Ayogu Perpetua

Architected and automated scalable cloud infrastructure supporting 10+ microservices with 99.5% uptime, enabling 60% faster ML model deployments, 50% faster releases, and 30% infrastructure cost savings. Designed and operated production-grade Kubernetes clusters on AWS EKS with horizontal pod autoscaling (2–4 replicas) driven by CPU and memory thresholds. Implemented zero-downtime rolling deployments using readiness and liveness probes, achieving a 99.9% uptime SLA. Deployed NGINX Ingress with automated TLS via cert-manager and enforced strong security controls including non-root containers, dropped Linux capabilities, Pod Security Standards, IAM roles, and encrypted networking. Built end-to-end CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub Actions to automate build, test, and deployment workflows. Integrated Trivy vulnerability scanning, reducing container security issues by 90%. Implemented GitOps with Argo CD, improving deployment traceability, rollback speed, and operational reliability. Reduced release cycles by 50% through automated rolling and blue-green deployment strategies. Developed reusable Terraform modules for AWS and DigitalOcean, standardizing infrastructure provisioning across teams. Managed state and policies with Terraform Cloud. Automated infrastructure-to-application deployments, including production workloads on Kubernetes. Version-controlled Kubernetes manifests using Kustomize for environment-specific configuration. Implemented full-stack observability with Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, and OpenTelemetry, enabling proactive monitoring and incident response. Built custom dashboards for ML workloads to support optimization and capacity planning. Enabled teams through Rancher-based cluster management, cutting onboarding time to under five minutes, and authored DevOps best-practice documentation while collaborating with ML engineers to optimize training pipelines on EKS.

Advanced from intern to full engineering role, leading containerization initiatives and building production CI/CD pipelines for high-availability applications. PRODUCTION INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT: • Managed AWS infrastructure (EC2, RDS, S3, IAM) ensuring 99.9% uptime across development and production environments • Supported Kubernetes cluster operations with automated scaling and self-healing capabilities • Participated in on-call rotation, responding to incidents and maintaining SLA targets CONTAINERIZATION & DOCKER: • Led containerization of 8+ legacy monolithic applications using Docker, reducing deployment time by 60% • Created multi-stage Docker builds with security hardening and minimal image footprints • Established Docker image best practices and standards across engineering teams CI/CD PIPELINE DEVELOPMENT: • Built and maintained Jenkins and GitHub Actions pipelines for automated testing and deployment • Reduced manual deployment effort by 70% through comprehensive pipeline automation • Integrated automated testing and security scanning into deployment workflows AUTOMATION & SCRIPTING: • Developed Bash and Python scripts for infrastructure provisioning, backups, and monitoring • Configured CloudWatch alerts and automated incident response procedures • Automated routine operational tasks, improving team efficiency by 50%

• Assisted senior DevOps engineers with containerizing applications using Docker under supervision • Monitored AWS infrastructure (EC2, S3, RDS) and reported issues to the team • Created and maintained technical documentation for deployment processes and runbooks • Wrote basic Bash scripts for log collection and system health checks • Learned Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform through hands-on shadowing and small projects • Participated in daily standups and sprint planning to understand DevOps workflows

Completed ALX Africa's rigorous AWS Cloud Computing & Solutions Architect program (6-month intensive, 20-30 hrs/week), a partnership between ALX Africa and Amazon Web Services. FOUNDATION TRAINING: Completed ALX Foundations curriculum covering professional soft skills: • Communication & Collaboration: Professional written and verbal communication, cross-functional teamwork • Leadership & Growth Mindset: Problem-solving, critical thinking, adaptability, continuous learning • Career Development: Resume writing, interview preparation, networking, personal branding • Time Management: Project planning, prioritization, meeting deadlines in high-pressure environments TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENTS: • Designed AWS cloud architectures for scalability, high availability (99.99%), disaster recovery, and fault tolerance • Architected multi-tier applications with load balancing, auto-scaling, and multi-AZ deployments • Optimized cloud infrastructure costs by 25% through EC2 right-sizing, Reserved Instances, and resource tagging • Documented infrastructure designs and conducted resilience testing for production workloads • Built secure, compliant cloud environments supporting 10+ enterprise applications

• Managed social media content and customer support for a technical platform serving developer community • Responded to 50+ customer inquiries weekly, resolving technical and non-technical support requests • Created social media content and engagement campaigns, maintaining consistent brand presence • Collaborated with engineering and product teams to understand technical features for customer communications • Developed strong written communication skills translating complex technical concepts for diverse audiences