Cyril Baah

Site Reliability Engineer
Accra, GH.

About

Highly skilled Site Reliability Engineer with a robust background in DevOps, cloud infrastructure, and full-stack development. Proven expertise in designing, implementing, and optimizing scalable cloud solutions (AWS, Azure) using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Bicep and Terraform. Adept at enhancing system reliability, automating deployments, and improving performance through CI/CD pipelines, advanced monitoring, and incident response frameworks, consistently reducing downtime and increasing efficiency.

Work

HUBTEL LIMITED
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Key Accounts - Site Reliability Engineer

Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana

Summary

Currently leading Site Reliability Engineering initiatives for key accounts, focusing on cloud infrastructure automation, incident response, and performance validation to ensure robust and scalable systems.

Highlights

Developed and maintained Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Bicep and Terraform, ensuring consistent, automated, and scalable cloud deployments across critical environments.

Orchestrated a comprehensive incident response framework, successfully reducing system downtime by 25% and significantly improving customer satisfaction ratings.

Maintained performance test environments to validate system readiness, ensuring seamless project rollouts and product launches.

DoraHacks
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DevOps Engineer (Contract)

Remote, N/A, N/A

Summary

Optimized blockchain node performance and reliability through strategic swap mechanism configurations and automated deployments, enhancing client authentication and system uptime.

Highlights

Configured swap mechanisms for testnet and mainnet, optimizing storage and performance for critical blockchain operations.

Automated blockchain node deployments, significantly enhancing system reliability and operational efficiency.

Implemented Google IDP to improve authentication and access management for clients, strengthening security protocols.

Monitored and estimated ETA for node updates, ensuring minimal downtime and seamless upgrades for blockchain infrastructure.

AMALITECH SERVICES
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Associate DevOps Engineer

Takoradi, Western Region, Ghana

Summary

Spearheaded cloud migration from AWS to Azure, optimized CI/CD pipelines, and implemented robust monitoring solutions, significantly enhancing infrastructure efficiency and reliability.

Highlights

Led the successful migration of core infrastructure from AWS to Azure, refactoring Terraform modules to Bicep for seamless Azure provisioning, reducing infrastructure drift and improving deployment consistency.

Implemented continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) systems, reducing deployment time by 60% and increasing deployment frequency by 100%.

Deployed automated monitoring and alerting solutions using Prometheus and Grafana, reducing Mean Time to Recovery (MTTR) by 20%.

Supported the migration of legacy applications to containerized environments using Docker and Kubernetes, enhancing scalability and portability.

WONCHUNII SERVICES
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DevOps Engineer (Part time)

Remote, N/A, N/A

Summary

Configured Kubernetes infrastructure and integrated security scanning tools to enhance cluster performance and DevSecOps posture.

Highlights

Configured Kubernetes infrastructure using Terraform, significantly enhancing cluster performance and optimizing resource allocation.

Integrated security scanning tools into CI/CD pipelines, effectively improving the organization's DevSecOps posture and reducing vulnerabilities.

FILLY CODER LIMITED
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Web Developer (Contract)

Remote, N/A, N/A

Summary

Developed RESTful APIs and backend services for a driving school management system, collaborating with front-end developers to enhance application performance.

Highlights

Developed robust RESTful APIs and backend services, forming the core infrastructure for a comprehensive driving school management system.

Collaborated effectively with front-end developers to integrate APIs, resulting in improved application performance and seamless user experience.

Education

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Tech
Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana

MSc

Cyber Security and Digital Forensic

Ghana Communication Technology University
Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana

Bachelor of Science

Information Technology

Ghana Technology University College
Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana

Diploma

Information Technology

Certificates

AWS Partner: Accreditation (Technical)

Issued By

AWS

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Issued By

AWS

DevSecOps

Issued By

N/A

Skills

Programming Languages

Python, JavaScript, Golang.

Web Frameworks

Django, Node.js.

Databases

SQL, MongoDB, Postgres.

Cloud Platforms

AWS, Azure, GCP.

DevOps Tools

Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Git, GitHub, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, ArgoCD.

Monitoring & Observability

ElasticSearch, Prometheus, New Relic, Grafana.

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Bicep, Terraform.