Gitonga Tony

DevOps/Infra Engineer at Toqio

Gitonga Tony has a diverse work experience in the field of DevOps and Cloud Engineering. Gitonga started their career as an IT Intern at ICTA in 2016, where they gained experience in computer networking and performed maintenance tasks on the GCCN network. Gitonga then worked as an IT Support/ATM Card Production Intern at Kenswitch Limited, where they were responsible for producing secure cards, documenting reports, and handling customer support calls.

In 2019, Gitonga joined BuuPass as a Full Time Cloud Consultant, specializing in Linux and DevOps. Here, they configured auto-scaling groups and set up AWS organizations for multi-account architecture. Concurrently, they also worked at Whizlabs as a Remote Customer Support Engineer/Moderator, providing customer support and moderation services.

Gitonga's next role was as a Cloud DevOps Engineer at Tezza Business Solutions Ltd, where they continued to enhance their skills in cloud engineering and DevOps. Gitonga then joined Stanbic Bank Kenya as a Cloud/DevOps Engineer, taking on responsibilities such as designing secure cloud infrastructure on AWS, provisioning and maintaining AWS infrastructure, troubleshooting Linux systems, and optimizing infrastructure costs.

Most recently, in 2022, Gitonga joined Toqio as a DevOps/Infra Engineer. The details of their role in this position are not specified. Throughout their career, Gitonga has demonstrated expertise in cloud infrastructure, deployment automation, troubleshooting, and operational tool development.

Gitonga Tony obtained a Bachelor's degree in System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management and cloud computing from Multimedia University, where they studied from 2014 to 2018. Gitonga has also obtained several certifications, including Docker Certified Associate from Docker, Inc in June 2023, AWS Solutions Architect Associate from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in February 2019, CCNA Routing and Switching from Cisco in January 2017, and HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate from HashiCorp in November 2021. Additionally, they hold certifications in AWS SYSOPS ADMINISTRATOR ASSOCIATE from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in August 2019, AWS Cloud Practitioner, AWS Certified Developer Associate, AWS Devops Engineer Professional, AWS Solutions Architect Professional, and Kubernetes Application Developer, but the obtained months and years for these certifications are not provided.

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  • DevOps/Infra Engineer

    May, 2022 - present