Aseef Ahmed
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Developer
Wellington, New Zealand
Toptal member since February 5, 2021
Aseef is a Red Hat and AWS certified engineer with more than nine years of IT experience and four years specifically dealing with cloud service providers like AWS and GCP. He specializes in DevOps implementation, build and release engineering, and Linux administration.
Portfolio
Experience
- Linux - 6 years
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) - 5 years
- Kubernetes - 4 years
- DevOps - 4 years
- Docker - 3 years
- Python - 3 years
- Serverless Architecture - 3 years
- Azure - 3 years
Availability
Preferred Environment
Linux, Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Python, Kubernetes, Amazon Web Services (AWS), CI/CD Pipelines, Serverless Architecture, Terraform
The most amazing...
...experience has been working extensively with the major cloud vendors like AWS, GCP, and Azure.
Work Experience
AWS DevOps Engineer
VScan LLC
- Configured Amazon workspace according to client's requirements.
- Followed AWS best practices while developing remote desktops in AWS.
- Delivered the project on time by meeting the client's deadline.
AWS DevOps Engineer
Intelligence Anesthesia
- Implemented a secure infrastructure for a healthcare software company's EKS-based application within AWS using Terraform.
- Built CI/CD pipeline in GitLab to deploy their workloads in the EKS cluster.
- Implemented VPN client so that developers can securely access their private EKS cluster.
- Implemented AWS SSO to control a more granular level of access to the environment.
DevOps Engineer
Bookis
- Helped the team to migrate their applications from one region to another.
- Implemented a better observability tool for their applications.
- Secured their AWS infrastructure on all applications.
Cloud Engineer
Ministry of Social Development
- Built and deployed a serverless web application in AWS.
- Automated the software delivery lifecycle using the CI/CD pipeline in AWS.
- Created a build server for continuous integration (CI) on the Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Deployed a Kubernetes application in the Google Kubernetes Engine.
- Implemented CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps.
- Performed data analysis and visualization with various Python libraries.
- Automated infrastructure deployments in the cloud with Terraform and Azure pipelines.
DevOps Content Creator
Packt Publishing
- Developed video content that brings deep technical expertise to a mass audience.
- Trained DevOps engineers on different technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, Linux, Ansible, Python, Shell Scripting, and Jenkins CI/CD.
- Deployed a Kubernetes application in Google Kubernetes Engine.
Chief Cloud Architect
An Online Freelance Agency
- Deployed applications, monitored operations of multiple projects, and maintained enterprise solutions to ensure that they met target performance metrics.
- Implemented continuous delivery pipelines with Spinnaker and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).
- Deployed an eCommerce application with Amazon RDS, CloudFront, Cloud Formation, and EC2 in AWS.
Senior Software Engineer
Nexus IT Consultants
- Developed projects using MVC framework, AngularJS, and Bootstrap.
- Developed projects with HTML5, XML and CSS, AJAX, JSON, JavaScript, jQuery and other JavaScript Frameworks.
- Wrote complex SQL queries, stored procedures, and SQL functions.
Senior DevOps Engineer
Fair Pattern
- Created automation and deployment templates for relational and NoSQL databases (standalone and RDS), including MSSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, and Node.js.
- Provisioned cloud infrastructure in AWS with Ansible.
- Built an event-driven log analytics solution in AWS.
PHP Developer
BJIT
- Designed and developed responsive web applications using PHP and Bootstrap for photography studio management, online social savings network, and product management.
- Created a content management system (CMS) that serves as an interface for clients.
- Deployed and supported the application code across various system servers.
Web Developer
Evoknow Inc
- Worked with a team to design and develop an interactive social studies website for elementary students, using Dreamweaver, CSS, Flash, HTML, JavaScript, and Photoshop.
- Tasked with overall web project management from development to execution and maintenance.
- Evaluated code to ensure that it is valid, is properly structured, meets industry standards, and is compatible with browsers, devices, or operating systems.
Experience
Deployment of a Three-tier Architecture on AWS
• The architecture is broken down into the relevant tiers (application, database, etc.).
• The architecture was provisioned via AWS CloudFormation.
• The deployment of new code and execution of tests was completely automated.
• The database and any mutable storage were backed up at least daily.
• All relevant logs for all tiers need to be easily accessible from a logging solution like Dynatrace.
• Implemented monitoring and logging using self-provisioned tools.
• The system can capture relevant historical metrics to spot and debug bottlenecks.
Deployment of a Kubernetes Application in Amazon EKS
I deployed the web application using Google App Engine.
Built and Deployed a Serverless Web Application into AWS
• Managed and authenticated the users through Amazon Cognito.
• Built the serverless back end with Lambda, NoSQL, and Python.
• Built and deployed RESTful APIs with API Gateway.
Automating Cloud Infrastructure with Ansible
Automated configuration management such as installing software packages, updating patches and configurations, etc., within the virtual machines.
Build a Log Analytics Solution in AWS
I processed incoming log data using SQL queries in Amazon Kinesis Analytics. I then loaded the processed data from Kinesis Analytics to Amazon Elasticsearch Service to index it, and I analyzed and visualized the processed data using Kibana.
Data Analysis and Visualization with Various Python Libraries
Implemented data ingestion pipeline using various AWS services like Lambda Function, Simple Storage Service (S3), Step Functions, etc.
Implemented Configuration Management Using Terraform
• Deployed three-tier web applications in Azure with Terraform.
