Yousif Kahn
DevOps Engineer-
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
https://www.linkedin.com/in/yousif-kahn/
PROFILE
An experienced Senior Blockchain DevOps Engineer with a consistent track record of delivering highquality, secure, and reliable web applications in dependently and as part of a team.
Possessing a strong understanding of DevOps methodologies and tools such as CircleCI, Jenkins,
Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform and Ansible.
Improved application performance speed by 5%, reduced security breaches by 82%, and decreased
quarterly costs by 75%.
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Jul 2022 – Jul 2023
Toronto, ON, Canada
Firmex
Blockchain DevOps Engineer
Overhauled the shell deploy scripts to implement a CI/CD process that reduced
the time to deploy from 5 hours to 5 minutes.
Led a team of 6 members in the transition from GCP to AWS ultimately saving
the company $100k annually while improving performance by 6%.
Enhanced application performance by 5% through backend optimization and
redundancy reduction.
Provided technology leadership for infrastructure, scalability, and performance
for 20+ employees.
Worked with partner teams (Help Desk/NOC) to streamline the support process,
improving efficiency by 10%.
Defined and designed solutions and features for senior management that met
100% satisfaction.
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Jul 2019 – Jul 2022
Toronto, ON, Canada
Amdocs
Blockchain DevOps Engineer
Designed and sustained 3 major blockchain applications using various
programming languages and frameworks such as GoLang, Javascript, Cosmos
SDK, Go-Ethereum, and Hyperledger Fabric SDK.
Coordinated with product managers, engineers, and designers to ensure the
blockchain platform met customer requirements, resulting in a 10% increase in
user engagement and a 15% increase in active users.
Processed over 100 thousands transactions per day with upkeep blockchain
applications
Successfully implemented a new continuous delivery pipeline that improved the
speed and reliability of software releases by 50% while reducing the number of
production incidents by 25%.
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Jul 2015 – Jul 2019
Calgary, AB, Canada
Benevity
DevOps Engineer
Developed automation code for building 30+ pipelines, Kubernetes clusters,
and cloud infrastructure, achieving 92% efficiency and performance
throughout the website.
Removed over 10+ redundant servers and consolidated databases, which
decreased 75% of quarterly costs YoY.
Implemented using KubeKit to install Teradata Vantage on 5+ Production
Kubernetes clusters with 10+ nodes for Teradata applications and Kubernetes
plugins.
Reduced security breaches by 82% by guiding 15+ key clients on strict endpoint
digital security practices in the first month of employment.
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SKILLS
Programming Languages
Python, Bash, GoLang, JavaScript, TypeScript, Java
CI/CD
Jenkins, CircleCI, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Harness
Containerization
Docker, Kubernetes, EKS, GKE
Infrastructure as Code and Configuration Tools
Terraform, Ansible, Crossplane, CloudFormation,
Puppet, Chef, AWS CDK
Blockchain Technology
Ethereum, Cosmos SDK, Hyperledger Fabric SDK,
Web3, Solidity
Monitoring and Logging
Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog, Splunk
Operating Systems
Linux, Windows Server
Cloud Computing Platform
AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure,
OpenStack, VMware vCenter, Digital Ocean
EDUCATION
Sep 2011 – Jun 2015
Calgary, Canada
University of Calgary
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science
LANGUAGES
English
Chinese
