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By Omolade Funmilayo Akinwumi·Cloud Infrastructure Engineer & Technical Speaker

From Stage Fright To Sharing Cloud Stories Across Africa

I moved from an accidental 10-minute team talk to intentional stages across Lagos and beyond, I discovered that great speaking isn't so much about perfect slides, or even my oratory skill, it's about making hard things feel possible for someone else. With a framework built on failures, plain language, and immediate action, I transformed complex DevOps topics into relatable, locally grounded lessons. Today, I use my voice to bridge technical depth with human experience, especially for underrepresented people in tech who need to see what is possible.

By Abele Agbo·Operations Manager

Trading Comfort for Curiosity: My Journey Into Cloud Engineering from the Girl who Swipes on Bumble

What does swiping on Bumble for a client have to do with cloud computing? More than you'd think. Here's the pivot story nobody writes about.. the messy, unglamorous, completely intentional kind.

By Emmanuella Blessing Udeh·Community Lead

The Invisible Weight Behind Every System

Everything that happens in infrastructure has a name. After moving into technology, I realized I had been experiencing these patterns long before I could define them through roles in customer support, fintech, telecoms, and e-commerce where system behavior directly shaped trust, business continuity, and user experience. That realization became the foundation of my journey into cloud infrastructure.

June 1, 2026

The Quiet Revolution Rewiring the Cloud

Inside the small group of women architects rebuilding the substrate of the modern internet, one region, one outage, one promotion at a time.

By Renée Park·Senior Editor

May 22, 2026

The Region That Shouldn't Exist

How an unsanctioned weekend project became a production AWS region serving half a continent, and what it says about where cloud infrastructure is actually headed.

By Maya Reyes·Contributor

April 29, 2026

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Africa’s digital health boom has forgotten postpartum care

Africa's digital health ecosystem is growing rapidly, but postpartum care remains one of its most overlooked areas. Drawing from personal experience and years of supporting mothers through Milky Mommas, this article explores why the period after childbirth deserves greater attention from innovators, policymakers, and healthcare systems. It argues that true maternal health innovation must extend beyond pregnancy and delivery to provide continuous support for mothers during the critical postpartum journey.

By Eunice Benu·Contributor

July 2, 2026

Built an AI Marketplace for Pakistan's Invisible Workforce — Skilled Women

Millions of skilled women in Pakistan have no safe, trusted platform to earn from their abilities. I built SheCan AI, an AI-powered freelancing marketplace designed specifically for them, as a solo Software Engineering student. This is the problem that made me build it, and why I want to turn it into a real startup.

By Sidra·Founder

July 2, 2026

Building Systems That Serve People

**Article Summary** In this personal reflection, Marian Bolous shares the experiences, values, and defining moments that shaped her journey from technology transformation to AI governance and entrepreneurship. Through lessons in resilience, curiosity, and purpose, she explores why responsible innovation must always begin with people, and encourages more women to believe in their potential, embrace lifelong learning, and play an active role in shaping the future of technology.

By Marian Bolous·Founder and CEO

By Imani Brooks·Contributor

I Started Before I Felt Ready And That Changed Everything

Adeela Rashid’s journey is a story of persistence without clarity—until clarity found her through action. After completing her degree, she spent years learning through courses, platforms, and self-study

By Adeela Rashid·AI

June 25, 2026

The Model She Built Alone

How a former research intern trained a 7-billion-parameter language model on a single rented GPU cluster, what it cost her, and what she would do differently.

May 14, 2026

The Model I Almost Shipped

It passed every eval. It would have been in production for six weeks before anyone noticed it was wrong in exactly the way that mattered.

By Imani Brooks·Contributor

May 20, 2026

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From Curiosity to Cloud: The Inspiring Tech Journey of Adedayo Oyetunji

Adedayo Oyetunji’s journey into technology is a story of curiosity, resilience, and continuous growth. Beginning her career in IT support, she built a strong foundation in problem-solving and customer-focused solutions before transitioning into cloud computing and DevOps. Through dedication, hands-on learning, and mentorship at Expadox Lab’s CloudOps Hub, she transformed theoretical knowledge into practical experience. Despite personal challenges along the way, Adedayo has remained committed to learning, innovation, and making an impact through technology. Her journey reflects the belief that success is built through persistence, adaptability, and the courage to keep growing.

