DevOps Engineer

Open to full-time

Bio

Muhammad Z. is a DevOps Engineer with several years of experience in designing and automating scalable cloud infrastructures, particularly on AWS. His core stack includes AWS services such as EC2, S3, Lambda, and EKS, alongside tools like Terraform, Ansible, and Docker for infrastructure automation and container orchestration. Muhammad builds CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and AWS CodePipeline, and implements monitoring with Prometheus, Grafana, and CloudWatch to ensure system performance and security. At Ewarenet, Muhammad designed a scalable AWS architecture for a vaccine website, leveraging EC2, S3, and Kubernetes (EKS) to handle peak traffic efficiently. He reduced deployment time by automating infrastructure provisioning with Terraform and integrated CI/CD pipelines for reliable deployments, achieving high availability and performance. Muhammad holds a Bachelor of Computer Science from the National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Islamabad. He is well-suited for roles that require expertise in cloud architecture, DevOps automation, and modern infrastructure solutions, especially within FinTech or similar industries.

Expertise

AnsibleAWSBashFlaskJenkinsKubernetesPythonSQLTerraformGit

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Assessments

General Project Assessment

Great on Find Indices of Two Numbers That Add Up to Target, Difficulty Easy · Great on Design a Scalable and Compliant SaaS Platform Architecture, Difficulty Hard · Great on Optimize Kubernetes Clusters for Real-Time Fraud Detection, Difficulty Medium

Projects

Vaccine Website Deployment on AWS Cloud

Designed and implemented a scalable, resilient AWS architecture using EC2, S3, CloudFront, and Route 53 to ensure high availability and performance during peak traffic. Containerized the application using Docker to optimize resource utilization and enable seamless scaling based on demand. Orchestrated Kubernetes (EKS) clusters for efficient container management, deployment, and scaling of application services. Automated infrastructure provisioning and configuration across multiple environments using Terraform, reducing deployment time and minimizing manual errors. Developed CI/CD pipelines integrating Jenkins and ArgoCD for automated, reliable deployment workflows to EKS Kubernetes clusters. Integrated monitoring and alerting solutions using Grafana and AWS CloudWatch to provide real-time visibility into system performance, availability, and security. Implemented security best practices including encryption at rest and in transit, IAM role-based access controls, regular security audits, and vulnerability assessments to protect sensitive data. Collaborated closely with development teams to maintain compliance with security standards and ensure data confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Ensured the vaccine website operates reliably on EKS with fully automated deployments, scaling, and monitoring.

Experience

DevOps Engineer || SRE
Ewarenet, Islamabad, Pakistan· FinTechFeb 2023 — Present
- Built and managed scalable AWS infrastructure using Terraform, Ansible, and CloudFormation.
- Automated CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and AWS CodePipeline.
- Containerized applications with Docker and managed orchestration using Kubernetes (EKS).
- Streamlined deployments in collaboration with dev teams using Terraform, Ansible, and Docker.
- Created reusable IaC modules and Docker configs to standardize deployment workflows.
- Integrated IAM roles and policies into pipelines for enhanced security and access control.
- Deployed microservices using AWS Lambda, API Gateway, and EKS.
- Monitored systems using Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, and the ELK Stack.
- Automated operational tasks using Bash, Python, and PowerShell via Ansible.
- Led cloud migrations and implemented backup and DR strategies using S3 and Lambda.
- Ensured infrastructure compliance with AWS security best practices.
EC2S3AWS IAMLambdaAPI GatewayEKSCloudFormationCloudWatchCodePipelineVPCTerraformAnsibleDockerKubernetes (EKS)JenkinsGitHub ActionsBashPythonPowerShellPrometheusGrafanaELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash)LinuxShell Scripting
Jr.DevOps Engineer
Digitforce, Islamabad, PakistanMar 2021 — Dec 2022
- Migrated Terraform and Jenkins credentials to AWS Secrets Manager, enhancing security and eliminating reliance on git-crypt.
- Maintained and updated Terraform modules and CloudFormation templates for AWS infrastructure.
- Built Development, Staging, and Production environments using Terraform, Docker, and Elastic Beanstalk.
- Monitored key AWS services including EC2, S3, VPC, Route 53, Lambda, and IAM for availability and performance.
- Deployed microservices to Amazon ECS using AWS Fargate and Docker for serverless orchestration.
- Created Jenkins pipelines to package Docker images, push to ECR, and deploy to EKS.
- Developed CI/CD workflows using Jenkins, Terraform, Docker, and CloudFormation.
- Deployed and backed up EKS clusters using Terraform, Docker, and the AWS CLI.
- Configured and monitored EKS with IAM roles, CloudWatch, and Docker monitoring tools.
- Managed Git workflows and release pipelines with Jenkins, Docker, and AWS CLI.
- Integrated CloudWatch with IAM for secure, compliant infrastructure monitoring.
EC2S3VPCRoute 53LambdaIAMECSAWS Secrets ManagerCloudFormationElastic BeanstalkCloudWatchAWS CLIGitGitHubJenkinsTerraformDocker