• Deployed Terraform infrastructure using Azure DevOps.
• Deployed Terraform infrastructure in Azure using Jenkins.
Implemented CI/CD Pipeline for Microservice Application on Azure Kubernetes Cluster
• Built infrastructure and deploying applications with Azure Pipelines.
• Monitored Kubernetes clusters using Prometheus and Grafana.
• Provisioned the infrastructure using Terraform.
Designed Infrastructure for Deploying Three-Tier Application in Multiple Azure Region
• Made sure Azure resources are highly available and fault-tolerant using various Azure offerings.
• Optimized cost while managing the resources with Azure.
Implemented CI/CD Pipelines for Deploying Azure Web Apps
• Used multiple deployment slots for development, staging, and production environment.
• Monitored the health check of the web application via Azure Log Analytics.
• Designed the infrastructure for deploying a three-tier application in multiple Azure R.
Automated Infrastructure Deployments in the Cloud with Ansible and Azure Pipelines
• Configured and defined Ansible on Linux VM.
• Created Azure connections on Azure DevOps.
• Monitored different metrics via Azure native solution and other third-party log monitoring solutions like DataDog.
Automating Infrastructure Deployments in the Cloud with Terraform and Azure Pipelines
• Built the application using Azure Pipeline.
• Deployed Azure resources using Terraform (IaC) in an Azure CD pipeline.
• Automated infrastructure deployments in the cloud with Ansible and Azure Pi.
Implemented Configuration Management Using Terraform
• Deployed Terraform infrastructure using Azure DevOps.
• Deployed Terraform infrastructure in Azure using Jenkins.
• Optimized cost while managing the infrastructure.
Implemented CI/CD Pipeline in Deploying Kubernetes Based Application in GKE
Education
Master's Degree in Management
University of Wales - London, UK
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
Jahangirnagar University (Bangladesh) - Bangladesh
Certifications
AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional
AWS
AWS Certified Database Specialty
AWS
AWS Certified Data Analytics Specialty
AWS
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional
AWS
AWS Certified Developer Associate
AWS
AWS Certified Security - Specialty
AWS
Professional Cloud Developer
Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Professional Cloud Developer
Associate Cloud Engineer
Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
CKA: Certified Kubernetes Administrator
The Linux Foundation
CKAD: Certified Kubernetes Application Developer
Linux Foundation
Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert
Microsoft
AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert
Microsoft
Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate
Microsoft
HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
Hashicorp
Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Scientist Associate
Microsoft
Microsoft Azure Developer Associate
Microsoft
Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate
Microsoft
Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
Microsoft
Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals
Microsoft
Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals
Microsoft
AWS Certified Alexa Skill Builder
AWS
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
AWS
Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Automation
Red Hat
EX280 Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration
Red Hat
Red Hat Certified Specialist in Virtualization
Red Hat
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate
AWS
Red Hat Certified System Administrator
Red Hat
Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
Red Hat
Skills
Libraries/APIs
REST APIs, Flask-RESTful, Jenkins Pipeline, Google Apps, Amazon EC2 API, Node.js
Tools
Terraform, Git, Jenkins, ELK (Elastic Stack), Splunk, Ansible, AWS CloudFormation, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS), Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS), CircleCI, Tableau, Boto 3, Helm, HashiCorp, Amazon EKS, Jira, Apache, VPN, AWS IAM, Amazon CloudWatch, Bitbucket, Google Compute Engine (GCE), AWS Fargate, NGINX, Grafana, Amazon Cognito, GitLab CI/CD, AWS Deployment, GitHub, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK), Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), GitLab, Kustomize, Amazon WorkSpaces
Paradigms
DevOps, Management, Azure DevOps, Serverless Architecture, Agile, Continuous Delivery (CD), Continuous Integration (CI), DevSecOps, Event-driven Programming, Automation
Platforms
Linux, Azure, Docker, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Amazon Alexa, Amazon EC2, AWS Elastic Beanstalk, Ubuntu, Windows, Google App Engine, CentOS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Kubernetes, AWS Lambda
Storage
MySQL, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Datadog, Amazon DynamoDB, Redshift, Google Cloud SQL, Databases, Elasticsearch, Google Cloud
Languages
Python, Bash Script, SQL, Bash, TypeScript, PHP 7, JavaScript, CSS3, GraphQL, YAML
Frameworks
Django, Laravel
Other
Cloud Computing, AWS DevOps, Linux Server Administration, Cloud Security, Amazon RDS, Amazon EventBridge, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Software Engineering, Data Science, CI/CD Pipelines, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Monitoring, Prometheus, Amazon API Gateway, IT Security, Containerization, Load Balancers, Data Warehousing, Data Warehouse Design, Amazon Kinesis, Consulting, Mentorship, Technical Writing, Cloud Platforms, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Back-end, Cloud Migration, Strategy, Google BigQuery, System Administration, Elastic Load Balancers, Architecture, Networking, Subnet, Cloud Architecture, AWS VPN, ServiceNow, Data Structures, Containers, IT Networking, Networks, APIs, IT Support, SDKs, Technical Hiring, Source Code Review, Task Analysis, Interviewing, Team Management, Cloud, AWS Cloud Architecture, Microsoft Azure Cloud Server, Identity & Access Management (IAM), Cloud Services, Shell Scripting, Lambda Functions, Amazon Cognito User Pools, Operating Systems, Security, Solution Architecture, Serverless, AWS Certified Solution Architect, Pipelines, Argo CD, Scripting
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