By Adedayo Oyetunji Oluwayemisi ·IT Support

By Omolade Funmilayo Akinwumi·Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Designing Reliable Cloud Infrastructure For Everyday Transactions

My work as a DevOps engineer became real to me the day I connected it to the everyday life in Lagos; every POS beep, every digital wallet payment, runs on an invisible infrastructure I help keep alive. At Max, when rapid growth started outpacing how we managed our systems, I led the effort to standardise our infrastructure, tighten security, and build alerts that measured real user impact. My goal was quite simple at the time: know something is broken before our merchants do. And then? the result was faster releases, smoother recoveries, and a team that could finally build with confidence instead of constantly reacting. Now, every time a transaction succeeds in a busy Nigerian market, I feel a quiet joy knowing my work also made that reliability possible.

By Belinda Ntinyari·AWS Community Builder (Serverless) | Aspiring Cloud & DevOps Engineer

Still Becoming: My Journey Back Into Tech Through Cloud, Community, and Courage

After an unexpected career pause following a coding bootcamp, I questioned whether I still had a place in technology. Through the AWS re/Start program, I discovered cloud computing, developed a passion for DevOps, and began rebuilding my confidence in tech; one Terraform file, one project, and one lesson at a time. This is not a story of having everything figured out, it is a story of showing up, learning publicly, and continuing to build while still searching for my first opportunity in tech.

By Safalta Khanal·Contributor

I Used to Fear Infrastructure. Terraform Changed That.

A computer engineering student documents their hands-on journey learning Terraform and Infrastructure as Code — from Googling basic definitions to building a full three-tier AWS architecture with a CI/CD pipeline. The piece covers real concepts (remote state, security group bugs, credential management, configuration drift) through the lens of someone who learned by breaking things, fixing them, and being honest about the confusion along the way.

By Venisa Sara·Devops in agentic ai

Learning to see beyond the code

Cloud and DevOps engineer from Karachi with a background in full-stack development, focused on building and improving cloud infrastructure, automation, and AI-assisted systems.

June 15, 2026

She Made On-Call Boring

For eight months, Yael Ben-David and her team built the machinery to make a 3 a.m. page feel like nothing. Boring was the goal. Here is what it took.

By Jordan Hayes·Staff Writer

May 18, 2026

CybersecurityDepartment page →

How I Built a SIEM for Auditors. And What I Learned About Moving Across Silos

A SIEM engineer bridges the gap between security and audit—and discovers that technical excellence means nothing if nobody understands why it matters.

By Rahab Durkwa·Information Assurance

By ADEPOJU ESTHER ITUNUOLUWA ·Contributor

I transitioned into Cybersecurity for Pensioners....found SOC along the way.

I transitioned for Pensioners. Stayed for Organizations and non-technical individuals

June 27, 2026

The Hidden Cost of Cybersecurity: When Burnout Becomes a Business Risk

Burnout in cybersecurity is more than stress it’s a growing risk to people, teams, and resilience.

By Chinenye Ugochukwu·Cybersecurity Architect

June 11, 2026

Full Stack to AppSec: Chasing the White Rabbit

How a side quest led me into application security and the hidden passages beneath a map I thought I knew. This is the story of following the white rabbit into a haunted castle and discovering that every corridor was connected.

By Tawni Glover·Application Security Engineer

June 9, 2026

After the Breach

A security engineer published everything, the timeline, the architectural decisions, the exact log pattern. Her developer community trusted the company more afterward, not less. Here is what she learned about transparency as infrastructure.

