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Employee of the year at Dominion systems 2023-2024
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John Ibiyeomie Dike

Richmond,TX

Summary

Accomplished Cloud Infrastructure Engineer / DevOps Specialist with 14+ years of experience designing and managing high-availability, low-latency, real-time data platforms in cloud-native environments. Adept at delivering secure, observable, and scalable infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and GCP, integrating edge computing, streaming data pipelines, and hybrid cloud solutions. Proven ability to drive operational excellence through Infrastructure as Code ), Kubernetes, and streaming technologies such as Kafka and Kinesis and ability to deliver robust, scalable, and cost-optimized cloud solutions for enterprise clients, including those in the financial services and investment sectors. Adept in DevOps practices, client onboarding, and stakeholder engagement. Experienced in Managed Services Provider (MSP) settings and committed to innovation and continuous improvement.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Snr Cloud Infrastructure Engineer / Azure Solution Architect

Dominion Systems
Dallas , Texas
09.2019 - Current
  • Project Overview: Spearheaded a multi-year digital transformation initiative to migrate over 500 mission-critical applications from on-premises infrastructure to Microsoft Azure, significantly enhancing enterprise agility, security posture, and operational efficiency.
  • Designed and implemented highly available cloud-native infrastructure on AWS and Azure to support real-time content delivery systems and streaming platforms.
  • Designed and deployed secure, scalable cloud infrastructure on Azure Government, AWS, and hybrid networks for enterprise and regulated industries.
  • Managed onboarding of large clients, including hedge funds and healthcare providers, by implementing tailored cloud solutions ensuring compliance with industry standards.
  • Built Infrastructure as Code (IaC) templates using Terraform, ARM, and Bicep for reusable, auditable, and secure deployments.
  • Implemented CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions to support infrastructure automation and agile project delivery.
  • Acted as the escalation point for Tier-3 cloud issues, troubleshooting high-impact infrastructure problems across VPNs, AD integrations, and application gateways.
  • Collaborated with Microsoft and AWS partner teams for early access features and support.
  • Architected and deployed enterprise-scale Azure Virtual WAN hubs across multiple regions, improving application performance and reducing latency for remote users.
  • Developed Terraform modules to automate deployment of vWAN resources including hubs, connections, routing policies, and integration with ExpressRoute and VPN.
  • Integrated Palo Alto VM-Series firewalls within VWAN hub using custom route tables and UDRs to enforce security policies for east-west and north-south traffic.
  • Collaborated with security and compliance teams to configure inspection policies using Azure Firewall and Palo Alto NGFWs.
  • Strong experience writing code with C#, Node.JS and Python
  • Developed and deployed Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Pulumi, enabling version-controlled, automated provisioning of scalable environments.
  • Led platform optimization efforts to reduce latency by 50% in mission-critical data pipelines through advanced tuning and distributed tracing.
  • Integrated observability tooling using Prometheus, Grafana, and Datadog for metrics, alerting, and system health visualization.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams on architecture planning, ensuring scalability, security, and cost-efficiency across cloud and on-prem systems.
  • Deployed and orchestrated containerized workloads on Kubernetes and ECS, supporting high-throughput applications and real-time processing.
  • Contributed to incident response and SRE practices for 24/7 uptime in live-event streaming infrastructure.
  • Implemented support strategies for patching, version upgrades, and continuous infrastructure improvement recommendations.
  • Led the adoption of modular IaC practices, fostering code reuse and environment standardization across hybrid and multi-region deployments.
  • Enabled seamless hybrid cloud integration, allowing synchronized operations between on-premises environments and Azure cloud services.
  • Designed and implemented automated security monitoring and compliance workflows using KQL, PowerShell, and MSGraph API, increasing threat detection accuracy and reducing manual overhead.
  • Proactively optimized Microsoft Defender solutions such as Cloud, Identity, Apps, Office and improving threat response time and aligning with zero-trust security principles.
  • Instituted RBAC governance, SSO integrations, SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect and policy enforcement across all Azure tenants, reducing identity-based risk by 60%.
  • Championed the adoption of DevSecOps pipelines using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions, cutting deployment cycles by 80% and ensuring security compliance as code.
  • Embedded automated policy checks, security baselines, and IaC linting in CI/CD workflows, driving consistent, secure cloud deployments.
  • Delivered infrastructure solutions integrated with Azure Monitor, Application Insights, and Log Analytics, ensuring real-time visibility and rapid issue resolution.
  • Led enterprise containerization strategy with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), introducing scalable microservices architecture for high-availability workloads.
  • Implemented advanced monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana, and optimized resource usage through intelligent autoscaling and performance tuning.
  • Strengthened AKS cluster security by deploying network policies, RBAC, and pod security standards, reducing exposure risk and meeting compliance mandates.
  • Orchestrated the migration of legacy .NET applications to Azure App Services and Functions, enhancing scalability, maintainability, and deployment agility.
  • My Key Achievements During Working with Dominion Systems:
  • Migrated 15+ production workloads from on-prem to Azure with zero downtime.
  • Reduced cloud spend by 28% through optimization and reserved instance strategies.
  • Delivered 5 cloud security reviews and remediation plans for financial clients.

