ZAYAN AHMED
DEVOPS ENGINEER
Summary
Results-driven DevOps/DevSecOps Engineer with a proven track record in automating deployment pipelines, securing
containerized environments, and optimizing CI/CD workflows. Passionate about fostering collaboration between
development and operations teams to accelerate secure software delivery.
Proficient in cloud infrastructure, security best practices, and DevOps tools such as Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, Azure,
Terraform, Ansible. Seeking to leverage strong technical skills, problem-solving abilities, and a commitment to
continuous improvement to contribute to innovative and secure projects in a dynamic environment.
Skills
Technical Skills
AWS Services
CI/CD | Kubernetes | AWS | Azure | Docker | Terraform | Jenkins | Linux Administration | Bash |
GitHub | Ansible | Chef | Puppet | Prometheus | Grafana | Microservices Architecture |
Virtualization Technologies | Basic Pentesting
AWS EC2 | AWS EKS | AWS S3 | AWS VPC | AWS IAM | AWS CloudFormation | AWS ECR | AWS
Route 53 | AWS CodePipeline | AWS CodeBuild | AWS CodeDeploy | AWS CodeCommit | AWS
ECS | AWS ELB | AWS EBS | AWS EFS | AWS KMS | AWS RDS | AWS DynamoDB | AWS SNS |
Professional Skills
Project Management | Teamwork | Leadership | Effective Communication | Critical Thinking |
Time Management | Public Relations
Work Experience
MarsDevs |
Remote
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Total - 3 years 6 months
10/2024 - PRESENT
DevOps Engineer
Jenkins Multibranch Pipeline Implementation: Designed and managed multi-branch pipelines in Jenkins,
optimizing build and deployment workflows across multiple environments, reducing deployment time by 30%.
Cloud Migration (EC2 to AWS ECS): Successfully migrated API-based services and worker processes from EC2 to
AWS ECS, improving resource utilization by 25% and reducing operational costs.
Log Aggregation with Loggly: Integrated Loggly for centralized log aggregation and monitoring, enhancing log
analysis efficiency by 40% and accelerating issue resolution.
Automated CI/CD Pipelines: Built fully automated CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and AWS CloudFormation,
ensuring consistent deployments and reducing manual intervention by 95%.
ECS Cluster and Task Autoscaling: Implemented fully automated autoscaling for ECS clusters and tasks,
achieving a 99.9% uptime SLA and handling traffic spikes seamlessly.
Proactive Alerting Systems: Established alerting mechanisms for service failures using CloudWatch and thirdparty tools, reducing mean time to recovery (MTTR) by 50%.
Environment Management: Efficiently managed multiple production and lower environments, streamlining
deployments, and ensuring environment parity.
Collaboration with Development Teams: Partnered with development teams to streamline workflows, align with
objectives, and improve overall delivery timelines by 20%.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Implementation: Developed and maintained IaC templates using AWS
CloudFormation and Terraform, reducing infrastructure provisioning time by 60% and ensuring repeatable,
version-controlled deployments.
Cost Optimization Strategies: Conducted periodic reviews of AWS services and implemented cost-saving
measures, reducing monthly cloud expenses by 15% without impacting performance or scalability.
Key Responsibilities
Designed, implemented, and maintained CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and AWS CodePipeline, enabling
automated deployment to Amazon EKS and ECS with integrated security scanning and ensuring compliance
with industry standards.
Built and maintained cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform and
CloudFormation, supporting scalable AWS environments for 5+ teams and projects, enhancing infrastructure
reliability and cost efficiency.
Oversaw multiple servers using configuration management tools like Ansible and Systems manager,
streamlining provisioning, patching, and updates, resulting in 15% faster server provisioning and improved
system uptime.
Maintained and troubleshooted ECS deployments, addressing operational issues, ensuring 99.9% uptime, and
implementing rolling updates and blue/green deployments for seamless production rollouts.
Monitored infrastructure performance using AWS CloudWatch, Prometheus, and Grafana, creating real-time
dashboards and setting up automated alerts that reduced system downtime by 20%.
Created and updated technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, operational procedures, and
configuration details, improving team collaboration and ensuring consistency in infrastructure management.
Automated tasks and procedures with custom Bash scripts, improving operational efficiency by 20%,
automating log management, system monitoring, and deployment processes.
Collaborated with cross-functional teams to integrate DevSecOps best practices into CI/CD pipelines, ensuring
secure code delivery and adherence to compliance requirements across the development lifecycle.
Implemented disaster recovery and backup solutions, ensuring data protection and business continuity for
critical systems, reducing potential downtime during failures.
Facilitated training and knowledge sharing by mentoring team members on best practices for CI/CD,
automation, and cloud infrastructure management, enhancing team productivity and expertise.
Conrad labs | Onsite
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Jan 2021 - Aug 2023
DevOps Engineer
Developed automation scripts using Bash, streamlining deployment processes and reducing deployment time
by 30%.
Assisted in the setup and management of CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and AWS CodePipeline, integrating
automated testing and deployment workflows for various applications.
Implemented Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using Terraform for consistent and repeatable
infrastructure provisioning on AWS.
Monitored application performance and infrastructure health using Prometheus and Grafana, enhancing
system visibility and reliability.
Collaborated with development and QA teams in an Agile environment, participating in daily stand-ups and
sprint planning to align on project goals.
Stech Sole
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Onsite
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Jul 2020 - Dec 2020
DevOps Engineer
Spearheaded the creation and optimization of CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and AWS CodePipeline,
incorporating advanced testing frameworks and seamless deployment strategies for multiple projects.
Designed and implemented automated workflows using Bash, resulting in a 40% reduction in deployment
times and increased operational efficiency.
Enhanced system monitoring and observability by integrating Prometheus and Grafana, leading to a 25%
improvement in application performance metrics and quicker incident response times.
Established Infrastructure as Code (IaC) methodologies utilizing Terraform to ensure scalable and reliable
infrastructure management across various environments.
Fostered collaboration between development and QA teams within an Agile framework, actively contributing to
sprint retrospectives and improving cross-functional communication for project alignment.
Languages
English
Urdu
