Chris Thuo
Senior Cloud & Platform Engineer
Kubernetes · Terraform · SRE · DevOps · Cloud Infrastructure
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I design, automate, and operate reliable cloud platforms for production workloads. My work spans cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, observability, networking, reliability, security, and FinOps. Focused on building platforms that are reliable, scalable, secure, and cost-efficient.
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Engineering outcomes, not just technologies.
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What I engineer
Platform Engineering
Kubernetes · Helm · GitOps · ArgoCD · Platform Automation · Developer Platforms
Infrastructure as Code
Terraform · Ansible · Infrastructure Automation · Reusable Modules · Environment Standardization
Reliability Engineering
SLI/SLO · Incident Response · RCA · Capacity Planning · Availability · Performance
Observability
Prometheus · Grafana · Loki · Datadog · Dynatrace · Azure Monitor
Cloud Infrastructure
AWS · Azure · Compute · Networking · Storage · IAM · Load Balancing · DNS
DevOps & Delivery
CI/CD · GitHub Actions · Azure DevOps · Docker · GitOps · Release Automation
FinOps & Governance
Cost Optimization · Resource Governance · Cloud Architecture · Security & Compliance
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Engineering Journey
Increasing scope, ownership, and impact across cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, reliability, and DevOps.
Senior Cloud & Platform Engineer
Equity Bank Limited · Jan 2025 — Present
Engineer and operate production cloud platforms supporting critical financial services.
- 40% infrastructure cost reduction
- Reusable Terraform-based infrastructure
- Standardized GitOps workflows
- SLI/SLO-driven observability
- 99.99% platform availability
- 70% reduction in recurring incidents
- Production reliability & incident response
DevOps / Cloud Engineer
Standard Chartered Ventures (Tawi Fresh) · Nov 2023 — Jan 2025
Engineered and operated cloud and Kubernetes platforms supporting high-traffic applications and enterprise workloads.
- 50% infrastructure cost reduction
- 30% faster deployments · 25% fewer deployment failures
- 50% reduction in manual operational workload
- Migrated 50+ critical resources from EA to CSP with minimal downtime
DevOps / Cloud Engineer
Independent Contractor · May 2021 — Dec 2024
Engineered cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes platforms, automation, and CI/CD solutions across multi-environment workloads.
- 99.9% availability for mission-critical Kubernetes workloads
- 95% reduction in infrastructure provisioning time
- 50% increase in deployment frequency
- 40% infrastructure cost reduction through AWS optimization
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Certifications & Credentials
Cloud
- AWS Solutions Architect Amazon Web Services
- Azure Administrator Associate Microsoft
- OCI AI Foundations Associate Oracle
Kubernetes & Containers
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator CNCF
- Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate CNCF
Process & Systems
- ITIL Axelos
- RHCSA II (RH134) — Ver. 10 Red Hat
Education
- BSc, Electrical & Electronic Engineering University degree