Security Engineer Scrum Master

Email: **************@*****.*** Phone: 289-***-****

Location: Toronto, Ontario

NKIRU SULEIMAN

AWS SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT / CLOUD SECURITY ENGINEER

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

With 6+ years of dedicated experience in securing cloud environments, record for a results-oriented approach to my role as a Cloud Security Engineer. AWS Certified Solutions Architect with excellent proven track record in providing solutions with an in-depth level of understanding in the strategy and practical implementation of AWS cloud-specific technologies like Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), Simple Storage Services (S3), Route 53, Cloud Formation, Elastic IPs, Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), RDS and Cloud Watch. Experience in Troubleshooting AWS EC2 instances for Status check through System Status checks and Instance Status checks alerts and rectifying if necessary. Configured and managed Elastic Load Balancing (ELB) to implement fault tolerance and avoid single point of failure of applications.

Experience of AWS Elastic Block Storage (EBS), different volume types and use of various types of EBS volumes based on requirement. Performed LAMP installation and configuration on RedHat, Ubuntu and Amazon Linux instances needed for website development. Using GIT for cloning, pushing, and creating of repositories.

Responsible of Production, Development and Test environment carrying Windows, Ubuntu, Red Hat Linux, and Centos. A proven track record of enhancing threat detection and response capabilities through cutting-edge security controls and automation tools. Commitment lies in proactive risk management, maintaining a resilient security posture, and utilizing my technical expertise to safeguard cloud-based systems.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Cloud Migration Expertise: Proven track record of organizing, transferring, and implementing workloads and applications from on-premises locations to AWS cloud environments.

Expertise in Cloud Security: Significant background in creating and putting into place strong security measures that guarantee the privacy, availability, and integrity of cloud-based applications.

Governance and Compliance: Proven ability to understand and apply regulatory frameworks such as PCI DSS, GDPR, and HIPAA. adept at creating governance frameworks that uphold optimal standards.

CI/CD and Automation: Skilled in establishing CI/CD pipelines, which improve software development and deployment processes through the use of tools like Jenkins and AWS Code Pipeline.

Troubleshooting and Optimization: Proficient troubleshooter with an emphasis on enhancing performance. To guarantee flawless cloud operations, proactively find and fix problems.

Perform a 360-degree evaluation, mapping out AWS resources and offering suggestions for optimization.

Cloud Cost Management: Proficient in maximizing the use of cloud resources while cutting costs. knowledge of cost management techniques and tools to save costs and match spending to company goals.

Cloud-Native Security: Solid understanding of cloud-native security challenges and solutions.

Resilient Security Posture: Demonstrated the ability to maintain a resilient security posture in dynamiccloud environments.

Emerging Threats: Stayed abreast of emerging threats, adapting security strategies to evolving challenges.

Industry Best Practices: Applied industry best practices in cloud security to enhance overall security measures.

Threat Detection: Enhanced threat detection capabilities through proactive measures and monitoring.

Risk Mitigation: Contributed to risk mitigation efforts, ensuring a secure and compliant cloud infrastructure.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Cloud: Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, OpenStack, GCP

Container Orchestration Tools: Docker Swarm, Kubernetes, EC2 Container Services, Azure Container Services, OpenShift

Configuration Management: Chef, Ansible, Puppet, Docker

Version Control Tools: GIT, GITHUB, SVN, Perforce, Bitbucket,TFS

Web and Application Servers: JBOSS, Apache Tomcat, Web Sphere, Web Logic, Nginx, Send Mail

Monitoring Tools: Splunk, CloudWatch, Data Dog, Wireshark

Bug Tracking Tools: JIRA, Bugzilla, Rally, Azure devops

Build Tools: Maven, Ant, Gradle

Continuous Integration: Jenkins, Bamboo, Hudson

Scripting Languages: Shell, Ruby, Python, PHP, JavaScript, PowerShell, JSON, YAML

Languages: C, C++, HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap, JavaScript, TypeScript, Angular jQuery, JSON, AJAX

Database: MySQL, Oracle, Dynamo DB, Mongo DB, Cassandra, Amazon Aurora

Operating System: Red Hat, Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, CentOS, Windows, Solaris, Mac OS

Networking Protocols: TCP/IP, DNS, NFS, ICMP, SMTP, DHCP, OSPF, BGP, UDP and RIP

Cloud Application Development and Deployment: AWS Lambda, AWS API Gateway, AWS Amplify, Serverless Framework, Docker, Kubernetes

Problem-Solving & Decision- Making: JIRA, Confluence, Slack, Zoom, Microsoft Teams

Communication & Collaboration: Visual Studio Code, IntelliJ IDEA, Git, GitHub

Programming Language: JSON, YAML, Linux Servers

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Dell Technologies Aug 2020 to Present

Cloud Security Engineer

Collaborate with technical teams including software developers, infrastructure engineers, security engineers, and department leaders to execute on near- and long-term information Security compliance programs.

