Olebogeng Mokoma | Cloud & DevOps Engineer

About Me

Results-driven Cloud & certified DevOps Engineer and certified OCI Architect Associate. Specialized in executing cloud migrations and application refactoring projects across AWS, Azure, and OCI.

Proven track record of leading technical teams to build secure, scalable backend architectures with integrated CI/CD pipelines and automated infrastructure.

Technical Skills

☁️ Cloud Platforms

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI Architect Associate)
Microsoft Azure (AZ-400)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)

⚙️ DevOps & Automation

Terraform (IaC)
Ansible
Jenkins
GitHub Actions
GitLab CI/CD
Docker
Kubernetes

🚀 Cloud Strategy

IaaS Migration (Lift-and-Shift)
PaaS Refactoring
Cost Governance

💻 Development & AI

Python
PHP
MySQL
Bash
OCI AI Vision & Language

Professional Experience

Independent Cloud & DevOps Engineering

Oct 2025 – Present

Remote

Cloud Application Refactoring (PaaS Implementation): Refactored monolithic architecture to leverage PaaS models, reducing operational overhead. Decoupled components to utilize managed cloud services including managed databases and cloud-native web applications. Automated deployment workflows using GitHub Actions.
AWS Infrastructure Migration (IaaS Lift-and-Shift): Executed migration of on-premises workloads to AWS EC2 and VPC environments. Implemented Infrastructure as Code using Terraform to provision secure, reproducible cloud environments. Optimized resource allocation for cost governance.
Azure Cloud Resume System: Architected fully cloud-native resume system on Azure utilizing static hosting and serverless backend APIs. Integrated database-backed visitor analytics and automated CI/CD triggers.

Project Lead & Backend Developer

Apr 2025 – Sept 2025

AB4IR

Team Leadership: Served as Project Lead for a 4-member team, overseeing backend architecture and operational documentation for an insurance-management prototype.
Security Architecture: Designed a normalized MySQL schema and implemented a PHP backend with session-based authentication and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC).
Automation: Authored secure SQL seed scripts for environment bootstrapping to ensure data integrity and deployment consistency.

Full Stack Developer

May 2025 – July 2025

FNB App Academy / IT Varsity

Development: Built 5+ web applications using Python and JavaScript, integrating third-party REST APIs for real-time data processing.
Methodology: Applied SDLC, UX design, and Design Thinking to deliver user-centric software solutions.

Technical Projects

☁️ Cloud Application Refactoring

Refactored monolithic application architecture to leverage Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) models, significantly reducing operational overhead and infrastructure management.

PaaS GitHub Actions Managed Services CI/CD

🔄 AWS Infrastructure Migration

Executed "Lift-and-Shift" migration of on-premises workloads to AWS EC2 and VPC environments to improve system availability and scalability.

AWS Terraform IaC EC2 VPC

📊 Azure Cloud Resume System

Architected a fully cloud-native resume system on Azure utilizing static hosting and serverless backend APIs with integrated visitor analytics.

Azure Serverless Static Hosting CI/CD