Zeeshan S. is a Lead DevOps and Platform Engineer with over 5 years of experience in cloud and infrastructure technologies. He specializes in AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, and Jenkins, building and managing scalable infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and GitOps workflows. Zeeshan uses Python, Go, and Bash for automation and programming, and has implemented observability solutions with Prometheus and Grafana. His work includes designing multi-tenant SaaS architectures and deploying Kubernetes clusters with Rancher. At Afiniti,… Show more

1. Lead DevOps / Platform Engineer

   Afiniti· AI/MLDec 2022 — Present

   • Developed Bitbucket MCP server tools for automated repo creation and deployment registration
   • Implemented AWS guardrails and infrastructure-as-code for chat agents
   • Designed multi-tenant SaaS foundations fully codified in Terraform
   • Rolled out MLflow + Argo Workflows stack for standardized experiment tracking
   • Authored an offline-capable Python deployment CLI
   • Built Jenkins/Groovy CI/CD and GitOps flows
   • Documented and deployed Rancher-powered Kubernetes clusters

   AWSKubernetesTerraformMLflowArgo WorkflowsPythonJenkinsGroovyRancher
2. Senior Engineer

   xFlow Research Inc.· Enterprise & SaaSMay 2022 — Nov 2022

   • Automated monitoring stack rollouts and platform provisioning with Ansible
   • Developed scalable Node.js/Express APIs for parallel jobs orchestration
   • Ran Artillery stress tests and tuned services for latency and throughput goals

   AnsibleNode.jsExpressJWTPrometheusGrafana
3. DevOps Engineer

   Empire Holding B.V.· Enterprise & SaaSFeb 2021 — Apr 2022

   • Built and operated Rancher-based Kubernetes clusters
   • Delivered GitLab CI pipelines for microservices
   • Managed hybrid infrastructure with VMware ESXi, Terraform, Ansible
   • Consolidated client estates into a unified AWS footprint

   RancherGitLab CIAWS EKSTerraformAnsibleVMware ESXi
4. DevOps Engineer

   UpworkMay 2020 — Nov 2022

   • Delivered PostgreSQL HA clusters and automated DR with AWS Backup
   • Executed Terraform/Ansible-driven migrations between AWS and GCP
   • Built DigitalOcean- and AWS-hosted workloads
   • Tuned heavy WordPress front ends for improved load times

   PostgreSQLAWS BackupTerraformAnsibleDigitalOceanAWSGCP
5. System Administrator

   zSoftMay 2020 — Sep 2020

   • Provisioned CentOS VMs for PHP/Laravel apps
   • Hardened LAMP stacks with SSL
   • Instituted automated MySQL backup policies

   CentOSPHPLaravelLAMPMySQL

1. MS Computer Science (Hons)

   National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST)Islamabad, Pakistan2021 — 2025
2. BS Computer Science (Hons)

   Institute of Management Sciences (IMSciences)Peshawar, Pakistan2016 — 2020