DevOps · SRE · Cloud Ops

Okikioluwa
Bello

5+ years keeping cloud infrastructure alive, automated, and resilient. Specialising in Azure, AWS, CI/CD pipelines, and SRE practices — from incident detection to disaster recovery.

sre@okiki ~ zsh
whoami
okikioluwa bello // devops & sre engineer
kubectl get deployments --all-namespaces
RUNNING azure-monitor 5/5
RUNNING ci-cd-pipelines 3/3
RUNNING terraform-iac 8/8
RUNNING incident-response 1/1
uptime
5 years · 99.9% SLA · Lagos, NG
5+ Years Experience
2 Cloud Platforms
L3 Technical Lead
20+ Engineers Mentored
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Core capabilities

Cloud Infra

Azure & AWS Operations

Manage and monitor production cloud infrastructure across Azure and AWS, ensuring high availability and rapid incident recovery.

Azure PaaS/IaaS EC2 / S3 / VPC Azure Resource Manager
CI/CD

Pipeline Automation

Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions — automating build, test, and deployment cycles end-to-end.

Azure DevOps GitHub Actions GitLab YAML
IaC

Infrastructure as Code

Provision and manage repeatable, version-controlled environments using Terraform and ARM templates, reducing configuration drift.

Terraform Ansible ARM Templates
Observability

Monitoring & Alerting

Implement proactive alerting and log aggregation via Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, and AWS CloudWatch.

Azure Monitor App Insights CloudWatch
SRE

Incident & Reliability

Lead incident detection, RCA, structured escalation, and disaster recovery planning within defined RTO and RPO objectives.

Incident Response RCA DR Planning
Containers

Docker & Kubernetes

Manage containerised workloads in cloud environments — overseeing deployments, scaling configs, and health checks for production apps.

Docker Kubernetes Container Orchestration
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Experience

Dec 2025 — Present
XFusion · Remote
DevOps Engineer
Current Role
  • Manages and monitors cloud infrastructure across Azure and AWS, ensuring high availability and prompt incident detection and recovery.
  • Implements and maintains CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions, continuously improving deployment reliability.
  • Automates operations using Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell, and Bash, reducing manual workload and improving consistency.
  • Manages log aggregation via Azure Monitor and Log Analytics — logs visualised, archived to blob storage, and accessible for incident analysis.
  • Maintains disaster recovery plans with periodic reviews ensuring business continuity within defined RTO/RPO.
Jan 2025 — Present
Teknowledge Nigeria · Lagos
L3 Technical Lead — Azure Cloud Support
Promoted from L2
  • Primary technical authority for service incident detection and resolution across Azure PaaS: API Management, ARM, Azure Policy, Azure Batch.
  • Implements cloud security and compliance controls — RBAC, Key Vault access policies, Azure Policy definitions.
  • Leads cloud cost optimisation through Azure Cost Management analysis, identifying underutilised resources for measurable savings.
  • Mentors 5+ L2 engineers on Azure operations, automation scripting, monitoring tooling, and incident response best practices.
  • Produces clear incident reports for stakeholders — impact assessments, timelines, and corrective action plans.
Mar 2022 — Jan 2025
Teknowledge Nigeria · Lagos
L2 Azure Cloud Support Engineer
Second-Level Support
  • Provisioned and managed Azure resources including VMs, VNets, Storage Accounts, App Services, and Azure SQL using Terraform and ARM templates.
  • Automated cloud operations and reporting using PowerShell, Bash, Azure CLI, and REST APIs.
  • Monitored infrastructure health via Azure Monitor, Application Insights, and Log Analytics — proactively resolving bottlenecks before user impact.
  • Managed containerised workloads using Docker and Kubernetes across cloud environments.
  • Built and maintained CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps with YAML configurations.
Feb 2025 — Dec 2025
Ceeyit Solutions · Remote
Azure Cloud & DevOps Trainer
Volunteer
  • Designed and delivered hands-on training in Azure cloud operations, CI/CD pipelines, Terraform/ARM IaC, monitoring, and SRE best practices.
  • Prepared candidates for AZ-900 and AZ-104 Azure certifications; developed lab exercises and operational runbooks.
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Tech stack

Microsoft AzureCloud Platform
AWSCloud Platform
TerraformIaC
AnsibleConfiguration
DockerContainers
KubernetesOrchestration
Azure DevOpsCI/CD
GitHub ActionsCI/CD
Azure MonitorObservability
Log AnalyticsObservability
App InsightsObservability
CloudWatchObservability
PowerShellScripting
BashScripting
PythonScripting
ARM TemplatesIaC
RBAC / IAMSecurity
Azure PolicyGovernance
Linux (RHEL/Ubuntu)OS
GitVersion Control
JiraProject Tracking
GrafanaObservability
PrometheusObservability
HelmKubernetes
Azure Key VaultSecurity
ConfluenceDocumentation
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Certifications

GH
GitHub Foundations
GitHub · June 2025
KK
KodeKloud Engineer: Git
KodeKloud · Jan 2026
KK
KodeKloud Engineer: Linux
KodeKloud · Jan 2026
AZ
B.Eng, Mechatronics Engineering
Federal University Oye-Ekiti · 2018
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Writing

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Get in touch

Open to DevOps, SRE, and Cloud Engineering roles — remote or hybrid. Particularly interested in high-reliability production environments where SRE practices, automation, and observability matter.

Available for opportunities

Currently open to new roles and freelance engagements.

  • Remote-first preferred
  • Open to contract & full-time
  • Lagos, Nigeria (GMT+1)
  • Available for immediate start