Achmat N.

DevOps Engineer

Achmat is a seasoned DevOps Engineer with a wealth of knowledge from 15 years of experience.

He possesses a strong background spanning various industries, including travel, FinTech, HealthTech, and consultancy. Achmat has worked in diverse international locations, including South Africa, Argentina, Germany, and the UK.

His expertise includes implementing new software applications, operating system roll-outs, and contributing to streamlined business operations. Achmat has developed tools and processes that effectively cater to cross-platform user needs.

Main expertise

  • AWS
    AWS 5 years
  • DevOps
    DevOps 10 years
  • Docker
    Docker 7 years

Other skills

  • Functional testing 4 years
  • RabbitMQ
    RabbitMQ 3 years
  • PostgreSQL
    PostgreSQL 3 years
Achmat

Achmat N.

South Africa

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Selected experience

Employment

  • Senior Site Reliability Engineer

    Deimos - 3 years 1 month

    • Administered client projects, designing and developing reliable, scalable, and efficient systems.
    • Monitored and troubleshooted using metrics and tracing, developing proactive approaches based on data.
    • Identified opportunities for automation, implemented and integrated relevant tools and technologies to streamline processes and enhance productivity.
    • Implemented and enhanced the DevSecOps strategy: Developed and maintained a comprehensive DevSecOps strategy, ensuring that security was integrated into every stage of the software development lifecycle.

    Technologies:

    • Technologies:
    • AWS AWS
    • DevOps DevOps
    • Grafana Grafana
    • Kubernetes Kubernetes
    • Linux Linux
    • Terraform Terraform
    • Google Cloud Google Cloud
    • Team Leading
    • Git Git
    • RabbitMQ RabbitMQ
    • Azure Azure

  • Senior DevOps Engineer

    Byte Orbit - 1 year 4 months

    • Planned and implemented the DevOps roadmap.
    • Architected enterprise-wide infrastructure provisioning, management, and monitoring systems.
    • Developed and implemented Software Release Management strategies for various applications according to the agile process.
    • Migrated applications to Kubernetes (EKS).
    • Planned and implemented Disaster Recovery strategies.

    Technologies:

    • Technologies:
    • DevOps DevOps
    • Kubernetes Kubernetes
    • Agile Agile
    • Git Git
    • MySQL MySQL
    • PostgreSQL PostgreSQL
    • Python Python
    • Functional testing
    • Automation testing

  • DevOps Engineer

    Mukuru - 8 months

    • Automated Terraform in GitLab CI/CD.
    • Implemented company-wide VPN and removed public access from internal services.
    • Implemented Zero Trust security in AWS organizational accounts and linked services.

    Technologies:

    • Technologies:
    • AWS AWS
    • DevOps DevOps
    • Grafana Grafana
    • Terraform Terraform
    • Git Git
    • RabbitMQ RabbitMQ

Education

  • BSc.BA, Humanities, Socio-Informatics, Psychology

    Stellenbosch University · 2005 - 2007

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