Given Ndou
Seniour Cloud Engineer
Pretoria
Summary
I am a hard worker with good communication skills, efficient in collaboration and also good in individual tasks. I am very punctual with time and I have the ability to meet deadlines, I’m always looking for a new challenge where I can use my existing skills to address the problem and learn from it.
Complex problem-solver with analytical and driven mindset. Dedicated to achieving demanding development objectives according to tight schedules while producing impeccable code.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Languages
Work History
Cloud/DevOps Engineer
Synthesis Software Technologies
01.2022 - Current
- Since joining Synthesis I have been provisioning, maintaining, analysing, cost improving, security analysis and improvements of clients AWS infrastructure.
- In this role I have also developed Bitbucket pipelines for CICD purposes with Bitbucket, Ansible and terraform Cloud.
- I have also been developing Cloud native APIs using API gateway and Lambda using Python.
- I have also worked with the following application monitoring tools: Datadog, Opsgenie, Cloudwatch, Instana, Grafana and Prometheus.
Cloud Support Associate
Amazon Web Services
01.2021 - 12.2021
- Helped AWS customers troubleshoot and resolve network problems (Routing, intermittent slow connections, DNS issues, Certificate manager issues, CICD) they faced on AWS services.
- Helped troubleshoot and resolve Proxy server issues, Linux and Windows (file structure, SSH, file permissions, cron jobs, Beanstalk terminal, etc) problems on the AWS service.
- Give Solutions Architect advises to AWS customers on which services suits their needs and how they can save costs.
- Live contacts with AWS customers around the globe through screenshare, phone calls and live chats.
FullStack Software Engineer
Takealot Group
01.2020 - 12.2020
- Developed scalable backend service for new seller portal using Python, GraphQl, Postgress DB.
- Contributed on developing the consumer service Event bus using Kafka for message passing.
- Worked on the clean and scalable frontend careers page for Takealot using ReactJS.
- Worked on the dropshipping project from the planning phase until it’s implementation following Agile software development methodology.
Computer Science Tutor
University Of Cape Town
01.2016 - 12.2018
- During this 3 year period I tutored first year and second year Computer Science students Python, Java, Android.
Education
Bcom Hons - Business Informatics
University of South Africa
01.2024 - Current
Bsc - Computer Science and Computer Engineering
University of Cape Town
01.2019 - 12.2019
Matric certificate - undefined
Ozias Davhana secondary
01.2014 - 12.2014
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University Of Cape Town
01.2016 - 12.2018
Skills
- AWS Cloud Services
- EKS
- Elastic Beanstalk
- RDS
- EC2
- Python
- Java
- C#
- C
- Javascript
- Scripting
- AWS Landing zone
- Single Sign On
- Infrastructure as Code
- Terraform
- Pulumi
- Cloudformation
- CICD
- Version Control
Awards
- 2016 - 2018, #breaktherules developers society
- 2015, Physics and Computer Science class medal
- 2016 - 2017, Golden Key Membership invitation
- 2014, Matric distinctions in Mathematics, Physical Science and Life orientation
Timeline
Bcom Hons - Business Informatics
University of South Africa
01.2024 - Current
Cloud/DevOps Engineer
Synthesis Software Technologies
01.2022 - Current
Cloud Support Associate
Amazon Web Services
01.2021 - 12.2021
FullStack Software Engineer
Takealot Group
01.2020 - 12.2020
Bsc - Computer Science and Computer Engineering
University of Cape Town
01.2019 - 12.2019
Computer Science Tutor
University Of Cape Town
01.2016 - 12.2018
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University Of Cape Town
01.2016 - 12.2018
Matric certificate - undefined
Ozias Davhana secondary
01.2014 - 12.2014