DevOps Evangelist with 10 years of experience
I am a skilled DevOps engineer with around 10 years of experience. My expertise includes establishing monitoring and alerting strategies, creating deployment frameworks, supporting rollouts, and ensuring services' overall health and performance. I excel at incident response, problem-solving, and increasing automation to reduce manual intervention. My strong communication skills make me an excellent team player with a sharp attention to detail.
Technical Skills: Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, Python, AWS, Azure, GitLab, Jenkins, Elasticsearch, Kibana, Grafana, and more.
Soft Skills: Excellent team player, focused, independent worker, and effective communicator.
Certifications: Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level, AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, AZURE Certified AI/Data/Security Fundamentals.
Associate Director DevOps, Data Quartz (US-based Data Startup)
December 2022 - Present
- Responsible for managing DevOps and Infrastructure teams.
- Worked with development and project teams to establish monitoring and alerting strategies.
- Automated data-driven alerts and improved service reliability.
- Support rollouts and ensure overall service health and performance.
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DevOps Tech Lead, Seeloz (US-based Supply Chain Automation Startup)
April 2022 - December 2022
- Responsible for architecting deployments on Azure and AWS.
- Managed DevOps team and CI/CD pipeline using Airflow.
- Interacted with clients to set up architecture on different platforms.
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Manager/PSE DevOps, Afiniti (US-based AI company)
August 2016 - March 2022
- Managed multiple internal projects and small teams at Afiniti, specializing in DevOps practices and automation for optimized project delivery.
- Led the development of CI/CD pipelines, automated production environments, and monitored systems using various tools.
- Played a crucial role in architecture design, code management, release management, and client support, while also contributing to data exploration and ELK cluster projects for diverse clients.
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Visiting Lecturer, QAU (Top Ranking Pakistani University)
Sep 2016 - March 2018
- Taught C++ programming and computer basics at QAU for two semesters, providing students with a solid foundation in programming and computer fundamentals.
- Facilitated a productive learning environment, ensuring students grasped key concepts in C++ and computer basics, fostering their analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Recieved postive feedback from students, demonstrating my effective teaching methods and commitment to enhancing their understanding of programming and computer fundamentals during my tenure at QAU.
MSc in Statistics, AIOU Islamabad
BS in Software Engineering, International Islamic University Islamabad