EMMANUEL OLUDIMIMU

El Paso,TX

Summary

Results-driven Platform and DevSecOps Engineer with over 5 years of expertise in Linux system administration, cloud infrastructure (AWS), container orchestration, CI/CD automation, and Infrastructure as Code. Proficient in designing and managing scalable, secure Kubernetes clusters and building efficient GitOps workflows using ArgoCD while orchestrating Dockerized microservices. Strong emphasis on security demonstrated through hands-on experience in integrating security, compliance, and governance into cloud-native CI/CD pipelines and Kubernetes platforms. Proven track record of implementing shift-left security, policy-as-code, and continuous compliance across AWS environments utilizing a comprehensive suite of tools including Prowler, Trivy, Falco, Wazuh, Cloud Custodian, OPA, Zeek, and HashiCorp Vault.

Overview

years of professional experience

Certification

Work History

DevSecOps Engineer | Cloud Platform Engineer

EK Tech Software Solutions

Texas

01.2021 - Current

Completed Blue/Green deployment migration strategy in the Helm charts from old clusters to new kubernetes cluster.
Working with software development and testing team members to design and develop robust solutions to meet client requirements for functionality, scalability and performance
Embedded security into CI/CD pipelines with automated scanning and compliance checks.
Designed secure EKS platforms with RBAC, network policies, and GitOps controls.
Integrated Vault with Kubernetes using External Secrets Operator.
Deployed Prowler, Trivy, Falco, Wazuh, OPA, Zeek, Cloud Custodian.
Performed Working solutions for AWS services: EC2, Route 53, ELB
VPC, IAM roles, AMI, auto-scaling, s3 bucket, internet gateway, security groups etc services in AWS.
Creating branches in GitHub and GitLab for developers which is used to modify and push codes
Containerizing applications build environment to promote smooth and flexible build of artifact using Docker.
Setting up EC2 instances and requirement to deploy applications in AWS.
Automated AWS security hardening and built reusable Terraform modules.
Used metrics to monitor application and infrastructure performance which includes cloud-watch and Datadog.
Reviewed existing systems and made recommendations for improvements
Deployed ESO via ArgoCd
Automating over 250 systems, procedures and processes as possible using terraform
Strengthened cloud security by automating IAM role creation, RBAC policies, and network segmentation aligned with compliance requirements.

IT Specialist | System Administration

US Army

01.2020 - 01.2025

Optimized server performances through troubleshooting in order to determine root cause and work on solutions to resolve issues Wrote scripts in Bash to automate tasks on Linux system.
Performed server patching, system hardening, and endpoint protection management, decreasing security vulnerabilities.
Coordinated cross-site installation of network systems, confirming post-install connectivity and performance
Maintained smooth operation of multi-user computer system through oration with hardware and network engineers
Implemented backup and disaster recovery solutions, reducing recovery time objective
Supported basic cloud infrastructure in AWS/Azure, assisting with VM provisioning and identity management.
Documented IT procedures and created knowledge base articles, improving onboarding efficiency.
Monitored networks and network devices to resolve technical problems quickly.
Provided technical support for hardware and software issues, ensuring minimal downtime for personnel.
Developed and implemented IT solutions to enhance operational efficiency across military units.

Site Reliability Engineer

Kount Equifax

01.2018 - 01.2020

Implemented secure blue/green Kubernetes deployments.
Automated governance and security remediation with Terraform.
Enforced S3 encryption and IAM policy improvements.
Built CI/CD pipelines with integrated security checks.
Designed secure AWS and Azure cloud infrastructure.
Containerized applications using Docker.
Hardened Linux systems and automated maintenance tasks.
Identified and resolved technical issues and design conflicts to minimize project delays and maintain tight schedules.
Migrated all services in Datadog monitoring system from slack to start alerting in GChat thereby aiding company upgrade and update its notification system.
Performed critical reviews of proposed plans to detect potential faults and streamline proposed designs.
Addressed and improve critical AWS vulnerability issues, which includes encryption of all S3 buckets with KMS Keys and updating access policies for all S3 buckets.

Education

Bachelor's Degree -

Columbus State University

Skills

Cloud & Platform Security: AWS (Organizations, IAM, EKS, EC2, VPC, S3, KMS, ECR, Lambda, CloudTrail)
DevSecOps Tooling: Vault, Trivy, Prowler, Cloud Custodian, Falco, Wazuh, OPA, Zeek
CI/CD & Automation: GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, ArgoCD, Helm
Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible
Monitoring & Detection: Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, ELK

Security & Compliance: IAM, RBAC, Security Groups, AWS KMS, Secrets Manager, SonarQube, vulnerability scanning, Vault
Scripting: Python, Bash, YAML, JSON
Container Orchestration: Kubernetes, Docker
OTHERS: KMS Key Encryption, Linux Process Management, Datadog, Azure Service, Maven, Atlassian JIRA, Tomcat
Critical thinking