Meraj Rasool--
Islamabad, Pakistan
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Co-Founder & CTO
GlowSafar FZ-LLC
11/2024 – present
Dubai,
United Arab Emirates
Fractional CTO
Doerz
11/2024 – present
Islamabad, Pakistan
Director of Software Engineering
SkyElectric
As the Director of Software Engineering, I lead innovation and excellence across
software development teams, with key responsibilities that include:
06/2022 – 10/2024
Islamabad, Pakistan
Guiding and mentoring teams across IoT, Cloud, Smart Apps, and ML/AI (LLM)
projects, ensuring they have the resources and direction to excel.
Playing a pivotal role in the design and release phases of IoT, mobile, backend,
frontend, and ML/AI solutions, ensuring alignment with technical standards and
business goals.
Working closely with senior management to drive strategic planning, discussing
new features, initiatives, deadlines, and resource management.
Leading the development of big data strategies, focusing on advanced data
collection, analysis, and visualization to support decision-making and operational
efficiency.
Managing and optimizing server infrastructures for high-availability
environments across AWS and other platforms, ensuring optimal uptime and
performance.
Implementing automated systems using Terraform, and Zabbix to ensure
reliability, security, and scalability of infrastructure.
Leading cross-functional teams in architecting and deploying network solutions to
enhance performance and reliability across distributed systems.
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I focus on fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration, ensuring our software
solutions are strategically positioned to drive market growth and meet evolving
business needs.
DevOps Lead
SkyElectric
In my role as DevOps Lead from July 2017 to June 2022, I spearheaded several critical
initiatives and led the team in maintaining and optimizing server infrastructure. My
key contributions included:
Ensuring 100% uptime for production systems through meticulous monitoring
and administration of server stacks on AWS and local environments, using tools
like Cloudwatch and Zabbix.
Conducting comprehensive service optimisation for various platforms including
MySQL, Apache, nginx, PostgreSQL, and Scylla, which significantly enhanced
system performance and reliability.
Implementing build automation using Gradle and Fabric, streamlining the
deployment process.
Leading the continuous integration and delivery processes using Go CD and
Jenkins, facilitating efficient and reliable project rollouts.
Overseeing server setup, configuration, and monitoring post-launch, across all
environments, ensuring robust and secure operations.
Contributing to the design of backend software, providing valuable insights that
improved system architecture and functionality.
Innovating with Docker to expedite developer onboarding and support, effectively
containerising the development environment.
Automating various infrastructure tasks using Ansible, Terraform, and custom
Python scripts, greatly increasing operational efficiency.
Managing Elastic search and Scylla clusters, including setup, monitoring, and
regular maintenance to achieve 100% uptime, demonstrating my expertise in highavailability systems.
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07/2017 – 05/2022
Islamabad, Pakistan
Senior DevOps Engineer
Convo
From April 2015 to June 2017, I excelled as a Senior DevOps Engineer, where I was
instrumental in automating server and build processes, achieving an impressive
99.99% uptime for servers. My key accomplishments include:
Leading a critical migration of over 10+ projects from Ant to Gradle, significantly
enhancing build efficiency and enabling full-stack deployments with SSL
certificates and host file management.
Implementing system migration to a clustered mode, which dramatically
improved fault tolerance and streamlined the development flow.
Revamping the build mechanism to support concurrent deployments across
multiple servers, greatly optimizing deployment times.
Transitioning the development team from SVN to Git, facilitating a more efficient
and modern version control workflow.
Developing a custom PHP framework for automating various tasks such as AMI
creation and disaster recovery processes, which significantly improved operational
reliability.
Establishing a Continuous Delivery system with custom scripting, enabling
automated deployments triggered by specific git commit messages, thereby
enhancing developer efficiency.
Implementing Chef for routine maintenance tasks on both Linux and Windows
machines, and utilizing AWS ECS and Lambda for project-specific requirements,
demonstrating my proficiency in cloud technologies.
Overseeing server monitoring and administration on AWS and local infrastructure
using tools like Cloudwatch and Monit, ensuring the reliability and stability of
production systems.
04/2015 – 06/2017
Islamabad, Pakistan
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Principal Consultant
PivotalSigns
May 2014 marked the beginning of my entrepreneurial journey as I founded
PivotalSigns, an IT consultancy firm, where I served as the Principal Consultant.
Specialising in open source software, my firm provided expert consultancy in
customising WordPress plugins and themes, developing bespoke web applications,
and offering solutions in server administration, security, and cloud computing.
Under my leadership, PivotalSigns successfully delivered tailored solutions to a
diverse clientele, significantly enhancing their digital presence and operational
efficiency.
My role also involved direct client engagement, crafting personalised strategies to
meet their unique business needs, and mentoring a team of skilled professionals to
foster a culture of technical excellence and innovation.
05/2014 – 06/2015
Karachi, Pakistan
Senior Technical Lead
GoodCore Software
In September 2005, I embarked on my journey with GoodCore Software as a
Software Engineer, advancing to the role of Senior Technical Lead by May 2014.
During my tenure, I played a pivotal role in developing and delivering several highimpact projects, including a Trading Application for NYSE and NASDAQ which
enhanced trading efficiency, and a comprehensive Villa Rental Management system
that streamlined operations.
09/2005 – 04/2014
Karachi, Pakistan
My primary tools were PHP (leveraging Zend and Yii frameworks), MySQL, AWS, and
RackSpace, through which I innovatively solved complex technical challenges. My
contributions to the NOC and Golf Club Network projects were particularly
noteworthy, leading to significant improvements in network reliability and customer
engagement, respectively. This period marked a significant growth in my technical
skills, leadership abilities, and understanding of diverse software envionrments.
CERTIFICATES
Apache Cassandra™ 3.x
Administrator Associate
Programming Core – Data
Structure, IBM
Scylla Operations
Scylla Essentials Course
SKILLS
Languages / Markup
Python, Java, PHP, Javascript, HTML5, CSS
Database
MySQL, PostgreSQL, Scylla, Cassandra
Cloud / Infrastructure
AWS, GCP, Azure, DigitalOcean, Linode
Monitoring Tools
Zabbix, Monit, AWS CloudWatch and others
Containerisation &
Orchestration
Docker, Docker Compose, Kubernetes
Infrastructure as Code
Terraform, Ansible
