Platform Engineer-kubernetes

Christian Emenike

Platform Engineer - Kubernetes GitOps Cloud Automation

412-***-**** Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ***********@*****.*** github.com/ZicTec PROFESSIONAL OVERVIEW

Aspiring DevOps Engineer with hands-on Kubernetes and GitOps experience through projects and homelab. Passionate about infrastructure as code and reliable systems. TECHNICAL SKILLS

Cloud Platforms: Microsoft Azure, AWS, GCP

Container Orchestration: Kubernetes, Docker, Helm

Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Bicep, CloudFormation, Ansible, Yaml CI/CD: Azure DevOps Pipelines, GitHub Actions, Jenkins GitOps: ArgoCD, Flux, Git workflows

Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, Azure Monitor

Security: DevSecOps practices, security automation Programming & Scripting: Python, Bash, PowerShell

Platform Engineering: Internal developer platforms, standardized workflows, self-service enablement PROJECTS

Kubernetes Homelab Enterprise-Grade GitOps Platform (Self-Hosted) Tech Stack: Talos Linux / k3s, Kubernetes, Terraform, Flux, GitHub Actions, Renovate, SOPS Designed and deployed an immutable, declarative infrastructure platform using GitOps workflows and secure secret management.

Standardized Helm-based deployments and automated environment provisioning via Terraform modules and CI/CD pipelines. Created and designed comprehensive end-to-end monitoring and alerting architecture and implemented with enterprise-grade open-source tooling using Prometheus and Grafana. Automated infrastructure and application maintenance including AI-assisted Changelog review and recurring image updates. GitHub: github.com/ZicTec/homelab Portfolio: audiobooks.ezeemenike.com(username: root, pwd:password123) mealie.ezeemenike.com

WORK EXPERIENCE

DevOps Assistant KubeCraft, Remote July 2025 - Present Actively participating in KubeCraft’s hands-on DevOps internship program, focused on building production-ready skills through real-world labs, coaching, and project execution. Current focus includes:

● Linux system administration

● Kubernetes fundamentals and homelab deployment

● CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions)

● Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

● Monitoring and Observability basic

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) In-progress Community College of Allegheny Count, Software Developer 2020 Bachelor of Science, Physics Federal University of Technology Minna, Niger State, Nigeria 2012

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