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Ochuko Agbedia

Lanesborough Way,Lon

Summary

Versatile Cloud Engineer and Information Security Consultant with experience covering Cloud Infrastructure, Automation and Orchestration, Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Governance, Compliance, Continuous Integration and Delivery. With strong relationship and stakeholder management, in delivering well architected cloud solutions for organizations, designing, developing and deploying cost-efficient, best practice solutions. Detail-oriented Computer Systems Engineer committed to improving system design and operations for reliable workflow management. Researches and implements budget-conscious security and encryption solutions to protect user privacy and increase overall network health. Creates easy-to-follow guidelines and troubleshooting documentation for non-technical staff.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

AWS Cloud Engineer-Consultant

Makoni, Inc
London, LDN
02.2020 - Current
  • Design custom templates and support in deployment of user applications, automating repetitive tasks, to enable quick deployment of critical applications, proactively managing change and creating custom solutions.
  • Provisioned and managed infrastructure builds using Terraform and other opensource (IAC) tools
  • Configure S3 bucket for storing code and state files, enabled versioning and using DynamoDB to lock and prevent, conflict, data loss and corruption.
  • Deployed LAMP stacks for the development and testing teams using CloudFormation templates.
  • Script templates for deploying production ready automation code to implement solutions with Puppet, Ansible, Chef.
  • Provisioned and configured Jenkins integrating with GitHub to support the CI/CD Pipeline in the software development lifecycle.
  • Analysing functional specifications and requirements with the infrastructure development and operational teams.
  • Support the business development lifecycle (Business Development, Capture, Solution Architect, Pricing and Proposal Development).
  • Build Kubernetes clusters, setting up the services and deployments for Pods and Docker container images.
  • Setting up databases using RDS, storage using S3 buckets and configuring instance backups to S3 bucket to ensure fault tolerance and high availability.
  • Design scalable an extensible solutions to drive improvements on technology platforms.
  • Create AMIs for production critical servers using the Golden Image to create backups.
  • Managed EC2 instances using Auto Scaling, for high availability across AZs and Elastic Load Balance QA and UAT environments for GIT/Bitbucket.
  • Aligned with developers and systems engineering team to build long-term solutions and tools supporting the engineering team at large

Cloud Engineer-Contract

P.U.R.E. Services
, LDN
08.2019 - 02.2020
  • As part of the security operations team, deploying several security architecture applications, ensuring the right technology satisfied the user requirements.
  • Worked on workload migration, through portfolio discovery, workload analysis and pilot, integration, test, transform, monitor and optimize phases.
  • Deployed and used Nessus, Qualys, Rapid7 and other vulnerability management tools in assessing and managing the organization’s security posture.
  • Deployed security next-generation firewalls, intrusion prevention systems, PaloAlto, F5, Aviatrix, and configured these with customer requirements.
  • Secured AWS accounts and workloads with AWS GuardDuty by integrating with CloudWatch events and ingesting data from CloudTrail, VPC logs.
  • Providing advanced support in responding, reducing and remediating threats to the cloud infrastructure.
  • Designed a secure and technically compliant cloud solution to facilitate effective IT transformation, transition and migration.
  • Configured CloudEndure and used the Data Migration Service in performing workload migration from on-premise to AWS cloud.
  • Training and onboarding of Junior Architect on Cloud Architecture and Security best practices.

Solutions Architect

Barts Health NHS Trust
, LDN
03.2019 - 08.2019
  • Provisioned cloud infrastructure on multiple accounts, configure and implement IAM solutions set up custom policies for user accounts, roles as well as deliver WorkSpaces (DaaS).
  • Provisioned VPCs, segmenting the network with private and public subnets, security groups, network access lists, NAT gateways and assigned EIPs.
  • Deployed secure enterprise level platforms and infrastructure on AWS cloud with Microsoft and Linux server workloads.
  • Configured multi account architectures, Identity and Access Management, Governance, Data Security, and logging with AWS landing zone.
  • Configured AWS S3 and enabled life-cycle policies to backup files and archive in Amazon Glacier.
  • Created and attached custom policy-based controls to Organization Units.
  • Enabled MFA for all IAM users for individual accounts and enforced principle of least privilege to decrease the risk of malicious activities.
  • Engaged with customers to deploy Amazon WorkSpaces virtual desktop solutions, creating a case to increase limit for customers’ offshore and nearshore end users.
  • Utilized CloudTrail and CloudTrail logs to prevent activity monitoring gaps, and log file validation, capturing subsequent changes made to log files.
  • Working with several third-party vendors to support the security of the client’s cloud and on-premise infrastructure.

