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Olaniyi Olafusi Emmanuel

Database Engineer

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Open to database engineering and DevOps roles

Database Engineering & SRE

Olaniyi Olafusi EmmanuelBuilding resilient PostgreSQL and cloud-native data platforms.

I design, operate, and tune mission-critical database systems across PostgreSQL, MySQL, and DB2. I care about fast queries, 99.9% uptime, and automation using CI/CD, Kubernetes, and Terraform. I am also transitioning into DevOps engineering, bridging software delivery and stable operations.

PostgreSQL & MySQLHigh availability & DRPerformance tuningKubernetes & Terraform
Experience
3+ years

Operating production databases and backend services.

Reliability
99.9% uptime

High-availability architectures and disaster recovery.

Performance
30% faster queries

End-to-end query and API optimization at scale.

About

Database engineer with 3+ years of experience managing and optimizing mission-critical systems across PostgreSQL, MySQL, and DB2. Proven track record of improving query performance by up to 30%, maintaining 99.9% uptime, and building highly available database architectures.

I specialize in automation and reliability: CI/CD for database changes, Kubernetes for orchestration, and Terraform for repeatable infrastructure. I design database platforms that are observable, secure, and ready to scale.

Driven by a passion for both software development and operations, I am transitioning into DevOps engineering while staying deeply grounded in database reliability and performance.

Location & timezone

Akure, Nigeria (GMT+1)

Focus areas

Database reliability, performance tuning, automation, and observability.

Skills

Tools I reach for when shipping production systems.

Programming languages

PythonSQLBashJavaScript

Databases

PostgreSQLMySQLRedisIBM DB2MongoDB

Security & AI

RBACSonarqubeGithut Copilot

CI/CD & version control

GitGitLabJenkins

Cloud & IaC

AWSAzureGCPTerraformCloudFormation

Containerization & observability

DockerKubernetesGrafanaPrometheusDatadogNew Relic

Experience

I focus on database reliability, performance, and automation: from high-availability PostgreSQL clusters to PostgreSQL on Kubernetes backed by Terraform and CI/CD.

Database SRE

Audipsalm IT Solutions • Texas, USA

Feb 2022 – Jul 2025

  • Designed and managed high-availability PostgreSQL clusters across dev, QA, staging, and production, supporting 1M+ monthly transactions.
  • Led PostgreSQL version upgrades with zero data loss, carefully planning replication, backups, and rollback strategies.
  • Implemented CI/CD pipelines with GitLab and Jenkins for database changes, accelerating deployments by 35% while minimizing downtime.
  • Built and tested backup/restore pipelines, achieving a recovery point objective under 15 minutes.
  • Implemented MongoDB replica sets and sharded clusters, enabling 50% higher data loads with improved fault tolerance.
  • Automated cluster scaling on Kubernetes, cutting downtime by 40% and saving 15+ engineer hours per month.

PostgreSQL on Kubernetes

Cloud-native project

Feb 2022 – Aug 2025

Project work focused on running PostgreSQL on Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure using Terraform, Git, and container best practices.

  • Deployed PostgreSQL on Kubernetes and VMs, achieving 99.9% uptime across staging and production environments.
  • Automated cloud resource provisioning with Terraform, reducing infrastructure rollout from days to under two hours.
  • Created and managed Kubernetes namespaces and roles to enforce fine-grained access control and security policies.
  • Tuned Terraform modules and Kubernetes manifests for scalable, secure, and efficient PostgreSQL deployments.
  • Conducted disaster recovery drills and ensured data integrity with robust backup and recovery strategies.
  • Applied container and network security best practices, including network policies and security contexts.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to optimize performance and document best practices for operating PostgreSQL in the cloud.

Let's strengthen your data layer.

If you're running PostgreSQL or other databases that must stay fast, resilient, and observable in production, I'd love to collaborate.