By Sasha Idowu·Contributing Editor

May 11, 2026

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From Biochemistry to Data Platform Engineering: Choosing the Hard Path on Purpose

From Biochemistry to Data Platform Engineering: A deliberate journey into building depth, complexity and the system powering modern Data and AI

By Feyisayo Ajiboye ·Data Platform Engineer

By Eleanor Vance·Features Editor

Nobody Uses the Platform Nobody Fought For

The teams that never push back worry the platform lead most. Here is what an internal developer platform looks like when the engineers building it finally decide that disagreement is the feature, not the bug.

May 7, 2026

The System I Regret Building

It was elegant. It was fast. It solved exactly the problem we had in 2021. By 2023, it was the reason three engineers quit.

By Maya Reyes·Contributor

May 28, 2026

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From Dakar to Paris at 17: A journey of resilience, belief and building the bridge

A Senegalese engineer who moved to France at 17 shares her journey into tech, the gender gap she found once she got there, and how it led her to co-found Women in Tech Senegal and now build SENPASSIA, a data-first AI bridge company connecting Africa and the rest of the world.

By Sokhna Diarra Diouf·Founder

July 1, 2026

Butterfly Effect

A powerful journey of turning rejection into community leadership in Syria. After facing closed doors, a Syrian activist shares how she embraced the 'butterfly effect' to build educational and empowerment initiatives, opening new doors for over 1,800 children and women.

By yara kornfol·Feminist Activist

June 27, 2026

I Built a Women's Wellness Brand Because No One Was Building It For Us

After being diagnosed with PCOS in London, I spent years feeling exhausted and out of balance despite doing everything right. The journey through extremes taught me that real wellness comes from understanding your body, not fighting it. When I returned to India, I noticed that almost no wellness brand was genuinely building around women's hormonal health. A single conversation with a close friend made that gap impossible to ignore. So I built Realign, a women's wellness brand where every product, from herbal teas to plant protein and affirmation cards, is designed with female hormones in mind. We just launched, but the mission has been years in the making.

By Tanisha Shah·Founder

June 26, 2026

Inspiring Malayali Women Entrepreneurs: Turning Dreams into Impact

A simple idea, strong determination, and the courage to start—that's the story of V.P. Nandini. Lesson: You don't need huge resources to succeed. Start small, stay consistent, and believe in your vision.

By Maneesha sajeev·Junior Employee Trainer

June 25, 2026

The Doctor Told Me to Get Pregnant. I Built a Company Instead.

A Medical Laboratory Scientist was told by her doctor to get pregnant to escape her hormonal symptoms. That dismissal became the founding moment for FEMME Health Companion, and a reckoning with how the tech industry has quietly built systems that treat women's bodies as an afterthought. This is what building differently actually looks like.

By Muji Bekomson·Founder

By Omolade Funmilayo Akinwumi·Founder/CEO

Building A Rent Financing Startup From Life Experience

Ule Homes was born from watching people I knew struggle every rent season in Lagos. I saw a gap, and used my background in fintech and cloud engineering to build a solution. By listening to tenants, landlords, and agents first, I designed a platform that spreads rent payments over time while keeping landlords confident and users protected. The road hasn't been smooth but it's been worth it. For me, entrepreneurship is how I turn frustration with broken systems into solutions that can change lives at scale.

By Roopashree Ishwar Konnur·Head of Infrastructure

From SAP Basis to AI Infrastructure: Reinventing Without Starting Over

In Summary, reinvention does not require starting over. The skills, experiences, and leadership capabilities developed over years of work can become the foundation for success in entirely new domains. My transition into AI Infrastructure is proof that with curiosity, adaptability, and a willingness to learn, it is possible to evolve alongside technology and help shape its future.

June 16, 2026

Still Becoming: Embracing the Journey of Impactful Leadership

Driven by a deep passion to give back to my community in Kenya, I initially believed I lacked the skills to lead and was afraid of speaking up. My perspective transformed when I joined the university and completed the Aspire Leadership Program, where I learned that leadership is not a birthright or a formal title, but a deliberate decision rooted in influence, purpose, and positive impact. Today, as an undergraduate student, I am actively breaking down the misconception that women cannot lead by guiding community projects, teaching digital literacy skills to children, and prioritizing mental health—proving that I am still on a continuous journey of growth and becoming an impactful leader.

