🏆 Among Top 1% Expert-Vetted Talent on Upwork🏆 Result-oriented DevOps & Gen AI Engineer with over 10 years of experience, I excel in creating and applying effective DevOps practices for high-traffic applications. I build practical GenAI solutions that solve real business problems. My focus is on making systems efficient, reliable, and scalable, aligning closely with your business needs. ⏱ General availability UTC: 10am-11pm, ET: 6am-7pm, PST: 3am-3pm. After working with MNCs like TCS, Fico, AutoDesk, and VISA Inc., Now I've shifted to full time freelancing. My goal is to help businesses use cloud technology effectively and affordably. I am committed to leveraging my skills to provide a real impact on your business. Insights of my recent work: ☞ Single-handedly designed and developed the infrastructure and implemented robust DevOps practices for many applications serving more than 100 millions of users a month. ☞ AWS 4x Certified Cloud Solutions Architect.     ↳ AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional     ↳ AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate     ↳ AWS Certified Developer – Associate     ↳ AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate ☞ Over 10 years of hands-on experience with AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure. ☞ Extensive experience in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK). ☞ Expert in securing infrastructure and achieving compliance like HIPAA, PCI-DSS, GDPR, ISO, and additional regulatory frameworks. ☞ Highly skilled in migrating legacy applications to AWS, Azure, and GCP. ☞ Proficient at setting up CI-CD pipeline for various application such as MERN, Python, PHP and etc. ☞ Expert in building Serverless application using ServerLess Framework, SAM and SST. ☞ Experienced in Dockerizing complex applications and running them on orchestrators such as EKS, GKE, and AKS. ☞ Experienced in AWS GEN AI services such as Textract, Comprehend, Kendra, Bedrock and Sagemaker ☞ Designed and delivered 10+ GenAI-powered services covering document intelligence, conversational AI, and automated support ticket workflows ☞ Proficient in implementing monitoring solutions including New Relic, Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, and more. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Skills : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ♚ Build, Configure, and Troubleshoot the AWS environment. ♚ Migration, Deployment of existing websites, and application to the Aws cloud. ♚ Linux Server Administration. ♚ Dockerizing application, Setting up CI-CD for Automatic Deployment. ♚ Chef and Terraform configuration, deployment, and Orchestration. ♚ Experience in Writing infrastructure as a code so that you will get the full benefit of automation. ♚ Serverless (Node.js, Python ). ♚ Code development in python and AWS SDK. ♚ Textract, Comprehend, Kendra, AWS Recognition ♚ Python Automation Expert. ♚ Monitoring setup using Prometheus, Grafana. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toolkit ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ⓵ AWS (EC2, RDS, S3, CloudFront, ECS, Lambda, IAM, network routing, VPC, Route 53, API Gateway, KMS, Certificate Manager, SSM, etc) ⓶ CloudFormation, Terraform ⓷ Docker, ECS, EKS, GKE, AKS and On-Prem Kubernetes. ⓸ CI/CD, Code Build, Code Commit, Code Deploy, Jenkins, Travis CI ⓹ Linux (Ubuntu/RedHat/Centos/Amazon Linux) ⓺ Amazon Bedrock, Anthropic Claude, LangChain, Weaviate, Hugging Face ⓻ MySQL, PostgreSQL, NoSQL/DynamoDB ⓼ Agile Methodologies ⓽ DevOps principles.

I take over Cloud (AWS, GCP) infrastructure that's scaling faster than your team can manage - and make it stable, observable, and cost-efficient. Recent work: Navya Network (Healthcare AI) - 4 months ongoing. Zero-downtime ECS Fargate migration, Databricks cost optimization, multi-region architecture. 99.9% availability with sub-second agent orchestration. Ockam (AI startup) - Led SOC2 compliance from scratch while rebuilding their platform architecture. Invesco (Fortune 500) - Migrated 500+ applications to AWS. Genentech - Built enterprise container platform that cut developer onboarding from weeks to days. What I deliver: Production Kubernetes and ECS at scale. Terraform infrastructure you can actually maintain. CI/CD pipelines that don't break. Observability that tells you what's wrong before customers do. How I work: Async-first, timezone-flexible. I document everything and build for handoff - you get infrastructure your team can run without me. Available for 2-4 week projects or longer engagements. Previously scaled a platform engineering practice from 12 to 150 engineers at Slalom Build. Now running Accelra Technologies and taking select consulting work.