Azure Platform Engineer

GMX Resources Inc
10.2014 - 08.2019
  • Project Scope: Spearheaded the end-to-end design and deployment of a scalable, cloud-based data warehouse and analytics platform on Azure, enabling real-time reporting and actionable business insights across multiple departments.
  • Built and managed real-time data pipelines using AWS Kinesis and Apache Flink for telemetry and audience interactivity platforms.
  • Maintained and optimized cloud workloads for SMEs and financial sector clients on Azure and AWS.
  • Conducted Active Directory integrations, VPN tunneling, and cloud VNet-to-on-prem connectivity.
  • Implemented secure interconnectivity across datacenters and remote sites using Palo Alto firewalls and SD-WAN technologies.
  • Designed hybrid cloud WAN topologies, leveraging Azure Virtual WAN for scalable branch connectivity.
  • Automated network provisioning using Terraform, enabling repeatable and compliant infrastructure deployment.
  • Configured and maintained IPsec VPN tunnels with high-availability between Azure and multiple remote sites.
  • Implemented cloud-native security standards and VPC peering for secure connectivity between edge locations and cloud-hosted services.
  • Supported live-streaming infrastructure for global events, managing auto-scaling groups and ensuring minimal system latency.
  • Participated in architecture reviews and technical design sessions to evaluate emerging technologies for system modernization.
  • Managed proactive monitoring and alerting for critical infrastructure components and services, using Log Analytics, DataDog, and Azure Monitor.
  • Authored and maintained modular, reusable IaC templates using Terraform, Bicep, and ARM for scalable and auditable Azure deployments, dramatically cutting provisioning time and manual errors.
  • Enforced enterprise-grade compliance and governance by applying Azure Policies and RBAC across all environments, ensuring alignment with security standards and audit readiness.
  • Utilized Python and Ansible to orchestrate automation tasks, further standardizing operational processes across hybrid and multi-cloud deployments.
  • Enhanced system resiliency and observability by integrating Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Azure Security Center, allowing proactive identification and resolution of issues.
  • Drove performance tuning and capacity planning initiatives that reduced downtime, optimized resource utilization, and aligned infrastructure growth with business needs.
  • Applied DevSecOps principles to integrate compliance scanning, cost monitoring, and security guardrails directly into the CI/CD pipeline.
  • Played a pivotal role in migrating legacy on-premises applications to Azure, transforming them into scalable, cloud-native solutions—accelerating time-to-market and simplifying operations.
  • Partnered with cross-functional teams across engineering, operations, and security to deliver cloud solutions that align with business goals, SLAs, and regulatory compliance.
  • Provided mentorship and technical leadership to junior engineers, instilling best practices in automation, DevOps, and cloud architecture.

Application Support Engineer

Dow
09.2011 - 08.2014
  • Project Scope: Elevated the security posture and compliance of a hybrid cloud environment by optimizing infrastructure, streamlining deployments, and enforcing identity-driven access controls.
  • Engineered and maintained production-grade AKS clusters to support scalable, high-availability applications, reducing downtime and improving service reliability across the enterprise.
  • Provided end-to-end infrastructure support for hedge fund clients, including O365 administration, network configuration, and hybrid identity solutions.
  • Supported onboarding of clients by analyzing existing infrastructure and migrating to modern cloud-first models.
  • Worked in a fast-paced MSP environment managing SLAs and client escalations.
  • Automated AKS deployments using Helm charts and Kubernetes manifests, enabling rapid and consistent application delivery across development and production environments.
  • Integrated Azure Active Directory (AAD) with AKS to enforce role-based access control (RBAC), strengthening security through centralized identity and access management.
  • Deployed and configured ingress controllers (e.g., NGINX) for secure, efficient routing of external traffic to services within AKS, enhancing application performance and scalability.
  • Optimized compute resource usage in AKS by configuring node autoscaling, reducing infrastructure costs while maintaining performance under dynamic workloads.
  • Developed reusable Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) templates with Terraform and AWS CloudFormation, increasing provisioning consistency and accelerating infrastructure deployments.
  • Implemented robust CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and AWS CodePipeline, reducing manual deployment effort and cycle times.
  • Conducted detailed cloud cost analysis and optimization, achieving measurable savings while supporting business growth and scalability needs.
  • Led knowledge transfer sessions and provided mentorship to junior cloud engineers and developers, promoting best practices in cloud-native development and automation.
  • Ensured infrastructure and application security aligned with enterprise standards and regulatory frameworks, contributing to successful audits and risk mitigation.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration -

University of Houston, Downtown
01.2001

Diploma - Information Technology

Landmark University Canada
01.2011

Skills

  • Cloud infrastructure management
  • Deep Azure Expertise
  • Leadership and communication skills
  • Disaster Recovery and Business continuity
  • Monitoring and logging
  • Networking
  • Infrastructure as code
  • Cloud Architecture patterns
  • Cloud security
  • Problem soling
  • Project Management

Certification

  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect
  • Azure Fundamentals - AZ-900
  • Azure Administrator Associate: AZ-104
  • Azure Solutions Architect Expert: AZ-305
  • Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions: AZ-400
  • Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) Certification.
  • Certified Agile Scrum Master (CASM)

Employee of the year at Dominion systems 2023-2024

Awarded employee of the year at Dominion systems 2023-2024

Accomplishments

  • Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
  • Documented and resolved deployment issues which led to achieved results
  • Achieved results by completing tasks with accuracy and efficiency.
  • Documented and resolved issues which led to improved results.
  • Collaborated with a team of Engineers in the project development

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Timeline

Snr Cloud Infrastructure Engineer / Azure Solution Architect

Dominion Systems
09.2019 - Current

Azure Platform Engineer

GMX Resources Inc
10.2014 - 08.2019

Application Support Engineer

Dow
09.2011 - 08.2014

Diploma - Information Technology

Landmark University Canada

Bachelor of Business Administration -

University of Houston, Downtown

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