Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
Languages
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References
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Fouzan Ashraf

Fouzan Ashraf

Alpharetta,GA

Summary

Experienced DevOps Engineering Lead with over 10 years of experience specializing in automated infrastructure, CI/CD, and cloud technologies. Proven track record in leading projects to enhance system reliability and performance. Adept at driving technical solutions that improve efficiency and solve complex challenges. Eager to apply extensive DevOps expertise in a dynamic new environment to achieve and exceed business objectives.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
3
3
Certification

Work History

DevOps Engineering Lead

UST Global Inc
08.2018 - Current

• Provide end to end automated infrastructure, build, release and deployment solutions to client(s) using globally accepted trending DevOps tools and technologies including Jenkins by following GitOps and DevSecOps practice
• Implement cloud, server and application code security measures, including vulnerability remediation with tools like Wiz, Qualys, SonarQube, and Fortify. And, ensuring the encryption of resources and data along with regular, automated AMI rotations
• Define and enforce access controls, standardized GitHub branching and security strategy to ensure clean and organized code maintenance and deployments, both within the DevOps team and across application development teams
• Developed a transformative Python Flask application with HTML/CSS that automates the creation, import, and revocation of SSL certificates via the Certificate Manager API. This application also securely stores certificates in an S3 bucket and keys in Secrets Manager
• Collaborate with development, testing, and production support teams to enforce best practices and align with the organization's security goals
• Designed and implemented comprehensive monitoring and alerting solutions using Prometheus, Grafana, and Alert Manager, with incident notification and escalation managed via PagerDuty
• Provide end-to-end incident support, including issue resolution and root cause analysis while collaborating with development and production support teams and communicating with stakeholders
• Mentor and lead team members on process and automation improvements, enhance team efficiency and documentation of all processes with presentations and demonstrations for a wide audience
• Furnish audit evidence, follow the change management process and produce project status and KPI reports

Associate Consultant

Syntel International Pvt Ltd
07.2015 - 08.2018

• Provided automated build and release solutions for continuous integration and delivery implementation to multiple clients using globally accepted DevOps tools and technologies
• Worked on an organization wide programme to migrate source code from ClearCase to GitHub, developing automations and scripts to facilitate a seamless transition without impacting ongoing build and release cycles
• Worked on a time-bound initiative to migrate nearly half a million jobs from Autosys 4 to Autosys 11, managing job dependencies, global variables, and calendars throughout the process
• Administered GitHub and Artifactory environments, including repository management, webhook configurations, and access controls to onboard new projects and ensure secure artifact management
• Tailored and configured build engines on IBM Rational Team Concert (RTC) and defined deployment servers on IBM UrbanCode Deploy to enable one-touch deployments
• Supported hundreds of global application teams by providing CI support for build issues and assisting with post-migration issues after the Autosys and ClearCase migrations

Education

Bachelor of Technology - Electronics & Communication Engineering

Manav Rachna International University
Faridabad, India
07.2010 - 06.2014

XII - Senior Secondary School -

Kendriya Vidyalaya (CBSE)
Andrews Ganj, New Delhi, India
04.2008 - 03.2010

X - Secondary School -

Kendriya Vidyalaya (CBSE)
Andrews Ganj, New Delhi, India
04.2007 - 03.2008

Skills

  • DevSecOps
  • AWS
  • CI/CD
  • Cloud Infra Maintenance
  • Terraform
  • Docker
  • Bash Scripting
  • Jenkins
  • Ansible
  • GitHub Administration
  • GitHub Actions
  • BitBucket
  • Oracle SQL Server
  • Apache Tomcat
  • Grafana
  • HashiCorp Vault
  • Qualys
  • JIRA
  • Confluence
  • Fortify
  • Service Now
  • Cloud Cost Optimization
  • Presentations
  • Reporting
  • Audit Support
  • Leadership

Accomplishments

  • Received COLORS Hi-Flyer award in Q3’2020 as part of CSR Initiatives at UST
  • Served DAgility as a Technical Panel for DevOps & AWS Cloud L1 and L2 interviews at UST
  • USTAR-Rising Star Award for contribution in COLORS of UST leadership activities from Chennai
  • USTAR-Shining Star Award for automating security operation of rotating load balancer certificate and appreciation from client
  • Pre-finalist of NxG’2019 (Next Generation Leader) at UST Chennai centre
  • Winner - Best Presentation (Team) in round 3 of NxG’2019
  • USTAR-Super Star Award for exceptional contribution in automation and appreciation from client
  • Winner of Hackathon-2016 at Syntel for building Reusable Software Asset at organization level
  • An esteemed Toastmaster declared as the best humorous speaker in 2016 and 1st runner up in evaluation contest held in 2017 at the club level contest
  • Certified as Competent Leader in 07/01/17 by Toastmasters International
  • Recognized twice as an AGILE value awardee of Syntel for displaying Entrepreneurial behavior
  • Recognized as Best Organizer for Employee Engagement Program commonly known as Syntel Super Premier League for conducting more than hundred events and a grand finale
  • Winner of logo design competition for creating logo for Syntel Super Premier League

Certification

  • GitHub Actions Certified (2024)
  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (2023)
  • GCP Associate Cloud Engineer (2019)

Languages

English
Native/ Bilingual
Hindi
Native/ Bilingual
Urdu
Native/ Bilingual
Arabic
Elementary

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

DevOps Engineering Lead

UST Global Inc
08.2018 - Current

Associate Consultant

Syntel International Pvt Ltd
07.2015 - 08.2018

Bachelor of Technology - Electronics & Communication Engineering

Manav Rachna International University
07.2010 - 06.2014

XII - Senior Secondary School -

Kendriya Vidyalaya (CBSE)
04.2008 - 03.2010

X - Secondary School -

Kendriya Vidyalaya (CBSE)
04.2007 - 03.2008
Fouzan Ashraf