Solutions Architect Aws

AKINLOLU DWIGHT AKINKOYE

Windsor Mill, MD *****• 240-***-**** • ad5mzv@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary

An experienced AWS Solutions Architect specialist focused on enabling cloud-based solutions through 6+ years developing scalable, highly available and fault-tolerant architectures aligned with organizational goals. Skilled at leveraging automation tools like Code Deploy, Code Build and Code Pipeline to streamline processes and optimize overall system efficiency. Extensive knowledge designing comprehensive Virtual Private Cloud environments incorporating server, storage, subnets and strategic high availability zones. Proven in DevOps practices, Cloud Engineering and Security through a history of automating and enhancing operational processes. Accomplished guiding full lifecycles from planning to growth, adoption and compliance with architectural strategies, processes and standards. Skills

Work History

AWS Solutions Architect, 06/2018 to Current

Medtronic (Contract Role Remote)

• Support different migration projects from On-premises to AWS cloud making use of micro services for agility and easy deployment where each application takes ownership of it service to mitigate failure and act within a well define context.

• Develop and maintain Terraform modules for deployment of all infrastructure.

• AWS solutions Architect,

• Tools: Apache, DNS SERVERS, File systems,

Firewalls, Account Mgt, Load balancing, TCP/IP,

SSL

• SMTP, SFTP, Oracle SQL Developer,

SQL*Loader, Exp/Imp/Data pump, Top, Remedy,

Jira, Microsoft Visio, Docker

• Operating System: UNIX (Solaris8/9/10, AIX,

HP-UX) LINUX, Windows server 2008

• Remote Tools: Cisco, Checkpoint VPN, Remote

Admin, VNC, Remote Desktop, VMware

virtualization

• AWS: VPC Designing, EC2/Auto Scaling, S3

Life Cycle, RDS Clustering with Multi AZ,

ROUTE 53 DNS, lambda. Designing, IAM

policies, JSON, AWS Migration, SNS topic with

Cloud Watch alarms, Kinesis, Direct Connect,

AWS CLI, VPC Peering. ECS, Faregate, Cloud

HSM, Control Tower, Organizational Unit, EMR,

Redshift, ETL, AWS SSO, Cognito, Data-lake,

(Hue, Hive, HBase, MapReduce), CloudFront

Distribution, Edge Locations, Docker, Faregate,

Data Reporting, Active Directory, PowerShell,

SQL, MySQL, windows, Glue, RDS, DynamoDB

• Hands-on experience on implementing Cloud Solutions using various AWS Services including EC2, VPC, S3, Glacier, EFS, AWS Kinesis, Lambda, Directory Services, Cloud Formation, Code Pipeline, Code Build, Code Deploy, Elastic Beanstalk, RDS, Data Pipeline, DynamoDB etc.

• Expert in automating basic AWS processing using Lambda and python Boto3.

• Perform an overall assessment of the company's assets, products, supporting platforms, existing on- premises infrastructure, networks, data storage, and web applications to understand the environment as a basis for the design of the AWS Security Architecture.

• Collaborated with stakeholders to gather requirements, define project scope, and create comprehensive security designs.

• Implemented CI/CD pipeline with Docker, Jenkins GitHub, Git and building AWS AMI pipelines for those servers.

• Created fully automated CI/CD build and deployment infrastructure and processes for multiple projects on AWS.

• Oversaw the deployment and configuration of AWS services, including EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, and VPC, optimizing performance and security.

• Managed project timelines, resources, and budgets, ensuring projects were delivered on schedule and within financial constraints.

• Conducted regular performance assessments, provided coaching and mentorship to team members, and facilitated their professional growth.

• Implemented and maintained security controls for AWS environments, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of sensitive data.

• Initiated launch of database using Amazon RDS, meticulously configuring a web application to seamlessly connect to database instance, optimizing data management and retrieval.

• Maintained up-to-date knowledge of AWS Security services, industry trends, and emerging technologies, ensuring the team's proficiency, and staying ahead of the curve.

• Implemented security best practices in AWS, including multi-factor authentication, access key rotation, role-based permissions, enforced strong password policy, configured security groups and NACLs, S3 bucket policies, and ACLs.

• Performed high level assessment of functional and technical requirements to the client to address the needs of monitoring the health of the overall infrastructure.

• Leveraged different design principles for security in the cloud and implemented various AWS services to improve the security posture for Authentication, Authorization, Monitoring, Auditing, Encryption, and Data path security.

• Used Ansible for configuration management of hosted Instances within AWS Configuring and Networking of Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) and designed AWS CloudFormation templates to create custom sized VPC, subnets, NAT to ensure successful deployment of Web applications and database templates. Unit Supply Specialist (92Y)

U.S. Army ( 372nd Military Police Battalion) - Washington, DC November 2019 to December 2023 (Part -Time)

• Receive, inspect, inventory, load/unload, store, issue and deliver supplies and equipment.

