About
Nelson Okoye is a Cloud Engineer with experience in architecting, deploying and managing scalable, secure, and cost-effective IT solutions. With proficiency in working with cloud services and tools for providing solutions, consistently utilising FinOps practices for reducing operational expenditure and enhancing system operational time. He has a history of infrastructure initiatives, led a cross-functional team unit in performance optimisation, and aligning technology with evolving business goals in a dynamic and collaborative working environment.
Skills
Containerization
Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Rancher.
Networking & Security
VPC, Subnets, Route Tables, Security Groups, IAM.
DevOps & Automation
CI/CD (GitHub Actions, CircleCI, TravisCI, GitLab), Automation & Scripting (Bash, Python), Terraform.
Web Technologies
WordPress, SEO Integration.
Cloud Platforms
AWS, GCP, Azure, Render, Digital Ocean, Oracle Cloud.
General Skills
Technical Support, Communication & Stakeholder Management, Team player and Collaboration, Research and Development (R&D).
Project Management
Agile Project Management, Scrum Methodology, Jira, Slack.
Monitoring & Logging
Grafana, Prometheus, CloudWatch, OpenTelemetry, DataDog, Sentry.
Certificates
Work
Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
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Contract
Summary
Designed and delivered a production-ready microservices infrastructure hosted on VPS, supporting scalable and reliable application delivery across multiple services. Architected and maintained automated CI/CD pipelines for all microservices, improving deployment consistency, release speed, and operational stability.
Highlights
We deployed and implemented a centralized API Gateway for efficient microservices routing and governance.
We integrated a CDN to optimize file and media delivery performance, and deployed end-to-end monitoring to track uptime, performance, and resource utilization.
Provision of continuous infrastructure monitoring report and operational support throughout the engagement of the contract, with full documentation for a secure and reliable handover of system architecture, configurations, and access credentials.
Key Skills: DevOps · Cloud Infrastructure · CI/CD Pipelines · Microservices Architecture · API Gateway · CDN Integration · Infrastructure Monitoring · Platform Reliability
Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria
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Remote
Summary
Engineered and optimized cloud-native microservices infrastructure for Kicest platform.
Highlights
We were involved in the docker containerisation, deployment and management of cloud-native microservices architecture of the platform.
We optimized AWS cloud infrastructures, reducing operational costs by about 40% by cutting down unnecessary costs of unused reserved IPs and right-sizing EC2 instances.
We worked with Kubernetes to orchestrate containerized services, accelerating CICD cycles by more than 50% and improving team productivity.
We created and managed database clusters for microservices to scale independently using MongoDB Atlas.
We collaborated with development teams to ensure flawless services integration, reducing deployment errors by 40% and accelerating time-to-market for new features and modifications.
We developed automation scripts for efficient deployment, management, and monitoring of cloud resources.
Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria
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Full Time - Onsite
Summary
Managed Techmall's IT infrastructure services and e-commerce platform operations, ensuring improved service uptime, optimal performance, platform reliability, and reduced operational cost expenditures.
Highlights
We managed a small unit of the IT team, overseeing strategic initiatives and daily technical operations with a focus on accountability, process improvement, and unit growth.
We were involved in the user experience optimization of the e-commerce platform, meeting the requirements needs of a dynamic e-commerce retail space, which resulted in enhanced speed, platform integrity, scalable delivery and customer retention.
We were involved in the AWS architecture management, reducing overall cloud expenditure by 40% by introducing FinOps practices, while maintaining optimal performance for the e-commerce web operations.
We played the role of a principal monitoring and reliability of the platform infrastructure, ensuring consistent uptime and reliable performance across all critical services.
We were involved in a cross-functional collaboration with marketing team to strategically align infrastructure requirements with product experience and marketing campaign goals.
Volunteer
Arabaa Foundation
|ICT Instructor – NYSC Scheme
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Summary
Delivered practical ICT lessons and digital skills training to high school students and underserved teens, fostering digital literacy and job readiness.
Highlights
Developed and led training sessions, equipping over 50 students with essential digital skills and enhancing their job readiness.
Delivered practical ICT lessons to high school students, covering foundational concepts in computer literacy, software tools, and internet safety.
Collaborated with local leaders and educators to tailor programs, receiving positive feedback for enhancing youth digital literacy.
Provided hands-on support for digital workshops, directly impacting the educational development of underserved teens and promoting digital inclusion.
Languages
English
Native
Yoruba
Proficient
Igbo
Proficient