Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
References
Hobbies and Interests
Accomplishments
Timeline
Generic

Shahzeb Karim Lalani

Houston,TX

Summary

A technology enthusiast interested in a challenging position to employ my skills and abilities, and achieve professional growth while being resourceful, innovative and flexible.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

DevOps Engineer

GFK Etilize
04.2017 - 05.2025
  • The largest data solution provider of IT, Consumer Electronics and Office products. Businesses round the world are using GfK Etilize Product data including ebay, HP, Acer, Amazon, Walmart, Ingram Micro, D&H, Staples, SP Richards, and Buy.com

    Proven Experience in System Administration working on Linux Distros including Ubuntu, Red Hat, Amazon AMI and CentOS. Working on local servers as well as remotely on Rackspace, AWS EC2/S3.
    Setting up servers, installing and configuring Web Servers (Apache/httpd), Databases (MySQL/Mongo), Java Applications / MEAN stack applications, FTP/SFTP, LDAP, SVN.
    Continuous deployment of applications in High Availability environment that serves millions of requests a month, with no downtime using load balancers.
    Java Programming. Automating recurring manual activities using Bash/Python scripting.
    Database Administration with MySQL. Generating and scheduling reports, writing SQL scripts to perform operations on DB as part of system. Working on Data warehousing, ETL, and Jasper Server.
    Monitoring the Systems running within organizations. Identifying, debugging and solving the application/system issues. Working with ELK Stack (Elastic Search, Logstash and Kibana)
    Creating Web Crawlers using Regular Expressions and Python Scripting.
    Communicating with the customers in North America and Europe on phone, e-mail and Jira

Software Developer and SQA Engineer

Slash Global International Pvt Ltd
01.2016 - 03.2017
  • Company Overview: Slash Global International Pvt Limited is a responsive association of web development and software companies working to deliver IT solutions services for promoting the business in worldwide.
  • As a member of team I get to work upon Despatch System that includes C#.NET technology. It is a multiple office software running in Tooting, Kingston, New Barnet, Crystal Palace, Surbiton. Buzbyeez UK has many unique functionalities which is still not implemented by other Despatch Systems like Mercury etc. Some of the features which I worked during my tenure is on file transfer protocol , Unhandled Exceptions , Events in winform,Google Map Api’s for javascript Validation , Unirest library for database migration, Migrate sql database tables columns into Mongodb collections.
  • Quality Assurance of Project (Making test cases , Documentations , implementing SDLC (Agile methodology in company’s Policy, Implementing Testings when need like blackbox testing , whitebox testing etc), Provide Technical Support to client on daily basis.
  • Took Requirements of whole project with making documentation from client. Attend walkthrough meetings for requirement analysis. Manage builds on a particular deadlines.
  • Professional Project: Develop websites for multiple office in which customer can book their jobs and those jobs can be seen on dispatch system where we can send jobs to drivers for their safe route. Url : Book.stockitcarsnetwork.co.uk
  • Organization/Projects/Products

OPS Engineer

GFK Etilize
01.2015 - 11.2015
  • Company Overview: Etilize Inc. is a subsidiary of GfK. GfK is one of the largest market research companies in the world, with a staff of over 10,000 employees working in 115 operating companies. GfK services more than 100 countries, delivering the knowledge on markets and sectors that clients in industry, retail, the media and the service sector need to make their marketing decisions.
  • Design , Developed and maintained several websites during my working period.
  • Responsible for writing scripts on Python language for Data Collection.
  • Extraction of Data from E-Commerce Websites using Regular Expressions.
  • Quality Assurance of the work to validate the extracted data .
  • In addition to aforementioned routine tasks, Responsible for training the new comers in the project.
  • Communicating with Offshore team.
  • Monitoring the Collection of Data and troubleshooting the problems if any.
  • Organization/Projects/Products

Education

Bachelors of Science - Computer Science

University of Karachi
01.2014

HSC - Intermediate

Aga Khan Higher Secondary School
01.2010

SSC - Matriculation

ST. Johns School
01.2008

Skills

  • Programming Languages: ASPNET (Webforms), C, C#,PHP,Basics of Assembly Language, Python (Regexes),Linux(Basics)
  • Technologies: WAMPP, PHPMyAdmin , XAMP, Desktop Application, Web Application, Selenium (Basics) , GIT
  • Development Tools: Dev Cpp, Microsoft Visual Studio , Php Designer, Adobe Dreamweaver, SQL Management Studio
  • Modeling Languages: Unified Modeling Language (UML)
  • Database Technologies: Microsoft SQL Server , MySQL
  • Microsoft Technologies/Concepts: NET Framework 4,OOP, Software Testing , Software Development Life Cycle ,Test Cases

References

Shall be available on request.

Hobbies and Interests

Software Development ., Software Quality Assurance., DevOps Engineer., Technical Support, Business Analyst or Management in IT Field.

Accomplishments

  • Participated in PROBRAINS 2011 , National speed programming competition and gaming competition..
  • Organizers of PROBRAINS 2012.
  • Participated in QUIZ COMPETITIONS (TREASURE HUNT) Organized by Karimabad jurisdiction .
  • Got 3rd Position in Probrains 2013 in web development competition.

Timeline

DevOps Engineer

GFK Etilize
04.2017 - 05.2025

Software Developer and SQA Engineer

Slash Global International Pvt Ltd
01.2016 - 03.2017

OPS Engineer

GFK Etilize
01.2015 - 11.2015

HSC - Intermediate

Aga Khan Higher Secondary School

SSC - Matriculation

ST. Johns School

Bachelors of Science - Computer Science

University of Karachi

Similar Profiles

CREATE PROFILE
Shahzeb Karim Lalani