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DAMI OLA

Cloud & DevOps Engineer
Cloud Infrastructure - DevOps Tooling - Monitoring & Reliability

Dallas, TX
Email: ola.damilola.e@gmail.com
Website: https://www.oladami.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ola-dammy

Summary

Cloud & DevOps Engineer with experience operating and automating production systems across cloud and hybrid environments. I work across Windows and Linux infrastructure, infrastructure as code, CI/CD, and observability to improve system reliability and reduce operational risk. My background includes troubleshooting live production issues, supporting deployments within change-controlled environments, and maintaining runbooks and operational documentation. AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Certified Kubernetes Administrator, and Project Management Professional (PMP).

Core Skills

Cloud & Infrastructure
AWS (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, CloudFront, Route 53, CloudWatch), Terraform

DevOps & Automation
Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Python, Bash, PowerShell

Containers & Orchestration
Docker, Kubernetes (EKS)

Monitoring & Observability
Grafana, Datadog, CloudWatch

Systems & Platforms
Linux, Windows Server, Active Directory

Reporting & Analytics
Power BI

Experience

Cloud & DevOps Engineer

Delta Air Lines - Remote
August 2023 - Present

  • Maintain and operate cloud-connected and on-prem infrastructure supporting internal engineering, operations, and business systems.
  • Manage Windows Server environments including Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, service accounts, and access controls.
  • Execute Linux and Windows server troubleshooting related to service availability, authentication, and scheduled workloads.
  • Build and maintain CI/CD workflows used for infrastructure automation and application deployments within controlled change windows.
  • Investigate and resolve infrastructure and application issues through log analysis, metrics, and monitoring alerts.
  • Develop and maintain runbooks, troubleshooting guides, and operational documentation aligned with enterprise standards.
  • Implemented scheduled validation scripts that improved data synchronization accuracy between integrated enterprise systems.

Cloud & DevOps Engineer

Crypto.com - Remote
July 2021 - August 2023

  • Developed and maintained Python-based automation to reduce repetitive operational tasks, validate backend data, and enforce consistency across transaction and account-related workflows.
  • Built and operated monitoring and alerting scripts to detect abnormal system states, data inconsistencies, and delayed processing in financial systems.
  • Investigated and resolved production issues by analyzing application logs, automation outputs, and system metrics to support service stability and data integrity.
  • Implemented automation improvements to reduce manual intervention and minimize repeat operational issues in high-volume transaction workflows.
  • Collaborated with platform and backend teams during incident investigations and deployment activities to support reliable system operation.
  • Produced internal dashboards and reports summarizing automation outcomes, system health trends, and recurring operational issues for engineering teams.

Cloud & DevOps Engineer

Equilog Technical Services - Lagos, Nigeria
August 2018 - July 2021

  • Designed and provisioned AWS cloud infrastructure using Terraform, including VPCs, subnets, IAM roles, EC2, S3, CloudFront, and Route 53, supporting internal and client-facing platforms.
  • Built and operated CloudFront-backed delivery platforms, resolving issues related to access policies, DNS propagation, and TLS configuration.
  • Implemented Jenkins CI/CD pipelines to automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration validation, and deployment workflows across environments.
  • Containerized applications using Docker to standardize runtime environments and reduce configuration drift between development and production.
  • Worked with Kubernetes (EKS) environments to support containerized application deployments and secure workload configuration.
  • Integrated Grafana, Datadog, and CloudWatch to monitor infrastructure performance, resource utilization, and system behavior.

Monitoring & Reliability Engineer

Equilog Technical Services - Lagos, Nigeria
April 2017 - August 2018

  • Built Power BI dashboards for operational reporting, visualizing system behavior trends and automation outcomes for engineering leadership.
  • Aggregated observability data from Grafana, Datadog, and CloudWatch into executive-ready operational summaries.
  • Analyzed system logs and metrics to identify recurring operational issues and quantify the impact of infrastructure and automation changes.
  • Authored reporting standards and documentation supporting data-driven operational and reliability planning.

Education & Certifications

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate

Project Management Professional (PMP) - Project Management Institute

Master of Science, Geoscience - Midwestern State University

Bachelor of Science, Geology - University of Ilorin

Technologies

AWS - Terraform - Jenkins - GitHub Actions - Docker - Kubernetes - Linux - Windows Server - Active Directory - Python - Bash - PowerShell - Grafana - Datadog - CloudWatch - Power BI

Last updated: 2025