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Aminu Ndakun

DevOps Engineer at Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS)

Lagos, Nigeria

Work Experience

  • DevOps Engineer

    Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS)

    Jun 2024 - Present -1 yr, 3 months

    Nigeria

    • Job Details:Spearheaded the setup and configuration of enterprise Kubernetes cluster as well as configuration of supporting tools like NGINX Ingress, ArgoCD and Vault to drive efficient service delivery. Led the move of delivery pipeline from Jenkins to using GitHub Actions integrated with HashiCorp Vault and ArgoCD to support GitOps deployments to Kubernetes. Set up monitoring solutions using Grafana and Datadog, leveraging each tool’s strengths for visualization, metrics collection, and alerting. Designed and built continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines that support containerized deployments using Jenkins, Ansible, Sonar Cloud etc. Assisted with introduction of new technology and related tools to grow agile development e.g. Terraform, Ansible Vault, Kafka etc. Collaborated with developers and IT ops to make sure new environments meet requirements and conform to best practices and standards.
  • DevOps Instructor

    GoMyCode

    Aug 2023 - Jan 2024 -5 months

    Tunisia

    • Job Details:Inspired students to acquire technical and soft skills, fostering a culture of continuous learning and growth. Coached students to develop problem-solving capabilities, enabling them to tackle complex IT industry challenges independently. Organized and facilitated group workshops, promoting collaboration and knowledge sharing among students. Established and led weekly meetings with students, meticulously tracking their progress towards achieving their educational goals.
  • DevOps Engineer

    Halo Lab Academy

    Jun 2023 - Feb 2024 -8 months

    Nigeria

    • Job Details:Improved resource efficiency for cloud services, balancing cost-effectiveness with optimal system performance. Developed and managed infrastructure as code using tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation, leading to a 25% improvement in infrastructure provisioning efficiency. Set up and configured monitoring tools to provide real-time visibility into system performance, leading to a 15% reduction in response time to critical incidents.
  • Cloud DevOps Engineer

    Sulfman Consulting Ltd.

    Jan 2023 - Jun 2024 -1 yr, 5 months

    Nigeria

    • Job Details:Implemented rigorous security measures, reducing identified vulnerabilities by 25% within the cloud infrastructure, ensuring enhanced protection against threats and compliance adherence. Implemented a full observability stack using Node Exporter, Prometheus, Grafana, and Alertmanager for real-time infrastructure metrics collection, visualization, and automated alerting. Engineered scripts, cutting deployment time by 40%, boosting resource efficiency for cloud services while maintaining optimal performance. Architected and deployed a comprehensive monitoring solution by configuring Uptime Kuma for service availability monitoring. Led the development of advanced backup plans, halving data recovery time during critical incidents, ensuring seamless business continuity.
  • Education

    • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering

      Federal University of Technology Minna

      Jan 2014 

    Skills

    • Kubernetes
    • Ansible
    • Cloud Security
    • Infrastructure as code (IaC)
    • CI/CD
    • Terraform
    • Monitoring Tools (Grafana, Datadog)
    • Containerization (Docker)
    • Scripting (Python, Bash)
    • Problem-Solving
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    Languages

    • English

      Fluent
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