SAMEEL AHAMED N

DevOps Engineer

Dubai, United Arab Emirates10 yrs 11 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Over 9 years of experience in DevOps and Automation.
Expertise in Continuous Delivery using Docker containers.
Strong advocacy for Agile/Scrum methodologies.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a DevOps expert in SaaS environments with strong cloud computing capabilities.

Contact

sameel.ahamed@freshtohome.com +917676266656 LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

DevopsAwsCi/cdCloud Computing

Other Skills

APM ToolsAgile MethodologiesArchitectureAzureBashBudgetingBusiness PlanningBusiness RequirementsCSSCicdCloud MigrationCloudFormationCommunicationComputer MaintenanceContinuous Improvement

About

I am a proactive and achievement-oriented professional offering over 9 years of experience in DevOps, Automation, and infrastructure management across various industry verticals with skills in successfully adopting DevOps culture and ecosystem, with expertise in Continuous Delivery using Docker containers and a strong advocacy for Agile/Scrum methodologies. I am a forward thinking person with proficiency in implementing push button deployments and infrastructure as code, contributing to improvements in deployment processes within AWS, Cloud-based hosting solutions such as AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, along with expertise in testing all phases of SDLC and Agile with SCRUM lifecycles and orchestrating DevOps processes and infrastructure management, with a strong command over tools like Jenkins, Terraform, and CloudFormation, ensuring seamless integration and delivery of software solutions

Experience

10 yrs 11 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 7 mos

Average Tenure

4 yrs 5 mos

Current Experience

Freshtohome

DevOps Lead

Jan 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 5 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Hybrid

 Leading the team in developing and implementing a comprehensive CI/CD roadmap
to enhance development and operations processes.
 Orchestrating the establishment of operational processes for a rapidly expanding
distributed cloud platform, driving significant improvements in deployment processes
within AWS and ensuring high system availability through a robust incident response
plan.
 Administering various AWS services including IAM, VPC, Route 53, EC2, S3,
CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, Redshift, RDS, CloudWatch, and CloudFormation.
 Successfully implemented cross-region automated deployment processes within
AWS, significantly improving deployment efficiency.
 Introduced open-source SSO for the entire organization, streamlining access
management and enhancing security protocols.
 Implemented a robust incident response plan, effectively mitigating system downtime
and ensuring high availability of services, a crucial addition to the role given the
importance of system reliability and uptime in a distributed cloud platform.

AWSCI/CDIncident ResponseCloudFormationDeployment ProcessesDevOps

Byju's

Senior DevOps Engineer

Mar 2021 – Jan 2022 · 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

 Led the development and operation processes at Byjus, focusing on enhancing
deployment and CI/CD processes for various products, and driving cost-effective
migration of legacy applications to cloud environments for improved performance
and scalability.
 Administered AWS accounts for Byjus AWS Organizations, OUs, Account & SCPs
structure, ensuring seamless cloud operations.
 Introduced APM tools like Datadog, Appsignal, and Sentry for Byjus applications,
enabling better performance monitoring in cloud environments.
 Successfully introduced CI/CD pipelines for mobile and web applications using
GitHub actions, streamlining the development and deployment processes.
 Spearheaded the migration of legacy applications to cloud environments, optimizing
performance and scalability while reducing infrastructure costs, a valuable addition
showcasing the ability to drive cost-effective and performance-optimized solutions in
cloud environments.

AWSCI/CDAPM ToolsCloud MigrationDevOpsCloud Computing

Xactly corp

3 roles

Senior DevOps Engineer

Promoted

Sep 2020 – Feb 2021 · 5 mos

 Delivered finalized, tested, and proven solutions for complex multi-tier environments
with a large user base, serving as the global point of contact for all deployment and
performance-related projects.
 Leveraged extensive experience with AWS, GCP, and Azure to design and build
applications and services within cloud environments.
 Implemented a comprehensive disaster recovery plan, ensuring business continuity
and data integrity in the event of system failures, a critical addition given the
importance of data protection and continuity in multi-tier environments with a large
user base.
 Implemented a robust DevOps pipeline using Jenkins, GitHub, and AWS CI/CD tool
sets, facilitating smooth developer-friendly workflows.
 Contributed to the setup of full CI/CD pipelines, ensuring rigorous testing and
seamless deployment of applications to production environments.
 Successfully deployed JAR and WAR applications on Apache Tomcat server using
Jenkins auto deployment, streamlining the deployment process.