Kouami Kpadenou

About Kouami Kpadenou

I am a results-driven Cloud DevOps Engineer, Cybersecurity Engineer, and System…

Experience

1. Devops Engineer

   Insight Digitals

   Dec 2019 — Present · US

   Designed and implemented robust security architectures for multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure), reducing vulnerabilities and ensuring compliance with GDPR, HIPAA, and other industry standards• Developed and maintained CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab, and CircleCI, automating deployment processes and reducing deployment times, while improving reliability and scalability• Orchestrated containerized applications using Kubernetes, enhancing application scalability, and resilience, and reducing downtime• Built and managed Terraform configurations for AWS Data Lake infrastructure, achieving a 65% improvement in data management efficiency through centralized governance and compliance• Implemented Amazon Lake Formation to establish a secure data lake, streamlining data ingestion, cataloging, and access control, which improved analytics performance• Automated infrastructure provisioning and configuration management using Ansible, reducing manual intervention by 80% and ensuring consistent environments across development, staging, and production• Conducted vulnerability assessments and penetration testing, identifying critical security gaps and implementing remediation strategies that reduced potential risks considerably • Deployed SIEM tools (Splunk, QRadar) for real-time threat detection and incident response, enhancing network monitoring capabilities and reducing incident response times significantly• Developed and enforced cloud security policies, reducing security incidents and strengthening the organization’s overall security posture• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to integrate security best practices into the software development lifecycle (SDLC), fostering a culture of security awareness and proactive risk management• Performed regular security audits and risk assessments, ensuring continuous compliance with GDPR, HIPAA, and other regulatory standards