Ikechukwu Enumah
Senior Software Developer
Birmingham, England | +447407224187 | enumahinm@gmail.com
Professional Summary
I am a DevSecOps Engineer with 8+ years of hands-on experience designing, automating, and managing secure cloud infrastructures using AWS, GCP, and Azure Kubernetes. Proficient in CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, cloud security practices, and scalable Kubernetes deployments.
I have a proven expertise in leading and working in distributed DevOps teams, implementing automation-first workflows, and ensuring secure and reliable software delivery across global environments.
My years of experience as a software architect and development engineer have been a big plus in my DevSecOps career as it helps me to support development engineers to achieve the overall project achievement.
Core DevSecOps Skills
Comprehensive technical expertise across cloud platforms, security, and automation
Cloud Platforms
- AWS: EKS, ECR, EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, VPC, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Lambda, SQS/SNS
- GCP: GKE, PubSub, BigQuery, IAM
- Azure: AKS
Programming Languages
- Java, Perl, JavaScript, TypeScript
- Python, Bash, Shell, PHP
Security & Code Quality
- Security Tools: SonarQube, OWASP ZAP, Snyk, IAM, ISO 27001, OWASP Top 10, NIST
- Code Quality: CheckStyle, SpotBug, FindBug, PMD
- Security Practices: Threat modeling, Zero-trust access, MFA, Secrets management
Infrastructure as Code
- Terraform, AWS CloudFormation
- Ansible, Helm
CI/CD & Automation
- Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI
- Serverless: CDK with Java and TypeScript
Containerization & Orchestration
- Docker, Kubernetes (GKE, EKS, AKS)
Networking
- VPCs, Subnets, Routing tables, Security groups
- NACLs, Route53, Load balancers
Monitoring & Logging
- Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch
- ELK Stack
Methodologies
- Agile, Scrum
- Shift-Left Security
- DevSecOps Best Practices
Professional Experience
Progressive career growth in DevSecOps and software engineering
Senior Software Developemnt and DevSecOps Engineer
TEKsystems Global Services – Amazon
Mar 2024 – Present
- Service ownership from design to deployment
- Designed and automated cloud infrastructure using AWS CloudFormation and Terraform
- Managed Serverless Infrastructure using CDK
- Implemented IAM policies, VPC configurations, and CloudWatch monitoring for secure deployments of Amazon store services
- Supported global teams in 24/7 environments, resolving critical infrastructure and deployment issues
- Maintained containerized workloads using EKS, integrated SAST/DAST tools for secure builds
Senior Software and DevOps Engineer
Alien Workspace, England, UK
Mar 2023 - Mar 2024
- Created and hosted Event-Driven Microservices and ML Models in highly optimized DevSecOps AWS environment
- Used Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Webflux, Python Flask, and FastAPI
- Implemented fully automated CI/CD pipeline with GitHub Actions and Jenkins
- Decreased deployment time by 70% and increased frequency by an order
- Deployed monitoring and alerting tools using Prometheus and Grafana
- Developed serverless services for IoT data capture using AWS CDK
- Managed Kubernetes technology using Helm Charts
- Managed SonarQube, OWASP ZAP, and Snyk servers for DevSecOps pipeline
- Orchestrated AWS-based DevSecOps architecture with S3, EC2, IAM, and CloudTrail
- Led cloud security audits and enforced policies for production environments
Technical Advisor, Health Informatics
Catholic Caritas Foundation, Abuja
Oct 2022 - Mar 2023
- Designed and directed Software Engineering team to develop computer software solutions for public health interventions
- Implemented Agile Scrum practices and DevOps tools
- Configured Linux servers for 30+ large health facilities
- Set up AWS CI/CD pipelines and EKS service for data centralization
- Supervised ETL pipelines and analytical dashboards deployment
- Guided developers in emerging technologies and secure coding
- Ensured 100% data integrity and confidentiality
- Managed SonarQube, OWASP ZAP, and Snyk servers for DevSecOps CI/CD pipeline
- Configured Prometheus and Grafana for infrastructure monitoring and alerting
- Used Ansible for provisioning and managing Linux-based servers
Senior Software and DevOps Engineer
Catholic Caritas Foundation, Abuja
Oct 2021 - September 2022
- Designed software solutions for medical data extraction and transmission to central data repository
- Rolled out Linux-based medical record system to 30% of health facilities
- Created maintenance scripts and guided system engineers for 70% rollout
- Used cutting-edge technology for health data collection and management
- Guided development team in software solution design and deployment
- Contributed to National Data Repository as US CDC HITT member
- Planned COVID-19 program area metadata for NigeriaMRS
- Led transition to infrastructure as code using Ansible and CloudFormation
- Deployed containerized microservices to Kubernetes with automated deployments
- Managed secrets, roles, and policies with AWS IAM and SSM
Software and DevOps Engineer
Catholic Caritas Foundation, Abuja
May 2016 – September 2021
- Designed and developed paperless workflow management system - modular ERP used across all state offices
- Eliminated all paper usage across the organization
- Developed election observation platform mobile application
- Part of team developing National Orphan and Vulnerable Children IMS
- Guided NigeriaMRS form and metadata module implementation
- Designed Beneficiary Management System for German Ministry project
- Developed Data Migration tool for legacy medical record systems
- Redesigned legacy systems into microservices using Docker and SpringBoot
- Built DevSecOps pipelines incorporating Git, Jenkins, SonarQube, and Snyk
