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Leo Simairi

IT Engineer | Cloud Engineer | DevOps Engineer | Linux at simairiai.com

A qualified IT/Cloud Engineer with 8+ years of experience providing IT support to leading organisations in Zimbabwe with networks of up to 3000 employees and 2,5 million active subscribers, maintaining IT system integrity for successful and ongoing business operations as well as designing solutions that account for growth and new technologies of tomorrow. My heightened analytical and problem-solving ability, meticulous attention to detail and IT expertise combined with an approachable demeanour and interrelationship skills, has enabled me to provide helpful, innovative and practical IT solutions for colleagues at all levels, contributing to their ability to perform effectively and with confidence. I am well-positioned to add value to any organisation seeking an experienced and proven IT/Cloud Engineer to collaborate with key stakeholders in order to achieve IT objectives.

AREAS OF STRENGTH ➡ Leadership - Garnering buy-in & engagement by providing an environment of acceptance and support. ➡ IT/Cloud Technology - Utilising the latest IT platforms & technologies to achieve operational & business goals. ➡ Risk Management - Staying abreast of technology in order to identify and mitigate related risks. ➡ Stakeholder Management - Investing time in people for greater synergy, enthusiasm and innovative results. ➡ Communication - Ability to explain technical issues clearly to non-technical stakeholders at all levels.

Leadership
Team Work
Hard Working

Skills

Experiences

1
Senior Network Administrator - Mobility
Trinity College Dublin

Jan 2024 - Present, Dublin

Responsibilities:
  • Deploy multi-tier applications
  • Troubleshoot Issues
  • Develop Automation Playbooks
  • Build CI/CD Pipelines
  • Containerize Applications
  • Build Container Clusters
  • Deploy Monitoring Solutions
  • Regular Maintenance Activities
  • Guiding Systems Administrators

Senior IT Engineer
ZIMRA

Mar 2018 - Dec 2023, Harare

ZIMRA collects revenue for the Ministry of Finance in Zimbabwe.

Responsibilities:
  • Design and deploy cloud infrastructure
  • Design, develop and manage disaster recovery tool that backup Kubernetes volumes, databases, and cluster’s resource definition.
  • Lead Operations team.
  • Build CI/CD Pipelines
  • Containerize Applications
  • Build Container Clusters
  • Troubleshooting Issues
  • Deploy multi-tier applications
  • Develop Automation Playbooks
2

3
Network & Systems Administrator
Telecel Zimbabwe

Jan 2012 - Feb 2018, Harare

Telecel Zimbabwe is a large mobile phone network in Zimbabwe, with more than 1 750 000 active subscribers.

Responsibilities:
  • maintained and installed datacenter systems
  • Defined and managed IT Disaster Recovery Strategy for organization
  • Troubleshooting Complex issues
  • SolarWinds Monitoring System

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems
CGPA: 3.5 out of 4
Diploma in Applied Information Technology
CGPA: 3.4 out of 4
Taken Courses
Course Name Total Credit Obtained Credit
Data Structures and Algorithm 4 3.75
Network Design & Modelling 4 4
Advanced Network Planning & Installation 4 4
Network Administratio & Management 4 4
Extracurricular Activities
  • Hockey Captain 2010-2011
Higher Secondary School Certificate
Extracurricular Activities
  • Cricket player
  • Hockey player
  • chess team

Projects

Deploying a free static website/blog
Contributor October 2022- Present

Utilize resources like Hugo, git, github, and Netlify to host your website for free.

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