Cloud DevOps Engineer (Automation) — Jan 2026 – Present

Promoted to senior DevOps responsibilities within the Core Platform Team

• ⚡ Improved and optimized existing CI/CD pipelines for efficiency, reliability, and scalability
• 🐍 Automated and maintained client onboarding scripts using Shell & Python, reducing manual effort
• 🔴 Deployed applications on OpenShift leveraging container orchestration for production workloads
• 🔧 Developed Ansible automation scripts for infrastructure provisioning and deployment
• 🔐 Implemented DevSecOps practices including TLS certificate management with Vault & ESO
• 📊 Built ELK logging stack from scratch, ensuring centralized observability across environments
• 🏆 Took ownership of the enterprise DevOps ecosystem, driving automation, security & operational excellence

Associate Cloud DevOps Engineer (Automation) — Jun 2025 – Jan 2026

Promoted to the Core DevOps/Platform Team of i2c Inc.

• 🛡️ Provided L3/L4 DevOps Support by architecting and automating infrastructure components
• ☸️ Built and managed Kubernetes clusters to support scalable containerized workloads
• 🔄 Implemented GitOps workflows using ArgoCD for secure, automated, declarative deployments
• 🏗️ Designed and maintained 100+ CI/CD pipelines, streamlining code integration, delivery & regression testing
• ✅ Integrated SonarQube for code quality checks and automated feedback loops
• 📦 Managed artifacts using Nexus, automated IaC using Helm & Kustomize
• 📈 Integrated Prometheus & Grafana for real-time monitoring, observability, and alerting
• 🐳 Optimized Dockerized environments for performance, consistency & reproducibility

Associate Cloud DevOps Engineer (SRE & Release) — Feb 2025 – Jun 2025

Started at the SRE & Release team, supporting enterprise-scale production systems

• 🌐 Supported production-grade systems across Dev, QA, UAT, Staging, Perf & Production environments
• 🚨 Delivered L1/L2 incident response for 27+ scrum teams — triage, escalation & resolution
• 📡 Monitored and managed 300+ batch processes, 200+ applications & 100+ web services
• 🔍 Performed Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for critical incidents to minimize downtime
• 🐧 Hands-on with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for operations, troubleshooting & production support
• 🤖 Automated recurring tasks using Shell scripting to reduce manual effort
• 📋 Managed release versions with Git & SVN across on-prem environments
• 🔭 Utilized Nagios, Xymon & Dynatrace for proactive alerting, detection & issue resolution

• Trained and mentored 10 fellows for entry-level Cloud/DevOps roles
• Covered DevOps fundamentals and multi-cloud foundations across AWS (CCP), GCP (ACE) & Azure (AZ-900)
• Focused on cloud security basics, cost awareness, real-world deployment & interview readiness

• Built RESTful APIs with FastAPI & Go (Fin), improving response times by 30%
• Integrated WebSockets for real-time features, reducing latency by 25%
• Containerized apps with Docker, boosting deployment efficiency by 40%
• Automated CI/CD with GitHub Actions, cutting deployment time by 50%
• Optimized APIs, reducing server load by 35% and enhancing scalability

• Trained 20+ fellows in Flutter, Firebase, app architecture & mobile app development
• Developed and delivered a comprehensive training program from beginner to advanced levels
• Provided project guidance for 5+ projects and led the fellowship program end-to-end

• Selected after a rigorous interview and shortlisting process at one of Pakistan's leading software houses
• Learned best practices in clean coding, design patterns & mobile app development (Android + Flutter)
• Received guidance from experienced software professionals at Arbisoft

• Part of the core team for CNS Lahore, an official CNCF community
• Managed outreach for CNCF's 10th Anniversary celebrations in Lahore, Pakistan
• Engaged with Cloud, DevSecOps, Kubernetes & Security professionals to build community presence

• Founded TEDxCUI — secured the official TED license and organized the inaugural event.
• Theme: "Reviving the Thought Process" & "The Journey Within" — curated 20+ speakers from diverse fields
• Returned as Team Mentor for TEDxCUI 2nd edition (2024)

• Reinvigorated GDSC CUI from the ground up as Campus Lead
• Built 10+ teams across programming, web, mobile, and AI/ML
• Organized 30+ events including 8 physical events
• Led GDSC CUI to become the best computing club at COMSATS University Islamabad
• Continued as Team Mentor (Jul 2024 – Present)

• Contributed to establishing the first AWS Cloud Club at COMSATS University Islamabad
• Organized 4 impactful events spreading cloud technology awareness among students

• Core team at Pakistan's First Official Flutter Community
• Established partnerships with 20+ GDSC Chapters, expanding reach across Pakistan
• Secured sponsorships for community events and workshops
• Managed all social media channels — Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter & Facebook