Hi, I’m
Safiullah Inam Rasool
Celina
Summary
Results-driven IT professional with 8 years in DevOps, Site Reliability, and Build & Release Engineering. Expertise in automating cloud-native applications across AWS, Azure, and GCP using Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform. Skilled in Linux, containerization with Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and Configuration Management tools. Experienced in managing cloud infrastructure, monitoring systems, and SQL databases, with a strong focus on operational efficiency.
Overview
9
years of professional experience
2
Certification
Work History
CACIChantilly
Sr. DevOps Cloud Engineer
07.2023 - Current
Job overview
- Managed and provisioned AWS infrastructure using EC2, S3, RDS, ALB, Auto Scaling, VPC, IAM, CloudFront, ElastiCache, CloudWatch, X-Ray, App Runner, Elasticsearch, ECR, Secrets Manager, and Parameter Store, ensuring high availability and security.
- Managed multi-cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure) including infrastructure services like Web Roles, VMs, SQL, and backups, using PowerShell, Portal, and Terraform for automation and management.
- Designed, deployed, and maintained infrastructure using Terraform, implementing Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) for consistent and scalable AWS environments.
- Built and maintained CI/CD pipelines using GitHub and GitLab, including self-hosted runners, to streamline application deployment and automate workflows.
- Developed and maintained CI/CD pipelines with Terraform, Jenkins, and VSTS, integrating automated deployments, infrastructure as code, and system orchestration using Chef, Puppet, and Ansible.
- Managed container orchestration with Kubernetes and OpenShift, deploying and scaling clusters while automating infrastructure processes and creating Helm charts for applications.
- Designed and maintained AWS EKS-based distributed systems, supporting scalable microservices and real-time data pipelines with high availability and reliability.
- Implemented monitoring, alerting, logging, and compliance solutions using CloudWatch, X-Ray, and other observability tools, while supporting FinOps and SecOps processes.
- Improved developer productivity by building automated CI/CD pipelines and self-service infrastructure using Terraform and Kubernetes.
- Troubleshot infrastructure and application deployment issues, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure reliability, security, and performance of cloud workloads.
- Designed cloud migration architectures, modernized 30+ applications, and participated in MRB meetings for cloud service reviews and application remediation.
- Architected serverless applications using AWS Lambda, streamlined secret management through HashiCorp Vault, and optimized Linux systems for cloud workloads to ensure scalability and performance.
Accenture Federal ServiceChantilly
DevOps Cloud Engineer
06.2019 - 06.2023
Job overview
- Designed, implemented, and managed scalable cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and GCP, ensuring high availability, cost optimization, and seamless CI/CD integration for multi-cloud environments.
- Extensive experience with Kubernetes, deploying and managing clusters in AWS (EKS), GCP, and Azure, utilizing Helm for application management, and troubleshooting with Argo CD for GitOps-based deployments.
- Designed and managed VPCs, subnets, NAT gateways, and bastion hosts across AWS and GCP, with experience provisioning cloud resources using Terraform (EC2, IAM, VPC, ELB) and automating deployment with Jenkins and Terraform modules.
- Automated cloud provisioning and secured IAM roles using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform and Cloud Custodian, defining guardrails in AWS and GCP environments.
- Developed and maintained CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins, integrating with Maven, Git, and Azure DevOps to streamline automated application builds, deployments, and monitoring across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
- Deployed observability and monitoring solutions with Prometheus, Grafana, and CloudWatch, enhancing production reliability and accelerating incident resolution.
- Deployed and maintained OpenShift and Kubernetes clusters in multi-cloud environments, enhancing container storage automation, and building Ansible Playbooks for configuration management and continuous integration.
- Managed sensitive data using HashiCorp Vault, secured cloud secrets, and developed Docker containers, pushing images to private repositories such as ECR, ACR, and Harbor for deployment in cloud platforms.
- Utilized Azure services including Web Roles, VM Roles, Azure SQL, and Storage, configuring Azure AD, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), and PowerShell scripts for automation and environment management.
