Nii Yartey Gidiglo
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Nii Yartey
Gidiglo

Cloud · DevOps · Data Engineer

Cloud Engineer with deep experience migrating enterprise workloads to Azure and AWS, deploying security solutions, and building CI/CD pipelines and data platforms that are scalable, fault-tolerant and cost-optimised.

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  • AZ-305
  • AZ-400
  • SC-100
  • SC-500
  • SC-200
  • AZ-700
  • AI-102
  • AZ-120
  • AZ-104
  • Azure
  • AWS
  • GCP
  • Azure DevOps
  • GitHub Actions
  • Terraform
  • Microsoft Sentinel
  • Defender for Cloud
  • Key Vault
  • Python
  • JavaScript
  • React
Microsoft Azure certifications
8+
Cloud migration projects delivered
50+
Enterprise Sentinel deployments
20+
IT professionals trained
70+

Capabilities

What I do

  1. 01

    Cloud Infrastructure & Architecture

    Cloud adoption assessments, migrations to Azure IaaS and PaaS, and highly available platforms with BCDR.

    • Azure
    • AWS
    • GCP
    • Oracle Cloud
    • App Service
    • Azure Functions
    • Site Recovery
    • ExpressRoute
    What this covers
    • Cloud adoption assessments using Microsoft's Cloud Adoption Framework, guiding clients through migration and deployment phases.
    • Workload migrations to Azure PaaS and IaaS - on-premises, VMware/Hyper-V, AWS, GCP and OCI sources.
    • Scalable, fault-tolerant architectures with high availability, BCDR and Azure Site Recovery.
    • Hybrid connectivity with Site-to-Site VPN, VNet design, NSG hardening and cost rightsizing.
  2. 02

    DevOps, IaC & Automation

    CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps and infrastructure as code in Terraform, Bicep and ARM.

    • Azure DevOps
    • GitHub Actions
    • Terraform
    • Bicep
    • ARM
    • Docker
    • Kubernetes
    • PowerShell
    • n8n
    What this covers
    • CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps that cut deployment times and keep integration consistent.
    • Infrastructure provisioning automated with Terraform, Bicep and PowerShell, removing manual error.
    • Containerised workloads with Docker and Kubernetes, plus workflow automation with n8n and Power Automate.
    • Sprint planning and delivery tracking in Azure DevOps across distributed teams.
  3. 03

    Cloud Security & Monitoring

    Microsoft Sentinel deployments, Defender for Cloud, Key Vault and enterprise security controls.

    • Microsoft Sentinel
    • Defender for Cloud
    • Key Vault
    • Azure Monitor
    • IAM / RBAC
    • Prometheus
    • Datadog
    • OpenSearch
    What this covers
    • Microsoft Sentinel deployments with data connectors, analytics rules, workbooks and automation playbooks.
    • Enterprise cloud security controls, risk assessments and compliance alignment (ISO/IEC 27001 & 42001 Lead Auditor).
    • Key management policies with Azure Key Vault, IAM roles and MFA enforcement.
    • Observability with Log Analytics, Azure Monitor, Prometheus and Datadog for reliability and reduced downtime.
  4. 04

    Data, AI & Development

    ETL pipelines, regression modelling in Python and Kubeflow workflows for analytics.

    • Python
    • JavaScript
    • React
    • Node.js
    • SQL
    • ETL
    • Kubeflow
    • Azure AI Services
    What this covers
    • ETL and data pipeline development that feeds analytics and business intelligence.
    • Data cleaning, exploration and regression modelling in Python for decision support.
    • Kubeflow pipeline components built and connected to automate data processing workflows.
    • Web applications in JavaScript, React, Node.js and Python with SQL and Oracle backends.

Selected projects

Recent engagements

All projects
01

Enterprise SIEM Deployment - Microsoft Sentinel

Led end-to-end Sentinel deployments for 20+ enterprise clients in financial services, telecoms and energy: data connector integration, custom analytics rules, automation playbooks, syslog forwarding and Cisco Firepower log ingestion.

Microsoft Sentinel · Defender for Cloud · KQL · Logic Apps

02

Cloud Migration Programme - On-Prem, OCI, AWS & GCP to Azure

Planned and delivered 50+ migration projects for banking, insurance, energy, government and financial services clients, covering architecture design, migration assessments, server deployment, subscription-to-subscription moves, quota management and BCDR.

Azure Migrate · Site Recovery · IaaS/PaaS · BCDR

03

Multi-Application Cloud Platform Setup

Architected and deployed Dev, UAT and Production environments on Azure for a major telecommunications provider, supporting consumer-facing applications with end-to-end provisioning, environment testing and cost analysis across all subscriptions.

App Service · NSG · Defender for Cloud · Cost Management

04

Automated Threat Response Pipeline - FortiGate + Sentinel

Designed and implemented an automated IP blocking pipeline integrating FortiGate firewalls with Microsoft Sentinel through Logic Apps and the FortiGate REST API.

Logic Apps · FortiGate REST API · SOAR

Experience

Where I've worked

Full history
  • May 2023 - Present Cloud Infrastructure Engineer Cloudware Africa (Microsoft Gold Partner) · Accra, Ghana
  • May 2023 - Present Cloud Infrastructure Engineer Reliance Infosystems Limited (Microsoft Gold Partner) · Remote
  • Sept 2020 - Present Cloud Engineer & Web Developer (Freelance) Fiverr & Upwork · Remote
  • Sept 2024 - Present Advanced AI Data Trainer Invisible Technologies · Remote (United States)
  • July 2022 - Nov 2022 Data Engineer Hamoye · Remote

Contact

Let's build something
that stays up.

niiyarteygidiglo@gmail.com Start a conversation