Benedict Chiedu Dibia

Harrisburg, PA *****

717-***-****

DEVOPS/QA Engineer victoriousben2020gmail.com

EXPERIENCE SOMMARY:

Hardworking and result oriented professional with over 15 years core IT industry experiences as senior network engineer, programmer analyst & python Developer.

Experience in API manual functional Testing using Postman

Experience in API Automation testing using Postman and RestAssured

Proficiency with Database Performance Testing using Jmeter

Experience writing Test cases using Selenium webdriver along with Cucumber framework for functional and Automation Testing of web browsers.

Good Knowledge of object oriented programming concepts

Working knowledge of (IaC) Infrastructure as Code tools e.g Terraform, CoudFormation, Parker and Ansible

Implementation of Automated provisioning of a Kubernetes cluster on a scalable EC2 Instance using Terraform, Parker and Ansible.

Hands on experience working with Boto3 and AWS Lambda

Integrating API gateway, AWS Lambda with S3, dynamoDb and RDS

Working knowledge of developing, configuring and maintaining CICD pipeline to automate the build, test, and deployment processes using Jenkins and AWS- CodeBuild.

Good knowledge of version control such as; Git/GitHub and AWS CodeCommit.

Working knowledge of AWS CodeStar to build CICD pipelines. This is a unified platform for building CICD.

Excellent leadership, communication, interpersonal and analytical skills. Team player and ability to work independently when fully integrated. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:

Post Graduate Program (PGP) in DEVOPS Engineering, California institute of Technology, USA (2021)

Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) in Elect/Elect Engr, Federal University of Tech. Owerri Nigeria (2001

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Physics, University of Benin, Nigeria (1998) CERTIFICATIONS:

AWS certified Devops Engineer Professional

ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level (in view)

CCNA (Expired. I need to recertify)

TECHNICAL SKILLS OUTLINE:

Operating Systems Windows, Linux

Languages Python, Boto3, Java, CSS, JavaScript, HTML Bootstrap,Bash shell scripting Python Libraries Numpy, Matplotlib, Seaborn, and Plotly, Statsmodels, Scikit- learn/sklearn, SOAP, Scipy

Python Web Development Django, Flask, Requests, REST, SOAP Frameworks Maven, Springboot, BDD framework-Cucumber and testNG QA Testing Framework Selenium, Pytest, Postman, RestAssured, Jmeter Reporting Tools JIRA, Tableau, Nagios,

IDE Sublime Text 3, Eclipse, Jupyter Notebook, VIM/ Nano editor, PyCharm, VSCode, Notepad++

Databases RDS, RDBMS (Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL), No SQL (MongoDb), HDFS

(Hadoop)

CICD Infrastructure /Cofiguration

Management Tools

CodeCommit, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, CodeStar, API-gateway, Cloudformation, Ducker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Terraform, Ansible, Packer, Git/GitHub,

Cloud Computing AWS EC2, S3, RDS, CloudWatch, EBS, AWS Lambda, AWS SAM CLI, Amazon SQS, IAM-roles and policy, and other services of the AWS family IP Routing and switching OSPF, EIGRP, IGRP, BGP, RIP, and RIPv2, VoIP, Firewall PIX, Cisco Call Manager

Connectivity Technology VSAT, RF-Unlicensed and licensed radios, Fiber termination and splicing Version Control Git/GitHub, AWS codeCommit

Methodology AGILE (Scrum), Waterfall

Other Tools and Skills Data-Pre-processing using Python ML Libraries; Data-Analytic using Tableau, Codesys, Ladder Logic, PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

(a) Self Employed and Learning/Skill update phase July 2019 - Feb 2020

(b) Self Employed and Personal Development Aug 2021- till date

TRAININGS:

Professional Training at SimpliLearn Oct 2021-April 2023

Post Graduate Program in Devops Engineering (Caltech)

AWS Technology

AWS Certified solution Architect

CAPSTONE PROJECT:

Topic: Creating a DevOps infrastructure for a containerized e-commerce application to run on a high availability mode.

gitHub reference: https://github.com/bcdibia/PGP-DevOps-Capstone-Project

(c) AWS/Python Engineer Mar2020- June2021

Lobek Software, Harrisburg, PA

AWS/Python Engineer Roles:

Designing, implementing and managing infrastructure as code using Terraform and Ansible.

