Olalekan I. Sodipo

About Me

Experienced Linux and Cloud Infrastructure Engineer with 8+ years managing and securing enterprise systems across on-premises and AWS environments. Skilled in Red Hat, VMware ESXi, GitLab, and Splunk, with expertise in automation using Ansible and Red Hat Satellite.Experienced in AWS SysOps daily operations with EC2, S3, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, IAM, VPC, ELB, Auto Scaling, RDS, and Systems Manager. Proficient in containerization with Docker and Kubernetes, performance tuning, and incident response. Integrated DevSecOps tools like Prisma Cloud and JFrog Artifactory. Holds an Active Secret Clearance supporting secure federal and defense projects. Committed to DevSecOps best practices and continuous learning.

Certifications & Technical Skills

• Certifications: AWS SysOps Admin (2025), CompTIA Security+ (2023), Linux+ (2023), RHCSA RH124/134 (2022)
• OS: Linux (RHEL/CentOS/Oracle 7 & 8), Windows Server 2016/2019
• Cloud Platforms: AWS(including GovCloud),VMware,KVM
• Tools: Apache, Active Directory (AD), Red Hat Satellite, LAMP, Jira, Git, GitHub, GitLab, IPA
• Networking: TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, SSH, SMTP, TCP/UDP
• Virtualization: VMware ESXi, vCenter
• CI/CD & Automation: Ansible, Bash, Terraform, Jenkins, Gitlab CI
• Security & Monitoring: SCAP, STIG, Nessus, Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, Zabbix
• Project/Docs: Jira, Confluence, MS Project, Webex, Teams, Primavera
• Containers & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, Helm

Self-Hosted Projects | Containerized Deployments in Homelab Environment

• Monitoring & Alerting with Zabbix: Deployed Zabbix for full-stack infrastructure monitoring with proactive alerts to detect and resolve issues before impact.
• CI/CD Automation with Gitlab & Jenkins: Designed and implemented pipeline automation for Linux deployments using Jenkins and GitLab. Reduced manual intervention and streamlined code deployment across environments.
• Security & Compliance with Nessus & Red Hat Satellite: Managed patching and vulnerability scanning across 100+ servers using Red Hat Satellite and Nessus. Automated STIG compliance reporting for DoD audits.
• Monitoring & Metrics with Grafana & Prometheus: Deployed Grafana dashboards powered by Prometheus metrics to visualize Linux server performance, resource utilization, and infrastructure health in real-time.
• SIEM Integration with Splunk & Wazuh: Centralized syslog and security event data using Wazuh agents and Filebeat to forward events to Splunk. Enabled log correlation, alerting, and proactive incident response across Linux, Windows and Docker containers.
• Version Control with Bitbucket: Configured and managed Git repositories in Bitbucket for collaborative development, including CI/CD pipeline integration for automated deployments.
• Project Management with Jira: Utilized Jira for agile project management, tracking development progress, managing issue tickets, and collaborating with teams on software releases.