Nwania Godswill Ikechukwu

Abuja, Nigeria  | (+234) 8131684265  |  godswillnwania130@gmail.com   | Portfolio: https://linktr.ee/godswillnwania

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Results-driven DevOps Engineer experienced in automating scalable cloud infrastructure, building robust CI/CD pipelines, and optimising deployment reliability. Proven ability to accelerate software delivery and implement secure, cost-effective solutions to drive seamless software delivery and business growth.

EXPERIENCE

Xworks Tech, London, UK. — DevOps Engineer

10/2023 - PRESENT

·   Accelerated release velocity by 50% by architecting and automating CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions and AWS CodePipeline, enabling rapid deployment of microservices.

·   Reduced infrastructure provisioning time by 75% through deploying AWS resources (EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, CloudFront, Route 53) with Terraform, saving team hours weekly.

·   Achieved 99.95% application uptime by orchestrating zero-downtime deployments via Docker, Docker Compose, and Kubernetes, ensuring seamless customer experience.

·   Minimised manual operational work by 40% by automating code integration, branch management, and infrastructure changes, freeing engineering teams to focus on innovation.

·   Enhanced auditability and security for 100+ users by streamlining IAM role provisioning and enforcing best practices for access management and compliance.

·   Improved incident response times by 30% by integrating Prometheus and Grafana for real-time monitoring and alerting, reducing mean time to recovery (MTTR).

·   Drove a 20% reduction in AWS costs by rightsizing resources, scheduling environments, and implementing cost monitoring strategies.

Flexisaf Edusoft Ltd, Abuja,  Nigeria. — DevOps Engineer Intern

06/2022 -  09/2023

·   Engineered and deployed a microservice application using Amazon ECS; optimised load balancing algorithm that improved user response time and increased app reliability.

·   Strengthened platform security by configuring advanced HTTP response headers and managing AWS Security Groups, mitigating risk from common web vulnerabilities.

·   Reduced patching time by 60% through deploying local Yum repositories, accelerating Linux server update cycles and improving compliance.

·   Fostered cross-team collaboration by documenting automation processes and sharing technical knowledge, expediting onboarding and ensuring best-practice consistency.

SKILLS

  • · Docker, Kubernetes
  • · Git, GitHub Actions
  • · AWS, Azure (Cloud provider)
  • · Terraform, Ansible (IAC)
  • · Prometheus, Grafana (Monitoring)
  • · Python, Bash (Scripting)
  • · Technical Writing

EDUCATION

Bowen University, Osun State, Nigeria — Bachelor of   Science.

09/2015 - 06/2019