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SUNDAY AYENI

AWS Certified Solutions Architect

Summary

AWS Certified Solutions Architect with over 5 years of expertise in cloud architecture, DevOps automation, and CI/CD strategy. Demonstrated leadership in designing scalable AWS solutions, achieving a yearly reduction of £120k in cloud spend, and establishing gold-standard release pipelines for ISO compliance. Skilled in building automation frameworks, team onboarding, and optimizing path-to-live strategies. Experienced Consultant with a proven track record of success across various industries, offering exceptional interpersonal, problem-solving, and analytical skills to enhance business performance through strategic advice and expertise in operations, strategy, and finance.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

DevOps & Automation Consultant (Contract)

MaPS
06.2022 - Current
  • Automation: Containerized monoliths using ECS/Docker, improving deployment frequency by 70%.
  • CI/CD: Integrated Azure DevOps, reducing QA cycles by 50%.
  • provisioning cloud storage in Azure for data
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to successfully deliver comprehensive solutions for clients.
  • Enhanced communication among team members to foster collaborative and supportive work environment.

AWS Solutions Architect

AWS Solutions Architect
01.2022 - Current
  • Architecture: Designed 15+ serverless apps (Lambda/DynamoDB), reducing costs by 35% via auto-scaling.
  • DevOps: Automated CI/CD with Terraform + CodePipeline, cutting releases from 2 weeks → 2 days.
  • Leadership: Mentored 3 junior architects on AWS best practices and IaC standards.
  • Mentored junior team members in best practices for AWS solution design and implementation processes.
  • Maintained up-to-date knowledge on emerging trends in cloud computing technologies relevant to the field of AWS Solutions Architecture by attending conferences, workshops, or webinars regularly.

DevOps & Automation Consultant (Contract)

HMLR
10.2020 - 06.2023
  • VPC redesign for secure multi-account AWS environments.
  • Leadership: Onboarded and mentoring contractors to Terraform/IaC workflows.

DevOps & Automation Consultant (Contract)

HMCTS
01.2021 - 12.2022
  • Process Improvement: Automated document workflows, cutting processing time by 30%.
  • Leadership: Onboarded multiple contractors to automation and CI/CD workflows.
  • Managed client relationships through regular check-ins and updates on project progress.
  • Evaluated client needs and expectations, establishing clear goals for each consulting engagement.
  • Liaised with customers, management, and sales team to better understand customer needs and recommend appropriate solutions.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to successfully deliver comprehensive solutions for clients.

DevOps

Erlang Solutions
04.2020 - 10.2020
  • DevOps: Data migration for third party client promoting CI/CD culture and sprint release cycle.

DevOps

Allianz Germany
01.2014 - 01.2020
  • DevOps: Established enterprise automation framework (Ansible/Terraform) for 20+ microservices.
  • CI/CD Strategy: Defined path-to-live pipelines, reducing staging-to-prod delays by 45%.
  • Leadership: Onboarded 10+ contractors to DevOps practices and compliance standards.
  • Contributed to the creation of a DevOps culture within the organization, leading to increased agility and cross-functional collaboration.
  • Ensured successful deployments through close collaboration with DevOps team members during release cycles.

DevOps & Automation Engineer

WilliamsHill
05.2018 - 09.2019
  • Leadership: Designed new CI/CD pipeline for US workstream, reducing release failures by 60%.
  • Automation: Built custom Jenkins pipelines with Python scripting, standardizing deployments.
  • Documentation: Created runbooks and trained 4 DevOps contractors.
  • Managed documentation efforts related to the design, installation, and operation of automated systems, ensuring accurate records were maintained for future reference.
  • Participated in root cause analysis efforts to resolve complex issues related to automated equipment performance.
  • Served as the primary point of contact for all inquiries related to automation equipment performance, troubleshooting issues as they arose and implementing corrective actions when necessary.

DevOps

HERE Technologies
04.2014 - 08.2018
  • DevOps: Implemented ISO-certified gold-standard release pipeline, achieving 99.9% uptime.
  • Automation: Integrated Prometheus + Grafana for real-time monitoring.
  • Architecture: Designed multi-region AWS deployment for high availability.
  • Promoted a culture of DevOps adoption across the organization by providing expert guidance on best practices, tool selection, process improvements, and training initiatives.
  • Accelerated product delivery times by incorporating DevOps methodologies into established workflows.
  • Spearheaded the adoption of DevOps practices within the organization, streamlining workflows and improving overall efficiency in software delivery cycles.

Education

M.Res - Civil Engineering

University of Strathclyde

Skills

AWS cloud services expertise

Accomplishments

  • Deployment Efficiency, Scaled deployment frequency by 70% via ECS/Fargate and Terraform.
  • Cost Optimization, Slashed annual cloud spend by £120k through reserved instances and tagging.
  • DevOps Leadership, Established ISO-certified CI/CD pipelines (HERE Technologies) and automation frameworks (Allianz/WilliamsHill).
  • Legacy Modernization, Cut downtime by 40% migrating on-prem systems to AWS (EC2, S3, RDS).

Timeline

DevOps & Automation Consultant (Contract) - MaPS
06.2022 - Current
AWS Solutions Architect - AWS Solutions Architect
01.2022 - Current
DevOps & Automation Consultant (Contract) - HMCTS
01.2021 - 12.2022
DevOps & Automation Consultant (Contract) - HMLR
10.2020 - 06.2023
DevOps - Erlang Solutions
04.2020 - 10.2020
DevOps & Automation Engineer - WilliamsHill
05.2018 - 09.2019
DevOps - HERE Technologies
04.2014 - 08.2018
DevOps - Allianz Germany
01.2014 - 01.2020
University of Strathclyde - M.Res, Civil Engineering

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