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VUSIMOZI
SOLANI.

Software Engineer / Aspiring SRE

Building resilient, scalable systems. From simple web apps to complex CI/CD pipelines. One pipeline at a time.

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Vusimozi Solani

ABOUT.

I'm a Software Engineering Learner at Standard Bank working in the Platform Engineering space. My day-to-day involves building and supporting CI/CD pipelines, improving developer experience, and helping keep large-scale systems stable across AWS and Azure.

My journey started at North-West University where I studied Information Systems from undergrad through Honours, and now my MCom in Informatics. Along the way, I built multiple full-stack systems for campus use, volunteered extensively, and developed a real interest in automation and reliability engineering.

Outside work, I'm usually coding personal projects, learning new tools, experimenting with design, or watching movies to reset. I'm driven, curious, and I like solving problems that actually make an impact.

PROGRAMMING

  • Python
  • Java
  • PHP
  • C#
  • SQL
  • HTML / CSS
  • JavaScript

CLOUD & DEVOPS

  • Harness CI/CD
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Docker
  • GitLab
  • Git
  • Splunk

DATA & ANALYTICS

  • SPSS
  • Excel
  • Google Forms
  • Power BI

TOOLS

  • Jira
  • Confluence
  • Bruno API
  • Visio
  • Canva
  • Linux CLI

SELECTED
WORKS.

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ACADEMIC

Master of Commerce in Informatics

North-West University — Feb 2025 – Present

BCom Honours in Information Systems

North-West University — 2024

Average: 74%

BCom in Information Systems

North-West University — 2020 – 2023

Cum Laude — 75% — Dean's List

National Senior Certificate

Mosikare Secondary School — 2015 – 2019

Bachelor's Pass

CERTIFICATIONS

Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)

Microsoft Certified

Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-900)

Microsoft Certified

Problem Solving with Critical Thinking

IBM — 2023

APRIL 2025 — PRESENT

SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Standard Bank — Platform Engineering Team — Johannesburg - Learnership Contract

  • CI/CD Automation: Maintaining and optimizing GitLab CI pipelines to support deployment workflows for internal development teams.
  • Observability & Monitoring: Developed and optimized Splunk dashboards for real-time transaction monitoring and API performance, utilizing complex SPL queries and lookups to analyze error budgets and service availability.
  • Cloud Service Migration: Executed the migration of microservices from legacy cloud infrastructure to a new environment, managing the transfer of Docker images (pull/push operations) between registries and updating service endpoints.
  • Cloud Infrastructure: Managed the AWS Certificate Manager (ACM) lifecycle using CLI and CloudShell, executing certificate rotations, identifying unused resources, and ensuring compliance across Load Balancers and ECS.
APR 2024 — NOV 2024

STUDENT ASSISTANT

North-West University — Mahikeng

  • Assisted lecturers with invigilation and monitoring of assessments.
  • Facilitated tutorials and provided academic support to students.
  • Offered technical support for faculty events and activities.
DEC 2023

MARKING ASSISTANT

Department of Basic Education — Zeerust

  • Distributed exam scripts and ensured accurate tracking.
  • Checked script completeness and corrected discrepancies.
  • Digitised and archived exam materials.