nsola@prod :~$ deploy --env production --portfolio

  1. Build
  2. Test
  3. Deploy
  4. Release

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DevOps Engineer·af-south-1 / Cape Town

NKOSINATHISOLA

I build and run the cloud, pipelines, and automation behind production systems in AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.

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status
operational
region
af-south-1 · Cape Town
since
Feb 2020
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00:00:00
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AWS✦Microsoft Azure✦Google Cloud✦Terraform✦Kubernetes✦Docker✦GitHub Actions✦Jenkins✦Spinnaker✦Python✦Ansible✦Helm✦Cloudflare✦Grafana✦Packer✦SQL Server✦Linux✦Site Reliability✦

01 — whoami

Reliable systems, built on purpose.

I'm Nkosinathi Sola, a DevOps engineer in Cape Town. Since 2020 I've been automating infrastructure, delivery pipelines, and the operational work that keeps production moving.

The job is to make the reliable path the easy one: codify the repeatable work, watch the systems that matter, and leave a trail the next person can follow.

01

Automate the repeatable

Infrastructure and delivery should be codified, reviewable, and calm to run.

02

Design for resilience

Production stays observable, secure, and ready for the next change.

03

Enable the team

The useful platform work is the kind that gives engineers time back.

02 — git log --career

Deployment history.

release/2023.01 — HEAD

TravelStart

Site Reliability Engineernow

Owns reliability for a high-volume e-commerce platform across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. Builds the automation, monitoring, and delivery pipelines that keep production available.

  • AWS
  • Azure
  • GCP
  • Jenkins
  • Spinnaker
  • GitHub

release/2022.01

AiFi Inc

Software Deployment Engineer

Automated global rollouts of computer-vision retail systems across North America and Europe, from Kubernetes clusters to store opening checks.

  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Helm
  • Terraform
  • Ansible

release/2021.10

BCX

Junior DevOps Engineer

Wrote Python automation for reporting and built operational dashboards while supporting hybrid cloud and on-premises environments.

  • Python
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Grafana

release/2021.02

Bloqtech Solutions

DevOps Engineer

Took ownership of AWS infrastructure and CI/CD, moving releases onto GitHub Actions and Docker so deploys stopped depending on manual steps.

  • AWS
  • GitHub Actions
  • Docker
  • Terraform

release/2020.11

Bloqtech Solutions

Intern DevOps Engineer

Supported AWS infrastructure, deployment pipelines, and merchant operations for a cryptocurrency payments platform.

  • AWS
  • CI/CD
  • Linux

release/2020.02

Bloqtech Solutions

Intern Software Engineer

Built and tested payment-gateway components under senior engineers, including crypto checkout flows and serverless services.

  • AWS
  • Serverless
  • Payments

03 — cat stack.yaml

The toolchain, declared.

Built from the tools I actually use to ship, run, and watch production systems.

infra/stack.yamltracked · drift checked
 1stack:
 2delivery:    [github-actions, jenkins, azure-devops, spinnaker, nexus]
 3cloud:       [aws, azure, gcp]
 4containers:  [docker, kubernetes, helm]
 5automation:  [terraform, ansible, packer, python]
 6operations:  [grafana, cloudflare, linux, windows-server]
 7data:        [sql-server, mysql]
 8security:    [iam, cloudflare, secrets-discipline]
  mode: automate_the_repeatable
ship

CI/CD & Release

GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Spinnaker, Nexus

run

Cloud & Platforms

AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform

guard

Reliability & Security

Grafana, Cloudflare, Linux, IAM, production monitoring

04 — education

The record, on file.

2017 → 2020

Diploma: ICT in Applications Development

Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town

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05 — ping nsola

Ready to ship something reliable?

One conversation about a pipeline, a platform, or a reliability problem. I'm based in Cape Town and open to the next role.

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base: Cape Town, South Africa
33.9249° S · 18.4241° E
tz: SAST · UTC+02:00

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