I help companies design, automate, and scale modern cloud infrastructures on AWS — making deployments faster, more secure, and cost-efficient. With 10+ years in IT (7+ in DevOps & Cloud), I specialize in building AWS and Kubernetes solutions that eliminate bottlenecks, improve reliability, and accelerate delivery pipelines. ✅ Cloud Platforms: Amazon Web Services (AWS) (strongest), Azure, GCP ✅ Automation & IaC: Terraform/OpenTofu, CloudFormation, CDK, Troposphere, Ansible, AWS SAM ✅ Containers & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, AWS ECS, AWS Fargate, Helm, Kustomize, ArgoCD, FluxCD ✅ CI/CD Pipelines: GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, CodePipeline ✅ Scripting & Serverless: Strong background in coding (Python, Node.js) with hands-on experience building AWS Lambda functions, serverless APIs, and automation workflows ✅ Monitoring & Security: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, DataDog, Wiz, CrowdStrike ✅ Networking & Delivery: AWS CloudFront, API Gateway, Cognito, Lambda Authorizers ✅ Databases & Messaging: SQL/MySQL/Postgres, DynamoDB, RDS, MongoDB, Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS I’ve successfully delivered projects such as: 1. Migrating on-premise and legacy applications to AWS Cloud with automated CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) 2. Building scalable Kubernetes clusters with GitOps-based deployments 3. Designing secure, SOC2-aligned infrastructure with monitoring and alerting 4. Automating serverless backends using AWS Lambda, API Gateway, Cognito, and DynamoDB 5. Designing and provisioning infrastructure for AI Agents and Bots on AWS ECS and AWS Fargate My background in development means I don’t just manage infrastructure — I also understand code, which helps me collaborate seamlessly with engineering teams and write reliable Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation. If you need a partner who can architect, automate, and deliver AWS cloud solutions at scale with zero drama, let’s connect.

I am a Senior DevOps Engineer with over 11 years of hands-on experience in Kubernetes (EKS), Terraform, and CI/CD pipeline development. My expertise lies in automating infrastructure, optimizing deployments, and ensuring system reliability across cloud and on-premises environments. Tech stack: • Cloud platforms: AWS, GCP, Hetzner, Digital Ocean • Aws: S3, EKS, EC2, VPS, CloudFront, Elastic Beanstalk, RDS, Lambda, SNS, IAM, ElasticCache, CloudWatch, SQS, KMS, SES, Cognito, ElastiCache, CloudFormation, Location Service • Infrastructure as Code: Ansible, Terraform, Terragrunt • Containerization and orchestration: Kubernetes (EKS), Docker, Docker compose, Docker swarm • CI/CD automation: TeamCity, CircleCI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins • Monitoring: ELK, Grafana + Prometheus, Zabbix, Nagios, Monit, Munin, Cacti; • Version Control: Git, Gitlab, Bitbucket • GitOps: ArgoCD, Helm, External DNS, Certificate Manager etc; • CDN and load balancing: Apache Traffic Server, Haproxy, Apache Traffic Server, Nginx Upstream, F5 Load Balancer, NetScaler, LoadMaster; • VPN servers based on OpenVPN, IPsec, and WireGuard;

