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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 5 years
- DevOps 10 years
- Docker 7 years
Other skills
- Functional Testing 4 years
- RabbitMQ 3 years

- PostgreSQL 3 years

Selected experience
Employment
Senior Site Reliability Engineer
Deimos - 1 year 6 months
- 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:
- Load Testing
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:
- Load 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:
- VPN
DevOps Engineer
Fuse Universal - 1 year
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Implemented new software applications and operating system roll-outs across the business, including Spinnaker.
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Monitored automated build and continuous software integration process to drive build/release failure resolution.
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Wrote and updated documentation to outline the technical design of the entire engagement.
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Researched and identified new technologies and tools helping to grow an agile development environment.
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Reached the working prototype stage of development quickly due to insight into user needs and requirements.
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Migrate existing applications to managed Kubernetes (EKS) on AWS from ECS.
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Identified shortfalls in the current delivery pipeline and implemented solutions.
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Instilling a culture of DevOps and removing the siloed workflow by involving all stakeholders in the design and delivery process.
Technologies:
- Technologies:
AWS ECR
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DevOps Engineer
OLX Group - 2 years
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Developed tools and processes to meet cross-platform user needs.
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POC various engagements, including a car pricing database written in Python and deployed into Kubernetes, integrating with the existing platform.
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Monitored automated build and continuous software integration process to drive build/release failure resolution.
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Collaborated with cross-functional development team members across the globe to analyze potential system solutions based on evolving client requirements.
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Reached the working prototype stage of development quickly due to insight into user needs and requirements.
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Versed in the software life cycle from preliminary needs analysis to enterprise-wide deployment and support.
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Worked closely with other Product, development teams, and infrastructure specialists to deliver high-availability solutions for mission-critical applications.
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DevOps Engineer
Interfront SOC Ltd - 1 year 6 months
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Automated System Provisioning
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Continuous Deployment
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Continuous integration
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SCM
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Process and Build Flow automation
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IBM WebSphere Application Management
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Linux Systems Administrator
Marketech - 9 months
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3rd Line POS Software Support.
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Monitoring all POS systems for Pick n Pay, ensuring maximum system availability.
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Developing Nagios checks for services not yet monitored.
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Propose system changes for the improvement of environments.
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Root cause investigation and fault finding of production issues.
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DevOps Administrator
Cell-Life - 1 year 4 months
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Design, deployment, and maintenance of server infrastructure.
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Implementing System Monitoring via Nagios.
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Network design and maintenance.
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Application deployment.
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Systems Administrator
Mobilitrix - 1 year 2 months
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Design, deployment, and maintenance of server infrastructure.
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Design and Implement Clustered VM Architecture.
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Backup and Disaster Recovery Design and Execution.
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Managing Network and Application deployment.
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Research, design, and implement new technologies per business needs.
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Incident Reporting and Management.
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Monitoring and Graphing Services to scale environments for future growth.
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Troubleshooting systems-related issues and maintaining the smooth running of the Linux environment.
Technologies:
- Technologies:
- Clustering
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Technical Support Engineer
STA Travel - 6 months
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Second / third-line technical support for all centrally located STA applications.
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Proactive health check activities and system house-keeping
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Reactive responsive activities in line with clearly identified priority definitions
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Changed, released, and upgrade activity in line and conjunction with the Change and Release Manager
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Worked with Data center hosting partner in the UK for all related support issues
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Worked with Wide Area Network (WAN) partner for connectivity between the 400 locations around the world, the Internet links, and the enterprise Virtual Private Network (coordinating with a third party)
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Responsible for ensuring the maximum availability of the system and service to the end-users, as well as responding to all incidents routed through to the TSG
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Responsible for root cause and corrective action is taken to prevent the re-occurrence of problems
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Systems Administrator
ECCO Tours - 3 years 6 months
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Hardware installation and maintenance of workstations, servers, networking equipment, and other supporting hardware.
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Supervised backup and disaster recovery operations.
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Performed occasional off-hours and remote support.
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Coordinate hardware and software installations and upgrades to ensure work is performed by company policy.
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Recommend resolutions to complex matters of significance and coordinate the implementation of the approved course of action.
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Design, implement, and Managing LAN & WAN.
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Overseeing Domain purchases and maintenance.
Technologies:
- Technologies:
HTML
Perl
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Education
BSc.BA, Humanities, Socio-Informatics, Psychology
Stellenbosch University · 2005 - 2007
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