a scalable and resilient foundation consisting of multiple subscriptions and networks. Ensuring all IT systems that support businesses

Education

• Enugu State University of Science and Technology

  Bachelor’s Degree, Political Science

• UMGC

  Master's degree, Information Technology

• University of Maryland Global Campus

  Master Information Technology, Database Administration Systems Technology