OKWUDILI CHRISTOPHER EZEANYIKA
Braintree,USA
Summary
Driven by a passion for precision and secure cloud solutions, I am an Azure DevOps Engineer specializing in enterprise-grade infrastructure, automation, and security. My work reflects a deep commitment to reliability and thoughtful design—because every system I build impacts real healthcare outcomes. I combine hands-on expertise across Azure networking, Application Gateway configuration, and CI/CD pipelines with a belief in empowering teams and customers. For me, DevOps is more than technology—it's the trust that comes from knowing every Solution helps deliver timely care to those who need it most. Looking to leverage these transferrable skills to drive continuous improvement and operational excellence in new industry.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Azure Devops Engineer
Field Nation
01.2025 - Current
- PowerShell scripting, ARM/Bicep deployments, and Azure CLI for repeatable, resilient cloud environments.
- Design, implement, and secure Application Gateways (V2), custom WAF policies, NSG configuration, SSL certificate management, and cross-VNet peering—ensuring both seamless performance and robust security.
- Integrating Datadog and Azure Monitor for real-time insights, proactive alerting, and root-cause troubleshooting that keeps systems online and teams informed.
- Implement network segmentation, private endpoints, strict firewall/NSG rules, and manage compliance across production and UAT—always learning and adapting to new threats.
- Build and optimize Azure DevOps pipelines for automated deployment, testing, and application lifecycle management with an eye for reliable recovery and rollback.
- Whether resolving CORS errors, fixing subnet overlaps, or tracing elusive 500s,403 errors etc. I embrace every challenge as an opportunity to learn and serve the mission.
- Subject Matter Expert for bridging technical and human perspectives, translating complex cloud architecture into clear, actionable next steps for business, support, and clinical teams.
Azure Cloud DevOps Engineer
Elevance Health
11.2020 - 11.2024
- Developed Solution for building a Prior Authorization Application for a healthcare Company using Azure resources, including Azure App Service Environment, SQL Server etc.
- Okta SSO integration of Healthcare Provider to provide cancer treatment solution
- I Integrated Azure Databricks with ecosystem services including Data Factory and Key Vault, enhancing security and data orchestration.
- Created HTTPS/HTTP listeners that points to the App Gateway Backend Pool.
- Provisioning a Virtual Machine, storages account, performs software installations, updates, Query and manage databases and patch management using PowerShell.
- Automate security controls, user and group management, Schedule tasks to run at specific time and compliance validation in the cloud infrastructure.
- Designed and implemented CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps for several projects, achieving faster and more reliable software delivery.
- Created a build Agent called (bastion Host) that Powered the Building and deployment of Secure Payment Web Applications using Azure Resource Manager (ARM).
- Maintain and Manage windows bastion host by applying security measures as recommend by Microsoft Defender for Cloud.
- Developed and Built pipelines that deploy Release Artifacts to Azure App Service resulting in a significant reduction in manual effort.
- Configured Azure monitoring and alerting systems to identify and resolve issues quickly, using built-in Application Insights and third-party Dynatrace
- Implemented a Disaster recovery Plan for Production system.
- Designed and implemented Azure Blueprint and Azure Policy to enforce company technical and compliance standards.
- Deployed and operated Azure Virtual Machines, Virtual Networks, Azure Active Directory, AAD Connect, Azure Monitor, Azure Site Recovery, Azure Backup, Azure App Services, Azure Storage, Azure Import/Export, Azure SQL Server, and Azure Automation.
- Maximized knowledge transfer through the production of high-quality process documentation of best practices, configurations, standards, deployment automation methods.
Google DevOps Engineer
Rex Security
06.2017 - 08.2020
- Lead the implementation and support of production and mission- critical environments of 5 corporate clients on Google CloudPlatform.
- Implemented and managed 10+ mission-critical Linux and VMware solutions for 5+ large corporate clients.
- Automated the patching process in Linux environments, reducing the downtime for the client's business by more than 50%. using Terraform.
- Implemented sets of GCE instances using Terraform and a Google Cloud Deployment Manager configuration in conjunction with Google Cloud Pub/Sub for automated installation of security officers.
- Implementation of Cloud Load Balancing between Regions in the USA and Europe for global high availability and intelligent traffic distribution based on user proximity and location.
- Migration of Application and Standalone Database in VM (Google Compute Engine) to modern containerized architecture, using the managed services Google Kubernetes Engine (APP) + Cloud SQL(DB) in HA.
- Created secure and compliant environments by implementing access controls, security groups, and encryption using Terraform configurations.
- Managed Linux servers, including installing and configuring operating systems, software, and applications.
- Maintained and updated servers to ensure security and performance.
- Configured and managed Kubernetes clusters to orchestrate containerized applications and services.
- Designed and maintained CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and bamboo Atlassian CI/CD.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Petroleum Engineering
Federal University Of Technology
Owerri07.2014
Skills
- Proficient in Azure and Google Cloud services
- Proficient in Docker and Kubernetes
- CI/CD tool proficiency
- Infrastructure deployment with Terraform
- Experienced with PowerShell automation
- Skilled in managing SQL Server environments
- Azure App Services management, IIS
Accomplishments
- Achieved Recognition by automating manual Production Deployment task with accuracy and efficiency.
- Documented and resolved Application Gateway migration issues in Development environment which led to easy fix in higher Environment like UAT and Prod
- Achieved Reliability through effectively helping with Production Issues
- Collaborated with Dev team in the creation of a DR (Disaster Recovery) Environment
Certification
- Google Cloud Engineer
- Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
Timeline
Azure Devops Engineer
Field Nation
01.2025 - Current
Azure Cloud DevOps Engineer
Elevance Health
11.2020 - 11.2024
Google DevOps Engineer
Rex Security
06.2017 - 08.2020
Bachelor of Science - Petroleum Engineering
Federal University Of Technology