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Chris O. Agudosi

Freelance AIOps Engineer
UTC-08:00
United States
Toptal Member Since August 31, 2026

Chris is an AI security engineer with over seven years of experience in application security and applied AI security for clients such as Manappuram Comptech, National Identity Management Commission, and NovusAegis AI. His primary expertise is in AWS, Azure, and Kubernetes for government and enterprise sectors, where he thrives in remote and distributed environments. While at the National Identity Management Commission, Chris reduced analyst response time from 45 minutes to under 10 minutes.

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Mustapha Saeed

Freelance AIOps Engineer
UTC-05:00
Australia
Toptal Member Since December 11, 2015

Mustapha is an experienced senior Java developer and cloud architect with over 17 years of experience and a solid background in designing, implementing, and optimizing large-scale applications, REST APIs, and microservices. He is an automation, cloud technologies, and Java-based development expert with a proven record of enhancing operational efficiency, system reliability, and performance.

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Will Gao

Freelance AIOps Engineer
UTC-05:00
United States
Toptal Member Since July 11, 2025

Will is an experienced AI and machine learning architect and engineer with seven years of expertise designing, implementing, and deploying data- and AI-driven solutions. Skilled at framing generative AI and machine learning projects across diverse industries, he excels at architecting production systems and improving product and engineering alignment. As a systems thinker, Will has successfully led a consulting practice to deliver impactful results.

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Dory Zidon

Freelance AIOps Engineer
UTC-05:00
United States
Toptal Member Since March 7, 2022

Dory Zidon is an AI-focused engineer, staff-level architect, and engineering leader with 18+ years of hands-on experience building scalable products, production systems, and high-performing teams. He has built platforms powering $100M businesses, delivered up to 15X performance gains, founded and scaled engineering teams, and now helps GenAI and deep-tech startups use LLMs, agents, automation, DevOps, and cloud architecture to build AI-native products and scale execution.

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Mohamed ELMesseiry

Freelance AIOps Engineer
UTC-04:00
Canada
Toptal Member Since July 20, 2026

Mohamed is an AI engineering consultant with 20+ years of experience building AI agents, multi-agent LLM systems, and agentic pipelines that reach production. He has built multi-agent systems for capital markets, driven a $50+ million AI portfolio across 15+ companies, and shipped GenAI SaaS, AI copilots, AIOps prediction, and automation at Valsoft, Precisely, and Dell. Mohamed pairs hands-on engineering using Python, LangChain, PydanticAI, MCP, AWS, and Azure, with technical leadership.

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Samantha Guerriero

Freelance AIOps Engineer
UTC+00:00
United Kingdom
Toptal Member Since April 12, 2021

With over 20 data science and AI projects delivered for startups, enterprises, and academia, Sam offers a unique expertise blend as a senior AI consultant skilled in both hands-on engineering work and leadership roles with a special focus on team leading, project management, and thought leadership. By exploring the AI field from diverse perspectives and through varied projects, Sam is interested and committed to developing AI initiatives where growth, impact, and kindness are all at the center.

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Mostafa Mohamed Emad

Freelance AIOps Engineer
UTC+04:00
Egypt
Toptal Member Since May 26, 2022

Mostafa is a software engineer with seven years of experience, specializing in MLOPS, AIOPS, and GenAI software development. He excels in designing and implementing platform microservices, collaborating closely with data scientists to operationalize machine learning models for production. Mostafa focuses on real-time (online) inference and batch inference models, from building back-end applications, orchestrator services, pipelines, and online serving services to ship to production.

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Shahen Hovhannisyan

Freelance AIOps Engineer
UTC+04:00
Armenia
Toptal Member Since April 6, 2020

Shahen is a senior software engineer with over 10 years of experience. He has a proven ability to deliver results, whether by extending and improving an existing project or developing one from scratch. He's a great team player and mentor, with the mentality of a leader. Shahen moves easily between technologies. He is equally comfortable developing for iOS, Android, and the web, and is proficient in applications, system architecture, and solutions that require extensive detail.

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Muthuvel Periyasamy

Freelance AIOps Engineer
UTC+04:00
United Arab Emirates
Toptal Member Since March 3, 2023

Muthuvel is a reliable professional with 21+ years of experience in software development, DevOps, AI, ML solutions, enterprise architecture, and team management. He has hands-on experience in Java, JEE, JSP, Servlet, EJB, Spring Boot, JavaScript, Node.js, Python, Microservices, CI/CD, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, Oracle, PL/SQL, and PostgreSQL. Muthuvel is also an AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate and a Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert.

