Safdar Mohammad

DevOps Engineer

Boston, Massachusetts, United States5 yrs 4 mos experience

Key Highlights

Reduced release cycles by 30% through automation.
Expert in CI/CD pipeline design and implementation.
Proven track record in cloud infrastructure management.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cloud DevOps Engineer specializing in Healthcare and Fintech sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

DevopsCloud Infrastructure

Other Skills

AWSAWS CloudFormationAWS CodePipelineAWS Elastic BeanstalkAWS IAMAWS services such as EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, Autoscaling, RDS, scalability, Bastion host, SNS, CloudFormation, Cloud computing AWS, Basic PythonAmazon EC2Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)Amazon S3Amazon VPCAnsibleAzureC (Programming Language)ChefCloud Services

About

I am a dedicated Cloud DevOps Engineer with over 6 years of experience in healthcare and finance, specializing in designing robust CI/CD pipelines and managing cloud infrastructures on AWS and Azure. My Master’s degree in Computer Information Systems from Boston University has provided me with a strong technical foundation, which I have applied to optimize operations and drive system reliability in complex environments. In my current role at Akamai Technologies, I lead the implementation of advanced automation solutions, reducing release cycles by 30% and enhancing system visibility through comprehensive monitoring frameworks. My expertise spans containerization with Docker and Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, and proactive system monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana. I thrive in fast-paced, collaborative environments and have a proven track record of working closely with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, scalable solutions. My focus on continuous improvement and passion for learning drive me to stay up-to-date with the latest DevOps trends and best practices. Let’s connect to discuss cloud solutions, DevOps strategies, or opportunities to innovate together!

Experience

5 yrs 4 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 8 mos

Average Tenure

Current Experience

Nextgen healthcare india

DevOps Engineer

Mar 2020 – Dec 2022 · 2 yrs 9 mos · India · On-site

Led the automation of the deployment and scaling processes for Centene’s healthcare platform using Jenkins, GitLab
CI/CD, and AWS CodePipeline, reducing deployment times by 30% and increasing system reliability.
Developed and maintained infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform and AWS CloudFormation, managing resources
such as VPCs, EC2 instances, RDS databases, and S3 buckets across multiple environments.
Containerized applications using Docker and managed their orchestration with Kubernetes (EKS), resulting in optimized
resource usage and simplified deployments.
Designed and implemented CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, GitLab, and AWS CodeBuild, automating the build, test, and
deployment processes, which led to a 40% reduction in build failures and more consistent deployments.
Set up monitoring and logging solutions with Prometheus, Grafana, and the ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)
to proactively identify and resolve system performance issues.
Managed the migration of on-premises applications to AWS, utilizing services like EC2, Lambda, RDS, and S3, leading
to a 20% decrease in infrastructure costs and enhanced application performance.
Automated configuration management using Ansible, Chef, and Puppet, reducing manual tasks, ensuring consistent
environments, and speeding up deployment times by 25%.
Enhanced security by integrating AWS IAM policies and roles with Terraform, ensuring compliance with HIPAA
regulations and internal security standards.
Regularly optimized cloud infrastructure performance using AWS CloudWatch, New Relic, and Datadog, resulting in a 25% boost in application performance.

JenkinsGitLab CI/CDAWS CodePipelineTerraformAWS CloudFormationDocker+10

Capgemini

DevOps Engineer

Jul 2017 – Feb 2020 · 2 yrs 7 mos · India · On-site

Set up and maintained CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitLab CI for a banking application project, improving
deployment efficiency by integrating Nexus for artifact management and SonarQube for code quality checks.
Developed and managed Terraform scripts for automated provisioning and configuration of AWS and Azure resources,
ensuring consistent environments across development, testing, and production stages.
Led the migration of legacy banking applications to Docker containers, reducing deployment time by 40% and improving
consistency across all environments.
Deployed and managed Kubernetes clusters on AWS EKS and Azure AKS, enabling automated scaling and management
of microservices. Used Helm for package management to streamline deployments.
Implemented Ansible playbooks to automate server configuration and application deployments, integrating with HashiCorp
Vault for secure handling of sensitive data like API keys and credentials.
Established a robust monitoring and logging solution using the ELK stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) and
Prometheus, significantly reducing the mean time to detect and resolve production issues.
Integrated static code analysis tools like SonarQube and Checkmarx into the CI/CD pipeline to enforce security best
practices and compliance requirements for banking applications.
Optimized AWS and Azure cloud resources through the use of CloudFormation and ARM templates, resulting in a 20%
reduction in cloud infrastructure costs while maintaining high availability.
Collaborated with QA teams to incorporate automated testing tools like Selenium and JUnit into the CI/CD pipeline, which
enhanced test coverage and reduced the feedback loop time.
Played a key role in transitioning from a monolithic architecture to a microservices-based architecture using Docker and
Kubernetes, which improved application scalability and maintainability.