Nedim Laletovic
Verified Expert in Engineering
DevOps Engineer and Developer
Visoko, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Toptal member since October 22, 2019
For over the past three years, Nedim has been making a living as a DevOps engineer, but he has several years of hands-on and varied experience in the development industry. Nedim started his career as a developer then became interested in operations, then switched to working with networks and servers for the better part of five years before he began his transition to DevOps.
Portfolio
Experience
- Linux - 8 years
- System Architecture Design - 8 years
- Bash - 8 years
- Python - 4 years
- Kubernetes - 3 years
- Terraform - 2 years
- AWS CloudFormation - 2 years
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) - 2 years
Availability
Preferred Environment
Python, Bash, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Linux
The most amazing...
...project I've done was to design, implement, and commission a network and server infrastructure of highly sensitive government-related services.
Work Experience
DevOps Engineer
Leading Silicone Manufacturer Client
- Worked in a large team on a product with millions of users.
- Architected and implemented the infrastructure on AWS.
- Run a Java microservices system utilizing some of the most robust AWS services like EC2, RDS, S3, VPC, and more.
DevOps Engineer
Maestral Technologies
- Designed and implemented cloud-hosting solutions and continuous integration and deployment for multiple offshore clients.
- Implemented CI/CD (both a fully on-premise solution and in the cloud) for multiple mobile applications (Android, iOS).
- Developed a cloud infrastructure solution and CI/CD for a data analytics project using AWS services (S3, Lambda, AWS Batch, Step Functions, RDS, Redshift, Data Pipeline, and so on).
- Created reusable infrastructure templates/modules using Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK, Bash, Python, Go, and so on.
- Worked on designing and implementing the solution for migration one of the most popular news portals in B&H to AWS.
- Automated an ephemeral environment solution (AWS infrastructure, deployments, users, and so on) which involved the creation and destruction of the feature branch.
- Built a CI/CD and cloud infrastructure solution for financial institutions (microservices, PCI, and SoC compliance).
- Worked as one of senior DevOps team members and performed periodic audits/reviews of the DevOps related work on company projects (emphasis on security, availability, general best practices, and the like).
IT Engineer
ATOM Holding
- Designed, implemented, commissioned, and maintained IT systems in the Makkah Royal Clock Tower (firewalls, routers, 100+ managed switches, and 2,000+ nodes).
- Configured and managed Unix/Linux and Windows servers (50+ servers including files, web, databases, media, logging, monitoring, domain, virtualization, and more).
- Implemented single-point monitoring and logging systems.
- Ensured that the network and server infrastructure was up and running.
- Designed the network infrastructure for the Makkah Clock Tower exhibition (routers, 50+ managed switches, and 1,500+ nodes, emphasis on security).
- Designed the network and server infrastructure for the media wall in Makkah Clock Tower. This was a very high profile and highly sensitive project since it can display any video on the biggest LED screen in the world in an area where millions of tourists are present at any time (huge emphasis on security).
Head of IT
ATOM Holding
- Coordinated with the facility manager and other service providers in the tower.
- Planned IT systems expansion and improvements.
- Organized the staff which included current and new hires and consulting on the hiring process.
- Consulted the KPI defining process.
- Advised on new project estimation, design, and implementation.
- Attended management meetings in an IT consultant role.
- Managed teams of up to ten people.
Crestron Programmer
ATOM Holding
- Programmed a lighting control app that was used to remotely control and monitor luminaries.
- Coded a line array control app that was used to control largest line array system in the world.
- Developed various applications for AV management of conference rooms, AC rooms, exhibitions, and so on.
IT Engineer
SL Rasch GmBH
- Designed the network and server infrastructure in the Makkah Royal Clock Tower.
- Installed and configured the network and server components (switches, firewalls, wireless networks, servers, and the like).
- Troubleshot any reported or noticed problems.
- Ensured that the network and server infrastructure was up and running.
Developer
Freelance
- Developed multiple Windows Phone and Android applications for local businesses.
- Gave lectures and demos about Windows Phone app development at IT events.
- Created a custom web shop and CMS and used it for multiple freelance projects.
- Worked as a freelancer on various online freelance platforms.
Mobile Device Security Analyst
Cehajic d.o.o
- Developed (scripting, programming, debugging, and more) hardware/software for the purposes of removing or bypassing limitations on mobile devices placed by telecom operators and/or vendors (e.g., SIMs, update, modification locks, root access, and similar).
- Built password-cracking RIGs and clusters (used for brute force and similar attacks).
- Restored data from faulty, locked, or encrypted devices (software and hardware methods).
Experience
Lighting App
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8dybquMSwgEducation
Engineer's Degree in Computer Engineering
University Džemal Bijedić of Mostar, Faculty of Information Technology - Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Skills
Tools
AWS Batch, Amazon CloudFront CDN, AWS CLI, AWS ELB, Travis CI, GitHub, AWS Fargate, Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, pfSense, Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS), TeamCity, AWS Device Farm, Amazon Elastic MapReduce (EMR), Amazon WorkSpaces, AWS IAM, Ansible, CircleCI, AWS CodeDeploy, AWS CodeCommit, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Citrix XenServer, VPN, Jenkins, Azure DevOps Services, IBM Information Management System, GitLab CI/CD, Microsoft Silverlight, VMware, Visual Studio App Center
Paradigms
Continuous Delivery (CD), Continuous Integration (CI), Automation, Azure DevOps, DevOps, Lambda Architecture, Microservices, Serverless Architecture, Microservices Architecture, DevSecOps, Agile, Kanban
Platforms
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon EC2, Ubuntu, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Linux, Docker, AWS Lambda, WordPress, Unix, Citrix, Windows Phone, Android, Joomla, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Visual Studio Code (VS Code)
Languages
Bash, Java, Python, C#
Frameworks
Serverless Framework
Storage
Data Pipelines, Amazon Aurora, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Data Centers, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Elasticsearch, Redshift, Amazon DynamoDB
Other
AWS DevOps, Amazon API Gateway, Cloud Infrastructure, System Administration, Network Administration, System Architecture Design, AWS CodePipeline, Continuous Monitoring, Amazon Machine Images (AMI), Serverless, Linux Server Administration, Virtual Machines, Hypervisors, Network Protocols, Firewalls, IT Security, Crestron, SIMPL+, Server Administration, Network Programming, Wireless, Cisco, TCP/IP, Infrastructure, Team Management, Planning, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Hiring, GSM, CI/CD Pipelines, Pulumi
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