Hi, I'm Gilbert Mutai
As a dedicated Cloud and DevOps Engineer, I design, deploy, and manage cloud-native solutions leveraging containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes. Passionate about automation, CI/CD, and delivering resilient systems.
About Me
Cloud & DevOps Engineer — shipping scalable cloud infrastructure, automation pipelines, and robust DevOps solutions with a focus on reliability and efficiency.
What I Do
I design, deploy, and manage cloud-native solutions leveraging containerization (Docker, Docker Compose) and orchestration (OpenShift, Kubernetes). I automate deployments, improve system performance, and enable teams to ship faster with confidence.
Focus Areas
Community & Learning
Mentorship & Knowledge Sharing
Technical Writing on my blog
Experience
DevOps Engineer | Cloud Support Engineer
Angani Limited | Nairobi, Kenya | June 2024 – Present
Designing scalable cloud solutions with Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Terraform, and Ansible. Building and optimizing CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, and GitHub Actions, with GitOps practices through ArgoCD. Monitoring and observability implemented via Prometheus, Grafana, and the ELK stack to ensure high availability and system reliability.
Data Engineer
NCBA Group | Nairobi, Kenya | June 2023 – June 2024
Designed and optimized ETL pipelines, developed PL/SQL scripts, and ensured reliable data integration and warehouse performance using SQL, PL/SQL, Airflow, Spark, SAP, and Python.
Data Analyst | Business Intelligence
NCBA Group | Nairobi, Kenya | Jan 2023 – June 2023
Managed ETL workflows, optimized database performance, and generated insightful reports using SQL, PL/SQL, SAP BI, Excel, and Python.
Technical Support Engineer
ICT Authority | Nairobi, Kenya | Nov 2021 – Nov 2022
Administered Windows and Linux environments, managed user accounts, Active Directory, firewall and network tools, ensuring seamless IT operations and high system availability.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (IT)
Karatina University, Nyeri
August 2016 – March 2021
- Grade: First Class Honours
- Major: Data Structures, Algorithms and Databases
AWS re/Start Programme
Ajira Digital
January 2024 – April 2024
- Cloud Fundamentals: Linux, Python, Networking, Security, Compute, Storage, and Databases
- AWS Cloud Services
Software Engineering
Moringa School
February 2021 – August 2021
- Core technologies: Linux, Python, JavaScript, Databases, Version Control (Git)
Certifications
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Amazon Web Services Training and Certification
Issued Apr 17, 2024 · Expires Apr 17, 2027
VerifyKCNA: Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate
The Linux Foundation
Issued Jun 4, 2025 · Expires Jun 5, 2027
VerifyCCNA: Enterprise Networking, Security, and Automation
Cisco Networking Academy
Issued Jun 20, 2022
VerifyCore Skills & Tools
Projects
Multi-tier AWS Web App Deployment
Deployed a highly available web app on AWS using Terraform and Jenkins CI/CD. Used ALB for load balancing, RDS for data persistence, and CloudWatch for monitoring.
Kubernetes Cluster with GitOps
Set up an EKS cluster using IaC with Terraform. Automated deployments using ArgoCD and managed secrets with HashiCorp Vault.
Nginx Reverse Proxy & SSL Setup
Configured Nginx as a reverse proxy and load balancer. Secured traffic using self-signed SSL certificates and redirected HTTP to HTTPS.
Dockerized Node.js Application
Containerized a Node.js application using Docker and Docker Compose. Enabled easy deployment and consistent development environments.
CI/CD Pipeline with GitHub Actions
Built automated CI/CD pipelines for multiple repositories using GitHub Actions. Implemented testing, linting, and deployment to AWS EC2.
Monitoring Stack with ELK & Prometheus
Deployed centralized logging and monitoring stack using ELK (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) and Prometheus/Grafana for metrics visualization.