Daniel Awodeyi
St. Louis,MO
Summary
Cloud-native developer with hands-on experience in Kubernetes, container orchestration, and backend systems design. Skilled in building scalable, observable infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines using modern DevOps tooling. Strong foundation in Java, Node.js, and cloud automation with a focus on delivering reliable, production-grade solutions. Passionate about open-source collaboration and mentoring underrepresented students in tech through BDPA.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer
Open Source SLU
St. Louis, MO
08.2025 - Current
- Design and maintain infrastructure supporting SLU’s open-source and research projects using Kubernetes, Helm, and Terraform.
Associate Engineer I
Edward Jones
St. Louis, MO
06.2024 - Current
- Develop backend services supporting enterprise legal management and data integration systems using Java (Spring Boot), Oracle, and Node.js.
- Manage production deployments and monitoring with Jenkins, Helm, and Prometheus, ensuring reliability and performance.
- Collaborate with QA, DevOps, and product teams to implement secure CI/CD pipelines and feature flag management using LaunchDarkly.
Apprentice Engineer
Edward Jones
St. Louis, MO
01.2024 - 06.2024
- Contributed to the design and maintenance of backend APIs and RESTful web services.
- Enhanced infrastructure performance and resiliency through Git-based workflows and monitoring improvements.
Apprentice
Daugherty Business Solutions
St. Louis, MO
11.2023 - 01.2024
- Completed structured training on enterprise software development, testing, and consulting practices using REST APIs, Git, and Java.
Technical Lead (Internship)
Access Point
St. Louis, MO
01.2023 - 10.2023
- Led a 5-person engineering team through full-stack apprenticeship projects.
- Oversaw code reviews, sprint planning, and deployment pipelines for React/Node.js apps.
Education
B.A - Computer Science
Saint Louis University
05.2026
A.A. - Computer Science
St. Louis Community College
01.2023
Skills
- Java (Spring Boot)
- Nodejs
- C
- Python
- SQL
- JavaScript
- Kubernetes
- Docker
- Helm
- Terraform
- Prometheus
- Grafana
- LaunchDarkly
- Git
- Jenkins
- Oracle
- MongoDB
- CI/CD
- Linux
- Microservices Architecture
- Agile Development
- Cloud infrastructure
- API development
Websites
Certification
Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900), 2025
Projects
SLU Capstone – On-Prem Kubernetes Cluster, 2025, Architected and deployed an on-premises Kubernetes cluster using MicroK8s and EdgeRouter X for SLU’s Computer Science lab., Implemented secure networking, containerized workloads, and observability via Prometheus + Grafana. BDPA Drive – Web File Management Platform, 2025, Built a collaborative, cloud-based word processing app using the MERN stack with authentication, tagging, search, and file locking., Led infrastructure design with Node.js, Express, MongoDB, and React, enabling multi-user file editing and sharing., Integrated CI/CD and container deployment pipelines on Kubernetes.
Timeline
Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer
Open Source SLU
08.2025 - Current
Associate Engineer I
Edward Jones
06.2024 - Current
Apprentice Engineer
Edward Jones
01.2024 - 06.2024
Apprentice
Daugherty Business Solutions
11.2023 - 01.2024
Technical Lead (Internship)
Access Point
01.2023 - 10.2023
B.A - Computer Science
Saint Louis University
A.A. - Computer Science
St. Louis Community College