Ahmed is a high-performing Cloud Architect and Senior DevOps Engineer with 16+ years of experience in software development, architecture, and design, with a focus on cloud and microservices solutions. He is proficient in Node.js, C#, JavaScript, XML, and NoSQL and has extensive experience building development frameworks and working with AWS Cloud solution architecture, various AWS services, microservices, Azure DevOps, SOA, and Linux. Ahmed holds multiple AWS certifications and is a Red Hat Certified Architect in Infrastructure and an AWS Community Builder, contributing to knowledge-sharing and networking among AWS enthusiasts.
Delivering CI/CD as part of an Agile team to improve performance by automating and streamlining operations and processes.
Helping build and improve infrastructure, application, and performance development and ensuring tight security including data encryption, security groups, and environmental scanning.
Ensuring high-quality deliverables and implementing DevOps and security best practices in fast-paced environments.
Designed and implemented the infrastructure for the different environments on Azure.
Implemented IaC using Azure ARM templates and Azure CLI and used Azure DevOps pipelines for infrastructure and the application.
Applied best practices to all Azure resources and implemented VNet subnets separation to isolate private resources and expose only the needed resources for public access.
Worked on an Investment KFH project, an integrated multi-user investment management system for administration of all financial investment products, investment transactions, corporate events, and portfolio management.
Used Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 and C# for software development and Microsoft SQL Server for databases.
The project involves developing and maintaining a CEQUENS messaging gateway using C#, Node.js, Redis, and ActiveMQ.
The development team utilized Microsoft Visual Studio 2013, Visual Studio Code, and C# for software development and deployment.
The role includes support for reported issues, as well as DevOps tasks like automation and deployment using OpsWork, Beanstalk, CodePipeline, and CloudFormation.
CleanSlate is a national medical group offering integrated treatment for addiction.
The company designed and implemented the infrastructure for various environments on Azure.
CleanSlate utilized Azure ARM templates and Azure CLI for IaC, and Azure DevOps pipelines for infrastructure and application management, adhering to best practices.
Education
AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty (Expired Aug 2024)
AWS
2021 - 2021
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional (Expired Oct 2023)
AWS
2020 - 2020
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional (Expired Nov 2023)
AWS
2017 - 2017
Bachelor's Degree, Production Engineering and Mechanical Design