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CLOUD & DEVOPS ENGINEER
Building what
keeps the cloud
moving.
I'm Uchendu Kalu. I build, deploy and operate cloud infrastructure with a focus on automation, reliable delivery and practical problem-solving.
⌖ ABUJA, NIGERIA / OPEN TO REMOTE OPPORTUNITIES
CLOUD · AUTOMATION · DEVOPS
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01 / ABOUT ME
Engineering reliable
digital foundations.
I'm a cloud and DevOps practitioner focused on the systems behind modern applications: infrastructure, deployment workflows, containers, networking and cloud services.
My learning is grounded in hands-on projects. I enjoy taking a system from initial setup through deployment, troubleshooting and documentation, while continuously improving the way it is delivered and operated.
My approach: stay curious, automate repeatable work, document what matters and make systems easier to operate.
Explore my GitHub ↗02 / TECHNICAL TOOLKIT
Tools I work
with.
A practical toolkit built through labs, deployments and continuous learning. Skills reflect hands-on exposure, not a claim of mastery in every area.
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CONTAINERS & ORCHESTRATION
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CI/CD & VERSION CONTROL
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OPERATING SYSTEMS & WEB
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NETWORKING & SECURITY
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DATABASES & OBSERVABILITY
03 / SELECTED WORK
Built, tested
and documented.
Practical engineering work that shows how I approach cloud infrastructure, deployment automation and operations.
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CLOUD · CONTAINERS · RELEASE ENGINEERING
AWS Blue/Green Deployment Lab
A hands-on deployment environment using two EC2 instances, k3s, Kubernetes services and ingress routing. The lab explores controlled traffic switching, HTTPS and persistent database connectivity.
AWS EC2k3sKubernetesDockerTraefikcert-managerRDS PostgreSQL
PROJECT FOCUSDemonstrates Kubernetes operations, ingress, TLS automation and cloud database connectivity.
View on GitHub ↗SOURCE
GIT
GIT
BUILD
PIPELINE
PIPELINE
DEPLOY
CLOUD
CLOUD
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ENGINEERING / CASE STUDY
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AZURE · CONTAINERS · INFRASTRUCTURE AS CODE
Containerized DevOps Deployment on Azure
Provisioned cloud infrastructure with Terraform, packaged an application in Docker containers and used GitHub Actions to automate the deployment workflow on Azure.
Microsoft AzureTerraformDockerGitHub ActionsLinux
PROJECT FOCUSDemonstrates infrastructure provisioning, containerization and automated application delivery.
Read case study ↗SOURCE
GIT
GIT
BUILD
PIPELINE
PIPELINE
DEPLOY
CLOUD
CLOUD
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ENGINEERING / CASE STUDY
03
AZURE · VIRTUAL MACHINES · CI/CD
Azure VM Web Application Deployment
Deployed a web application to an Azure virtual machine, configured a GitHub Actions CI/CD workflow and mapped a custom domain to the application.
Azure Virtual MachinesLinuxGitGitHub ActionsSSHDNS
PROJECT FOCUSDemonstrates cloud VM administration, automated deployment and custom-domain configuration.
Read case study ↗SOURCE
GIT
GIT
BUILD
PIPELINE
PIPELINE
DEPLOY
CLOUD
CLOUD
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ENGINEERING / CASE STUDY
04
AWS · LINUX · WEB SERVER · DATABASE
AWS LEMP Stack: From Zero to Production
Built a LEMP environment on an AWS EC2 Ubuntu server, configured NGINX and PHP-FPM, connected a PHP application to MySQL, deployed the Elearning-php repository, and secured the custom domain with Let’s Encrypt SSL.
AWS EC2UbuntuNGINXMySQLPHP-FPMGitCertbotLet’s EncryptUFW
PROJECT FOCUSDemonstrates Linux server administration, PHP/MySQL integration, web deployment, DNS, HTTPS and infrastructure troubleshooting.
Read case study ↗Application repository ↗SOURCE
GIT
GIT
BUILD
PIPELINE
PIPELINE
DEPLOY
CLOUD
CLOUD
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ENGINEERING / CASE STUDY
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AWS · APPLICATION DEPLOYMENT · CI/CD
AWS Elastic Beanstalk Deployment
A PHP application deployment exercise using Elastic Beanstalk, environment configuration, an Application Load Balancer and AWS Certificate Manager for managed TLS.
AWS Elastic BeanstalkAmazon LinuxACMApplication Load BalancerGitHub ActionsOIDC
PROJECT FOCUSDemonstrates managed application deployment and keyless GitHub Actions authentication to AWS.
View GitHub profile ↗SOURCE
GIT
GIT
BUILD
PIPELINE
PIPELINE
DEPLOY
CLOUD
CLOUD
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ENGINEERING / CASE STUDY
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CONTAINERS · AUTOMATION · REGISTRY
Container Build & Delivery Pipeline
A GitHub Actions workflow that builds a container image, publishes versioned images to GitHub Container Registry and supports deployment into a Kubernetes environment.
GitHub ActionsDockerGHCRKubernetesGit
PROJECT FOCUSDemonstrates repeatable image builds, registry publishing and a source-controlled delivery workflow.
View on GitHub ↗SOURCE
GIT
GIT
BUILD
PIPELINE
PIPELINE
DEPLOY
CLOUD
CLOUD
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ENGINEERING / CASE STUDY
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DATABASES · CLOUD NETWORKING · SECURITY
Kubernetes & PostgreSQL on AWS RDS
Connected a Kubernetes-hosted application environment to a private Amazon RDS PostgreSQL database, using Kubernetes Secrets for application credentials and validating network connectivity.
Amazon RDSPostgreSQLKubernetes SecretsVPC NetworkingTLS
PROJECT FOCUSDemonstrates private database connectivity, credential injection and practical SQL validation.
View on GitHub ↗SOURCE
GIT
GIT
BUILD
PIPELINE
PIPELINE
DEPLOY
CLOUD
CLOUD
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ENGINEERING / CASE STUDY
These entries represent hands-on implementation and learning projects. Case-study links open the corresponding technical documentation; repository links are included where available.
TECHNICAL WRITING
Notes on the technology behind modern applications.
Understanding Modern Technology Stacks: From LAMP to MERN and Beyond
An educational guide exploring how different application stacks fit into modern web infrastructure, from traditional server-side stacks to JavaScript-based application architectures.
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Good infrastructure should make delivering great software more predictable, secure and repeatable.
UCHENDU KALU — CLOUD & DEVOPS ENGINEER
04 / GET IN TOUCH
Let's build
something solid.
I'm open to conversations about remote opportunities, cloud infrastructure, DevOps projects and collaboration.