Information Security Engineer

Barts Health NHS Trust
, LDN
06.2016 - 02.2019
  • Analyzed business processes and communicated regulatory and legislative compliance gaps to stakeholders.
  • Managed compliance to organizational policies, standards and procedures in projects and business as usual (BAU) processes.
  • Reviewed and developed IT Security policies, security standards, security operation procedures and processes for various technologies and platforms.
  • Reviewed information systems for compliance with regulatory requirements using ISO27001,.
  • Managing information security requirements in projects and processes within the organization.
  • Provided Information security, compliance and data protection advice to IT projects in line with GDPR requirements.
  • Provided analytical support to critical infrastructure incident responses.
  • Worked with the information security team to update security policies, procedures and guidelines for all technologies (Databases, OS, Network devices).
  • Conducted information risk assessments for various on-premise technologies and cloud-based platforms.
  • Conducted managed and tracked third party security risks for various third-party suppliers and vendors, assessing their compliance and assurance requirements.
  • Identified and documented agreed acceptance criteria or transfer where appropriate.
  • Maintained the Information security risk and governance register.
  • Coordinated the production and release of reports and statistical analysis required for Annual ISMS management review meetings.
  • Provided subject expertise to Change Advisory Board on information security related changes.
  • Facilitated information security education, awareness and training for staff.
  • Generated reports to meet security and compliance requirements on the Information security, governance and compliance posture of the organization.
  • Applied leading theories and concepts to development, maintenance, and implementation of information security standards, procedures, and guidelines.

Business Manager

St Georges University Hospitals NHS Trust
, LDN
03.2011 - 05.2016
  • Monitored adherence to policy, program, process, procedure and guidance on governance, risk and compliance management tactics, techniques and procedures.
  • Responsible for FOI requests, and monitoring these against statutory timescales.
  • Developed and presented business cases to improve workforce gaps in supporting the quality of service delivery.
  • Provided expert advice and operational delivery of all areas of governance, including access to information, information sharing and transfer.
  • Maintained the database on information governance, risk register and signing off of information sharing agreements on behalf of the division.
  • Designing and developing adaptable material for learning opportunities across varied stakeholders and staff groups, with specific learning interventions.
  • Managed the Data Protection regulatory framework, overseeing the completion and submission of the NHS Data Protection & Security Toolkit.
  • Responsible for the monitoring and delivery of the Information Governance work programme.
  • Reviewed operational methods and procedures for effectiveness and efficiency.
  • Improved exception processes for managing policy compliance deviations.
  • Developed information security guidelines, policies and practices in supporting the division's business plan.
  • Responsible for project planning managing and reviewing IG components and improving business, risk and governance KPIs.
  • Developed effective strategies for continuous monitoring in line with the delivery of Trust governance.
  • Implemented effective systems by conducting risk assessments in facilitation of service redesign initiatives.
  • Led root cause analysis in investigating information governance breaches, and post-mortem analysis for security incidents and service interruptions.
  • Managed a team of direct reports across the business information and governance teams who delivered the division’s Data Protection and governance function.

Education

MA - Business Management

BA (Hons) - Classical Studies

Skills

  • Cloud services: AWS Services; EC2, S3, IAM, policies, VPC and VPC Peering, NACL, Security Groups, Auto Scaling, ELB, SNS, Cloud Watch, CloudTrail AWS Config, AWS CloudHSM, Lambda, API Gateway CloudFormation, ECS, ECR, AwS Fargste, CloudEndure, AWS DMS, AWS SCT
  • Network security: Firewalls, TCP/IP protocol, SIEM Tools; Splunk, QRadar, CyberArk PAM, Vulnerability Management; Qualys, Tenable Nessus, Rapid7, AWS Inspector, AWS Shield, AWS WAF, Amazon Macie, AWS GuardDuty, AWS Secrets Manager, OpenVAS Nmap, Frameworks; STIGs, ISO 27001, 27002 NIST CSF, PCI DSS
  • OpenSource; Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Docker containers, Puppet, Chef, Kubernetes
  • Microservices; Elastic Beanstalk
  • Version Control systems; GitHub, BitBucket, AWS CodeCommit
  • CI/CD pipelines, Agile and Waterfall Methodologies
  • Working knowledge of Confluence, JIRA, Slack, ServiceNow, Windows and Linux Servers, Bash scripting
  • Workload Migration; AWS Migration Hub
  • Strong knowledge of the Secure Software Development Life Cycle
  • Cyber Security and Information Assurance
  • Creative cloud expert
  • Oracle Cloud

Certification

Qualys Certified Specialist. CyberArk Certified Trustee. AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner. AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate. Oracle Cloud Foundations Associate. AWS Certified Security. (InView)

Timeline

AWS Cloud Engineer-Consultant

Makoni, Inc
02.2020 - Current

Cloud Engineer-Contract

P.U.R.E. Services
08.2019 - 02.2020

Solutions Architect

Barts Health NHS Trust
03.2019 - 08.2019

Information Security Engineer

Barts Health NHS Trust
06.2016 - 02.2019

Business Manager

St Georges University Hospitals NHS Trust
03.2011 - 05.2016

MA - Business Management

BA (Hons) - Classical Studies

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