By Elosy Mwendwa·Contributor

June 9, 2026

The VP Who Stopped Managing

She ran a 400-person engineering organization. Then she went back to writing code. What she found in the codebase is changing how her company thinks about technical leadership.

By Renée Park·Senior Editor

May 4, 2026

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The Entrepreneurial Classroom Is Not Just About Business

For decades, schools have prepared students for a world built on predictability, compliance, and linear career paths. But the future unfolding around us demands something entirely different: adaptability, initiative, systems thinking, creativity, and human-centered problem solving. This article explores why “early entrepreneurship education” is not really just about building businesses, but about helping young people become capable, resilient humans who know how to shape the world around them. It also explores how thoughtfully designed technology can help make human growth and competency development more visible across classrooms, schools, and education systems.

By Jessica Flynn·Founder, CEO

June 23, 2026

Shattering the Glass Ceiling Together: Our Collective Strength

This story explores the immense responsibilities women carry from family to emotional labor and how they are often underestimated. It highlights how collective empowerment, community solidarity at Ozlunara, and a shared will to develop can solve global challenges and rewrite the narrative for women everywhere.

By Maureen Mojabeng Direro·Microsoft Trainer

By Dorothy Kenyatta ·Assistant Hr/Admin

Careers & GrowthDepartment page →

Homemaker to Builder: My Personal Branding Journey

From being a homemaker to becoming the Co-Founder of CareerByteCode, my journey has been driven by continuous learning and a passion for empowering others. Through Python mentoring, beginner-friendly use cases, and personal branding workshops, I help rural school and college students build confidence, showcase their skills, and create opportunities. I believe students should start building their personal brand early because visibility leads to internships, freelance work, career growth, and lasting impact.

By Anitha D·Co-founder

July 2, 2026

My Unconventional Tech Journey

My journey into tech didn't begin with a computer science degree, it began with curiosity and a willingness to learn. Through AI, data literacy, and continuous upskilling, I've discovered how technology can transform administrative and HR work while opening new career opportunities. This story encourages others to embrace non-traditional paths into tech.

July 1, 2026

THIS-ABILITY: Building Visible and Invisible Bridges

A bridge builder transforms DISABILITY to THIS-Ability, a crucial role in Special Education.

By Adeyinka Oluwasayo Esther·Special Education Teacher

By Haripriya Veluchamy·Software Engineer

Why I Almost Didn't Choose Computer Science

A cloud engineer's journey from wanting to be an astronaut to becoming an AWS Community Builder and what she learned about starting messy, sharing imperfect work, and building in public.

By Maliha Khalid·Web Developer | Data Analyst | Business Analyst | Career Placement & Industry Relations Professional

The Missing Row

Some women go missing in the data absent from the leadership row, the wage column, the founder list. I spent years giving them a voice as a teacher and mentor. Now, as a data analyst, I'm learning to give them something harder to argue with: evidence

By Kopal Dixit·Senior Information security engineer

Beyond the Hospital: Why I Built MamaCare

After a difficult postpartum experience left me struggling with breastfeeding and unable to access lactation support, I realized that maternal care often ends too soon. That journey inspired me to build Milky Mommas and later MamaCare, an AI-powered platform extending personalized postpartum support to mothers beyond the hospital.

By Eunice Benu·Founder

June 29, 2026

The 90% That Saved My Cybersecurity Career

A journey of misdirection. Countless sub-domains. One number that finally pointed the way. Now building the career that score said she belonged in.

June 27, 2026

Who Is Rachel? More than a job title, more than achievements — this is the woman behind the career.

Rachel is a 26-year-old woman building a career in financial and professional services while passionately advocating for greater representation and opportunity for women, especially in technology. Her journey has been shaped by hard work, rejection, courage, grief, and purpose—from early setbacks and unexpected career pivots to fundraising for cancer charities and supporting women through board roles. At its heart, her story is about being unapologetically herself, embracing growth and loss, and using her experiences to lift others as she rises.

