Kodjo Kossi
Chesterbrook,PA
Summary
Senior DevOps Engineer with over 8 years of experience in cloud infrastructure and automation. Proficient in AWS, Terraform, Jenkins, and Docker, specializing in scalable, event-driven systems. Achieved a 90% reduction in processing times and 90% automation coverage by streamlining SDLC processes. Experienced in leading cross-functional teams to deliver secure, high-performance applications.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
CI/CD Architect
Insight Global — Contract SDET (Client: SAP NS2)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
04.2024 - Current
- Led QA automation architecture and CI/CD pipeline design, collaborating with development and QA teams to optimize testing and ensure high-quality releases.
- Designed and implemented test automation frameworks supporting continuous testing across environments, enhancing coverage and efficiency.
- Evaluated and integrated advanced testing tools to improve reliability and execution speed.
- Developed laC solutions using Terraform and Ansible, provisioning AWS resources (S3, Lambda, EventBridge, IAM, networking) for automated infrastructure.
- Built and managed Jenkins and GitHub Actions pipelines for CI/CD, supporting deployments and QA validation.
- Created automation frameworks with Pytest Playwright and Java Playwright for cross-browser testing.
- Supported SAP UI5/CAPM front-end applications, enhancing integrations with backend teams.
- Implemented Docker containers to standardize testing and reduce defects.
- Architected serverless AWS solution (EventBridge + Lambda + S3), replacing legacy SFTP/Jenkins workflows and reducing processing times from 5-15 minutes to 5-30 seconds (90% improvement).
- Optimized Python and Groovy scripts for automation, orchestration, and integrations.
- Troubleshot pipeline issues, flaky tests, and infrastructure failures, boosting system reliability by 25% (estimated based on improved velocity).
- Streamlined SDLC through close collaboration from code commit to deployment.
- Supported container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes initiatives) and guided cloud-native CI/CD architectures.
Technical Lead
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc.
Plano, TX
09.2023 - 04.2024
- Oversaw QA processes, ensuring best practices and quality across projects.
- Led investigations of complex system issues, deploying scalable solutions.
- Pioneered emerging technologies to enhance efficiency and innovation.
- Coordinated with stakeholders to align QA with project goals.
- Implemented improvements streamlining development and deployment, accelerating testing cycles by 30%.
- Automated manual QA tasks via scripting and Cl integrations, reducing effort by 40% and improving consistency.
- Mentored a 4-member offshore SDET team, establishing standards and elevating skills.
- Introduced modern automation techniques, increasing stability and reducing regression defects by 50%.
Principal SDET
Nuix
Conshohocken, PA
08.2015 - 09.2023
- Managed end-to-end automation projects, crafting robust test scripts and facilitating Agile ceremonies.
- Monitored metrics to optimize processes and deliverables.
- Conducted thorough testing, identifying bugs for quick resolution.
- Established automation framework achieving ~90% coverage.
- Led design and scaling of frameworks using Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, Java, and POM.
- Integrated tests into CI/CD pipelines for continuous validation and faster releases.
- Developed regression, integration, smoke, and performance suites.
- Drove automation standards, improving code quality and efficiency.
- Reduced manual efforts by automating workflows and building reusable components.
- Performed root cause analysis, collaborating with DevOps to resolve issues.
- Mentored junior SDETS/QA engineers on best practices.
- Directed team to deliver high-quality solutions.
Education
BBA - Management Information Systems
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PASkills
- Infrastructure & Collaboration & Methodologies
- Automation & CI/CD
- Cross-Functional Team Collaboration
- Automation Framework Development
- Terraform Scripting
- Agile Methodologies
- Jenkins Automation
- DevOps Tools
- Troubleshooting & Problem Solving
- CI/CD Pipeline Architecture
- Quality Assurance
- Selenium WebDriver
- Playwright (Pytest & Java)
- TestNG
- Pytest
- Page Object Model (POM)
- Jenkins Pipeline
- GitHub Actions
- Groovy
- Ansible
- AWS (Lambda, EventBridge, S3, CloudWatch)
- Terraform
- LaC
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Elasticsearch
- Kibana
- Python
- Java
- UNIX Shell Scripting
- SAP UI5
- SAP CAPM
- Dynatrace
Certification
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional
• Terraform Associate Certification
• Terraform Associate Certification
Projects
- Serverless AWS Event-Driven Pipeline:Architected solution using EventBridge, Lambda, and S3 to automate workflows, reducing processing time by 90%.
- CI/CD Pipeline for QA Automation: Implemented multiple tailored pipelines in Jenkins/GitHub Actions, streamlining testing and boosting deployment reliability.
- RUM Dynatrace: Integrated an existing QA automation framework (Selenium/TestNG/Playwright) with Dynatrace Real User Monitoring (RUM) to enable end-to-end performance observability during automated test runs.
- Automation Framework Scaling: Achieved 90% coverage for enterprise apps using Selenium and Playwright; open-sourced components on GitHub.
Languages
French
Full Professional
German
Limited
Timeline
CI/CD Architect
Insight Global — Contract SDET (Client: SAP NS2)
04.2024 - Current
Technical Lead
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc.
09.2023 - 04.2024
Principal SDET
Nuix
08.2015 - 09.2023
BBA - Management Information Systems
Drexel University