Amaechi Charles Uchechukwu

Cloud Engineer & DevOps Specialist

Port Harcourt, NG.

About

Cloud Engineer and DevOps Specialist with extensive hands-on experience in Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-native deployment automation. Proficient in building, deploying, and managing microservices-based applications using tools like Terraform, Kubernetes, and Jenkins, consistently delivering robust, scalable, and efficient cloud solutions. Adept at leveraging strong analytical and problem-solving skills to drive continuous improvement and achieve measurable results in dynamic IT environments.

Work

Institute of Pollution Studies

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Technologist and Administrator (Internship)

Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

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Summary

As an Intern Technologist and Administrator, I provided essential support for cloud and DevOps systems, contributing to environmental analyses and improving lab efficiency through automation projects.

Highlights

Supported cloud and DevOps-based administrative systems, ensuring operational efficiency for environmental analyses and data management.

Contributed to infrastructure automation projects, enhancing lab efficiency and streamlining data processing workflows.

Self-Owned Business

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Freelance Cloud Engineer

Remote, N/A, Nigeria

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Summary

As a Freelance Cloud Engineer, I led diverse cloud engineering projects, delivering infrastructure automation and architecture optimization solutions that generated significant monthly revenue.

Highlights

Successfully managed multiple cloud engineering projects, consistently generating up to ₦1,000,000 in monthly revenue.

Designed and implemented comprehensive infrastructure automation, cloud-based deployment, and architecture optimization solutions for diverse clients.

Education

University of Port Harcourt

Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
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Bachelor of Technology Science Laboratory Technology

Certificates

Certification in Cloud Engineering

ALT School Africa

Skills

Cloud Platforms

AWS (EC2, S3, Load Balancers, Route 53, Lambda, CloudWatch Events), Kubernetes.

DevOps Tools

Terraform, Jenkins, Ansible, Docker, Vagrant, GitHub Actions, CI/CD.

Programming & Scripting

Bash Scripting, Python, Node.js, HTML, CSS, Flask.

Operating Systems

Linux (System Administration), Windows.

Databases

PostgreSQL.

General IT & Concepts

Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Microservices, Hardware, Network Administration, Domain Management, Containerization, SSL.

Documentation & Collaboration

GitHub, Medium, Microsoft Office, Google Docs.

Projects

Dockerized Python Flask Application

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Summary

Containerized a Python Flask application using Docker to simplify deployment across multiple environments, building and managing Docker images with a Dockerfile.

Basic CI/CD Pipeline with GitHub Actions

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Summary

Established a continuous integration pipeline using GitHub Actions to automate testing and deployment of a Node.js application to a development environment, ensuring efficient code integration.

Automated AWS Backup System

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Summary

Developed a scheduled backup system leveraging AWS Lambda to copy files from EC2 instances to S3, implementing CloudWatch Events for automation and lifecycle rules for data archiving.

Static Website Deployment on AWS

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Summary

Set up a static website using AWS S3, configured for public access, and connected to a custom domain with Route 53, securing it with SSL via AWS Certificate Manager.

Laravel & PostgreSQL Deployment Automation with Ansible & Vagrant

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Summary

Documented the automated deployment of a Laravel application with PostgreSQL on Vagrant machines, utilizing Ansible and Bash scripts for a scalable, version-controlled setup.

Microservices CI/CD Pipeline with Jenkins & Kubernetes

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Summary

Developed and deployed a microservices-based application using Jenkins and Kubernetes, demonstrating robust Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles for automated and reliable deployments.

EC2 Instance Automation with Terraform & Ansible

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Summary

Created a highly available AWS infrastructure using Terraform to provision EC2 instances behind an Elastic Load Balancer, integrating with Ansible for automation via a host-inventory file.