Richmond Akparanta
AWS Certified Solutions Architect | Experience creating resilient production-grade infrastructure/Networking and delivering applications to millions of users.
- Role
- Lead Platform Engineer at Sherwin-Williams
- Location
- Charlotte, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Richmond Akparanta
Richmond is an AWS Solutions Architect with over 8 years of experience in AWS services…
Experience
Lead Platform Engineer
Aug 2024 — Present · Cleveland, OH, US
I\'m responsible for architecting, building, and maintaining secure, scalable, and efficient cloud-native infrastructure. My role requires deep expertise in AWS, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and CloudFormation, Python, Shell scripting and automation through CI/CD pipelines. I lead initiatives to modernize infrastructure, enforce security best practices, and enable developer productivity by providing reliable platform services and tooling. My leadership extends across platform architecture, cloud governance, and DevOps practices.I design and manage robust, reusable infrastructure using Terraform, following GitOps and modular best practices.Lead the development and maintenance of cloud infrastructure patterns, automating provisioning of core services (networking, compute, IAM, etc.).Drive standardization and consistency across environments through Infrastructure as Code and policy-as-code principles.Develop Python-based automation scripts and utilities to support platform reliability, custom integrations, and operational workflows.Strong knowledge of AWS services: IAM, SSO, Lambda, RDS, Glue, Step Functions, API Gateway, MSK, SQS, networking, RBAC, secret management (Hashicorp Vault), and AWS security best practices, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and cloud cost monitoring tools.
Education
University of Hertfordshire
Master of Laws (LL.M.)
2011 — 2012
University of Ibadan
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), Law
1997 — 2002
Nigerian Law School
BL, Law
2003 — 2004
Western Governors University
Master of Business Administration - MBA, IT Management
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