Network Engineer Devops

OGBU, BERNARD CHIDI

Email:****.*******@*****.***

PHONE:937-***-****

I am an experienced DevOps Network Engineer and a Radio Telecommunications Network Engineer with extensive Management experience. I am a certified Project Management professional. My area of expertise includes RAN Network Management, Implementation of DevOps practises, Cell site development, RF Optimization, Transmission/Transport backhaul of GSM radio signals. I am a LINUX expert and possess excellent presentation and communication skills and a strong financial acumen

3 years IT experience in design and development of web applications

3 years’ experience in the implementation of DEVOPS practises and cloud automation

12 years’ experience in the deployment of mobile cell sites such as 3G.LTE and 4G networks. RF optimization. RAN network management and Telecommunication signals backhaul

Expertise

Strong exposures to AWS platforms

Extensive experience in setting up CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, Maven, Docker.

Strong hands-on experience in scripting languages such as Bash Shell and YAML.

Strong experience in code quality and code coverage tools such as SonarQube, JaCoCo

Excellent understanding of SCM tools such as BitBucket, Git and GitHub

Excellent interpersonal communication skills

Strong knowledge of Tomcat, Apache Maven, Ngnix and WebLogic servers

Worked with project documentation team in the movement of legacy application to the cloud

Strong knowledge of practising TDD and projects automation

Strong knowledge of configuration management tools such as Terrafoam, Ansible, Docker and Kubernetics

Strong experience in the use of Datadog to manage and monitor server performance

EDUCATION

Birmingham City University United Kingdom Masters in Telecommunications

Enugu State University of Science and Technology NGR Masters in Business Administration

University of Agriculture Makurdi, NGR Bachelors in Electrical Electronics Engineering

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

Certified DevOps Professional

Certified Project Management professional

Technical Skills

Cloud Platform

AWS

Framework/DevOps tool

Jenkins,Slack,Sonarcube,Artifactory,

Build tools

Maven

SCMs versioning tools

Git,GitHUB BitBucket

IAC tools

Terrafoam and Ansible

Container orchestration

Docker and Kubernetics

Applications/Web servers

Tomcat Apache

Scripting and other tools

Bash script,VScode,Mobaxterm

Operating Systems

Ubuntu Linux,Windows

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DEVOPS Engineer April 2019-Current

Dianetrix Technologies USA

Set up a CD pipeline that deploys artefacts built and deploys to DEV,QA,UA and prod

Set up a CI pipeline that checkout codes from SCM and packages it using Maven build tools in conjunction with Sonarqube and then published to artifactory

Set up Jenkins master and Agents and added other necessary Plug-Ins to support the company agile team

Performed rollback deployment using Ansible tower

Implemented Git branching strategies and configured Webhooks for the agile team

Assisted in the implementation and deployment of Ansible playbook for codes deployment and configuration management

Created Bash Scripts for process automation

Utilized environments like BitBucket, Jenkins, Sonarqube, Artifactory, Datadog, Slack, terraform to carry out my Devops functions

Implemented SCM best practices for the agile teams

Building and maintaining Docker containers. Docker container clusters managed by kubunetics engine on AWS

Assisted to Dockerize applications by creating a dockerfile and automated Docker images pull from the Docker registry

Set up Git repositories and SSH Keys in GitHub for Agile teams.

Integrated GitHub web hooks into Jenkins to automate the code check-out process.

Automated infrastructure provisioning on AWS using Terraform and Ansible.

Setup Kubernetes clusters using Amazon EKS.

INT/IHS TOWERS NIGERIA Jan 2015-Jan 2019

Team Lead Cell sites rollout and IT support Engineer

Research and recommend innovative, and where possible automated approaches for system administrative tasks

Drive Capex optimization with my subordinates

Manage Client relationship and expectation according to scope, time and cost. Fulfil all stakeholders’ requirements.

Manage RAN upgrade deployment with respect to the customer’s request

Install new / rebuild existing servers and configure hardware, services, settings, directories, storage etc.

Plan and manage all technical sites surveys (TSS) as requested by the business. Analyze and validate bill of quantity (BOM) for all sites submitted by the vendors to ensure maximum utilization of company’s resources

Prepare project status report as required by the business

Drive proper closure of all projects according to the processes and policies defined by the company

Review, verify against complete documentation and sign off vendor invoices to trigger the payment process

Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server storage

MTN TELECOMMUNICATIONS, NIG JAN 2003-DEC 2014

Title: RAN Deployment Engineer

Coordinate Software development - SDLC and Software updates for Cell Improvement, performance and integration.

Supervision and installations of radio frequency (RF) cables for 2G (900MHz & 1800MHz) and 3G (2100MHz) and conduct acceptance testing procedures such as Voltage Standing Wave Ratio (VSWR), Distance to Fault (DTF) and Return Loss (RL) using the site master.

Supervise installation and acceptance Base Stations (RAN) BTS 3900A, BTS 8900A, Ericsson Radio Base Station-RBS 2116, 2216 and 6102 and integration into the network

Carry out effective supervision to ensure that any variation order (VO) captured during the technical site surveys were managed effectively

Supervision and acceptance of radio links (PDH link) and cross-connection of electrical interfaces (E1s) from Base Station Controller (BSC) to new BTS site.

Management and Supervision of Ericsson mini links installations which includes 2E1,4E1,8E1 and 16E1 radio (PDH)

Proficient in the use of sites test equipment like LTE 3000 for transmission impairment analysis. Efficient in the use of Bits error rate testers and RF signal analyzers

Using the Radio Frequency planning monitoring software OPTIMA to monitor the performance of new sites to ensure good neighbor relationship

Efficient in the use of Pathloss 4.0 application software for link design analysis

Programming Configuration and installation of ericsson IDB software on ericsson 2302 micro cell,ercsson 2202,2206,2216 base stations

Use of RF scanners for warehouse management and inventories control

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