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John Awotwi

Systems Engineer · DevOps Specialist · IT Consultant
Accra, Ghana · mail@jawotwi.top

Profile

Systems engineer and DevOps specialist with 8+ years of experience designing, deploying, and maintaining production-grade web and network infrastructure. Lead developer of multiple institutional platforms and currently architecting AI-focused systems. Experienced in Linux server administration, CI/CD automation, and database systems.

Experience

Work experience
Period Role Organisation Stack
2025 – Present Senior Technical Officer
  • Administer in-house server and storage solutions and support reliable operation of institutional digital services
  • Serve as a DevOps Engineer across multiple projects, covering source-code management, continuous integration/delivery pipelines, and application deployment
  • Deployed several applications under the Agricultural Innovation Data Hub (AGHUB) and related initiatives
  • Supported local deployment of GHASIS, a report-management system incorporating internal appraisal and leave-management functions
CSIR-INSTI, Communications Division · Accra PHP · Python · Linux · Proxmox · Docker · Git/CI-CD · MariaDB
2019 – 2024 Technical Officer
  • Developed, managed, and maintained in-house and external web applications and databases
  • Supported DevOps activities including source-code management and CI/CD delivery pipelines
  • Developed and supported applications under MAG, including Kuafoo Marketplace, Agritech Advisor, CSIR Technologies, Farm Academy, and two CSIRSpace implementations
CSIR-INSTI, Communications Division · Accra PHP · Python · Linux · Proxmox · Docker · Git/CI-CD · MariaDB
2015 – 2019 Web Developer | Systems Administrator | Technical Support
  • Developed and maintained web-based systems and internal applications for the Assembly
  • Administered network and server infrastructure, supporting uptime and data security
  • Provided first- and second-line technical support for hardware and software issues
La Dade-Kotopon Municipal Assembly, MIS/IT Unit · Accra PHP · Python · Linux · Proxmox · Docker · Git/CI-CD · MariaDB
2013 – 2014 Developer / Researcher — Ghana Skills and Technology Development Program (GSTDP)
  • Received competitive government grant funding to design and build a web and Android application prototype with a shared database backend
  • Project was incubated by MESTI and COTVET; awarded $500,000 grant in 2014 under the Skills and Technical Development Project (STDP)
MESTI / COTVET · Ghana PHP · Python · Linux · Proxmox · Docker · Git/CI-CD · MariaDB
Sep 2013 – Jul 2014 Teaching Assistant | Technical Support, Informatics Department
  • Assisted with informatics course delivery, student learning, network support, and hardware maintenance
  • Trained sales and client-service personnel across multiple telecommunications agencies in Ghana under the Google Mobile Services Training programme (Mar – May 2014)
Ghana Technology University College — National Service · Accra PHP · Python · Linux · Proxmox · Docker · Git/CI-CD · MariaDB

Technical skills

Technical skills
Group Skills
ProgrammingPHP · Python · Ruby · JavaScript · HTML/CSS
DevOps & InfraLinux · Git · CI/CD · Proxmox · Docker · Monitoring
Cloud & DataMariaDB · MySQL · PostgreSQL · LAN/WAN

Education

Education
Period Degree Institution
2025MSc Information TechnologyKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
2009 – 2013BSc, Information Technology — First Class HonoursGhana Technology University College

Certifications

Certifications and professional training
Year Certification
2023Google Cybersecurity Certificate
2020IBM Data Science Foundations Level 1
2020IBM Data Science Foundations Level 2 (V2)
2020IBM Data Science Methodologies
2018Internet Society Network Services & Monitoring
2018Internet Society Introduction to Network Operations: Unix/Linux Networking & DNS
2017CompTIA Security+ ce Certification (expired Oct 2020)
2009IPMC College of Technology Hardware Qualified Professional
2008NIIT Advanced Certificate in Information Technology Network Desktop Specialist
2008IPMC A+ Certification
2004Towers Computers Introduction to Computers

Projects archived

  • CSIRSpace — Institutional digital repository with optimized database, server configuration, and reliability management
  • AgHub — Full-stack agricultural data platform deployed for bandwidth-constrained environments
  • CSIR eLearning — Multi-user eLearning system with CI/CD workflows, performance tuning, and server administration
  • LSACROFT — Low-cost IoT soil analysis device for precision agriculture (ESP32, NPK sensors)