Is your cloud bill climbing with no idea why — or is your team shipping fast but quietly accumulating security debt? I help SaaS startups and scale-ups fix both. Secure pipelines, stable Kubernetes clusters, lean cloud spend, and infrastructure that your engineers can trust — not fight against. With 5+ years across AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, DevOps and DevSecOps, I've helped fintech and SaaS teams go from manual, fragile deployments to fully automated, security-hardened pipelines — cutting deployment times by up to 70% and cloud spend by 20–40%, while closing security gaps before they turn into incidents. 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗠𝗲? ============================ ✅ 5+ Years of Real-World Experience across AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, DevOps and DevSecOps ✅ Results That Speak: 70% faster deployments, 20–40% cloud cost reduction, zero critical breaches ✅ Full-Time Availability: 40+ hours/week with fast, consistent communication ✅ Startup-Friendly: Senior-level execution without the full-time hire cost ✅ Awarded "Certificate of Appreciation – Ultimate Team" for production reliability under scale 𝗠𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 ============================ 🏆 DevOps & CI/CD: GitHub Actions | GitLab CI | Azure DevOps | Jenkins — staging gates, rollbacks, zero-downtime deploys 🏆 DevSecOps & Pipeline Security: SAST/DAST | Secrets Management | IAM Hardening | WAF | Compliance Automation — security baked into every stage 🏆 Kubernetes Platform Engineering: EKS | AKS | Helm | ArgoCD | Flux | Cilium/Calico | Istio/Linkerd | HPA/VPA — production-hardened, not just deployed 🏆 Cloud Infrastructure & IaC: AWS | Azure | GCP | Terraform | Ansible — full environment builds and migrations from on-prem or legacy setups 🏆 FinOps & Cloud Cost Optimization: Right-sizing compute | Idle resource cleanup | Tagging strategies | Cost visibility dashboards — cutting waste, not corners 🏆 Monitoring & Observability: Prometheus | Grafana | Datadog | CloudWatch — dashboards, alerting, and incident response automation 🏆 Disaster Recovery: Velero backup strategies | Cross-region failover — downtime becomes a non-event 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 ============================ → Managed full AWS environment for an Australian SaaS company — integrated Datadog with automated incident reporting, reducing response time significantly → Built and maintained AKS infrastructure for a fintech team — Terraform-provisioned clusters with multi-stage CI/CD in Azure DevOps, Agile environment → Reduced cloud spend by 20–40% for scale-up clients through right-sizing, idle resource cleanup, and FinOps dashboards → Awarded "Certificate of Appreciation – Ultimate Team" for infrastructure reliability under high-scale production load 𝗔𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 ============================ 👨‍💻 Full-Time Availability: 40+ hours per week dedicated to your project 💬 Fast Communication: Average response under 4 hours — always available for calls and status updates 💡 Free Initial Audit: I'll review your current setup and tell you exactly where the gaps are — before you commit 🌍 Open to Contract-to-Hire: If the fit is right, I'm open to longer-term arrangements 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 ============================ Choose the scope that fits your current need — from a focused audit to full ongoing platform support. 🔍 Audit & Recommendations — 10 Hours Full review of your CI/CD pipeline, cloud infrastructure, or Kubernetes cluster. Delivered as a prioritized report with exact fixes. Discounted Price: $99 (Regular Price: $149) ⚙️ Standard Engagement — 44 Hours Ideal for a focused project: pipeline rebuild, K8s hardening, cost optimization sprint, or DevSecOps integration. Discounted Price: $299 (Regular Price: $499) 🚀 Full Platform Support — 88 Hours Ongoing support and execution across your entire cloud platform — architecture, security, cost, and reliability. Discounted Price: $799 (Regular Price: $999) 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗶𝘁 𝗜𝗳 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗔𝗿𝗲 ============================ → A SaaS startup scaling fast and need security + infrastructure done right from day one → A team overpaying on AWS or Azure with no visibility into why → An engineering team whose Kubernetes cluster is a bottleneck, not an accelerator → A company that had a production incident and needs the platform properly hardened → A growing company that needs senior DevOps expertise without a full-time hire 𝗟𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 ============================ 📌 Available for audits, fixed-scope projects, and ongoing platform support. Message me with your challenge — I typically respond within a few hours. Keywords for Expertise: DevOps Engineer | DevSecOps | AWS | Azure | Kubernetes | GCP | EKS | AKS | Terraform | CI/CD | GitHub Actions | GitLab CI | Jenkins | Azure DevOps | ArgoCD | GitOps | Helm | Prometheus | Grafana | Datadog | FinOps | Cloud Cost Optimization | IaC | Docker | SAST | DAST | IAM | WAF | Platform Engineering | Cloud Architecture | SRE