By Rachel Kennedy·Client Account Manager

June 24, 2026

Life Isn't Fair. I Stopped Waiting for It to Be.

Hundreds of silences for one yes. A pandemic that erased my start, a cutoff missed by half a mark, and door after door shut before I'd finished a sentence. This is how I stopped waiting for life to be fair and started playing the odds instead.

By Manisha Sarkar·Co-Founder

June 23, 2026

Building in Public as a Woman in Cybersecurity

A 30-day account of going from a nervous first LinkedIn post to a global speaking slot at Oz University — what worked, what didn't, and why visibility in cybersecurity doesn't wait until you feel ready.

By Kopal Dixit·Senior Information security engineer analyst

June 23, 2026

My Honest Review of the AWS Solutions Architect Exam

This article breaks down what to focus on when preparing for AWS Solutions Architect Exam. It encourages anyone who is afraid of taking the exam to be confident and study concepts and how to apply them in any scenario.

By Stella Ojiuba·Contributor

June 21, 2026

She Almost Quit On Day One. Today, She Is Building Confidence In Thousands

She almost gave up before she even began. With no roadmap, no mentor, and many moments of self-doubt, she had one choice - to take one more step. This is a story of fear, resilience, and how a small decision to continue can slowly change everything.

By Rohini Chaudhari·Senior Security Engineer

By Emmanuella Udeh·Community Lead

Start Before You Feel Ready

For years, one of my biggest excuses was waiting until I felt ready. I thought confidence would come first and action would follow. What I eventually learned was the opposite confidence came after I started. When I began speaking with women from different backgrounds, I started noticing a pattern.

By Maureen Mojabeng Direro·Microsoft Trainer

Navigating the Twists and Turns: My Unconventional Journey to Cloud Success

My career is a testament to the power of resilience. I transitioned from a foundation in Chemical Engineering through a challenging period of unemployment, ultimately pivoting into the technology sector. Through rigorous training and a commitment to continuous growth, I evolved from an IT administrator into a full-time trainer and Cloud Architect. Today, I bridge the gap between complex technical systems and human-centric education as an AI specialist.

By Chinelo Mediatrix Ufondu ·Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

From Networking to Cloud Infrastructure: How Curiosity Became My Career

My journey into cloud infrastructure began with a passion for computer networking during university, a curiosity that eventually evolved into a fulfilling career in cloud engineering. Through uncertainty, continuous learning, and resilience, I transitioned from a networking enthusiast to a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, proving that passion, persistence, and the right opportunities can shape an unexpected career path.

By Chiamaka Chielo·DevOps & Platform Engineer

They Said Tech Was Hard. I Took That Personally.

I didn’t come from tech, but I built my way into it. They said tech was too hard without a computer science background, so I decided to find out for myself. From Agriculture to DevOps, this is my journey of learning, growth, and transformation and I’m just getting started.

By Praise Imafidon·Contributor

No Tech Degree. No Network. No Plan. I Built a Cybersecurity Company Anyway.

𝘈 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘫𝘰𝘣 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳. 𝘐𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘚𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘰𝘰𝘯, 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘦𝘵.

By Abimbola Ayinde·Communications & Marketing Specialist at Sprout Africa.

The Biscuit Wrapper That Started It All

When Abimbola Ayinde entered the University of Ilorin, it wasn't to study her dream course. Admitted into Forestry and Wildlife after hoping to pursue Medicine, she planned to eventually change direction. Instead, an unexpected encounter with a UI/UX seminar introduced her to a field that perfectly matched the curiosity she had carried since childhood. In this personal essay, she reflects on rejection, resilience, mentorship, and how design became more than a profession, it became a lens for understanding people, products, and opportunities.

June 9, 2026

The Non-Technical Skills That Make a Great Cybersecurity Professional — A Guide for Career Switchers

This article breaks down the five non-technical skills that security teams desperately need and shows career switchers exactly where those skills fit in the industry.

