TEHUTI EKEMA
About

Architecture is the part you can't bolt on later.

I'm an Azure Solutions Architect focused on making infrastructure secure and survivable by design — for federal agencies and global enterprises. My work runs from on-prem hybrid clusters to compliant delivery pipelines, with security and observability treated as first-class architecture, not an afterthought. Fluent in French.

Experience

Where I've done it.

  1. 2022 – Present

    Cloud Engineer

    Procentrix Contract supporting federal contracts
    • Designed and managed secure, compliant CI/CD pipelines for multiple federal agencies.
    • Led enterprise-scale monitoring on Azure with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Sentinel; authored KQL/SQL to cut downtime.
    • Integrated SonarQube and GitHub Advanced Security into pipelines; led container security across Docker/Kubernetes.
    • Held delivery to NIST and FedRAMP via Terraform/ARM IaC and Purview/Sentinel compliance controls.
  2. 2021 – 2022

    Cloud Engineer

    Dell Technologies Cloud service provider · multi-client deployment & support
    • Built hybrid solutions: Azure Hybrid Identity, ExpressRoute, Azure Arc, and Azure Local / Stack HCI clusters.
    • Implemented DR/BCDR with Azure Site Recovery, Azure Backup, and Traffic Manager.
    • Enforced security via firewalls, NSGs, RBAC, and Key Vault; used M365 Defender for threat mitigation.
    • Developed KQL and Splunk analytics across hybrid log data to resolve performance bottlenecks.
  3. 2019 – 2021

    Cloud Engineer

    Insight Global // IBM Contract supporting Kyndryl Azure governance
    • Operationalized the security pillar of the Well-Architected Framework into repeatable governance tooling.
    • Built secure landing-zone baselines and automated compliance guardrails.
    • Architected identity & access with Microsoft Entra ID; stood up Defender, Purview, and Intune.
    • Worked with Microsoft FastTrack to streamline governance and automate via Azure DevOps.
  4. 2016 – 2019

    System Administrator

    Amirez Technologies Dallas, TX
    • Administered Windows Server (AD, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy) for mission-critical operations.
    • Built ELK/Syslog log management across 100+ servers, improving incident detection and response.
    • Managed VMware vSphere for consolidation and DR; automated log analysis with PowerShell.
Education

B.A., Educational Psychology — University of Buea, Cameroon

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