Experienced software engineer with 12-year history in infrastructure automation and software development within cloud-native environments. Skilled in developing, building, and deploying applications using microservice architecture. Certified Kubernetes developer and administrator. AREA OF EXPERTISE Golang DevOps Terraform CICD Kubernetes Ansible Python Docker

Experienced DevOps Engineer | Azure | AWS | Docker | CI/CD | Kubernetes | Terraform Hello! I am a Senior DevOps Engineer with over five years of experience helping startups and enterprises build secure, scalable, and cost-efficient infrastructure. I am passionate about automation and love optimizing systems so they run faster, smoother, and more reliably. Why Clients Work With Me • Cost Optimization: I design efficient and right-sized architectures to help reduce cloud costs. • Smooth Deployments: I create automated CI/CD pipelines that make releases faster and safer. • Scalable Systems: I build infrastructure that can grow easily with your business. • Security and Compliance: I ensure setups follow PCI, HIPAA, GDPR, and ISO standards. • High Reliability: I build systems with high availability, proactive monitoring, and disaster recovery in mind. What I Can Do For You • Cloud Migrations: Hassle-free migrations to AWS, GCP, or Azure with zero downtime. • Infrastructure as Code: Scalable and repeatable environments using Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation. • CI/CD Automation: Build, test, and deploy pipelines using GitLab CI, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions. • Docker and Kubernetes: Fully containerized environments with autoscaling and load balancing. • Monitoring and Logging: Set up tools like Zabbix, Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK Stack for real-time visibility. My Tech Toolbox • Cloud: AWS, GCP, Azure, DigitalOcean • Containers: Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift • CI/CD: GitLab CI, Jenkins, CircleCI • Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation • Monitoring: Zabbix, Grafana, Prometheus, ELK Stack • Scripting: Bash, Python • Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB Results I Have Delivered • 40% faster deployment cycles • 30% reduction in cloud costs • 99.9% uptime on production environments • Migrated over 100 servers with zero downtime Let’s Work Together If you are looking to modernize your infrastructure, move to the cloud, or automate deployments, I would be happy to help. Let us have a chat about your goals and how I can bring value to your team and project.

🏆 Upwork Rising Talent | 👨‍💻 12+ Years Experience | 📅 Available Full-Time (40+ hrs/week) I build AI automation systems using n8n, Zapier, and AI agents and design Kubernetes + Terraform DevOps infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and GCP that scales without breaking. These are custom-built systems that run inside your existing tools, 24/7 — not templates, not generic chatbots. If you need n8n automation, Zapier automation, Kubernetes DevOps, Terraform infrastructure, or AI agents to remove manual work and stabilize your cloud environment, you're in the right place. What I Deliver ✅ Build AI agents that work 24/7 (OpenClaw, NemoClaw, Hermes, Claude Code & emerging frameworks) ✅ n8n & Zapier automations that remove repetitive work ✅ Kubernetes & Terraform DevOps infrastructure for AWS, Azure, GCP ✅ CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitOps/ArgoCD ✅ Production-grade AWS / Azure / GCP cloud architecture ✅ API, CRM, and SaaS integrations into seamless automated workflows ✅ Monitoring, logging & alerting with Grafana, Prometheus, ELK, CloudWatch 🤖 AI Agents & Workflow Automation ✔️ AI Agent Platforms: OpenClaw, NemoClaw (NVIDIA), Hermes, Claude Code & emerging frameworks ✔️ GPT-powered workflows, LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, MCP, RAG pipelines, Python automation ✔️ n8n automation, Zapier automation, Make, Power Automate workflows ✔️ CRM Automation: GoHighLevel, HubSpot, Salesforce, Zoho ✔️ Automated calls, SMS, notifications, VoIP integrations ✔️ Web automation: Selenium, BeautifulSoup, Scrapy ✔️ Reporting dashboards & automated analytics 🧪 Testing & QA Automation ✔️ Playwright E2E automation integrated with CI/CD ✔️ Cypress testing pipelines 🌐 Cloud & DevOps Engineering ✔️ AWS DevOps: EC2, EKS, ECS, VPC, S3, RDS, Lambda, CloudFront, IAM, CloudWatch ✔️ Azure DevOps: AKS, App Services, Functions, Azure DevOps Pipelines ✔️ GCP DevOps: GKE, Cloud Run, Pub/Sub, BigQuery ✔️ Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Pulumi, CloudFormation, Ansible ✔️ Containers & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, Helm ✔️ CI/CD: GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, Bitbucket, Azure DevOps, GitOps/ArgoCD ✔️ Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog ✔️ Security: IAM, VPC design, SSL, backups, disaster recovery 🐧 Scripting & Databases ✔️Python, Bash, Node.js, PHP ✔️PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, Redis 👨‍💻 How I Work I start by understanding the problem before proposing a solution. I build fast, communicate clearly, and deliver systems that work in production not just in demos. You won't get theory. You'll get working automation, solid infrastructure, and reliable delivery. 📩 Send me a message with your problem. I respond within 2 hours and start with a free consultation to map out the best approach, timeline, and architecture for your project. No pressure. Just a clear, practical plan forward.

