Mercy Onuoha
Novi,MI
Summary
Senior DevOps Engineer with expertise in scalable cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipeline optimization. Skilled in Kubernetes and Terraform, driving efficiency and enhancing system reliability. Implemented security measures that significantly improved deployment times while fostering cross-team collaboration to achieve strategic objectives.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior DevOps Engineer
BizzyCar
06.2025 - Current
- Implemented and maintained Kubernetes clusters for container orchestration, enhancing system scalability and ensuring reliable deployments.
- Automated infrastructure provisioning with Terraform, achieving consistent and repeatable environment setups.
- Built and optimized CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions) to streamline deployments and reduce release cycle time.
- Configured and maintained Datadog monitoring and alerting, enabling proactive detection of system anomalies and performance issues.
- Hardened Linux systems by enforcing SSH security, user permissions, and firewall configurations (ufw/iptables).
- Implemented centralized logging using ELK stack, improving troubleshooting and audit visibility.
- Designed and managed scalable Ubuntu-based cloud infrastructure supporting production automotive platforms.
- Led SOC 2 compliance initiatives, establishing security controls, audit logging, and access management policies to strengthen infrastructure security.
- Collaborated with engineering teams to design secure, highly available cloud architectures.
Senior Devops/Cloud Engineer
Synegen
Itasca, USA
12.2019 - 06.2025
- Spearheaded the transition from traditional deployment methods to containerized deployments using Docker and Kubernetes, reducing deployment times by 30%.
- Automated cloud infrastructure provisioning and management with Terraform and Ansible, leading to a 20% decrease in infrastructure costs.
- Implemented centralized logging and monitoring solutions using the ELK stack and Grafana, improving system reliability and performance.
- Developed and maintained CI/CD pipelines, facilitating quicker and more reliable code deployments.
- Led a dedicated team of DevOps engineers in implementing an efficient CI/CD pipeline using industry-leading tools such as Github Actions, Jenkins, Sonar.
- Integrated MLOps workflows to streamline the deployment of machine learning models into production, ensuring reproducibility, traceability, and scalability.
- Automated data pipelines and model training processes using orchestration tools, enhancing operational efficiency for ML systems.
- Championed selection of technology products aligned with data, compute, database, or security requirements to enhance performance.
- Streamlined release processes by identifying inefficiencies and implementing innovative solutions.
- Improved system efficiency through effective monitoring and logging with Datadog and Logentries.
- Conducted comprehensive research and consultation with client to develop a Request for Information (RFI), establishing a rural broadband network.
- Itasca, IL
Associate DevOps Engineer
Decagon Inc.
01.2016 - 12.2017
- Collaborated with development teams to optimize application performance through continuous integration and delivery practices, reducing release times by 25%.
- Established a cloud migration strategy, effectively migrating several on-premises applications to AWS, enhancing scalability and reliability.
- Conducted system performance analysis and tuning to sustain optimal functionality and prevent downtime.
- Contributed to development of disaster recovery strategies and solutions, ensuring business continuity and minimizing system downtime.
System Administrator
Abia Information Ministry
07.2014 - 01.2016
- Installed and configured computer hardware and software systems for optimal performance.
- Conducted security assessments through penetration testing on a leading company's web app, identifying vulnerabilities and enhancing security posture.
- Utilized Cisco routers/switches to configure Inter Vlan routing.
- Acted as the primary contact for all IT-related issues within the organization.
- Collaborated with team to create a network security lab for educational institutions.
- Trained staff on advanced software use and managed IT setup for career fairs and presentations, enhancing operational readiness for high-profile events.
- Collaborated with teams to analyze and refine business requirements, improving functionality in existing applications.
- Analyzed client needs for proactive unified enterprise solutions and product propositions.
- Evaluated usability (UX) of the web app determining user-friendliness aspects.
- Consulted educational bodies on usability of Lattice's new data classification software.
- Contributed to front-end designing using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Bootstrap.
- Fostered enhanced security measures within local community schools.
Education
Msc - Information and Communication Sciences
Ball State
Muncie, IN08-2019
Skills
- AWS
- Azure
- Google Cloud Platform
- Terraform
- CloudFormation
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Ansible
- GitHub Actions
- Jenkins
- GitLab CI
- Google Cloud
- Shell scripting
- Infrastructure as Code
- PowerShell
- Ubuntu
- Linux
- CI/CD Automation
- Kernel tuning
- LAMP
- LEMP
- APT
- Snap
- PPA
- SSH
- IAM
- Access control
- System security
- ELK Stack
- Prometheus
- Grafana
- Datadog
- CloudWatch
- Git
- Agile
- Scrum
- JIRA
Affiliations
- Board Member, Project Board Member, Women Working in Technology Conference (WWiT)
- Member, Project Member, Security Hackathon (NDA)
- Member, Consulting Member- Lattice Company
Certification
- MLOps | Machine Learning Operations Specialization - Duke University
- AWS Certified SysOps Administrator
- Amazon Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
- Microsoft Trained Enterprise Administrator
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
- Amazon Certified Solutions Architect
- CCIM
Timeline
Senior DevOps Engineer
BizzyCar
06.2025 - Current
Senior Devops/Cloud Engineer
Synegen
12.2019 - 06.2025
Associate DevOps Engineer
Decagon Inc.
01.2016 - 12.2017
System Administrator
Abia Information Ministry
07.2014 - 01.2016
Msc - Information and Communication Sciences
Ball State