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
Skills
AWS cloud services expertise
Azure cloud services
Infrastructure as code
Serverless architecture
Microservices architecture
Jenkins automation
Proficient in Azure DevOps
Continuous integration expertise
Linux system management
ISO regulatory compliance
High-quality pipelines
Experienced in JavaScript development
Experienced with TypeScript development
Experienced with Nodejs development
Bash
Ansible
Prometheus
Grafana
Team Onboarding
Documentation
Framework Design
Problem-solving
Time management
Team collaboration
Client relationships
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