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Usama Ahmad

Freelance AIOps Engineer
UTC+05:00
Pakistan
Toptal Member Since May 12, 2026

Usama is a seasoned data scientist and AI/ML engineer with 8.5 years of experience building production-grade AI systems. He's skilled in Python, RAG, agentic RAG, agentic AI, GenAI, AIOps, MLOps, LLMs, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Hugging Face, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and observability. Usama has a strong track record of delivering scalable, reliable, and clean AI solutions.

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Vimal Kumar N

Freelance AIOps Engineer
UTC+05:00
India
Toptal Member Since December 16, 2020

Vimal is a technology specialist with 17+ years of experience in cloud, DevOps, DevSecOps, AI, ML, automation, and cybersecurity. He designs secure, scalable solutions across Azure, AWS, GCP, IBM Cloud, and Alibaba. Vimal excels in optimizing CI/CD processes, improving zero-trust security, and integrating ML models into cloud-native applications. Skilled in Kubernetes, API security, and AI-driven automation, he drives innovations in cloud security, risk management, and enterprise architectures.

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How to Hire AIOps Developers Through Toptal

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Talk to One of Our Client Advisors

A Toptal client advisor will work with you to understand your goals, technical needs, and team dynamics.
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Within days, we’ll introduce you to the right AIOps expert for your project. Average time to match is under 24 hours.
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Work with your new AIOps engineer for a trial period (pay only if satisfied), ensuring they’re the right fit before starting the engagement.

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How We Source the Top 3% of AIOps Engineers

Our name “Toptal” comes from Top Talent—meaning we constantly strive to find and work with the best from around the world. Our rigorous screening process identifies experts in their domains who have passion and drive.

Of the thousands of applications Toptal sees each month, typically fewer than 3% are accepted.

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FAQs

  • Typically, you can hire AIOps engineers with Toptal in about 48 hours. For larger teams of talent or full end-to-end project delivery, timelines may vary. Our talent matchers are highly skilled in the same fields they’re matching in—they’re not recruiters or HR reps. They’ll work with you to understand your goals, technical needs, and team dynamics, and match you with ideal candidates from our vetted global talent network.

    Once you select your AIOps engineer, you’ll have a no-risk trial period to ensure they’re the perfect fit. Our matching process has a 98% trial-to-hire rate, so you can rest assured that you’re getting the best fit every time.

  • To hire the right AIOps developer, it’s important to evaluate a candidate’s experience, technical skills, and communication skills. You’ll also want to consider the fit with your particular industry, company, and project. Toptal’s rigorous screening process ensures that every member of our network has excellent experience and skills, and our team will match you with the perfect AIOps engineers for your project.

  • At Toptal, we thoroughly screen our AIOps experts to ensure we only match you with the highest caliber of talent. Of the more than 200,000 people who apply to join the Toptal network each year, fewer than 3% make the cut.

    In addition to screening for industry-leading expertise, we also assess candidates’ language and interpersonal skills to ensure that you have a smooth working relationship.

    When you hire AIOps experts with Toptal, you’ll always work with world-class, custom-matched AIOps engineers ready to help you achieve your goals.

  • You can hire AIOps engineers on an hourly, part-time, or full-time basis. Toptal can also manage the project end-to-end based on your specific requirements as part of our Consulting and Services offerings. Whether you hire a AIOps engineer for a full- or part-time position, you’ll have the control and flexibility to scale your team up or down as your needs evolve. Our AIOps engineers can fully integrate into your existing team for a seamless working experience.

  • We make sure that each engagement between you and your AIOps engineer begins with a trial period of up to two weeks. This means that you have time to confirm the engagement will be successful. If you’re completely satisfied with the results, we’ll bill you for the time and continue the engagement for as long as you’d like. If you’re not completely satisfied, you won’t be billed. From there, we can either part ways, or we can provide you with another AIOps engineer who may be a better fit and with whom we will begin a second, no-risk trial.

Toptal Lets You Hire Fast,
With Unparalleled Success

  • Trusted Talent Only

    Trusted Talent Only

    Our talent network is composed of thoroughly vetted professionals who ramp up quickly, function as essential team members, and deliver results.

  • Precise Matching

    Precise Matching

    Our experienced talent matchers specialize in identifying talent that fits your needs. They work to understand your exact requirements and hand-select the best professionals for your project.

  • Seamless Hiring

    Seamless Hiring

    We handle all aspects of billing, payments, and NDAs, streamlining the hiring process so you can focus on innovation, not overhead.

  • No-risk Trial Period

    No-risk Trial Period

    We want to be sure your engagement is a total success, so we offer a no-risk trial period. Work with your new hire for up to two weeks and pay only if you’re satisfied.

  • Effortless Scaling

    Effortless Scaling

    We help you scale your team up or down as needed, with quick and efficient hiring in under 48 hours.

  • Flexible Engagements

    Flexible Engagements

    Our flexible engagement models allow you to choose the engagement type that suits your needs and adjust it anytime: hourly, part time, or full time.

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