Dominic Motuka
About Dominic Motuka
Dominic Motuka is a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer at Sendwave, specializing in cloud technologies, automation, and open-source solutions. He holds a Master's degree in Computational Intelligence from the University of Nairobi and has extensive experience in various engineering roles across multiple companies.
Work at Sendwave
Dominic Motuka has been employed at Sendwave as a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer since 2021. His role focuses on enhancing cloud infrastructure for international remittance services. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, he has contributed to the company's cloud strategy and implementation for three years.
Previous Experience in Cloud Engineering
Before joining Sendwave, Dominic worked at several organizations in various engineering roles. He served as a Cloud Operations Engineer at Optiva Inc. from 2020 to 2021, and as a DevOps Engineer at Veritaseum, Inc. UltraCoin for five months in 2019. He also held positions at Vulcan Inc. and CircleCI, where he worked as a DevOps Engineer and Technical Author, respectively.
Education and Expertise
Dominic Motuka holds a Master's degree in Computational Intelligence from the University of Nairobi, where he studied from 2020 to 2023. He also earned a Bachelor's degree in Microprocessor Technology and Instrumentation from the same institution, completing his studies from 2014 to 2018. He is a certified Cloud Architect and Cloud Engineer, with expertise in AWS, GCP, and Azure.
Technical Skills and Specializations
Dominic specializes in designing and building resilient and scalable cloud-based infrastructure. He has experience with orchestration tools such as Google Kubernetes Engine and Docker Swarm Networking. His technical skills include intermediate proficiency in Python and PostgreSQL, and novice skills in Golang and MongoDB. He employs Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform and Ansible.
Advocacy for Open-Source Solutions
Dominic promotes open-source solutions and automation in cloud computing. He emphasizes simplicity in cloud infrastructure design, advocating for fewer abstractions and core learning. His approach aims to create effective solutions that enhance team dynamics and successful project execution.