AT&TJersey City
DevOps Cloud Engineer
06.2018 - 05.2019
Job overview
- Managed AWS cloud infrastructure, including S3 buckets, IAM roles, VPCs, Route53 DNS, and CloudFormation stacks for automated deployments across AWS environments; utilized Terraform for cross-cloud provisioning.
- Automated infrastructure provisioning with AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, and Docker on Vagrant, accelerating application deployments; led DevOps migration and managed cloud resources with Terraform and CloudFormation.
- Developed and maintained Kubernetes clusters with Helm, Argo CD, and Docker, automating container orchestration and management in AWS, GCP, and Azure.
- Integrated CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, GitLab, and Argo CD to automate builds, deployments, and testing with Maven and Groovy scripting, facilitating containerized application deployments via Kubernetes.
- Implemented backup strategies for Azure services (SQL Database, Storage blobs) using PowerShell scripts, and automated infrastructure remediation in Azure via JSON templates.
- Utilized Azure Logic Apps, Service Bus, Document DB, and SQL Database to develop enterprise-level solutions; configured and automated Azure resources for enhanced scalability and efficiency.
- Monitored infrastructure performance using Nagios, Datadog, Splunk, and AWS CloudWatch; troubleshot issues to maintain high availability.
Nissan North AmericaDetroit
DevOps Cloud Engineer
02.2017 - 05.2018
Job overview
- Developed CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, integrating microservices into Docker containers, and deploying to Kubernetes (including Red Hat OpenShift) with automated builds and testing.
- Managed cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP), including EC2, S3, CloudFormation, and CloudWatch in AWS; created Docker containers and Kubernetes clusters for scalable deployments.
- Automated AWS resources (EC2, RDS, IAM, Security Groups, ELB) using CloudFormation templates and managed release cycles for web applications in Agile environments.
- Created automation scripts in BASH and Python for system administration, implementing server configurations and package installations using Ansible.
- Supported development and QA teams in resolving CI/CD issues, managed Git repositories, and established best practices for branching strategies and code merging.
- Validated REST API services, compiled Java/Net code using Maven/Gradle, and integrated Maven with Git for version control, dependency management, and publishing.
- Conducted log analysis and performance monitoring, applying best practices for resource management and optimization in AWS cloud environments, including EC2, VPC, Autoscaling, and CloudWatch.
Education
Sarhad University of Science & Information Technology
Master of Banking & Finance
01-2016
University of Science & Technology Bannu
Bachelor of Arts
01-2014
Skills
- AWS
- EC2
- S3
- VPC
- Lambda
- CloudFront
- RDS
- IAM
- ECS
- EKS
- Multi-Cloud Strategy
- Virtualization Management
- Terraform
- CloudFormation
- Application Deployment
- Cloud Platform Services
- Compute Resource Optimization
- Kubernetes
- OpenShift
- Helm
- Jenkins
- GitLab CI
- GitHub Actions
- Azure DevOps
- Argo CD
- SQL
- Networking
- Compute
- Multi-Cloud Strategy DevOps
- Storage
- JSON
- YAML
- Maven
- Groovy
- Prometheus
- Grafana
- CloudWatch
- Dynatrace
- Datadog
- HashiCorp Vault
- Conjur
- Azure Key Vault
- Python
- Bash
- PowerShell
- Web Roles
- PowerShell
Certification
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
Green Card Status
Green Card/Permanent Resident
Timeline
Sr. DevOps Cloud Engineer
CACI
07.2023 - Current
DevOps Cloud Engineer
Accenture Federal Service
06.2019 - 06.2023
DevOps Cloud Engineer
AT&T
06.2018 - 05.2019
DevOps Cloud Engineer
Nissan North America
02.2017 - 05.2018
Sarhad University of Science & Information Technology
Master of Banking & Finance
University of Science & Technology Bannu
Bachelor of Arts