Jul 2021 – Dec 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos · Netherlands

• Enterprise scale Public Cloud platforms architecture and implementation (Azure and AWS Cloud)
• Modern Service Management and change management for Cloud transformation
• Cloud Native Application hosting platforms design (containers, AKS, EKS platforms)
• Designed Solution Architecture high level architecture document (SAHLD) for enterprise

May 2019 – Jun 2021 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

• Private Cloud (VRealize Automation/Orchestration)
• Public Cloud (Azure)
• Azure DevOps
• Cloud Native Computing Infrastructure

Apr 2019 – Jun 2020 · 1 yr 2 mos · Netherlands

• DevOps Consulting and secondment

Feb 2018 – Feb 2019 · 1 yr · Lagos, Nigeria · On-site

• Served as platform owner for the bank’s Software Defined Datacenter (SDDC) with VMware, providing automation, network virtualization with NSX and VRealize business for costing and chargeback; a project that transformed the way the bank infrastructure services are being rolled out.
• Administrator for the public cloud infrastructure hosted on Microsoft Azure.
• Managed the Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) project leveraging on VMware Horizon platform for desktop and application publishing.
• Interfaced with IT security and enterprise Architecture team to design and implement standardized stack of virtualization products that met several workload requests on our Datacenters.
• Responsible for Infrastructure capacity planning, standardization and automation of IT related products and solutions for the bank and all its subsidiaries with a view to lowering TCO yet driving efficiency and improving upon the business.
• Responsible for disaster recovery and business continuity processes for the bank’s applications leveraging on Azure site recovery solution, VMware VSphere Data Protect (VDP), VMware Site Recovery (vSRM) and the VSphere replication solutions.
• Virtualized mission critical applications like Oracle Databases, Microsoft SQL servers, SharePoint and exchange servers on the VMware ESXI platform.
• Managed teams responsible for the bank’s server, storage and datacenter infrastructures.

Sep 2016 – Feb 2018 · 1 yr 5 mos

• Install, configure and manage virtual machines across a hybrid platform (On premises VMware ESXI and Microsoft Azure cloud services).
• Virtualized mission critical applications like Oracle Databases, Microsoft SQL servers, SharePoint and exchange servers.
• Managed the deployment of the Enterprise Workspace and Mobility platform for the “Bring Your Own Device” (BYOD) program, leveraging on VMware AirWatch and Microsoft Intune solutions that has improved staff productivity by providing users with authorized access to enterprise resources anytime and anywhere on their mobile devices.
• Administer disaster recovery and business continuity processes for the bank’s applications leveraging on Azure site recovery solution, VMware VSphere Data Protect and the VSphere replication solutions.
• Served as site reliability engineer responsible for second level support for our banking infrastructure platform.
• Schedule backup jobs based on documented procedures, schedules and define backup procedures on the Azure backup solution.
• Second level server virtualization and virtual desktop infrastructure technical support engineer.
• Manage VMware Horizon solution platform for end users desktop and application publishing (VDI).
• Manage Vendors, systems integration and project implementation.
• Design business requirement documents for Infrastructure Projects.

Nov 2012 – Sep 2016 · 3 yrs 10 mos

• Manage the enterprise physical/virtual server platforms from provisioning, hardening, patch updates to remediation of vulnerabilities etc.
• Manage HP DL/Blade servers, Virtual Connect manager, Enclosures and storage infrastructures.
• Manage the two-factor authentication platform for user identity management.
• Responsible for the design, implementation and migration to Server Virtualization platform for Diamond Pension fund Custodian Limited, a subsidiary of Diamond Bank saving the management vendor implementation cost.
• Responsible for Capacity planning, implementation and management of end user computing, enterprise servers, storage and backup environment.
• Monitor the datacenter infrastructures for cooling and ensure optimal power usage efficiency (PUE) across all devices.
• Manage and interface with IT consultants to conduct proof of concept (PoC), create Statements of Work (SoW), requirement gathering and Project charters to ensure quality, timely and cost effective project delivery.
• Performance monitoring, troubleshooting and proactive support of the virtual servers and storage platform using VMware VRealize Operations suite (VROPS).

Apr 2011 – Oct 2012 · 1 yr 6 mos · Lagos

• Performance monitoring, troubleshooting and proactive support to clients in the financial industries as well as Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).
• First level network technical on-call support engineer.
• Served as Service delivery custodian for enterprise customers.
• Responsible for proactive real time network monitoring and fault reporting of client sites for early identification of actual and potential service breaches.
• Managing service monitoring tools (Nagios, Netcool, Fenix Hobbit & Cacti) – ensuring that all host parameters are updated as changes occur, and all network components are functioning properly
• Monitoring of data centre and Energy centre using NETBOTZ environmental monitoring system.

Jan 2010 – Jan 2011 · 1 yr

• IT Field Support Personnel
• Installation of network equipment for Branch roll-out
• Monitoring of branch networks (Links and ATMs) in Nigeria
• Troubleshoot & Maintenance of Cisco Devices
• Liaise with Internet Service Providers on network issues to reduce downtime
• Network analysis and first level support to Users
• Network items inventory and stock keeping
• Prepare daily network availability report
• Periodic and preventive Maintenance on Communications equipment Country-wide.

Apr 2008 – Oct 2008 · 6 mos · Lagos, Nigeria

• Interned with Ericsson Solutions Architecture team responsible for the design and technical sales of Ericsson Mobile 3G Radio Access Network. Here I got exposed to the Ericsson mobile technology platform as well as developed presentation and technical sales skills.