Hi, I'm
Okafor-Ndubueze Laura Mmesoma 👋

I'm a DevOps Engineer & Cloud Architect focused on delivering high-availability systems, streamlined deployments, and secure automation.
Laura Okafor

About Me

Professional Summary

DevOps Engineer with expertise in designing and managing scalable cloud infrastructure, CI/CD automation, and container orchestration. Skilled in AWS, Terraform, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and Ansible, with a strong focus on Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and GitOps practices. Experienced in building secure, cost-effective, and high-availability pipelines that streamline deployments and improve system reliability. Dedicated to continuous improvement, operational excellence, and delivering innovative cloud-native solutions.

Education

BSC Software Engineering

Baze University Abuja (2021 - 2024)

Core Competencies

☁️ Cloud Platforms

AWS Azure GCP

📦 Containerization & Orchestration

Docker Kubernetes Docker Compose

🔄 CI/CD & Automation

Jenkins GitHub Actions ArgoCD Tekton GitLab CI/CD

🏗️ Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Terraform Ansible Helm

📊 Monitoring & Logging

Prometheus Grafana ELK Stack

💻 Version Control & Collaboration

Git GitHub GitLab

🔒 Security & Compliance (DevSecOps)

HashiCorp Vault SonarQube

⚡ Scripting & Programming

Bash Python YAML

Professional Experience

Junior DevOps Engineer

Aitech

Nov 2024 - Present
  • • Improved deployment consistency by 50% through Docker containerization
  • • Reduced release cycles from weeks to days using GitHub Actions
  • • Enhanced issue detection time by 70% with ELK stack implementation
  • • Increased team productivity by 35% through knowledge sharing initiatives

Web Developer Intern

NIIT

Jan 2023 - Jul 2023
  • • Assisted in developing, testing, and deploying software applications
  • • Collaborated with teams to integrate and optimize software components
  • • Managed code versioning using Git and GitHub
  • • Participated in code reviews to ensure quality and best practices

Featured Projects

A Cloud-Native Application Platform on AWS EKS

A Cloud-Native Application Platform on AWS EKS

TaskFlow is a cloud-native platform showcasing deployment and management of full-stack apps on AWS EKS with Terraform, ArgoCD, Prometheus, Grafana, RBAC, Network Policies, and auto-scaling for scalable, secure, and observable Kubernetes applications.

AWS EKS Terraform ArgoCD Kubernetes Helm Prometheus Grafana CloudWatch GitHub CI/CD React Django PostgreSQL RBAC HPA eksctl kube-state-metrics CloudWatch Logging Git triggers Network Policies metrics-server
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Observable Serverless Ingestion Pipeline

Observable Serverless Ingestion Pipeline with Terraform

Built a fully serverless, observable data ingestion pipeline using AWS + Terraform with Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, SQS, and SNS.

AWS Lambda S3 DynamoDB SQS SNS CloudWatch X-Ray Terraform Python
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Microservices Architecture

Microservices Architecture

Orchestrated microservices using Kubernetes, implementing Infrastructure as Code with Terraform and Ansible for enhanced scalability.

Kubernetes Terraform Ansible
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DevOps Automation

DevOps Automation

Increased team productivity by 35% through knowledge sharing initiatives and reduced manual operations by 40% through process automation.

Python Shell Ansible
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Certifications

NIIT Programming with Python

2022

AWS solutions Architect

In Progress

Get In Touch

I'm always open to discussing new projects, creative ideas, or opportunities to be part of your visions.

[email protected]

+234 90 781 327 33

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