I’m a Senior DevSecOps Engineer with proven expertise in infrastructure automation, system reliability, and cybersecurity. I specialize in building secure, scalable, and automated environments that drive business continuity and performance. With extensive experience managing datacenters, Linux/Windows servers, and enterprise networks, I architect and automate end-to-end DevOps ecosystems — from provisioning to observability. Core Expertise: 1. Infrastructure Management: Datacenter setup, virtualization (VMware/ESXi), high-availability server clusters, firewalls, and RBAC implementation. 2. Automation & IaC: Terraform and Ansible for provisioning, orchestration, and configuration management. 3. CI/CD Pipelines: Jenkins, GitLab CI, and Helm for seamless Kubernetes deployments, reducing release times by up to 70%. 4. Monitoring & Observability: Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, and ELK Stack — building intelligent dashboards and LogQL-based analytics for proactive issue detection. 5. Scripting & Optimization: Bash, PowerShell, and Python automation for system tasks, backups, and configuration hardening. 6. Security Engineering: HashiCorp Vault, Nessus, OpenVAS, and cryptographic data protection for compliance and system integrity. 7. Database Reliability: MSSQL/MySQL setup, recovery, and encryption for critical workloads. Highlights: 1. Architected and deployed a high-availability datacenter with integrated firewalls and automated observability. 2. Built CI/CD pipelines integrating Kubernetes, Jenkins, Terraform, and GitLab CI — reducing deployment overhead dramatically. 3. Developed Grafana dashboards using LogQL queries for live metrics, log correlation, and performance visualization. 4. Automated patching, scanning, and alerting systems across hybrid environments. Tech Stack: 1. Platforms: Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu), Windows Server 2. DevOps: Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible 3. Monitoring: Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, ELK Stack 4. CI/CD: Jenkins, GitLab CI 5. Security: Vault, Nessus, OpenVAS, Burp Suite 6. Databases: MSSQL, MySQL 7. Scripting: Bash, PowerShell, Python I don’t just build infrastructure — I engineer resilient, secure, and automated systems that scale effortlessly. Let’s collaborate to turn your infrastructure into a high-performing, self-healing environment.

Valentine Ahiwe is a DevOps Engineer with a pro-level knowledge of AWS architecture and expert experience working with clients across different industries of varied sizes and unique needs. He brings expert-level expertise in building on AWS and creating streamlined CI/CD pipelines with security and cost-optimization as top of mind. He's AWS 11x Certified, an AWS Subject Matter Expert(SME), a Certified Kubernetes Administrator(CKA), a Certified Kubernetes Application Developer(CKAD), and an AWS Community Builder.