Olaitan Sulyman

DevOps Engineer | Cloud & Platform Engineer
Lagos, NG.

About

Highly accomplished DevOps Engineer with extensive hands-on experience in automating cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and deploying containerized applications using AWS, Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes. Proven ability to support end-to-end application lifecycles, from build to operational monitoring, consistently improving reliability, scalability, and deployment efficiency. Seeking to leverage expertise in infrastructure as code and system troubleshooting to drive significant operational improvements and deliver robust cloud solutions.

Work

SOKHID Integration Services Ltd
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Founder & Director

Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

Summary

Led operational support for client-facing digital systems, ensuring high service availability and functional reliability through strategic problem-solving and process improvements.

Highlights

Directed operational support for diverse client-facing digital systems, achieving consistent service availability and functional reliability.

Diagnosed and resolved complex application and system issues by meticulously reviewing logs, validating configurations, and coordinating cross-functional fixes across technical teams.

Implemented process improvements that reduced service disruption and improved response time for web-based applications and backend services.

Reduced issue resolution time by approximately 20-30% through standardized workflows and improved documentation, significantly enhancing client service delivery.

Improved reliability of client service delivery by introducing repeatable operational processes, ensuring consistent performance.

IAS Tech Ltd
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Operations Manager

Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

Summary

Managed operational workflows, supporting technical service delivery teams and coordinating stakeholders to ensure system functionality and service reliability.

Highlights

Managed operational workflows, effectively supporting technical service delivery teams and ensuring seamless execution of services.

Coordinated communication and efforts between technical and non-technical stakeholders, ensuring system functionality consistently met requirements.

Identified and resolved critical process bottlenecks, significantly improving overall service reliability.

Improved operational efficiency and delivery timelines through strategic workflow optimization initiatives.

Reduced operational errors by enhancing communication and documentation practices, leading to more reliable service delivery.

RJV Systems Ltd
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Operations Manager

Summary

Promoted to Operations Manager, overseeing documentation, compliance, and technical project coordination to ensure consistent service delivery and improved cross-department collaboration.

Highlights

Achieved promotion from Operations Officer based on demonstrated performance and leadership capabilities.

Oversaw comprehensive documentation, compliance, and coordination for technical projects, ensuring adherence to standards.

Supported technical teams in consistently meeting project deadlines and maintaining high standards of service delivery.

Improved process compliance and reduced operational errors through the implementation of standardized documentation practices.

Strengthened cross-department collaboration, leading to enhanced delivery reliability and improved project outcomes.

Education

Amazon Cloud Institute
Online

Certification Program

Cloud Application Developer

Altschool Africa
Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

Diploma

Cloud Engineering Diploma

University of Ilorin
Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)

Sociology

Languages

English

Skills

Cloud Platforms & Infrastructure as Code

AWS (EC2, VPC, S3, IAM, Application Load Balancer, CloudWatch), Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Infrastructure as Code, VPC networking, Subnets, Routing, NAT Gateways.

Containerization & Orchestration

Docker, Docker Compose, Kubernetes (Deployments, Services, Ingress, ConfigMaps, Secrets, Persistent Volumes), Kubernetes local clusters (Kind), Containerized deployments.

CI/CD & DevOps Practices

Automated build, test, and deployment pipelines, CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Application deployment and release management, Environment parity (local, staging, Kubernetes), Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles, Service availability and uptime monitoring.

System Operations & Troubleshooting

Log analysis and system troubleshooting, Health checks, liveness and readiness probes, Incident investigation and troubleshooting, High availability and fault tolerance, Security groups and least-privilege access, Secrets management (environment variables, Kubernetes Secrets), Linux Shell (CLI, process management, networking, logs).

Programming & Scripting

Golang (runtime understanding and containerized deployments), Python, JavaScript.

Projects

Cloud Infrastructure Automation & Deployment

Summary

Designed and provisioned scalable AWS infrastructure, automating deployments to ensure repeatability, consistency, and reduced configuration drift.

Containerization & Kubernetes Deployment

Summary

Containerized backend APIs using Docker multi-stage builds and deployed applications to Kubernetes (Kind) with advanced features for scalability and persistence.

CI/CD & Environment Consistency

Summary

Built CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Jenkins to automate application builds and deployments, ensuring configuration parity across environments.

Certificates

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Issued By

AWS