Nafiu Lawal

DevOps Engineer

Cloutive Technologies•  October 2024 - November 2024•  Amsterdam

Deployed and managed AWS services using AWS CDK. Implemented and optimized CI/CD workflows, integrating AWS services with CodePipeline, CodeBuild, and GitHub Actions for automated testing and deployment. Worked closely with Cloud Solution Architects to design and implement scalable, high-availability cloud architectures. Managed GenAI projects, integrating AWS LLM models with Bedrock to enhance client web applications.

Software Engineer

Oltranz•  September 2023 - February 2024•  Kigali

Migrated legacy monolithic applications to microservice architecture, reducing time to add new features by 30%. Optimised database queries, reducing microservice latency by 20%. Implemented containerization using Docker and Kubernetes. Developed scalable APIs used by 50K+ daily users with a 99.99% uptime. Designed a notification system for web services and USSD applications with a response time of less than 3 seconds. Developed a Slack bot for creating tickets from customer support requests and automatic assignment to team members.

Research Associate

CyLab Africa•  June 2022 - January 2024•  Kigali

Led end-to-end implementation of research projects from design discussions to design and development. Researched and developed solutions for the interoperability of digital public goods. Collaborated with interdisciplinary and cross-cultural teams. Led and mentored a team in the successful development of an internal performance monitoring dashboard for an open-source project. Led monthly presentations about project progress to key stakeholders. Implemented containerization using Docker and Kubernetes, reducing deployment times of all projects by 30%. Conducted regular research presentations to government officials and collaborating institutions.

Software Developer

Zentech IT Solutions•  August 2019 - April 2022•  Accra

Designed and maintained full-stack applications in PHP. Designed and deployed databases used in-house and for clients' applications. Deployed in-house web applications and databases for clients with 99.99% availability. Led the design and development of web applications based on client requirements. Created patches for legacy applications. Created and maintained internal developer environments.