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Najim Lawal, Software Developer in Dallas, TX, United States
Najim Lawal

Software Developer in Dallas, TX, United States

Member since June 25, 2021
Najim is a cloud solution architect with over six years of experience in information technologies. He's an expert in designing and deploying scalable, highly available, secured, and fault-tolerant systems, Najim can lift an existing on-premise application to the cloud with experiences in technologies like microservices, ECS, Kubernetes, cloud formation, and Terraform.
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Portfolio

  • Microsoft
    Azure PaaS, Azure Blobs, Azure Marketplace, Azure SQL, Azure Queue...
  • CTDI
    Terraform, Disaster Recovery Consulting, APIs, Linux, Networks...
  • Creative Edge Innovative Services
    AWS IAM, JSON, AWS CloudFormation, AWS CloudTrail, Amazon CloudWatch, Azure...

Experience

  • Azure Network Security Groups 6 years
  • Networks 5 years
  • Docker 5 years
  • Windows 5 years
  • Terraform 5 years
  • Azure PaaS 4 years
  • Linux 4 years
  • Azure Files 4 years

Location

Dallas, TX, United States

Availability

Full-time

Preferred Environment

Windows, Linux, WordPress, APIs, Azure Virtual Networks, Azure Files, Kubernetes, Microservices, Docker, Azure Network Security Groups, Azure, Azure Storage, Architecture, Azure Active Directory

The most amazing...

...things I've developed are cloud native architectures, monolithic architectures, and event-driven serverless solutions.

Employment

  • Cloud Infrastructure Engineer | Azure Technical Trainer

    2021 - PRESENT
    Microsoft
    • Helped several clients build, deploy, and manage their custom web apps using various native popular tools and programming languages.
    • Used Azure Pricing Calculator and the total cost of ownership (TCO) framework to help clients reach a consumption-based pricing structure that allows large enterprises to manage their IT budgets better.
    • Designed storage architecture to help businesses own and operate on-premises data storage equipment, reducing upfront costs and consistent overhead.
    Technologies: Azure PaaS, Azure Blobs, Azure Marketplace, Azure SQL, Azure Queue, Azure DevOps, Identity & Access Management (IAM), Single Sign-on (SSO), IT Governance, Group Policy, Server Backups, Azure Active Directory, Billing & Collections, Cost Management, Azure Cloud Services, Cost Estimation, Cost Modeling, Cost Analysis, Azure Synapse, Cloud Architecture

  • Azure Cloud Architect

    2018 - 2021
    CTDI
    • Developed an eCommerce application using a microservices architecture. Each microservice was built to focus on a single business capability, such as the shopping cart, search, and customer review.
    • Built solutions and ideal architectures for organizations that do not have to worry about maintaining a server.
    • Helped develop solutions for organizations into cloud security, big data, and mobility, helping organizations scale and grow with 50% revenue.
    Technologies: Terraform, Disaster Recovery Consulting, APIs, Linux, Networks, Cloud Migration, Data Migration, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Amazon EC2, DevOps, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure Virtual Networks, Azure Files, Kubernetes, Docker, Azure Network Security Groups, Azure Storage, Azure DevOps, Azure Active Directory, Billing & Collections, Cost Management, Azure Cloud Services, Cost Estimation, Cost Modeling, Cost Analysis, Azure Synapse, Cloud Architecture

  • Solution Architect

    2014 - 2018
    Creative Edge Innovative Services
    • Helped Creative Edge Innovative Services reduce the processing time sixfold and increase the delivery of customer quotes by almost 30%.
    • Helped the organization cut IT capital expenditure and operational costs by 70% and 50%, respectively, while delivering a highly available, low-latency IT service with AWS.
    • Built an agile infrastructure platform that allowed Creative Edge Innovative Services to reduce development and testing environment costs by 75%.
    Technologies: AWS IAM, JSON, AWS CloudFormation, AWS CloudTrail, Amazon CloudWatch, Azure, Architecture, Azure DevOps, Azure Active Directory, Billing & Collections, Cost Management, Azure Cloud Services, Cost Estimation, Cost Modeling, Cost Analysis, Azure Synapse, Cloud Architecture

  • Data Analyst

    2011 - 2014
    Creative Edge Innovative Services
    • Built key-value stores with embedded systems, URL shorteners, configuration data, application variables and flags for web applications, state information, and data represented by a dictionary or hash to enable speed, scalability, and flexibility.
    • Maintained the database by the service provider, as organizations only charged for usage of service. I made it cost-effective and zeroed upkeep, but with data stewardship and potential network limitations.
    • Built databases, schema-on-read, schema-on-write, SQL and NoSQL, and ETL processes to help with data transformation.
    Technologies: SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), SQL, Excel VBA, Microsoft Power BI, Architecture

Experience

  • News Application

    My role was to deploy a secure and robust news web application on AWS and Azure technologies by defining a solution and using architectural design principles and best practices based on customer business needs and requirements.

Skills

  • Tools

    Terraform, AWS IAM, AWS CloudFormation, Azure Network Security Groups, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Amazon CloudWatch, Microsoft Power BI

  • Platforms

    Windows, Linux, Kubernetes, Docker, Azure, Amazon EC2, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure PaaS, Azure IaaS, Azure Marketplace

  • Other

    Firewalls, Azure Virtual Networks, Azure Storage, Architecture, Billing & Collections, Cost Management, Cost Modeling, Cost Analysis, Cloud Architecture, Networks, Azure Files, Cost Estimation, Azure Synapse, Cloud Storage, IP Networks, Monitoring, YugabyteDB, Identity & Access Management (IAM), Single Sign-on (SSO), IT Governance, Group Policy, Server Backups

  • Libraries/APIs

    Azure Blob Storage API

  • Storage

    Azure Active Directory, Azure Cloud Services, JSON, SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), Azure Blobs, Azure SQL, Azure Queue

  • Languages

    Excel VBA

  • Paradigms

    Microservices, DevOps, Azure DevOps

  • Industry Expertise

    IT Security

Education

  • Bachelor's Degree in Urban Planning
    2005 - 2010
    Federal University of Technology Minna - Minna, Nigeria

Certifications

  • Certified YugabyteDB Developer
    DECEMBER 2022 - DECEMBER 2024
    Yugabyte University
  • Microsoft Global Hackathon
    AUGUST 2022 - PRESENT
    Microsoft
  • AZ 900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
    MARCH 2022 - PRESENT
    Microsoft
  • Fortinet FortiWeb Cloud WAF-as-a-Service
    APRIL 2021 - PRESENT
    Cybrary
  • CyberArk Certified Trustee
    MARCH 2021 - PRESENT
    CyberArk

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