Improving and maintaining the scalability, availability and performance of all AWS.

Developing and building CI/CD pipelines on AWS platform using AWS CodeStar.

Monitoring and troubleshooting performance bottlenecks.

Working with cross-functional teams such as developers, QA etc to facilitate efficient workflow.

Writing several test scripts in Java for automation purposes using selenium.

Writing test cases and scenerios for backend API testing using Postman and Rest Assured on Cucumber framework.

Using EC2 instance, ALB(Application Load balancers), Kinesis Stream and RDS for integration testing.

Using Maven Tool to build, install and package application.

Used version control (Git/Github, AWS CodeCommit) for infrastructure as code.

Implemented monitoring and alerting system like; AWS CloudWatch and Nagios.

Attending daily standup meetings, grooming sessions and biweekly sprint review meetings Environment: AWS, Lambda, Azure, Java, Python, Selenium, Postman, Cucumber, MySQL, TestNG, UNIX, Windows XP, Jenkins

(d) Python Developer Aug 2016 - Mar 2018

Dataflex Nigeria Limited, Lagos, Nigeria

Participated in the complete SDLC process and used PHP to develop website functionality

Designed and developed the UI of the website using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, spring boot.

Used Python (Pandas, Numpy library) for importing data and pre-processing.

Hands-on in Jupiter Notebook and Carrying out machine learning (ML) models on preprocessed data

Predictive modeling and Trend Analysis and Forecast for sales data using Tableau

Worked on development of SQL and stored procedures on MYSQL.

Developed shopping cart for Library and integrated web services to access the payment (E-commerce)

Used Django and Flask to developed scalable APIs for database access Environment: Python, Flask, Django, Panda, MS Excel, MS Access, MYSQL, UNIX, Windows XP, SQL,

(e) Programmer Analyst Mar 2015 - Jul 2016

Resoledge Limited,Lagos, Nigeria

Responsibilities

Interact with the SME's to analyze the data extracts from Legacy Systems Mainframes and COBOL Files and determine the element source, format and its integrity within the system.

Transformation of requirements into data structures which can be used to efficiently store, manipulate and retrieve information.

Ensure that models conform to established best practices including normalization rules and accommodate change in a cost-effective and timely manner.

Work with the business and the ETL developers in the analysis and resolution of data related problem tickets.

24 x 7 problem management support to the development team.

Document various Data Quality mapping document, audit and security compliance adherence.

Provide Perform small enhancements SOR element additions, data cleansing/data quality.

Create various Data Mapping Repository documents as part of Metadata services EMR.

Provide inputs to development team in performing extraction, transformation and load for data marts and data warehouses.

Collaborate with data modelers, ETL developers in the creating the Data Functional Design documents. Environment: MS Excel, MS Access, Oracle 10g, UNIX, Windows XP, SQL, PL/SQL

(e) Network Engineer Aug 2005 – Apr 2014

Computer Warehouse Group, Lagos, Nigeria

(Provision of wireless Interconnectivity via; Licensed and Unlicensed Radios, VSAT, Fiber, Cisco connectivity devices such as; Routers and switches) Responsibilities

Reviewed project goals and objectives on monthly basis with project manager and design team.

Verified construction documentation conformed to quality assurance standards and client requirements.

Provided technical leadership for team mates to effectively steer strategic plans and future projects.

Team lead for field support operations and problem management .

Recommend and organize periodic training that will enhance every team member.

Coming up with innovative ways to resolve issues faster.

Manage all resources attached to the team effectively.

Driving the team and ensuring that the company's set goals and targets are reached with little or no supervision.

Supervises all store and spare inventory, RMA and CMDB administration.

Providing technical support for active and passive Internetworking hardware, such as switches and routers.

Providing support for connectivity hardware such as VSAT, Stratex RF-radios (Stratex radios) and Fibre- termination and splicing.

Involved in training new team members on VSAT, IP routing and switching technologies. Environment: Cisco Router and Switches, VOIP, PABX, Wireless Connectivity, VSAT, WIMAX, MS Excel, MS Access, UNIX, Windows XP

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