Olawale Bello, Developer in Lagos, Nigeria
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Olawale Bello

Verified Expert  in Engineering

DevOps Developer

Lagos, Nigeria

Toptal member since April 12, 2022

Bio

Olawale is a solution architect with over 12 years of experience in the lead, administrator, and technical support roles. He excels with system design, development, analysis, and implementation, using Microsoft technologies for enterprise applications, and knows how to handle sensitive information, managing Azure identities, governance, security solutions, and PIM. Olawale shines on Azure cloud service projects, IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, Azure DevOps, and SDLC processes.

Portfolio

Descasio Limited
Azure PaaS, Azure IaaS, Azure DevOps, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace...
Cloud Colony
Azure Administrator, Azure IaaS, Azure Migrate, Azure PaaS, Azure DevOps...
Tek Experts
Azure Administrator, Azure IaaS, Azure PaaS, Microsoft Azure, Azure...

Experience

  • SQL - 5 years
  • Microsoft Azure - 5 years
  • Azure IaaS - 5 years
  • Azure PaaS - 4 years
  • Windows PowerShell - 4 years
  • Microsoft Dynamics 365 - 4 years
  • Azure DevOps - 3 years
  • Google Workspace - 2 years

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Microsoft Azure

The most amazing...

...migration I delivered was for an on-premises application hosting on Hyper V virtual machines to Azure App Service.

Work Experience

Solution Architect and Deployment Specialist

2021 - 2022
Descasio Limited
  • Moved various organizations to the cloud.
  • Migrated various on-premises workloads (servers, apps, databases, and emails across different cloud providers).
  • Engaged in the implementation and deployment of different cloud services and products such as Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity (BC), workload migration (app and DB), site-to-site connections, network and app firewall, DevOps strategies, and account and access management.
Technologies: Azure PaaS, Azure IaaS, Azure DevOps, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Microsoft Azure, Azure, Power Shell Commands, Azure Active Directory, Office 365, Azure Automation

Deployment Engineer

2018 - 2020
Cloud Colony
  • Led the implementation of an Azure solution and Microsoft 365.
  • Conducted deployment planning workshops for deployment projects on Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 by migrating data across the two platforms and vice visa.
  • Engaged clients to understand and leverage the benefits of DevOps practices and strategy. Implemented and deploying other Azure products.
Technologies: Azure Administrator, Azure IaaS, Azure Migrate, Azure PaaS, Azure DevOps, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Azure, Azure, Power Shell Commands, Azure Active Directory, Office 365

Azure Engineer

2018 - 2018
Tek Experts
  • Managed Azure identities, governance, and security solutions.
  • Implemented and managed Azure compute resources, storage services, and virtual networking services.
  • Configured and implemented Microsoft Azure services such as Azure Active Directory, Conditional Access, Azure Information Protection, and Privileged Identity Management (PIM).
Technologies: Azure Administrator, Azure IaaS, Azure PaaS, Microsoft Azure, Azure, Power Shell Commands, Azure Active Directory, Office 365

System Administrator

2016 - 2018
Marotadek Limited
  • Managed Office 365 users and applications (SharePoint and Exchange Online, Skype, and OneDrive for Business, Microsoft Teams, Form, and Flow).
  • Oversaw domain users and computers through centralized active directory services and Group Policy Object (GPO), Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), DNS, and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).
  • Improved the system architecture to ensure real-time acquisition and reporting systems with quality controls.
Technologies: Windows 7, Windows 10, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2016, DNS Servers, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

System Administrator

2008 - 2016
Ecobank
  • Installed and configured IT infrastructure and network resources.
  • Provided technical support for email system configuration and collaboration tools, software testing, and integration. Trained users on the use of IT resources and data protection regulation compliance.
  • Managed domain users and computers through a centralized active directory services system and Group Policy Object configuration, DNS, TCP/IP configuration for static systems, and DHCP for dynamic systems.
Technologies: System Administration, Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 10, Windows Server

Experience

Web Server to Azure App Service Migration

An on-premises application hosting on Hyper V virtual machines was migrated to Azure App Service. The migration was performed using the Azure Migrate tool for assessing the current on-premises environment and for the replication and migration.

Education

2016 - 2020

Bachelor's Degree in Communication Technology

National Open University of Nigeria - Lagos, Nigeria

2002 - 2007

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

The Polytechnic, Ibadan - Ibadan, Nigeria

Certifications

JUNE 2021 - JUNE 2023

Microsoft 365 Identity and Services

Microsoft

JUNE 2021 - JUNE 2023

Microsoft 365 Security Administration

Microsoft

AUGUST 2020 - AUGUST 2023

Azure DevOps Engineer Expert

Microsoft

JUNE 2020 - JUNE 2022

Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Microsoft

JUNE 2020 - JUNE 2023

Azure Security Engineer Associate

Microsoft

JUNE 2020 - JUNE 2022

Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate

Microsoft

Skills

Tools

Google Workspace, Azure Automation

Paradigms

Azure DevOps

Platforms

Azure PaaS, Azure IaaS, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Azure, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2016, Windows XP, Windows Server

Storage

Azure Active Directory, On-premise

Languages

SQL

Frameworks

Windows PowerShell

Other

Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Azure Administrator, Solution Architecture, Azure Migrate, Windows 10, DNS Servers, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), System Administration, VM, Office 365, Power Shell Commands

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