Kefas Etiku Francis
Entry-level Cloud & DevOps Engineer from Abuja, Nigeria, with hands-on experience deploying scalable applications on AWS, automating delivery with CI/CD, and shipping containerized workloads with Docker and Kubernetes.
Experience
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DevOps & Cloud Projects - SIWES (Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme)
BUILD AND SHIP ACADEMY LTD, UK
2026 - Present
Designing and shipping CI/CD pipelines, multi-tier AWS deployments, and Kubernetes workloads with a focus on reliability, automation, and developer experience.
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Cloud Engineering Training
Schull Technologies, Lagos
November 2025 - February 2026
Completed intensive hands-on training covering AWS services, container orchestration, CI/CD workflows, and production cloud deployments.
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Linux Foundation Coursework
Kubernetes African Developer Training Program by Andela
2025 - 2026
Completed Linux and Kubernetes coursework that strengthened practical familiarity with the cloud-native ecosystem.
Selected Projects
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End-to-End CI/CD Pipeline with Docker & GitHub Actions
Designed a CI/CD pipeline that builds, tests, and deploys a containerized application to AWS EC2 on every push, reducing manual deployment effort and improving release consistency.
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Production-Ready Multi-Tier App Deployment
Deployed a multi-tier frontend and backend application on AWS EC2 with Docker, configuring networking, environment variables, and secure deployment settings for production-style practice.
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Kubernetes-Based Scalable Application Deployment
Deployed containerized workloads using Deployments, Services, and ReplicaSets while implementing rolling updates, self-healing, and horizontal scaling.
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Cloud-Based Static Website Deployment (AWS)
Hosted a static website on Amazon S3 with CloudFront CDN and IAM-secured access for scalable, cost-efficient delivery.
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Infrastructure Automation (IaC Practice)
Automated cloud resource provisioning with Bash scripting and AWS CLI to practice repeatable, low-touch environment setup.
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Monitoring & Logging Simulation
Set up Linux monitoring and logging workflows to track CPU, memory, and processes while practicing troubleshooting and incident response.
Focus Areas
Cloud-native systems, deployment automation, container lifecycle management, operational reliability, infrastructure security, and scalable application delivery on modern cloud platforms.