Resilience • Scalability • Cloud Excellence Resilience • Scalability

Hi, I'm ALI AKBAR ASIF Shaping Innovations into Cloud Excellence

5+ years of experience in Engineering resilient, cost-effective cloud systems powered by Kubernetes expertise and optimized cloud strategies.

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Focus

Kubernetes • Cloud Automation • Observability

Location

Remote / On-Site • Global Collaboration

Your DevOps Ninja 😎

I talk to servers, sprinkle a little cloud magic, fix production headaches, and keep your team calm and happy. 😊

About

Who I am

I am a Senior DevOps Engineer with 5+ years of experience building resilient, scalable, and cost-efficient cloud infrastructure. My core expertise lies in Kubernetes, infrastructure automation, observability, and CI/CD systems that enable teams to ship faster without compromising reliability.

I have hands-on experience operating high-availability production systems under real-world load, ensuring platform stability and near zero-downtime operations. Backed by an MS in Data Science from FAST Islamabad, I apply a data-driven mindset to optimize AWS, GCP, and hybrid cloud environments.

How I work

Design highly available systems.
Build reliable platforms by default.
Optimize infrastructure for cost.
Automate repetitive operations.
Embed observability everywhere.
Reduce operational risk proactively.

Experience

Dec 2024 — Present

Senior DevOps Engineer

Tkxel

Owned end-to-end cloud infrastructure, achieving 31% cost reduction through optimization.
Architected highly available & disaster recovery systems handling ~10K RPM with 99.95% uptime.
Managed production Kubernetes platforms, multi-tenant environments, and parallel deployments.
Implemented predictive & event-driven autoscaling using KEDA to handle traffic spikes.
Established observability, monitoring, and incident management workflows using New Relic, OpsGenie, and Graylog.

Aug 2023 — Dec 2024

Senior DevOps Engineer

Venturenox

Optimized AWS cloud infrastructure for high availability, performance, and cost efficiency.
Owned production Kubernetes environments and ensured smooth, reliable deployments.
Automated infrastructure provisioning with Terraform and CI/CD pipelines.
Implemented end-to-end observability using Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, Tempo, Pyroscope, and OpenTelemetry.
Managed data orchestration workflows with Apache Airflow and reduced operational downtime.

Aug 2020 — Jul 2023

DevOps Engineer

Venturenox

Automated cloud infrastructure using Terraform and Ansible for repeatable deployments.
Built and maintained Kubernetes platforms using Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm.
Designed CI/CD pipelines with Drone CI and managed secrets using HashiCorp Vault.
Implemented monitoring and alerting with Prometheus and Grafana to improve system reliability.
Managed AWS infrastructure including EC2, NLBs, autoscaling, TLS, and DNS with Cloudflare.

Feb 2020 — Jul 2020

Cloud Engineer Intern

Venturenox

Containerized microservices using Docker and Docker Compose.
Supported Kubernetes deployments with manifests and Helm charts.
Provisioned and managed GKE infrastructure using Terraform and remote backend state in GCS.
Configured NGINX reverse proxy and Kubernetes Ingress with TLS using Cert-Manager.

Jun 2017 — Jan 2020

Android Developer

SaamZing · Freelance

Designed and developed production Android apps using MVC and MVVM architectures with Material Design.
Integrated Firebase, SQLite, push notifications (FCM), and third-party SDKs.
Optimized app performance, handled background services, and resolved production crashes.
Implemented localization support for 20+ languages, enabling broader market reach.
Managed Google Play Console, app publishing, releases, and ASO.
Implemented monetization strategies including AdMob, in-app billing, and analytics-driven improvements.

Skills

Cloud & Platform Engineering

AWS GCP DigitalOcean Hybrid Cloud High Availability Cost Optimization Disaster Recovery

Containers & Kubernetes

Kubernetes Docker Helm Multi-Tenant Clusters CRDs & Operators

CI/CD & Release Engineering

GitHub Actions GitLab CI/CD Drone CI Argo CD Blue-Green Deployments Canary Deployments Secure Pipelines

Infrastructure as Code & Automation

Terraform Ansible GitOps Workflows Bash Python

Observability & Reliability

New Relic Prometheus Grafana Logging / Tracing Loki Tempo OpenTelemetry Incident Management

Security & Platform Safety

AWS WAF HashiCorp Vault Secrets Management Trivy Orca (CNAPP) AWS Security Hub

Scaling & Performance

Kubernetes Autoscaling Karpenter KEDA Performance Tuning Latency Reduction & Caching

Featured Projects

Enterprise Platform

Enterprise Digital Adoption Platform

Designed and operated a production-grade, highly available cloud platform for enterprise users, enabling AI-driven guidance and scalable delivery.

Optimized infrastructure costs through right-sizing and efficiency improvements.
Managed Kubernetes-based deployments with CI/CD automation.
Ensured platform stability and high availability for enterprise workloads.

AWS Kubernetes NewRelic OpenSearch Redis Sentinel

AI & Cloud

Testfuse – AI-Driven Personality Insights Platform

AWS-based platform providing AI-powered personality insights with multi-environment deployments.

Provisioned AWS infrastructure using Terraform for preview, staging, and production.
Implemented CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions and Drone CI for automated deployments.
Managed applications on EKS using Helm charts for scalable, consistent delivery.

GCP Kubernetes ECS Terraform Argo CD

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Workflow Automation

Levvy – Workflow & Client Management Platform

Managed production AWS infrastructure, improving workflow efficiency and platform reliability.

Implemented Kubernetes autoscaling to handle workload fluctuations.
Optimized infrastructure for high availability and cost efficiency.
Monitored performance and reliability using Prometheus and Grafana dashboards.

AWS Kubernetes Airflow Vault CloudFront

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Productivity Tool

Crewnetics – Productivity Insights Tool

Built a non-intrusive productivity insights platform with microservices infrastructure on AKS, enabling secure and monitored workflows.

Deployed microservices on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
Implemented monitoring and observability with ELK stack, Prometheus, and Grafana.
Set up automated incident response and health checks.
Configured multi-stage environments with secure networking and CI/CD pipelines.

AWS Kubernetes Prometheus Grafana Terraform

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Certifications

CKA

Certified Kubernetes Administrator

Validates practical skills in administrating Kubernetes clusters, including core concepts, deployment, troubleshooting, and security.

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Let's Connect

I'm always open to discussing DevOps strategies, infrastructure, automation, or collaboration opportunities. Reach out, and let's explore how we can build scalable and reliable systems together.

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