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Samuel Dwumah

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Greater Accra Region, Ghana

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  • Sagan Recruitment
    Software Developer
    Sagan Recruitment
    Apr 2026 - Current (5 months)
    Collaborating with clients, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to determine software requirements and translate them into technical specifications. Writing clean, efficient, and well-documented code using programming languages and AI tools Developing testing routines, debugging code, and validating software to ensure functionality, performance, and compliance with standards
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    Software Engineer
    Voila Direct Inc.,
    Sep 2025 - Current (1 year)
    As a Software Engineer, I ensure seamless integration between internal platforms, third-party logistics partners, and clients' systems. I lead decisions on software stack, cloud infrastructure, and enterprise solutions while establishing IT security policies to protect company and customer data. My responsibilities include designing, developing, testing, and maintaining software applications that support logistics operations, as well as implementing secure authentication, authorization, and data protection mechanisms for logistics platforms. Although my current focus is not on mobile development, I am leveraging my experience with React.js to develop a mobile application for one of our products, which enhances my understanding of full-stack
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    AWS Cloud Engineer
    Fiverr (Remote)
    Jan 2024 - Current (2 years 8 months)
    As an AWS Cloud Engineer, I was responsible for automating the provisioning of AWS infrastructure using Terraform and CloudFormation templates, ensuring efficient and scalable deployments. I implemented least-privilege IAM policies across 100% of services and accounts, enhancing security and compliance. My role involved automating configuration management and patching of EC2 instances with Ansible playbooks, which improved deployment consistency and reduced setup time by 40%. I enforced security baselines on EC2, ensuring that all instances utilized restricted security groups, and integrated CloudWatch and GuardDuty for comprehensive logging and incident monitoring coverage. Additionally, I leveraged my experience in building applications h
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    Cybersecurity Consultant
    RiCon Creatives,
    Jun 2021 - Dec 2023 (2 years 7 months)
    • Performed penetration testing and vulnerability assessments across web/cloud systems (3–5 engagements per quarter) • Identified and remediated critical cloud misconfigurations, reducing risk exposure by 50%. • Developed CI/CD pipeline security checks to automate detection of insecure deployments. • Delivered cloud security training to development teams, improving secure coding and deployment practices.
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    System Administrator
    Tema Development Center,
    Sep 2019 - Aug 2020 (1 year)
    As a System Administrator, I managed IT infrastructure for over 50 users and 120 devices, achieving an impressive 99% uptime. I implemented robust security measures, including firewalls, multi-factor authentication (MFA), and backup solutions, which significantly reduced downtime and enhanced data protection. My role involved providing troubleshooting and operational support, optimizing performance for seamless business operations. Although my experience with software development and Python was limited, I utilized Python to handle large log data, enabling me to send alerts to email handlers, which improved our incident response times. Additionally, I scheduled cron scripts using Java to automate routine tasks, further enhancing operational
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  • AWS
    AWS Certified Solutions Architect
    AWS
    Apr 2025 - Sep 2025 (6 months)
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    CompTIA Security+, CompTIA
    Sep 2022 - Jan 2023 (5 months)
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    Professional Ethical Hacker
    zSecurity
    Aug 2021 - Jan 2022 (6 months)
  • IBM
    IBM Application Security Analyst Mastery
    IBM
    Sep 2016 - Jan 2017 (5 months)
  • University of Ghana
    BSc.
    University of Ghana
    Sep 2015 - May 2019 (3 years 9 months)
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    AWS Security Enhancements
    Jul 2025
    • Set up CloudWatch alarms for privilege escalation attempts and root login detection. • Used Prowler to audit AWS environments, resolving compliance issues and misconfigurations.
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    AWS Serverless NLP Translation Platform
    May 2025 - Jun 2025 (2 months)
    • Designed and deployed a fully serverless translation service using Terraform, AWS Lambda, API Gateway, AWS Translate, and Amazon S3—delivering real time and batch translation within AWS Free Tier ($0 cost). • Built Python (Boto3) Lambda functions to process JSON inputs from S3, perform translation (with auto language detection via Comprehend), and store structured results securely in S3 with encryption and versioning. • Integrated Terraform with GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines to automate serverless deployments (S3, IAM, Lambda, API Gateway, CloudWatch), ensuring reproducible environments and secure configurations
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    AWS VPC-Based Scalable Web Application Infrastructure
    Apr 2025 - May 2025 (2 months)
    • Designed and deployed a multi-AZ VPC with 6+ subnets for 99.99% availability. • Configured NACLs, security groups, and IAM roles, reducing exposed attack surface by 80%. • Implemented Auto Scaling Groups and Application Load Balancer to handle 3× traffic surges. • Deployed RDS in private subnets, cutting latency by approximately 35%.