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Senior AI Platform Engineer @ Oyster®
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ENYUMA GODWIN ENYUMA
yumexzila@gmail.com | +234 803 656 8925 | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
Senior AI Platform Engineer with 7+ years designing and operating large-scale cloud and AI infrastructure, with deep expertise in multi-account AWS environments, Infrastructure-as-Code automation, and AI/ML pipeline deployment. Proven track record of building production-grade ML inference platforms on AWS SageMaker and EKS, embedding security-as-code across enterprise landing zones, and guiding leadership on responsible AI service selection, data governance, and model deployment strategies. Experienced operating within distributed, high-performance engineering cultures and partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, well-architected platforms at scale.
WORK EXPERIENCE
INTERSWITCH GROUP — LAGOS, NIGERIA March 2019 – Present
Senior Cloud Solutions Architect | AWS Professional Services
Architected multi-account AWS Landing Zone environments for Fortune-500 energy and industrial clients, using AWS Control Tower, Service Control Policies, and automated account vending pipelines to deliver a unified, scalable foundation for distributed engineering teams.
Built reusable Infrastructure-as-Code libraries in Terraform and AWS CDK, adopted by 12 project teams, reducing provisioning cycles from weeks to hours while embedding security-as-code and compliance guardrails directly into deployment workflows.
Led design and delivery of ML inference infrastructure on AWS SageMaker and EKS for predictive maintenance workloads, reducing unplanned downtime by 34% for a major oil & gas client and enabling production-grade model deployment.
Advised senior leadership on AI/ML service selection, data governance, and model deployment strategies during pre-project planning engagements, shaping responsible and reliable rollout of intelligent systems.
Produced executive-level cloud architecture reports and Well-Architected Review findings, driving policy decisions for cloud governance across 6 business units and aligning infrastructure investments with business priorities.
Developed cloud adoption frameworks and onboarding curricula for engineering teams of 30–150 across construction and process industry clients, accelerating time-to-productivity in a fully distributed operating model.
FLUTTERWAVE — LAGOS, NIGERIA March 2019 – September 2019
Cloud Migration Architect
Led full-stack cloud migration of on-premises ERP and manufacturing systems to AWS using AWS MGN and Database Migration Service, achieving zero production downtime and ensuring business continuity throughout the transition.
Oversaw cloud security posture across 3 environments using AWS Security Hub, GuardDuty, and automated AWS Config remediation rules, maintaining a strong and continuously validated security baseline.
Implemented an AWS-native monitoring and incident management system using CloudWatch and PagerDuty, reducing MTTR by 48% and improving operational response for globally distributed users.
Facilitated daily architecture review meetings and enforced IAM least-privilege controls across 200+ workloads, embedding accountability and disciplined access management into engineering culture.
TERRAGON GROUP — ABUJA, NIGERIA November 2017 – January 2019
Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Designed and deployed a cloud-native data pipeline using AWS Glue, S3, and Redshift to process large-scale environmental and site survey datasets, enabling reliable analytics across distributed teams and geographies.
Delivered architecture reviews, identified misconfigurations, and enforced cost-optimisation controls, saving $120K/year in cloud spend while maintaining performance and reliability for mission-critical workloads.
Participated in cross-functional planning sessions and delivered technical documentation for cloud workloads under ISO 27001 compliance scope, supporting the company's commitments to verified, high-standard operations.
ANDELA NIGERIA — LAGOS, NIGERIA August 2016 – October 2017
Cloud & DevOps Engineer
Built and managed CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, and GitHub Actions for a suite of real-time sensor data applications, enabling fast, reliable releases across a globally distributed engineering organization.
Implemented containerised microservices on AWS ECS Fargate and authored runbooks alongside observability dashboards using CloudWatch and Grafana, supporting operational excellence without reliance on a central office.
Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to assess AI feasibility for predictive analytics on infrastructure sensor streams, contributing to early thinking on intelligent, data-driven platform capabilities.
Wrote weekly cloud performance and cost optimisation reports for engineering managers and C-suite stakeholders, ensuring transparency and informed decision-making across leadership.
SOFTCOM NIGERIA — PORT HARCOURT, RIVERS STATE January 2015 – July 2016
Junior Cloud / Systems Engineer
Administered on-premises and hybrid AWS environments, performing server hardening, patch management, and backup automation to maintain a secure and resilient foundation for business operations.
Conducted infrastructure audits and implemented automated compliance checks using AWS Config and custom Lambda functions, embedding continuous compliance into day-to-day engineering practice.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science University of Calabar | 2011
Relevant coursework: Algorithms & Data Structures, Operating Systems, Distributed Systems, Machine Learning, Computer Networks
SKILLS
Cloud & Infrastructure
AWS (Expert)
Kubernetes (EKS)
Docker / ECS
Terraform
AWS CDK
CloudFormation
AI/ML & Data
SageMaker
AWS Bedrock
MLflow
Python
AWS Glue / ETL
LiteLLM
Security & Observability
AWS Security Hub
GuardDuty
IAM / SCPs
CloudWatch
Grafana
OpenTelemetry
LANGUAGES
CERTIFICATIONS
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional — Amazon Web Services | 2022
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional — Amazon Web Services | 2021
AWS Certified Security – Specialty — Amazon Web Services | 2021
AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty — Amazon Web Services | 2023
HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate — HashiCorp | 2022
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) — CNCF | 2023
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Cover Letter
Dear Oyster Hiring Team, I am thrilled to apply for the Senior AI Platform Engineer role at Oyster. Your mission to break the geographic barriers of opportunity by connecting global talent with the world's best jobs is genuinely inspiring, and I am excited by the prospect of building the AI platform that powers this vision at scale. I am drawn to the opportunity to architect intelligent infrastructure that enables companies to hire, pay, and support exceptional talent anywhere in the world. My background combines strong platform engineering skills in Python, Docker, and AWS with applied machine learning expertise. I have built and deployed ML pipelines, containerized model serving infrastructure, and integrated ERP systems to deliver end-to-end enterprise solutions. I bring a systems-thinking mindset to AI platform design, emphasizing reproducibility, scalability, and observability, alongside hands-on experience operationalizing models that solve real business problems across distributed environments. I would welcome the chance to discuss how my experience can help Oyster advance its platform and amplify global opportunity through intelligent engineering. Thank you for your time and consideration.