Cloud Engineering Project Management

STEPHEN KOFI OSEI-AKOTO

Philadelphia, PA ***** +1-215-***-**** *******.*********@*****.***

DATA, INFRASTRUCTURE & PLATFORM

Experienced Cloud Professional in cloud engineering, infrastructure design, platform and application modernization across AWS, Azure, and GCP. Experienced in optimizing cloud platforms for performance and cost-efficiency, driving secure, scalable solutions using Iac, platform tools and DevSecOps practices and maintaining critical data pipelines within Snowflake and Azure Data Factory. Strong background in microservices architecture, cloud-native applications, and security frameworks. Demonstrated success in delivering impactful digital transformations and driving business outcomes through cloud solutions. SKILLS SUMMARY

• Project Management (Agile and Waterfall) • Change Management

• Database (RDBMS-SQL/NoSQL) Systems & Snowflake • Cloud Engineering (AWS, Azure & GCP)

• Infrastructure & Containerization • Cloud Data Engineering & Analytics

• Microservices Architecture & Applications

• Team Building & Mentoring

• Designing & Architecting Solutions

• Best Security Practices and Implementation

• Security Frameworks (e.g., NIST, CIS, ISO, FedRAMP)

• Programming Languages: Python, Java, NodeJS,

Typescript, JavaScript, Go

• DevSecOps

• App Development & Integration

• App Modernization & Migration

• Digital Transformation

• Operations & Business Support Systems (OSS/BSS)

• APIs, Scripting (Bash), Iac: Terraform,

CloudFormation

EXPERIENCE

SLALOM CONSULTING, Philadelphia, PA. February 2022 – Till Date Senior Consultant (Cloud Architect)

• Architected and led the deployment of scalable, multi-tenant cloud infrastructure solutions using AWS, enabling the seamless migration of 50+ critical applications to cloud environments, reducing operational costs by 30% and improving system availability to 99.99%.

• Spearheaded the design and implementation of cloud-native platforms using Terraform, EKS, GitHub Actions and other AWS services, driving the modernization of applications for clients, resulting in a 40% improvement in deployment velocity and a 25% reduction in infrastructure overhead.

• Led a team of 10+ engineers and cloud architects to successfully deliver secure, cost-efficient, and performant cloud architectures, ensuring alignment with industry best practices, which resulted in the elimination of security vulnerabilities in 95% of pre-production testing cycles.

• Optimized cloud infrastructure for performance, scale, and cost-efficiency by implementing automated monitoring, alerting, and auto-remediation strategies with Splunk and AWS CloudWatch, improving system reliability by 20% and reducing cloud spend by 15% within the first quarter of implementation.

• Drove cloud security best practices and implemented DevSecOps pipelines for multiple clients, including integration of AWS Control Tower with CrowdStrike, which enhanced security posture and reduced incident response time by 50%.

• Led the design and development of ML/AI application in AWS cloud with Lambda, SNS, SQS, S3 Object Store and RDS PostgreSQL with a Microsoft Power Apps Frontend.

SLALOM CONSULTING, Philadelphia, PA. March 2018 – February 2022 Technical Consultant (Senior Cloud Engineer)

• Redesigned and migrated a GCP app to AWS, implementing Python Lambda function optimizations and utilizing Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) through CI/CD pipelines, resulting in a 25% faster deployment and reducing infrastructure costs by 20%.

• Implemented data engineering infrastructure for large-scale engagements using AWS CDK, Terraform, and CloudFormation, reducing deployment time by 30% and improving infrastructure scalability for future data operations.

• Architected and deployed a microservices-based application using AWS services (EKS, API Gateway, Lambda, RDS Aurora PostgreSQL), improving system availability to 99.99% and reducing application deployment time by 40%.

• Designed and implemented machine learning models for tax research and rule predictions using AWS (VPC, Lambda, SQS, RDS Aurora) and Microsoft Azure Power Apps, improving tax research efficiency by 35% and reducing manual review times by 50%.

• Automated AWS security integration by linking AWS Control Tower with CrowdStrike tools, enhancing threat intelligence and reducing incident response times by 50%, while ensuring continuous compliance with security best practices using AWS Lambda and Systems Manager.

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TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, Philadelphia, PA May 2016 – December 2017 Data Analyst, Dean’s Office (CST)

• Created and managed database for ETL activities

• Analyzed data and created critical business analytics using python and Excel

• Used Tableau and Excel Charts to depict trends in student lifecycle

• Used python/spark for data cleansing and structuring

• Monitored and maintained data load scripts within Snowflake and Azure Data Factory (ADF) ensuring data integrity and timely processing.

• Responded promptly to data load failure and pipeline issue alerts via dashboard

• Utilized strong SQL to troubleshoot and resolve data-related issues within the Snowflake data warehouse

• Effectively communicated data pipeline and dashboard operational issues to the university’s technical team

• Ensured the operational status of data dashboards by diligently monitoring for and addressing any disruptions, maintaining data availability for critical business functions. RODRIGUEZ CONSULTING LLC, Philadelphia, PA Summer Internships 2016/2017 DBA/IT Consultant

• Led a business optimization project in synergizing systems

• Modeled, designed and created a Geodatabase on google cloud

• Configured and automated barman backup for PostgreSQL

• Integrated PostgreSQL geodatabase with ArcGIS

EDUCATION

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, College of Science & Technology, Philadelphia, PA Master of Science, Major: Computer Science December 2017 AALBORG UNIVERSITY, the Faculties of Engineering, Science & Medicine, Aalborg, Denmark Master of Arts, Major: Information and Communications Technology April 2010 UNIVERSITY OF GHANA, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Accra, Ghana Bachelor of Science, Major: Computer Science & Statistics December 2003 CERTIFICATION/PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION:

• PMP - Project Management Professional since 2011, re-certified 2017 (PMP #1416079)

• Sun Certified System Administrator for Solaris 10 OS, Part I (2008)

• ITILv3 Foundation Certification (2010)

• TOGAF 9.1 Training (2014) – TOGAF 10.0 Training and Certification – Ongoing (2025)

• AWS Certified Associate (3) - Developer, Solutions Architect and Systems Operation (2017)

• AWS Certified Professional (2) - DevOps and Solution Architect Professional (2018)

• AWS Certified Specialty (2) - Big Data and Security (2019)

• Azure Solutions Architect Expert – (AZ-300 Technologies & AZ-301 Design) (2020)

• Google Cloud Certified - Associate Cloud Engineer (2020)

• AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Ongoing preparation (2025)

• Cisco CCNA Routing and Switching - Ongoing preparation (2025)

• CNCF Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) & (CKAD) - Ongoing preparation (2025)

• ISC2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) – Ongoing preparation (2025)

• Mentor Slalom employees, clients, Hopeworks Camden and TECH GIRLZ Philadelphia - Ongoing

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