About

Focused and enthusiastic DevOps Engineer with a keen interest in Cloud and DevOps. I have comprehensive experience with underlying concepts and have applied them to various projects. I have strong experience with CI/CD pipeline, automation, cloud infrastructure, cloud development and architecture, utilizing my knowledge to design and implement scalable, highly-available systems and have successfully implemented several projects using cloud platforms such as AWS and GCP.

I'm also the McKinsey Forward Program participant, which helps accelerate the career progression of high-potential individuals in consulting. The program provides access to industry insights, cutting-edge tools and technologies, and networking opportunities. This will help to further enhance my skillset and drive my professional growth.

I am a team player, who can collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver the projects on time. I am extremely passionate about learning and usually get things done by Try > Fail > Learn > Try Different Approaches > Success.

  • City: Lahore, Pakistan

Interests

Software Development

Software Engineering

Cloud Development

DevOps Engineer

Cloud Architect

Automation

Infrastructure as Code

Education

University of Management and Technology (UMT)

Bachelors in Computer Science
2018 - 2022
Relevant Coursework
  • Data Structure Algorithms
  • Computer Networks
  • Advance Web Technologies
  • Software Engineering

Cloud Learning Profiles

Qwiklabs GCP Learning Profile
Microsoft Azure Learning Profile

LeetCode Profile

LeetCode Profile

Communities

Google Developer Profile
C2C Community Moderator
Meetup Groups and Communities

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Buy Me A Coffee

Certifications


AWS Certifications and Skill badges

AWS Certified: Solutions Architect Associate
AWS Certified: Cloud Practitioner
AWS Learning: Serverles
AWS Learning: Architecting
AWS Learning: Object Storage
AWS Knowledge: Cloud Essentials

Microsoft Azure Certifications

Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert
Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate
Microsoft Certified: Azure Identity and Access Administrator Associate
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals

GCP Certifications

Google Cloud Certified: Associate Cloud Engineer

Coursera Certifications

Python 3 Programming Specialization
Architecting with Google Kubernetes Engine
Architecting with Google Compute Engine
Linux Commands & Shell Scripting Essentials
Google IT Automation with Python

Experience

Datics AI

Cloud DevOps Engineer

August 2022 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Responsibilities
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify infrastructure issues and optimize development workflows.
  • Plan and execute migrations to AWS Cloud while optimizing system performance & implementing cost-effective solutions.
  • Manage infrastructure using Terraform, ensuring compliance with security & regulatory requirements.
  • Design and deploy CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins & GitHub Actions for automated software delivery & deployment.
  • Build and maintain Docker containers for optimal deployment & orchestration.
  • Develop and maintain automation scripts using Ansible and Bash for streamlined operations.
  • Monitoring and logging of resources using Prometheus and Grafana to identify & troubleshoot performance issues.
  • Skills:Amazon Web Services (AWS) · Microsoft Azure · HashiCorp Terraform · Grafana · Prometheus.io · Jenkins · GitHub Actions · Ansible · Docker · Python · CI/CD

SkipQ

Cloud DevOps Trainee

March 2022 - August 2022 · 6 mos

  • Tasks
  • Designing the AWS Infrastructures and Developing applications on AWS.
  • On AWS, developed a Python application using AWS CDK and used CI/CD to automate several deployment steps and logs in CloudWatch.
  • Built Docker-based API testing clients hosted on Elastic Container Service (ECS) and deployed through code Pipeline.
  • GitHub Versioning, Code Reviews, Documentation, CloudWatch, Lambda, SNS, S3, DynamoDB, Code Pipeline, API Gateway, and EC2
  • Skills: AWS Lambda · Amazon Web Services (AWS) · GitHub Actions · Docker · Python · CI/CD · DevOps · Git

PopCorn Studio

Junior Cloud Engineer GCP

April 2021 - September 2021 · 6 mos

  • Responsibilities
  • Automating and Managing Google Cloud resources using Terraform. Creating and managing GCP IAM roles, Security policies, and Google Cloud Admin.
  • Design and deploy DevOps pipelines CI/CD on GitLab. Managing containers and running Terraform, python, gcloud SDK in Docker.
  • Scripting on native Linux and Windows Servers such as shell, bash.
  • Skills: Google Cloud Platform (GCP) · HashiCorp Terraform · GitHub Actions · Docker · Python · CI/CD · Git · Gitlab · YAML

