Blessing Phiri

Technical Solutions Engineer · Cloud, AI and Infrastructure · Solution Architecture · Technical Presales

I help organisations design, validate and adopt cloud, infrastructure and AI solutions, combining hands-on expertise in Kubernetes, OpenShift, automation and multi-cloud platforms with technical pre-sales, PoCs and solution architecture. From enterprise platforms to RAG applications, I focus on practical business outcomes, using my accounting and FinOps background to bring cost, risk, compliance and AI spend governance into every solution.

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I'm a Technical Solutions Engineer at Footprint Africa Business Solutions, working across cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, security and AI solutions. I take customer engagements from technical discovery and solution architecture through demonstrations, PoCs, proposals and implementation, combining hands-on engineering with a clear understanding of business requirements.

Before that, I spent five years at Advanced Communication Systems in Harare, progressing from voice and network infrastructure into platform engineering. I'm a CNCF Kubestronaut with six Red Hat certifications, alongside credentials in Terraform, Microsoft Azure and FinOps.

My background in accounting gives me a different perspective on technology. I look beyond whether a solution works to what it costs, how it manages risk and whether it delivers business value. I can discuss total cost of ownership with business stakeholders, work through compliance requirements with security teams, and collaborate with engineers to build the platform.

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