Sylvester Audu

About Sylvester Audu

Seasoned DevOps Engineer | Cloud & Automation Expert | 7+ Years Experience Cloud Infrastructure & Automation Designed, implemented, and managed scalable cloud infrastructure using AWS, Terraform, and CloudFormation.Migrated legacy systems to cloud-based solutions, achieving 30% cost savings and reducing deployment time ⏳ for a multinational corporation. Operational Excellence & Monitoring Led cross-functional teams 🤝 to optimize system performance, boosting productivity by 20%.Implemented budgets & cost controls, using AWS Cost Anomaly Detection to track expenses and prevent unnecessary costs.Set up daily & weekly alerts via Amazon SNS to monitor AWS usage & costs. CI/CD & Cloud Deployment Hosted Angular applications in AWS infrastructure and established CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline.Managed AWS services like EC2, S3, RDS, EBS, Lambda, ELB, Auto-Scaling, AMI, and IAM through AWS Console & API integration with Puppet Code. System Administration & Security Hands-on experience in Windows & Red Hat Linux system administration, including server builds, upgrades, patches, troubleshooting, security, backups, and disaster recovery.Performance monitoring & fine-tuning to ensure optimal system health and reliability.

Experience

1. Devops Engineer

   Dell Technologies

   Oct 2021 — Present

   Designed and maintained scalable infrastructure on AWS and Azure, reducing deployment time by 60% through automation with Terraform and Ansible.• Implemented CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, and Azure DevOps, accelerating application release cycles from weekly to daily deployments.• Containerized monolithic applications into microservices using Docker and deployed them on Kubernetes (EKS and AKS), improving system scalability and resource efficiency.• Integrated static code analysis and security scanning tools like SonarQube and Veracode into CI pipelines to enforce code quality and security standards.• Orchestrated deployment strategies including blue/green and canary deployments to minimize application downtime during updates.• Managed version control and collaboration workflows using Git, GitHub, and Bitbucket, supporting effective branching strategies and code integration.• Provided mentorship and knowledge sharing on DevOps best practices, infrastructure as code, and cloud tooling to enhance team capability and collaboration.

Education

• University of Benin

  Bachelor of Science - BS

• National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN)

  Master of Science - MS