Sep 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 6 mos · Canada · Remote

• Read my announcement blog: https://www.dewanahmed.com/joining-harness/
• I work in DevRel and content strategy, producing deep technical content and enhancing developer experiences for Harness Code Repository, Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, and Harness Open Source.
• Here are a few examples on the topic of container image signing and CI/CD security:
• 1. A YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLvjcCCStzs
• 2. A technical tutorial: https://developer.harness.io/tutorials/cd-pipelines/kubernetes/cosign-opa
• 3. A Linux Foundation webinar: https://www.linuxfoundation.org/webinars/modernizing-image-security-in-cicd-with-cosign-and-opa

Jan 2022 – Sep 2023 · 1 yr 8 mos · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• As a Senior Developer Advocate at Aiven, I lead the DevOps-related content and advocacy efforts. There are five main areas of my focus:
• 1. Building reusable developer documentation, for example, https://developer.aiven.io/docs/tools/terraform/reference/cookbook.html (full ownership)
• 2. Writing technical blogs, for example, https://aiven.io/blog/secure-your-db-with-vault
• 3. Going to developer conferences and meetups to talk about the open-source projects and technology
• 4. Collaborating with other teams for product, UX, and docs improvement
• 5. Enabling my colleagues

Oct 2021 – Jan 2022 · 3 mos

Sep 2020 – Oct 2021 · 1 yr 1 mo

• As a Developer Advocate for OpenShift, I work as a two-way feedback device between Red Hat development teams and external developer communities. I write, talk and promote the open-source projects that power Red Hat products and help improve developer experience by pushing for the changes that the community seeks.
• During the pandemic, I'm joining virtual conferences but eagerly waiting to start submitting CFPs for in-person conferences. My skills & expertise revolve around DevOps, GitOps, CI/CD and related tooling.
• You can find my contents on:
• 1. IBM Developers: https://developer.ibm.com
• 2. Red Hat Developers: https://developers.redhat.com
• 3. https://www.openshift.com
• 4. https://dewanahmed.com (personal blog)
• 5. YouTube (curated playlist to be added soon)
• 6. LinkedIn

Sep 2019 – Sep 2020 · 1 yr

May 2018 – Aug 2019 · 1 yr 3 mos

• Worked on designing and deploying IoT solutions for digital transformation of our clients.
• Previous Projects:
• 1. Backend developer on a multi-million-dollar top-tier university project
• Spearheaded SonarQube static code analysis and bug fixes for entire code base and fixed all blocker and critical issues
• Designed and implemented APNS service integration to backend application for sending iOS push notification
• Implemented various service-specific log files via Spring/log4j
• Implemented aspects/advices for measuring execution time of key methods via Spring AOP
• 2. QA Lead for a multi-million dollar web application project
• Authored Test Strategy and Test Plan document for the entire project with task and timeline breakdown
• Manual testing of the website for feature testing, UX testing and integration testing
• Automated testing by Katalon Studio - A modern testing framework built on top of Selenium

May 2016 – Apr 2018 · 1 yr 11 mos

• Experience working with the Cloud Storage Team on large scale automation/scripting/integration/delivery for IBM’s next generation cloud platform
• Continuous integration and deployment, including testing and validation of the code using GoLang
• Experience in large-scale system deployment for remote data centers.

May 2014 – Apr 2016 · 1 yr 11 mos

• Write efficient Java code to test various features of the product in an agile environment
• Work with Oracle, Sybase, DB2, Microsoft SQL Server and other supported databases by the product IBM InfoSphere Data Replication
• Train new interns for knowledge transfer
• Accomplished 100% pass-rate for hundreds of legacy-failed test cases as part of the release requirement

Jun 2016 – Jun 2016 · 0 mo · Andover MA

• Global Sustainable Energy Competition with 16400 participants
• Reached North-American Finals with Top 9 Teams
• Design of Wireless Building Sensor powered by Ambient Energy Sources with integrated IoT
• Prepared Business Case and Video Presentation

May 2013 – Aug 2013 · 3 mos · Toronto, Canada Area

• Thermal Analysis of electronic packages using ThermaCAM Researcher and CAD tools (COMSOL Multiphysics)
• Maintain regular office hours at the lab and achieve the pre-set weekly goals
• Handle and protect confidential and sensitive data with integrity.
• Professional use of Microsoft Office Suite including Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point for preparing reports
• Prepare technical reports using extensive online research.
• Maintain Google calendar, Google Drive and contact virtually with peers using GoToMeetingTM

Jan 2009 – Feb 2010 · 1 yr 1 mo · Dhaka, Bangladesh

• Conducted classes along with teachers
• Checked copies and marked them
• Graded students