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Ghazanfar Ali

DevOps Engineer

Summary

Experienced DevOps Engineer with multi-cloud experience. A dedicated contributor to the community on LinkedIn and Medium, I share my technical expertise through impactful projects in the realms of DevOps, DevSecOps, Azure, AWS and GCP.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications

Work History

DevOps Engineer

The Fertility Partners
12.2023 - Current
  • Improved code deployment efficiency by automating processes with CI/CD pipelines.
  • Automated manual tasks through scripting languages such as Python or Shell, boosting team productivity levels.
  • Contributed to the creation of a DevOps culture within the organization, leading to increased agility and cross-functional collaboration.
  • Reduced system downtime for critical applications by implementing robust monitoring and alerting tools.
  • Mitigated security risks by conducting regular vulnerability assessments and applying necessary patches.
  • Implement security best practices on each AWS service, SAST, DAST with pipelines.
  • Implement cost effective security solutions on AWS like security hub, guard duty, malware detection etc.
  • Conducting regular security audits and implementing necessary measures to safeguard infrastructure.
  • Facilitated team training sessions on latest DevOps practices, elevating team skill levels and productivity.
  • Manage the multiple application stack on AWS.
  • Collaborating with the dev team to understand their needs and suggest optimal deployment strategies.
  • Automating infrastructure provisioning using IaC tool like Terraform.

Assistant Manager System And Network Security

K-ELECTRIC
12.2020 - 11.2023
  • Successfully managed and configured a range of network and security devices, including Cisco ASA NGFW, Forcepoint NGFW, RSA MFA servers, Layer 2 switches, and Solaris-based servers.
  • Collaborated daily with the SCADA field team to troubleshoot and resolve issues related to RTU and Telecom systems.
  • Supervised day-to-day operations to meet performance, quality and service expectations.
  • Ensured network security best practices through rigorous auditing, change control processes, and continuous monitoring of router, switch, and firewall configurations.
  • Conducted vulnerability scanning of servers using tools like Nessus, applied necessary patches, and performed network vulnerability assessments with tools like Nozomi.
  • Automated the day to day task with bash scripting.


TAC ENGINEER L2

CYBERNET
03.2019 - 12.2020
  • Strategically managed and resolved technical complaints and queries from corporate clients regarding internet and MPLS access across various technologies, including fiber, RF, 4G, VSAT, and GPON.
  • Deployed network devices such as routers and switches at client sites to ensure seamless connectivity and optimal performance.

Education

BSCS -

IQRA UNIVERSITY, KARACHI PAKISTAN
02.2015 - 05.2019

Skills

Security best practices

Linux Operating System

Infrastructure Automation

Containerization Technologies

Monitoring and Logging

IT solution development

Network Fundamentals

Amazon Web Services

Azure

GCP

Certification

CCNA (Routing and Switching)

Recent Projects

  • AWS architecture design and implementation
  • Established AWS organizations and setup multi account structures (12 accounts) for TFP from scratch.
  • Deployed the company's multiple applications on AWS
  • Security implementation on AWS
  • Implementation of security best practices on each layer/service of AWS.


Timeline

DevOps Engineer

The Fertility Partners
12.2023 - Current

Assistant Manager System And Network Security

K-ELECTRIC
12.2020 - 11.2023

TAC ENGINEER L2

CYBERNET
03.2019 - 12.2020

BSCS -

IQRA UNIVERSITY, KARACHI PAKISTAN
02.2015 - 05.2019

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