By Stella Ojiuba·Cloud Security and Threat Intelligence Professional

June 8, 2026

# Turning Detours into Strengths: My Journey from a Five-Year Career Gap to Co-Founding a Cloud, AI, and Security Company

After graduating with a B.Tech in Electronics and Communication, I thought my path would lead to robotics and chip manufacturing. Instead, a global pandemic, five years of competitive exam preparation, and countless rejections forced me to build a completely different route into technology. This is the story of how those seemingly unrelated experiences became the foundation for a career in cloud, AI, and security—and why I believe no learning is ever truly wasted.

By Manisha Sarkar·Co-Founder

June 5, 2026

Why I Chose to Study the Future Before It Arrived

What happens when a lawyer finds herself in rooms full of neuroscientists, engineers, and AI researchers? In this personal reflection, Namrata Bhowmik shares how an unexpected journey from law into interdisciplinary technology communities reshaped her understanding of innovation, collaboration, and the value of contributing beyond traditional professional boundaries. Through experiences spanning legal practice, emerging technologies, and global networks, her story highlights the power of curiosity, adaptability, and building bridges between disciplines.

By Namrata Bhowmik ·Founder & Executive Director

June 4, 2026

Breaking Barriers in Cybersecurity: My Journey from a Small-Town Dreamer to a Senior Information security engineer

From a B.Tech graduate to a Senior Information security engineer in cybersecurity, my journey has been driven by continuous learning, resilience, and a belief that women belong in technology. Through challenges, growth, and ongoing education, I've learned that confidence is built through action, and I hope to inspire more women to pursue careers in tech.

By Kopal Dixit·Senior Information security engineer

June 2, 2026

From PM to Cloud Security: What I Learned, Unlearned, and Why You Might Want to Make This Switch Too

I spent five years as a project manager before making the leap into cloud security and it was the hardest and best decision I ever made. Here's the real story of how i made my transition.

By Stella Ojiuba·Cloud Security and Threat Intelligence Professional

May 31, 2026

Why I Left the Staff Engineer Track

I was two performance cycles from principal. I asked to be moved to management instead. My skip-level thought I was making a mistake. She was probably right.

By Jordan Hayes·Staff Writer

May 25, 2026

Infrastructure

How I Built an AI Native SRE Company Without Being the Engineer in the Room

Krati Gaur, Founder of Coneixedor Technologies, shares how she built a company bringing Google-grade SRE reliability to AI startups. Her story covers the critical gap between brilliant AI products and the infrastructure needed to keep them running in production — and how one client went from dreading Friday deployments to shipping confidently every week.

By Krati Gaur·Founder

By Nishita Thakur·Co_Founder

General

From a Mother's Struggle to Building a Connected Pediatric Healthcare Ecosystem .

A personal struggle of managing my children's healthcare records inspired me to build Kidscur and KiddoKlinik+—a connected pediatric healthcare ecosystem for families and doctors. This journey has been one of resilience, learning, and embracing every setback as an opportunity to build something meaningful.

By Oluchi Faith Amadi·Cybersecurity GRC

I Was Told Tech Wasn't a Realistic Path. Today, I'm Helping Secure the Future of Digital Healthcare.

While my environment was blind to how technology was changing the world, I saw the vision, mastered Cybersecurity, and unlocked a global career on my own terms.

June 22, 2026

DON'T FIT IN A BOX, BREAK OUT OF IT & BUILD YOUR OWN

What makes me, ME ❤️ !! A glimpse about my current life, my beliefs and my inner-world of thoughts about WORLD 😁.

By Jyoti Dixit·Software Engineer

By Evangeline Obeta·Cloud/DevOps Engineer

From Food Science to DevOps: How Motherhood Redefined My Path

From food science to tech, my journey has been shaped by motherhood, reinvention, and a deep desire for flexibility and growth. I started as a virtual assistant and customer support specialist, then moved into DevOps, where I’ve continued learning, building, and growing through real projects.