- Built data ETL pipeline synchronization for Central Data Repository
Key Projects & Contributions
Major projects demonstrating DevSecOps expertise and technical leadership
CI/CD Pipeline Automation for Global Product Team
Jenkins, Helm, Terraform, EKS/GKE
- Designed and implemented automated CI/CD pipelines for global product teams
- Integrated security scanning and quality gates throughout the pipeline
- Managed multi-environment deployments with Helm charts
AWS Infrastructure as Code Deployment
EC2, VPC, S3, CloudFormation, IAM
- Implemented infrastructure as code using AWS CloudFormation and Terraform
- Designed secure VPC configurations with proper IAM policies
- Automated infrastructure provisioning and management
GKE-Powered Analytics Platform
Terraform, PubSub, BigQuery, Prometheus
- Built analytics platform on Google Kubernetes Engine
- Integrated real-time data processing with PubSub
- Implemented monitoring and alerting with Prometheus
DevSecOps Pipeline Integration
Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Snyk, SonarQube, ZAP
- Integrated comprehensive security tools into CI/CD pipelines
- Implemented automated vulnerability scanning and code quality checks
- Established security gates and compliance monitoring
Hybrid Cloud ERP System
Kubernetes, Ansible, Docker, PostgreSQL, SpringBoot
- Designed and deployed hybrid cloud ERP system
- Implemented containerized microservices architecture
- Automated deployment and configuration management
Cloud Migration & Cost Optimization
GCP, AWS, Cost Analysis, Performance Optimization
- Oversaw cloud migration project moving analytics services to GCP
- Reduced costs by 35% while improving performance
- Implemented auto-scaling and disaster recovery policies
Additional Contributions & Achievements
Leadership, mentoring, and technical contributions
- Worked closely with product teams to architect cloud solutions aligned with business goals, using AWS best practices
- Enabled disaster recovery and auto-scaling policies by designing resilient infrastructure with high availability
- Automated vulnerability detection and patch management using AWS Inspector and Systems Manager
- Supported migration of monolith services to microservices leveraging container orchestration and CI/CD pipelines
- Trained junior engineers on DevSecOps toolchains and GKE architecture through peer programming and documentation
- Established logging and alerting standards to proactively detect anomalies and security events
- Collaborated with security teams to enforce GCP Identity and Access Management (IAM) policies
- Led initiative to enforce security baselines in AWS using AWS Config, Trusted Advisor, and IAM role reviews
- Guided the deployment of containerized applications through GitOps practices using ArgoCD and Helm
- Audited and restructured CI pipelines for secure artifact storage and scanning with open-source tools
- Created automation scripts to integrate continuous monitoring using Prometheus exporters and Grafana dashboards
- Led weekly SRE meetings to evaluate system health metrics, incidents, and root cause analyses
- Refined deployment strategies using blue-green deployments and canary releases with Helm charts
- Planned and executed the shift from FTP-based data transfers to secure REST APIs and AWS S3 lifecycle policies
- Mentored DevOps team in scripting best practices using Bash and Python for automation tasks
- Established CI pipeline templates reusable across various applications, reducing onboarding time by 40%
- Implemented infrastructure as code using AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) to define scalable cloud resources in Python
- Leveraged serverless AWS services including Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, and Step Functions to build fault-tolerant and cost-effective architectures
- Managed application configurations using AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store and Secrets Manager for secure environment variable handling
- Designed secure and automated blue/green deployments using CodeDeploy integrated with CodePipeline and GitHub Actions
- Developed CI/CD pipelines with end-to-end lifecycle management from build and test to staging and production deployment using AWS CodePipeline and Jenkins
- Created monitoring and alerting dashboards using Amazon CloudWatch, custom metrics, alarms, and centralized logs in CloudWatch Logs Insights
- Coordinated multi-regional deployments, implemented routing via Route 53 and monitored cross-region failover setups
- Used IAM roles and policies to implement least-privilege access control for Lambda functions and containerized tasks
- Integrated AWS Config, Trusted Advisor, and GuardDuty for proactive security monitoring and compliance enforcement
- Documented architecture diagrams and deployment runbooks for internal onboarding and audits, streamlining operational handovers
Education
Academic background and continuous learning
MSc Cyber Security
University of Wolverhampton
2023 – 2024
Advanced studies in cybersecurity, incident response, vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, and security frameworks.
MSc Data Science
Edinburgh Napier University
2020 – 2023
Comprehensive data science program covering machine learning, statistical analysis, data visualization, and big data technologies.
BEng Computer Science and Engineering
Enugu State University
2010 – 2015
Graduated with Second Class Upper Grade. Awarded Best ICT Student in the Faculty. Specialized in software engineering and computer systems.
Certifications
Professional certifications and specialized training
AWS DevOps Engineer Certification
In Progress
AWS
Terraform on AWS
Infrastructure as Code
HashiCorp
Kubernetes for DevOps Engineers
Container Orchestration
CNCF
Cyber Essentials
Cyber Quarters
Dec 2023
Additional Training & Courses
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