Amidatu Seidu

Summary

Amidatu has several years of working experience in Cloud/DevOps with Active US Secret Clearance and an extensive experience in Linux and a proven track record of success in complex projects. Expertise encompasses various aspects of DevOps, including project design, development, tool integration, cloud automation, configuration management, provisioning, build and release, cloud migration, and CI/CD With a strong technical foundation in hardware, networking, and scripting languages (Bash, Python, YAML, Groovy), Amidatu is proficient in using tools such as Git, Jenkins, Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform. Hands-on experience with major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and a deep understanding of on-premises environments. Additionally, Amidatu excels in monitoring tool configuration and onboarding (Observe, Datadog, Prometheus, and Grafana). Ability to mentor, collaborate, and lead teams effectively, combined with her strong problem-solving and project management skills, makes her a valuable asset to any organization.

Technical Skills

DevOps & Version Control:

• Git: Expert in Git branching strategies, merging, conflict resolution, and creating pull requests for efficient code collaboration. (Developed custom Git hooks for pre-commit checks and automated code formatting in a microservices project at Thales).
• Ansible: Extensive experience writing reusable Ansible playbooks for infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and application deployments. At Thales, automated the configuration and deployment of a multi-tier web application on AWS using Ansible playbooks, reducing deployment time by 70%.

CI/CD & Automation:

• Jenkins: Proficient in configuring Jenkins pipelines for building, testing, and deploying applications. Implemented a CI/CD pipeline in Jenkins at Alameda HealthCare to automate the build, test, and deployment process for a critical healthcare application, reducing manual intervention and improving release velocity.
• Docker: Skilled in containerizing applications using Docker, creating Dockerfiles, and managing Docker images in Docker Hub. Containerized a legacy monolithic application at Thales for improved scalability and easier deployments, facilitating faster rollouts and rollbacks.

Container Orchestration:

• Kubernetes (EKS): Strong understanding of Kubernetes concepts and hands-on experience deploying and managing containerized applications on Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS). Designed and deployed a scalable microservices architecture on EKS at Thales, enabling seamless horizontal scaling and increased application resilience. Leveraging canary deployment, blue-green deployment, deploying Kubernetes on Linux servers.

Cloud & Monitoring:

• AWS: Proficient with AWS services like EC2, VPC, S3, EKS, and CloudWatch for building secure and scalable cloud infrastructure. Migrated a legacy application to AWS at Alameda HealthCare, utilizing a combination of AWS services, resulting in increased cost-efficiency and improved performance.
• Prometheus & Grafana: Experience in setting up Prometheus for application metrics collection and leveraging Grafana for real-time application performance visualization. Implemented Prometheus and Grafana monitoring for a critical microservices application at Thales, enabling proactive identification and troubleshooting of performance issues.

Additional Skills

• Scripting Languages: Bash Scripting, Python scripting for automation tasks.
• Operating Systems: Linux (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu), Windows

• Certified AWS Solution Architect - Professional
• Certified AWS Solution Architect - Associate
• DevOps Certification
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
• CompTIA Security +