Diploma In NETWORK ENGINEERING
CI/CD | Docker | Kubernetes | AWS
“Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works”
Results-driven DevOps Cloud Engineer with over 6+ years of experience, specializing in building secure, scalable, and
highly automated cloud platforms. Proven track record of architecting AWS environments supporting 1M+ monthly users,
implementing zero-downtime CI/CD pipelines, and reducing MTTR by 40% through observability and incident response
optimization.
Experienced in Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, GitOps, and distributed systems reliability engineering.
Passionate about building infrastructure that accelerates developer velocity while maintaining enterprise-grade security
and compliance.
CI/CD | Docker | Kubernetes | AWS
- Architected and maintained scalable, production-grade cloud
infrastructure on AWS supporting secure document-sharing platforms
with high availability and strict compliance requirements.
- Designed and provisioned infrastructure using Terraform and
CloudFormation, reducing environment setup time by 60% and
eliminating configuration drift across dev, staging, and production
environments.
- Containerized core application services using Docker and deployed
workloads to Amazon EKS, enabling autoscaling and improving
deployment consistency across environments.
- Implemented secure VPC architectures, private subnets, load balancers,
and VPN configurations to strengthen network isolation and enhance
system resilience.
- Built and optimized CI/CD pipelines integrating infrastructure
provisioning and application deployment, enabling zero-downtime
releases and accelerating deployment cycles.
- Improved observability by implementing centralized monitoring and
logging using CloudWatch and Datadog, reducing MTTR through
proactive alerting and incident response automation.
- Strengthened cloud security posture by enforcing IAM least-privilege
policies, encryption at rest/in transit, WAF rules, and automated
vulnerability scanning.
- Designed high availability and disaster recovery strategies leveraging
multi-AZ deployments and automated backups, improving uptime and
ensuring defined RTO/RPO objectives.
- Led cloud cost optimization initiatives through rightsizing, autoscaling
policies, and reserved capacity planning, reducing infrastructure spend
while maintaining performance.
- Troubleshot production incidents and performance bottlenecks, conducting
root cause analysis and implementing preventive automation to reduce
recurring issues.
- Collaborated cross-functionally with engineering, security, and product
teams to deliver secure, scalable, and compliant cloud solutions
- Designed and supported secure cloud infrastructure for financial
transaction platforms, ensuring high availability, reliability, and regulatory
compliance for payment processing workloads.
- Automated infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and AWS-native
templates, standardizing environment deployment and reducing manual
configuration errors across development and production systems.
- Deployed and managed containerized microservices using Docker and
Kubernetes-based orchestration, improving application portability,
scalability, and system consistency.
- Experience
Implemented secure networking architectures including VPC
segmentation, private endpoints, load balancing, and VPN connectivity to
protect sensitive financial data traffic.
- Built and maintained CI/CD pipelines enabling automated testing,
integration, and deployment of critical payment services, supporting faster
and safer release cycles.
- Configured centralized monitoring, logging, and alerting using
CloudWatch and observability tools to proactively detect anomalies and
reduce incident response time.
- Enforced security best practices including IAM role-based access control,
encryption mechanisms, vulnerability assessments, and compliancefocused infrastructure controls.
- Designed disaster recovery and high availability strategies to protect
transaction systems, supporting business continuity requirements for
financial operations
- Optimized cloud resource utilization and operating costs through
autoscaling policies, workload analysis, and infrastructure rightsizing.
- Investigated production performance issues using distributed system
troubleshooting techniques, improving service stability and customer
transaction reliability.
- Collaborated with development, security, and operations teams to support
platform modernization and infrastructure lifecycle management.
- Designed and maintained secure enterprise network infrastructure
supporting healthcare authentication platforms, including LAN/WAN
connectivity, VPNs, and firewall security policies.
- Optimized network performance by configuring routing, switching, and
access control mechanisms to ensure reliable and low-latency data
transmission.
- Supported network security enforcement through segmentation strategies,
intrusion protection considerations, and secure authentication frameworks.
- Participated in incident troubleshooting and infrastructure monitoring to
ensure high availability and operational continuity of critical services.
Building scalable, resilient infrastructure and automating everything
Conducted virtual stand-ups, sprint planning, and design discussions with distributed DevOps teams using Google Meet.
Managed and tracked development tasks, sprints, and CI/CD issues in Jira to ensure timely delivery and visibility in agile workflows.
Leveraged Slack for real-time team communication, incident alerts, and cross-functional DevOps coordination.
Facilitated remote collaboration, knowledge-sharing sessions, and deployment walkthroughs through Zoom meetings.
Used GitLab as an all-in-one DevOps platform, leveraging its CI/CD (GitLab CI), built-in container registry, and agile planning tools (epics, boards) to automate deployments, manage infrastructure, and enable seamless collaboration across development and operations teams.
Automate CI/CD workflows (Actions), manage IaC, collaborate via PRs/reviews, and integrate with agile tools (Jira, Slack) to streamline deployment and ensure rapid, reliable releases for agile teams.
Used Git to enable CI/CD pipelines, manage infrastructure as code (IaC), and support agile teams by automating merges, managing versioning, and integrating with tools like Jenkins, GitLab, or GitHub Actions for seamless, automated workflows.
Used Confluence to document DevOps processes, maintain runbooks, and share knowledge across teams for seamless collaboration.
AWS (Amazon Web Services)
ECS, Kubernetes
CircleCI, AWS CodePipeline, GitHub CI/CD, Harness
Terraform, Pulumi
AWS CloudWatch, Dynatrace, Datadog
"Rodriech Nkarakwi is a dedicated and principled DevOps engineer whose five years of hands-on experience in building, automating, and deploying secure, scalable software is matched by his humility, integrity, and exceptional communication, making him a trusted collaborator and problem-solver in any team."
"Rodriech consistently demonstrates exceptional technical expertise and leadership in DevOps, delivering secure and scalable solutions while maintaining integrity, reliability, and excellent communication across teams."
"Rodriech’s dedication, hands-on skill, and collaborative spirit make him a standout DevOps engineer who executes complex deployments flawlessly while fostering a positive and accountable work environment."
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