Safoor Safdar

Safoor Safdar DEVOPS ADVISORY ENGINEER (AWS, ON-PREM) Email Address:-Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/safoorsafdar/ Mobile: - Experience Summary: ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Working experience on AWS and on-premises, architecting highly available, scalable, and fault-tolerant architectural solutions for clients to help them migrate successfully from current infrastructure (on-premise) to AWS cloud or set up from scratch on AWS. Highly motivated and committed DevOps Engineer experienced in Automating, Configuring, and deploying instances on AWS and on-premises. Strong knowledge and skills on AWS Architecture Design, especially in Production, Development, and Testing Environment. 5+ years of application development experience using PHP and JS. 4+ years of DevOps with AWS, GCP, on-premise. AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Manage and maintain Ubuntu 14+, Centos7 and AWS Linux, AWS, GCP, and Magento Cloud, CI/CD using TeamCity, Gitlab, AzureDevops, and DeployBot. Hands-on with AWS infrastructure (RDS, Lambda, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, EC2, VPC, S3, SNS, SES, DynamoDB, IAM, Cognito, API Gateway, ELB, Step Functions, CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CodeCommit, CodeDeploy) Worked on multiple platforms readiness for micro-services architect using Kubernetes, EKS, and Docker for on-premises infrastructure with ansible IAC and AWS infrastructure provisioning with Terraform. Proficient with Python, have experience in Boto3, beginner of Golang, experienced in PHP and JavaScript, Laravel, Zend, MEAN, Angular, ReactJS, and desktop application development using Electron. Monitoring tools (Prometheus, NewRelic, Netdata) Well versed with AWS DevOps practices including CloudFormation, Terraform, Systems Manager, GIT and Gitlab Have experience in large-scale application re-factoring, client communication to get an understanding of requirements, and software architecture. Worked directly with international clients in the US, Canada, & Dubai following Agile methodology BS Software Engineer from UMT (University of Management and Technology) Professional Experience Visionet Systems Inc. (https://www.visionet.com/) Oct‘18 – Present (DevOps Advisory Engineer) Project My Telenor – Telenor Pakistan Role Tools & Technologies DevOps Consultant Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, Prometheus, Prometheus Alert Manager, Grafana, Custom Exporters, Git, TFS, Azure DevOps, Android and IOS auto-build, S3. Prepared the multiple environments Kubernetes cluster using kubeadm. Being a part of the talented team as a DevOps Consultant worked alongside software, security engineers, and Solution architect to build a reliable platform. Prepared the observability implementation plan that includes monitoring infrastructure setup and resource onboarding. Prepared/Performed chaos engineering and platform load testing on the Production Kubernetes cluster. Prepared the power shell and shell scripting for various purposes and custom Prometheus exporters using python and NodeJS. Project Observability Framework – Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. Role Tools & Technologies DevOps Consultant Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, Prometheus, Prometheus Alert Manager, Grafana, Exporters, Git, Bitbucket, Jenkins, EKS, EC2, Terraform, S3, DynamoDB, RDS, and CloudWatch. Prepared the multiple environments Kubernetes cluster using Terraform on EKS for the various accounts. Being a part of the talented team as a DevOps Consultant worked alongside software, security engineers, and Solution architect to build a reliable platform. Prepared the observability implementation plan that includes monitoring infrastructure setup and resource onboarding. Prepared/Performed chaos engineering and platform load testing on EKS Kubernetes cluster for production/staging environment. Prepared the power shell and shell scripting for various purposes and custom Prometheus exporters using python and go-lang. Project Rapid Application Development – Dubai Municipality Role Tools & Technologies DevOps Consultant Kubernetes, Helm, Ansible, Docker, Private Docker Registry, Oracle DB, F5, Mendix, Git/SVN, Gitlab Prepared the multiple environments Kubernetes cluster using Ansible for micro-services Mendix platform on on-premises infrastructure. Being a part of the talented team as DevOps Consultant worked alongside software, security engineers, and Solution architect to build a reliable platform. Prepared the CI/CD on Gitlab for multiple Mendix based applications, and prepared the automated scripts to get the source from SVN to GIT. Prepared/Performed chaos engineering and platform load testing on on-premises Kubernetes cluster for production/staging environment. Project OTT - Telenor Role Tools & Technologies DevOps Architect Kubernetes, Helm, Ansible, Docker, Private Docker Registry, Postgres9, Azure DevOps, MINIO Storage, NGINX based reverse proxy, ModSecurity, and SSL letsencrypt certificate, NodeJS, Javascript. Worked on a micro-services architect for bare metal setup on PTCL Cloud using Ansible as DevOps Architect. Being a part of a talented team that works alongside software engineers and security engineers to build a reliable and highly scalable