• Maintain automated supply system for accounting of organizational and installation supplies and equipment.

• Issue and receive small arms. Secure and control weapons and ammunition in security areas

• Schedule and perform preventive and organizational maintenance on weapons.

• Operate unit-level computers.

• Maintained records, conducted physical inventory and communicated periodic status to the company commander.

• Identified extensive inventory of unserviceable items that hamper the timely receipt of new equipment.

• Ensured efficient supply chain and logistics management in a fast-paced environment.

• Comprehensive working knowledge with Enterprise Resource Planning tool. Global Combat Support System-Army (GCSS ARMY)

• SAP ERP operator

• Support my Unit as Unit Armorer, manage and secure all the weapons during range. Assistant Operations NCO

74th Troop command - Washington, DC

January 2024 to Present (Part-Time)

• Develops and maintains all training records; monitors, schedules, and prepares training; assists Soldiers in personnel actions and schedules service school attendance;

• plans and executes unit mobilization plans; attends schools and conferences as required; operates DTMS and other training systems; maintains positive control of over $1.2million worth of equipment.

• Responsible for the readiness of company vehicles, trailers, various office and communications equipment in excess value.

• responsible for the morale, health, welfare and professional development of 2 NCOs and 3 Soldiers. J4 Supply NCO

Joint Force Headquarters - Washington, DC

10/2022 to 03/2024

• Pioneer service member coordinating and making necessary logistics preparedness for upcoming mission.

• Maintain overall supervision of accountability of Joint staff supplies, property, sub-hand receipt and maintenance program for unit. Request, exchange, issue, recover and turn-in personnel clothing IAW current directives,

• Providing all the logistics support to make sure upcoming mission is successful.

• Coordinate with G4 in making sure all Joint staff supplies request is taking care for operational purpose.

• Coordinate with Family Readiness Support on the availability of comfort items to support mission.

• Coordinate with Med detachment unit to ensure that Combat Life Saver and First Aid kits supplies are available during mission.

DevOps Engineer,

PWC . (Contract) – Washington DC

10/2016 to 06/2018

• Perform continuous in-depth monitoring of cloud applications (CloudWatch, CloudTrail, VPC Flow Logs, Config, etc.) and provide recommendations for minimizing loss and destruction, mitigating exploited or exploitable weaknesses, and minimizing impact to service/returning to normal service as quickly as possible.

• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to integrate security controls into the continuous integration/ continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipeline, ensuring a secure software development lifecycle.

• Integrated AWS SSO with active directory for onboarding users into AWS SSO for access into AWS accounts.

• Created and maintained documentation for security automation processes, facilitating knowledge transfer and training for other team members.

• Utilized SPLUNK for continues monitoring and Log analyzing to maintain security and improve performance of servers by applying patches as well as upgrades when required.

• Securing container images by doing proper scanning, hardening images by using secured base images. Using Inspector to scan images.

• Used Dependabot on GitHub to scan codes pushed into GitHub to detect package vulnerabilities.

• Identified control gaps in processes, procedures and systems through in-depth research and assessment and suggested methods for improvement.

• Developed and implemented corrective actions to bring business areas in line with standards.

• Assist operation team with designing internal and cloud-based vulnerability, penetration testing, and monitoring management programs, using various tools such as Nessus, AWS Inspector, etc.

• Responsible for oversight and collaboration of the continuous monitoring efforts, including rigorous tracking of POAMs, significant change requests, and monthly submission of documentation to government stakeholders.

• Collect security control implementation review results, penetration testing results, and vulnerability scan results for reporting to authorizing agencies.

• Consulted clients on internal control systems development and audit program improvements. Education

Senior Secondary school Certificate from Saint Josephs College Ondo, Ondo State, Nigeria. Bachelor Degree in Electronics & Electrical Engineering from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso.

Completion of training in Army Basic training -United States Army training center, - Fort Jackson, SC February 2020 to May 2020.

Diploma in Unit supply specialist United States Army Quartermaster School - Fort Lee, VA May 2020 to July 2020.

Completion of training in Army Basic training United States Army training center, - Fort Jackson, SC February 2020 to May 2020.

Certificate of Affiliation in Quartermaster Corps from the United States Army Quartermaster Corps - Fort Lee, VA May 2020 to July 2020.

Diploma in Basic Leader Course in Fort dix NCO Academy - Fort Dix, NJ October 2022 to October 2022. Certificate of training in ARNG Unit supply personnel- National Guard Professional Education Center - Little Rock, AR April 2023 to April 2023.

Certifications

CompTIA Security Plus

AWS Solutions Architect

Active Secret Clearance

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