Projects

AWS CDK Projects

Description:
  • This repository features a collection of projects developed using the AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) with Python.
  • AWS CDK is used to define and deploy various applications on AWS as infrastructure-as-code. Also, utilize the required AWS services to provision the infrastructure and deploy the applications.
  • Each project in this repository is accompanied by an architecture diagram provides a clear understanding of the technical design and implementation of the project and helps in understanding the flow of the application.
  • Automating the deployment of these applications using AWS CodePipeline and CodeBuild, allowing for streamlined and efficient delivery of new features and updates.
  • These projects showcase my expertise in utilizing CDK to define infrastructure-as-code and provisioning resources on AWS, as well as automating the deployment of applications.
  • Repo Link: https://github.com/ahmedtariq01/AWS_CDK_Projects

AWS Architecture Diagrams

Description:
  • This repository contains a collection of architecture diagrams that depict the design and implementation of various applications deployed on the AWS platform.
  • These designs provide an in-depth understanding of the technical architecture and structure of the applications and enable easy visualization of the flow of the different components.
  • These projects showcases my expertise in designing well-structured architecture diagrams for applications deployed on AWS, highlighting my proficiency in understanding and visualizing the technical design and implementation of these applications.
  • Repo Link: https://github.com/ahmedtariq01/AWS_Architecture_Diagrams

GCP Security Policies Terraform

Description:
  • In this project, various GCP resources, such as Virtual Machines, Storage Buckets and IAM security policies, using Terraform, a tool for provisioning and managing infrastructure as code.
  • Created the Docker image with all the necessary configurations for the application to run, deployed the image in a container on GitLab, and set up the (CI/CD) pipelines on GitLab.
  • To automate the triggering of APIs on GCP, Python is used that utilizes the GCP SDK (Software Development Kit) to interact with the GCP APIs. This enables to perform various actions such as creating and deleting resources and analyzing logs.
  • These projects showcase my expertise in utilizing terraform to define infrastructure-as-code and provisioning resources on , as well as automating the deployment of applications
  • Repo Link: https://github.com/ahmedtariq01/lg-gcp-policy-terraform

Cloud and DevOps Learning Resources

Description:
  • This repository is a collection of resources that are useful for individuals who are working with or interested in learning about several specific cloud computing platforms and related technologies.
  • The books and notes in the repository cover topics such as GCP, Azure, AWS, Docker, and DevOps (a set of practices that combines software development and IT operations).
  • This repository also contains resources for exam and interview preparation. Resources include notes on best practices, troubleshooting, design patterns, and in-depth coverage of technology use cases via books.
  • Repo Link: https://github.com/ahmedtariq01/Cloud-DevOps-Learning-Resources

Blogs

Top 7 Benefits of AWS ECS: Streamlining Your Infrastructure with Ease
Demystifying ECS vs EKS: An Expert’s Guide to Choosing the Right Fit for Your Application
DevOps Uncovered: It's More Than Just Running Scripts
Optimizing Costs in Serverless Architectures: Strategies for Improved Efficiency
Unlocking Efficiency: A Guide to Optimizing Operations in the Cloud
A Simple Guide to Run the LLama Model in a Docker Container
The Ultimate Serverless Security Guide: Protect Your Serverless Architecture Like a Pro!

Skills

Front-end Technologies:

html5 CSS3 JavaScript


Back-end Technologies:

Nodejs


Database tools:

MongoDB MySQL PostreSQL


Version control:

git Github Gitlab


Cloud Computing:

Google Cloud Platform Amazon Web Services Microsoft Azure


CI/CD pipelines:

github actions Azure DevOps Jenkins AWS DevOps


Containerization:

Docker kubernetes


Infrastructure Provisioning:

Terraform AWS CDK


Automation:

Ansible


Monitoring:

Prometheus Grafana


Scripting:

Bash Scripting


Programming Languages:

Python C++ Java YAML


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