Matthew Tarfa

DevOps / Cloud Engineer at Factorial Systems
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria, NG

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Credentials

  • Application Security in DevSecOps
    LinkedIn
    Aug, 2023
    - Nov, 2024
  • Building Resilience
    LinkedIn
    Aug, 2023
    - Nov, 2024
  • Critical Thinking for Better Judgment and Decision-Making
    LinkedIn
    Aug, 2023
    - Nov, 2024
  • DevOps Foundations: DevSecOps
    LinkedIn
    Aug, 2023
    - Nov, 2024
  • Developing Your Emotional Intelligence (2017)
    LinkedIn
    Aug, 2023
    - Nov, 2024
  • Persuading Others
    LinkedIn
    Aug, 2023
    - Nov, 2024
  • Preparing Yourself for Change
    LinkedIn
    Aug, 2023
    - Nov, 2024
  • Time Management Fundamentals
    LinkedIn
    Aug, 2023
    - Nov, 2024
  • The Six Morning Habits of High Performers
    LinkedIn
    Oct, 2021
    - Nov, 2024
  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
    Amazon Web Services (AWS)
    Sep, 2022
    - Nov, 2024
  • Introduction to Critical Infrastructure Protection Certification
    OPSWAT Academy
    Jan, 2023
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

  • Factorial Systems
    • Nigeria
    • Program Development
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • DevOps / Cloud Engineer
      • Jul 2020 - Present

      • Developed and maintained CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins DSL for continuous integration and deployment, reducing release cycles by 30%. • Managed production infrastructure using Terraform and CloudFormation, improving scalability and ensuring high availability. • Utilized Kubernetes (AWS EKS) to orchestrate containerized microservices, enhancing system reliability and resource utilization. • Collaborated with development teams to troubleshoot deployment issues, ensuring smooth releases and minimal downtime. • Implemented monitoring tools like ELK stack to monitor and analyze system performance, improving incident response time by 20%. • Contributed to the establishment of DevOps best practices, streamlining development workflows and enhancing team productivity. • Utilized scripting languages (Python, PowerShell) for automation and problem-solving, reducing manual tasks by 40%. • Documented solutions, code, and deployment processes, ensuring knowledge transfer within the team. • Led troubleshooting efforts, analyzing complex issues and delivering effective solutions to ensure smooth operations and minimize downtime. • Implemented containerization using Docker and deployed applications on AWS ECS, Fargate, and EKS for enhanced scalability. • Conducted load and performance testing of cloud applications, identifying bottlenecks and optimizing performance for optimal user experience. • Leveraged AWS CloudFormation, AWS CDK, and Terraform for automated cloud resource provisioning, improving deployment speed. • Managed cloud infrastructure costs by optimizing resource allocation, contributing to significant cost savings. • Collaborated with teams to drive Cloud Native architecture, enhancing innovation and scalability. • Assisted in the setup and management of Kubernetes and Helm for efficient container orchestration. • Successfully deployed and maintained Linux systems, enhancing system stability and availability. Show less

  • Jacksonphill Nig Technical Services
    • Eket, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria
    • Project Manager
      • Jan 2012 - Nov 2017

      Designed and maintained a process for monitoring and controlling actual expenditures against the established budget and cut costs by 15% by recycling materials that could be recycled. Created, updated, and validated project milestone documentation and organization project plans Successfully oversaw the positive auditing of the organization by an auditing body Documentation of all Departments’ processes and production of Process manuals. Anticipated potential risks, issues, and roadblocks regarding project implementation and improved our project safety conditions resulting in zero incidents and accidents. Collaborated to create/revise workflows, policy, and procedure manuals to improve business objectives, and processes and minimize risk. Coordinated reporting of initiatives, and status/updates and conducted weekly touch points with teams and stakeholders. Enforced high-quality control, and safety measures Improvement of the overall turnaround time for all projects by 30% and adherence to contractual estimation strengthening contractual relationships with clients Show less

  • Chas Resources
    • Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria
    • Operations Supervisor
      • Oct 2006 - Dec 2011

      Assist with the development of Zero Based budgets, Operational standards and strategic business goals. Ensure all legal documents are filled and monitor compliance with laws and regulations Engage in high level negotiations, generating lucrative, contracts and build beneficial partners with clients via regular productive communication. Facilitate the development of the annual budget, operations process and strategic business goals devising tailored proposals for increased efficiency and reduced operating cost while mitigating supply chain issues Show less

Education

  • Altschool Africa School of Software Engineering
    Diploma, Cloud Engineering
    2022 - 2023
  • University of Abuja
    Bachelor's degree, Geography
    1999 - 2004

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