shola I.
Lead Platform Engineer
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Olusola I., holding a BSc in Biochemistry and a CKAD certification, excels as a Senior Platform Engineer at Morgan Stanley. He is renowned for transforming complex infrastructure into accessible developer experiences. Olusola revitalized deployment foundations for over 40 engineering teams, turning error-prone Terraform environments into modular, self-service IaC frameworks. His efforts in CI/CD included creating reusable GitHub Actions components, dramatically cutting deployment times and enhancing security through automated rollbacks. He eliminated long-lived AWS credentials by implementing OIDC federation, ensuring secure, short-lived authentication for pipelines. Olusola's contributions to platform engineering include building self-service abstractions on EKS, maintaining a high uptime and significantly reducing support demands. Previously, at IKEA, he engineered CI/CD pipelines and Terraform modules for AWS architecture. Starting his career at Union Bank, he managed over 200 Linux servers, employing Python and Bash scripting to streamline operations. Olusola is eligible for TN Status, open to U.S. relocation.
Experience
Senior Platform Engineer
Morgan Stanley · 2022 — PresentRebuilt the deployment foundation relied upon by over 40 engineering teams. Transformed Terraform environments that had configuration drift into modular patterns featuring proper state isolation, DynamoDB locking, and reusable infrastructure modules. Established CI/CD pipeline standards across the organization, creating shared reusable GitHub Actions components with embedded security checks and automated rollbacks, reducing deployment times to 15 minutes. Configured AWS OIDC identity provider to eliminate long-lived AWS credentials with short-lived STS tokens for authentication. Integrated continuous security scanning using Checkov for IaC changes before merges, ensuring compliance controls were embedded in the development process. Designed self-service developer abstractions utilizing EKS Helm chart templates and IRSA, significantly reducing platform support requests while maintaining high uptime. Rebuilt observability metrics to improve incident detection times and stabilize cloud spending. Promoted platform adoption through documentation and consultative sessions with engineering teams.Associate Devops
IKEA · 2019 — 2022Developed Terraform module architecture to enhance multi-region AWS networking and compute, enabling the adoption of reusable IaC patterns by various product teams. Established CI/CD pipelines that incorporated GitHub Actions with Docker, security scanning, and automated deployments across different environments. Managed containerized workloads on Amazon EKS, addressing RBAC and persistent volume issues while documenting processes for team use.Linux Systems Administrator
Union Bank · 2017 — 2019Managed over 200 Linux servers in a regulated banking environment, implementing automated patching, CIS-compliant hardening, and SOC2-aligned audit logging to ensure high availability. Participated in the on-call rotation, documenting causes and resolutions for production failures. Automated provisioning, monitoring, and backup workflows through Python and Bash scripts, reducing manual operational effort by approximately 50%.
Skills & Expertise
Education
- Bachelor of Science (BSc) BiochemistryOlabisi Onabanjo University
- DiplomaConcordia University