Nkemdilim Iloabachie
Scarborough,ON
Summary
A seasoned professional with 1.5 years of experience in cloud computing. Having transitioned after an 8 year career in the financial industry, I am passionate about cloud automation and leveraging new technologies. I bring a strong foundation in AWS, Azure, Terraform and Kubernetes and I am currently enhancing my skills in Azure with the AZ-104 certification. I eagerly look forward to contributing towards innovative cloud solutions and DevOps practices in dynamic environments.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Cloud Specialist
CloudOps by Aptum, Canada.
07.2022 - 02.2024
- Spearheaded Kubernetes workshops by creating lab content and supporting students.
- Developed AWS and Azure expertise while delivering cloud architecture solutions using Terraform.
- Key projects included VM migrations to Azure and within Azure (OS upgrades), CI/CD pipeline implementation in GitLab, database backup and restore and the customization of AMI images using Packer.
- Use of Cloud Init to mount EFS (Elastic File System) at boot time of EC2 instances.
Senior Analyst (Portfolio Administration)
Fiera Capital, Canada.
05.2018 - 07.2022
- Daily cash management, forecasting and reconciliation against custodians for cash and holdings for institutional clients using SS&C net RECON and Electra.
- Overseeing the monthly AUM update and verification.
- Trained and supported interns and new staff on the cash administration and reconciliation process.
- Actively involved in the interviewing and selection process for new ATOS team members in India.
Senior Analyst (Treasury Operations)
Goldman Sachs Poland Services, Poland.
02.2017 - 02.2018
- Daily reconciliation of cash and the management of suspense accounts.
- Ensured the smooth processing of the firm’s payments, I actioned tickets promptly to amend payment instructions/swift messages using free-formats (MT199 & MT299) thus improving the overall client experience.
- Led the team’s contribution to the global Auto-Tagging project by ensuring that our proposals were timely, followed up for analysis and results which I reported on. We achieved an improvement in the STP auto-tagging from 90% to 95%.
Cash Controller
BNP Paribas Securities Services, Poland
10.2015 - 01.2017
- Part of a team of 4 that lead and successfully migrated Luxembourg’s cash monitoring process from Luxembourg to Warsaw, Poland.
- Lead and presented at the Warsaw Training Centre as a representative of my team to explain our functions to new employees in BNP.
- Designed a comprehensive database of accounts held by each investment fund to minimize time spent analyzing internal transfers and trained colleagues on how to use it.
AML (Anti Money Laundering) Analyst
Citibank Europe Plc, Poland.
- Investigated alerted transactional activity suspected of anti-money laundering activities using global standard policies, procedures and tools to meet regulatory requirements.
- Escalation of all unusual client activities to FIU for further investigation without any oversights or omissions.
- Volunteered in the Citi buddy program where I helped train and support new recruits.
Education
Master of Science - Finance And Accounting
Kozminski University
Warsaw, Poland09-2015
Bachelor of Science - Economics
University of Ibadan
Oyo State, NIgeria09-2011
Skills
- Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure, GCP
- Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes
- CI/CD Tools: GitLab
- Scripting Language: Bash, Linux
- DevOps Practices: Continuous Integration and Deployment, Automated Testing
Certification
- Google Cloud Certified: Associate Cloud Engineer (2023)
- CKAD: Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (2023)
- Hashicorp Certified: Terraform Associate (2022)
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect (2022)
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (2022)
- SheCodes Basics (2022)
- Canadian Securities Course, CSC (2019)
- Asset Servicing. Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment, CISI (2016)
- International Introduction to Investment Award, CISI (2016)
- International Certificate in Anti Money Laundering, ICA (2014)
Timeline
Cloud Specialist
CloudOps by Aptum, Canada.
07.2022 - 02.2024
Senior Analyst (Portfolio Administration)
Fiera Capital, Canada.
05.2018 - 07.2022
Senior Analyst (Treasury Operations)
Goldman Sachs Poland Services, Poland.
02.2017 - 02.2018
Cash Controller
BNP Paribas Securities Services, Poland
10.2015 - 01.2017
AML (Anti Money Laundering) Analyst
Citibank Europe Plc, Poland.
Master of Science - Finance And Accounting
Kozminski University
Bachelor of Science - Economics
University of Ibadan
- Google Cloud Certified: Associate Cloud Engineer (2023)
- CKAD: Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (2023)
- Hashicorp Certified: Terraform Associate (2022)
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect (2022)
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (2022)
- SheCodes Basics (2022)
- Canadian Securities Course, CSC (2019)
- Asset Servicing. Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment, CISI (2016)
- International Introduction to Investment Award, CISI (2016)
- International Certificate in Anti Money Laundering, ICA (2014)
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