The engineer behind the infrastructure
I've spent my career securing the things people can't afford to have fail.
It started with electricity — as a junior ICT officer at the Ethiopian Electric Utility, keeping the systems behind a nation's power running. Then money, administering IBM Power Systems and enterprise storage at the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, one of Africa's largest banks, where downtime isn't an inconvenience — it's a headline.
Power and finance taught me the same lesson from two angles: resilience isn't a feature you add, it's a discipline you live.
Now I'm carrying that discipline into the cloud. As an Erasmus Mundus scholar in Applied Cybersecurity across Turkey and Germany, I build security as code — Terraform-based AWS architectures mapped to DORA, NIS2, and the EU AI Act, identity systems, and detection engineering — translating dense regulation into infrastructure you can actually deploy and test.
I bridge two worlds that rarely meet in one person: the engineer who's run critical datacenters, and the strategist who can explain why it matters in plain business language.
Experience
- Administered IBM Power Systems and enterprise storage across primary and standby datacenters at one of Africa's largest banks
- Implemented Ansible automation for AIX server provisioning and PowerHA cluster management
- Supported Oracle, PostgreSQL, and Exadata databases ensuring high availability for core banking systems
- Managed VMware and hyperconverged infrastructure platforms
- Conducted performance monitoring, patch management, and security hardening
- Started as IS Graduate Trainee (PMS, Career Development & Succession Management) before advancing to Server Management
- Administered computer storage and backup systems within ICT Operation Support
- Performed system monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance tuning
- Participated in system upgrades, patching, and security hardening
- Managed IT infrastructure and networking equipment for the District Automation Office
- Implemented IT security protocols against malware and unauthorized access
- Managed user accounts, permissions, and network security compliance
Education
MSc in Applied Cybersecurity
MSc in Computer Science — Cyber Security
MSc in Computer Networking
BSc in Information Science
Let's work together
I'm actively looking for Cloud Security, IAM, GRC, and IT Risk roles across Europe — particularly in Germany. Whether you have an opportunity, want to collaborate, or just want to talk security, I'd love to hear from you.