infrastructure. Project UNFI Easy Options - UNFI Role Tools & Technologies Tech Lead Magento Cloud, AWS EC2, S3, CodePipeline, CodeCommit, CodeBuild, Github, RDS, ECR, EKS, Docker, Magento2. Worked as Technical Lead for Magento2 Cloud-based applications. Participated in the design, development, and implementation of complex features/requirements. Managed Magento2 cloud, AWS services, and Magento2 based application releases. Provide expertise on infrastructure solutions, strategic direction, and system architecture. Prepare and manage application technical requirements from application functional. Prepared the infrastructure for GitOps with CodeCommit and Magento2 Cloud. Nextbridge Pvt Ltd. (https://www.nextbridge.pk) Oct‘14 – Oct‘18 (Senior Software Engineer) Key Responsibilities: - Member of Vteams Star, MEAN and Laravel Trainer, Interviewer, Vteams Research, and Code Reviewer. - Managed various project milestones through the entirety of the SDLC process, Maintain project development roadmap, Prepare application requirements by communicating with clients, Provide solutions to resolve various requirements. - Prepared and deployed infrastructure and CI/CD solution on AWS to maintain Laravel SAAS-based CRM with separate database multi-tenancy. - Prepared and deployed CI/CD solution for angular, NodeJS, and MongoDB based learning management system on GitLab to deploy on a dedicated host. - Prepared and deployed solution of nightly build server for angular and NodeJS base unit testing on AWS. - Prepared and deployed infrastructure and CI/CD solution for angular-based CRM application on AWS with DeployBot. - Worked on angular-based CRM (Customer Relation Management) based on different applications. - Worked on QA Automation to develop the test cases using Cypress for angular2+ based application. - Developed CRM SASS application based on Laravel with separate database multi-tenancy. - Developed the mobile API for the CRM SASS application. - Managed the AWS services which include EC2, S3, RDS, SES, SQS. Maavra Technologies (http://www.maavratech.com/) Jun’14 – Oct‘14 (Software Engineer) - Taking part in a squad-oriented environment to develop and Maintain complex web-based applications. - Managing existing code base, to include troubleshooting bugs and adding new characteristics Green Tech International Ltd. Jan’13 – May‘14 (PHP Developer) Key Responsibilities: - Managing and developing various Database-driven Websites, Content Management Systems. - Application development using various Web Frameworks (Codeigniter, Zend) - Updating the site with new features, fix application issues and code irregularities. - Preparing manuals of Task Processes, Analysing, and improvising the procedures used for different tasks. E-till Solution Sep’12 – Jan‘13 (PHP Developer) Key Responsibilities: - Managing and developing various Database-driven Websites, Content Management Systems. - Application development using OOAD, Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), and Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS). - Updating the site with new features, fix application issues and code irregularities. - Convey project requirements, risks as well as assumptions to the project team along with the client. - Implementing & Analysing different SEO tasks as per the defined QA processes and standards. - Preparing manuals of Task Processes, analyzing and improvising the procedures used for different tasks. Xpert Solutions May ’11 – Aug ‘12 (PHP Developer) Key Responsibilities: - Perform multiple projects all together in fast-paced deadline-driven atmospheres. - Building and maintenance of core PHP-based web applications according to client requirements with reusable code preferably using classes and libraries. - Convey project requirements, risks as well as assumptions to the project team along with the client. - Testing and debugging new programs. Preliminary testing of the site to make sure that it is functioning properly. - Preliminary testing of the site to make sure that it is functioning properly. - Updating the site with new features, fix application issues and code irregularities. - Writing queries and contributing to database design and developments using MySQL. Technical Skills Programming Languages Python (Boto3,PromClient) Golang (Beginner) PHP JavaScript/NodeJS Cloud Platforms AWS GCloud Azure (Beginner) Container Orchestration Kubernetes Docker Swarm EKS GKE Containers Docker Rkt (beginner) IAC Ansible Terraform AWS Cloud Formation Infra/Apps Monitoring Netdata AWS Cloud Watch NewRelic Prometheus Grafana ELK Stack CloudWatch Logs CI/CD Gitlab TeamCity DeployBot Azure DevOps AWS CodePipeline AWS CodeBuild AWS CodeDeploy AWS CodeStar Framework(s) Flask, Laravel, Angular, React, Codeigniter, Zend, ExpressJS Databases Systems MySQL MongoDB PostgreSQL AWS RDS AWS DynamoDB Standards Source Control HTML XML CSS Git (Github, Bitbucket, Gitlab, Azure DevOps) Application Environments LAMP, MAMP Operating System Ubuntu (12,14,18), MacOS, Centos6,7, Amazon Linux Web Servers Apache2 Ngnix (WAF, RateLimiting, Tracing, Upstream, Logging, SSL/TLS, Hardening) Other FTP integration Academics University of Management and Technology (UMT) B.S SE Major: Software Engineering Certifications AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner - (C4CTLNDKB1EE1Q3J)