Experience
Cloud engineering across banking, telecom, energy and government
Six years spanning Microsoft Gold Partner consultancies, freelance cloud delivery, data engineering and AI model training - with a consistent thread of migrating, securing and automating cloud platforms for enterprise clients.
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Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Cloudware Africa (Microsoft Gold Partner) · Accra, GhanaMay 2023 - Present- Conducted cloud adoption assessments using Microsoft's Cloud Adoption Framework, guiding clients through structured migration and deployment phases.
- Migrated customer workloads to Azure PaaS and IaaS - on-premises servers, VMware/Hyper-V environments and web services from AWS - reducing infrastructure and operational costs.
- Deployed Microsoft Sentinel and advanced security solutions with data connectors, alerts, automation rules, workbooks and custom analytics rules tailored to client use cases.
- Designed fault-tolerant architectures across App Service, Azure Functions, Azure VMs and Azure Site Recovery for high availability and business continuity.
- Built and maintained CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps, reducing deployment times and improving integration consistency.
- Automated provisioning with Terraform, Bicep and PowerShell, minimising manual error and accelerating delivery.
- Configured Site-to-Site VPN hybrid connectivity, Azure File Sync with lifecycle policies, and IAM roles with MFA.
- Monitored infrastructure with Log Analytics and Azure Monitor, improving reliability and reducing downtime.
- Developed technical proposals, presentations and product demos that turned business requirements into cloud solutions, increasing project approval rates.
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Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Reliance Infosystems Limited (Microsoft Gold Partner) · RemoteMay 2023 - Present- Implemented cloud security infrastructure and secure architectures for in-house Azure applications, improving security posture and compliance adherence.
- Conducted comprehensive cloud security risk assessments, identifying vulnerabilities and recommending mitigations.
- Deployed Microsoft Sentinel, Azure Arc and Azure Monitor to improve threat detection, monitoring and operational visibility.
- Defined and enforced enterprise-level cloud security controls aligned to industry standards.
- Configured Azure Key Vault and key management policies to strengthen data security and regulatory compliance.
- Implemented BCDR solutions for mission-critical workloads, ensuring data availability and minimising downtime.
- Automated Azure deployments with Bicep, ARM templates and Terraform.
- Translated high-level customer requirements into detailed technical specifications and solution designs.
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Cloud Engineer & Web Developer (Freelance)
Fiverr & Upwork · RemoteSept 2020 - Present- Designed and deployed cloud solutions on Azure and AWS - secure, scalable and cost-optimised environments for diverse client projects.
- Developed and customised websites and web applications in JavaScript, Python and WordPress with SQL and Oracle backends.
- Implemented automation and deployment pipelines to streamline application delivery.
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Advanced AI Data Trainer
Invisible Technologies · Remote (United States)Sept 2024 - Present- Trained AI models on curated datasets including image captioning and data labelling, aligning models to specific task objectives.
- Ran quality evaluation on model outputs, identifying errors and inconsistencies so performance benchmarks were consistently met.
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Data Engineer
Hamoye · RemoteJuly 2022 - Nov 2022- Cleaned and explored public utility datasets in Python, delivering summary statistics and visualisations that informed decision-making.
- Developed a regression model analysing eight input variables against two outputs, improving predictive accuracy.
- Built and connected Kubeflow pipeline components, automating workflows and reducing data processing time.
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Software Engineer & Social Media Manager
Techbit Inc (Techpreneur Magazine) · Accra, GhanaMar 2019 - Aug 2019- Developed websites, web applications and software products in JavaScript, Python and Java with Oracle and SQL databases.
- Conceptualised and executed social content strategies, increasing audience engagement and brand visibility.
- Managed distribution plans and schedules aligned to marketing objectives.
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Petroleum Geologist (National Service)
Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) · Tema, GhanaSept 2019 - Aug 2020- Interpreted geological and geophysical data to create subsurface maps, improving exploration planning accuracy.
- Conducted basin, source rock and reservoir modelling to support strategic exploration decisions.