Designed and executed secure cloud architectures using network security, IAM, and encryption best practices for a variety of projects.

To find any weaknesses, carried out in-depth risk assessments and threat modeling and created strong security procedures.

Perform a 360-degree audit, mapping out AWS resources and offering suggestions for optimization.

Thorough familiarity with security settings and AWS services.

Oversaw the design and architecture of AWS cloud solutions, making sure they complied with scalability, security, and performance standards.

Delivered Solutions to improve Cloud architecture, deployment for AWS Private and Public Cloud

Managed multiple AWS accounts with multiple VPC's for both production and non-prod where primary objectives included automation, build out, integration and cost control.

Worked on automation and continuous integration processes with Jenkins and Chef.

Created and maintained documentation of build and release processes and application configuration to comply with audit requirements and Industry best practices.

Design EC2 instance architecture to meet high availability application architecture and security parameters.

MCKESSON Jun 2017 to Jul 2020

AWS Solution Architect

Designed and implemented scalable secure and cost- effective solutions on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) platform.

Assisting third parties and businesses and technical process owners in risk remediation efforts and identifying risk improvement opportunities based on assessment findings.

Review and validate evidence required for audits to ensure appropriate validity standards

Responsible for spearheading initiatives to identify, investigate and improve security risks

Work closely with clients and stakeholders to understand their requirements and business goals.

Design and propose architecture solutions that leverage AWS services to meet those objectives.

Designed, configured and managed public/private cloud infrastructures utilizing Amazon Web Services (AWS), including EC2, Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Public and Private Subnets, Security Groups, Route Tables, Elastic Load Balancer, Cloud Watch and IAM.

Migrated 9 microservices to Google Cloud Platform and have one more big release planned with 4 more microservices.

Implemented AWS high-availability using AWS Elastic Load Balancing (ELB), which performed a balance across instances in multiple Availability Zones.

Setup Alerting and monitoring using Stackdriver in GCP.

Hands on experience in Azure cloud services, Azure storage, Azure active directory, and Azure Service Bus. Managing Client's Microsoft Azure based PaaS and IAAS environment.

Configured and deployed the Operations Management Suite (OMS) for monitoring and change tracking.

Manage AWS EC2 instances utilizing Auto Scaling, Elastic Load Balancing and Glacier for our QA and UAT environments as well as infrastructure servers for GIT.

Worked with Docker on multiple cloud providers, from helping developers build and containerize their application (CI/CD) to deploying either on public or private cloud.

Played a major role in building Docker images; create build and deployment configurations to deploy applications on OpenShift.

Developed Ansible playbooks to do automated recovery process upon the failure of OpenShift master.

Access Bank– Abuja Nigeria Mar 2015 to May 2017

Scrum Master

Assess the team's and the organization's Scrum Maturity and provide coaching to help the team reach a sustainable and comfortable pace for continual efficiency improvements.

Assure that the team's overall progress is visible by maintaining information radiators, tracking and sharing velocity, and updating visualization boards and performance indicators like sprint burndown charts, team metrics, and sprint backlog.

Foster a culture of coaching and education around the values, principles, and best practices of agile development teams, upper management, and other product owners.

To spark interest and challenge the status quo, pose thought-provoking, impactful questions.

Identified and comprehended stakeholder requirements in close collaboration with product owners.

Plan and lead daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, retrospectives, product launches, demos, and other scrum- related activities.

Using the impact mapping technique, I coached and directed the product owners in generating user stories according to the requirements of the stakeholders and the organizational goal.

National Directorate of Employment – Abuja Nigeria Sep 2010 to Feb 2015 Project Coordinator/Project Manager

In charge of interdisciplinary squads or teams consisting of six to ten persons, with a focus on delivering a minimum viable solution for each sprint. obstacles to the project's work were found and promptly removed.

Reduced project risk and proactively raised and fixed problems.

Delivered project status reports to stakeholders and maintained frequent communication. Mediated and exerted influence over various stakeholder groups.

Along with developing business cases, business processes, project charters, plans, and schedules, Also helped the project manager with resource allocation and related project documentation such risk logs, lessons learned, and project closure reports.

Hold regular team meetings, record meeting minutes, and make sure that action items are carried out in order to effectively communicate with the project team.

Made weekly project status presentations using reporting tools and measured and monitored project progress to make sure project milestones were reached.

Engaged in coordination, influence, and negotiation with various stakeholder groups.

Maintained and strengthened ties with external stakeholders and business units.

EDUCATION:

MBA: Master of Business Administration

oNational Open University, 2017

Surveying and Geoinformatics Engineering

oUniversity of Lagos – Nigeria

CERTIFICATE:

AWS Certified Security Specialty

AWS Solution Architect Associate

Project Management Professional

Certified Scrum Master

SAFe 5.0 Scrum Master

Agile Coach

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