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With a passion for automation, cloud innovation, and infrastructure resilience, Adedamola Ajibola is shaping the systems that keep Africa’s tech ecosystem running at scale.
Adedamola Ajibola is a DevOps and Site Reliability Engineer with more than four years of experience designing scalable cloud infrastructure, streamlining CI/CD pipelines, and improving system uptime for high-growth platforms. His work spans fintech, blockchain, and enterprise systems, with a strong focus on AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, and automation. Beyond engineering, he mentors aspiring developers through local tech communities and writes technical publications that have been read by thousands globally.
“The systems I build aren’t just servers and code, they’re the backbone of services people rely on daily.”
Q: How did your journey into DevOps and SRE begin?
I’ve been in DevOps from the start of my career. I was drawn to the systems that power applications, CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and monitoring rather than feature development. Infrastructure, uptime, and deployment processes were where I recognized I could deliver meaningful impact. Over time, I specialized in Site Reliability Engineering, with a focus on automation, infrastructure-as-code, and enabling teams to deploy with greater speed and reliability. This foundation has been essential in high-stakes industries like fintech, foodtech, and blockchain, where reliability is non-negotiable and uptime directly impacts user trust.
Q: You’ve worked in fintech, blockchain, and enterprise systems. What has been your biggest impact?
A major highlight has been leading automation projects that reduced deployment time and helped platforms achieve 99.9% uptime. In high-stakes industries like fintech and blockchain, even a few seconds of downtime can have serious consequences, so these improvements translate directly into business growth and user confidence.
Q: What tools are central to your work?
AWS is my primary cloud platform, and I rely heavily on Kubernetes, Docker, and Terraform. For CI/CD, I use GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and GitLab CI. On the monitoring side, Prometheus, Grafana, and the ELK stack are my preferred tools. My philosophy is simple: pick the right tool for the job, not just the popular one.
Q: Mentorship seems important to you. Why?
I’ve been fortunate to learn from great mentors, and I believe in paying that forward. Through communities such as W.TEC, Tech4Dev, and Localhost, I’ve been able to guide engineers entering DevOps and cloud computing. Seeing someone I’ve mentored land their first DevOps role is incredibly rewarding.
Q: How do you see DevOps shaping Africa’s tech growth?
As startups expand across borders, scalable and resilient infrastructure will be essential. Africa’s tech scene is unique. We face challenges like intermittent connectivity and the need for cost optimization so we need solutions tailored to these realities. Local DevOps expertise will be a key driver of that evolution.
Q: What motivates you most in this work?
Impact. I want the systems I build to make people’s lives easier, whether that’s a business scaling without fear of downtime or a developer deploying confidently. That’s what keeps me going.
