Highly skilled DevOps Engineer with extensive experience in cloud infrastructure, automation, and security. Proven track record of implementing and managing complex solutions, driving continuous integration and delivery, and enhancing system performance and scalability.
DevSecOps Engineer
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Apr 2020 - Present
emirates community empowerment·Full-time
Project 1 ShareHolder Platform – On-Prem to Azure Cloud Migration o Migrated a critical financial application from on-premises to Azure with minimal downtime. o Provisioned Azure infrastructure using Terraform (IaC), including VMs, Azure SQL, and networking resources. o Configured Azure Site Recovery and geo-redundant backups for high availability and disaster recovery. o Enabled RBAC, Key Vault for secrets, and Defender for Cloud for security and posture management. Security & Compliance – Policy & Threat Management o Implemented Azure Policies to enforce tagging, restrict public IPs, and secure storage accounts. o Deployed Microsoft Purview for data classification and compliance tracking (GDPR, ISO 27001). o Integrated Azure Sentinel with custom workbooks and playbooks for real-time threat detection and incident response. WAF & Certificate Management o Configured Azure Application Gateway WAF with OWASP rule sets and custom IP filtering. o Implemented end-to-end TLS using X.509 certificates and managed certificate lifecycle via Azure Key Vault. Disaster Recovery (DR) & Business Continuity o Designed and tested end-to-end DR strategy using Azure Site Recovery, geo-replicated databases, and scripted failover via Azure Automation. o Defined RTO/RPO objectives, conducted quarterly drills, and documented compliance and recovery procedures. o Designed resilient infrastructure across Azure, AWS, and GCP, provisioning via IaC (Terraform,Bicep) with security baselines, policies, and automated tagging. o Integrated Defender for Cloud, Azure Policy, and Microsoft Purview to ensure GDPR and ISO 27001 compliance. o Automated secure CI/CD pipelines integrating SAST, DAST, and secret scanning using GitLab CI.
DevOps Engineer
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Apr 2018 - Apr 2020
sicca technology·Full-time
o Acted as a lead OpenStack implementor and administrator, successfully deploying, configuring, and supporting multiple OpenStack environments across the three most recent releases (Antelope, Bobcat, Caracal) with deep knowledge of core services such as Nova, Neutron, Keystone, Glance, Cinder, and Horizon. o Administered and monitored OpenStack infrastructure, implementing high availability and scaling strategies for compute, storage, and network resources in cloud-native environments. o Collaborated closely with engineering and infrastructure teams to troubleshoot issues related to cloud orchestration, container networking, and persistent storage in Kubernetes and OpenStack- based deployments. Migration Projct Enviroment o Setting up and managing Azure OpenShift clusters for development and testing environments o Configuring CI/CD pipelines for deploying applications on Azure OpenShift o Monitoring and troubleshooting Azure OpenShift clusters for performance and reliability o Implementing security best practices for Azure OpenShift clusters o Automating infrastructure provisioning and management tasks using Terraform or Ansible o Collaborating with development teams to ensure smooth deployment and operation of applications on Azure OpenShift Providing support and training to developers on using Azure OpenShift effectively o Implementing backup and disaster recovery strategies for Azure OpenShift clusters o Keeping up-to-date with the latest features and updates in Azure OpenShift to optimize performance and efficiency o Participating in on-call rotation for handling any incidents or emergencies related to Azure OpenShift clusters
DevOps Engineer
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Oct 2017 - Apr 2018
legend information technology·Full-time
o Azure Cloud Infrastructure – Designed, deployed, and managed highly available, scalable cloud architectures using Azure VMs, AKS (Kubernetes), Azure Functions, and Azure App Services. o CI/CD Pipelines – Built end-to-end CI/CD workflows using Azure DevOps (YAML pipelines) & GitHub Actions, reducing deployment time by 40%. o Infrastructure as Code (IaC) – Automated cloud provisioning with Terraform & ARM/Bicep, ensuring consistent, repeatable deployments across environments. o Monitoring & Observability – Implemented Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights for real-time system health, reducing MTTR by 30%. o Security & Compliance – Enforced Azure Policy, RBAC, and Microsoft Defender for Cloud, achieving SOC2 compliance for cloud workloads. o Containerization & Orchestration – Migrated legacy apps to Docker + AKS, optimizing resource usage by 25%. o Cost Optimization – Reduced cloud spend by 20% via Azure Cost Management, reserved instances, and auto-scaling policies.
System Engineer
Tunisia
Aug 2015 - Aug 2017
poulina group holding·Full-time
o Maintaining Linux services (lxc, lxd, nginx, hap Roxy, MySQL, Swift) o Gathering, monitoring and analyzing logs (Elasticsearch, Kibana, Kiwi syslog, Zabbix, Host monitor). o Migrating of static files storage to an Object storage cluster (OpenStack Swift) o Introduced logs and metrics collection and analysis tools o Supporting high performance HLS video streaming (based on Nginx and FFMPEG) o Automating deployment using salt stack o Led new infrastructure on Azure cloud and disaster recovery configuration o Supporting Windows services: AD, DNS, GPO, DHCP, print server, WSUS, DFS, ISA, TMG Exchange 2010 (DAG, NLB), MS SQL 2008,2012, remote app, Openfire o Upgrading Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2010 with DAG and NLB and Installing, configuring and supporting cisco ESW (IronPort) and ASA o Installing, configuring and supporting NetApp 2240 and 2455 with cifs shares and fiber channel to ESXI and EMC VNX 5300 with cifs shares and ISCSI to ESXI o Configuring network security, hosts security, making and implementing security policies, documentation, remote offices combining (side-to-side, VPN, DMZ). o Upgrading VMWare vSphere from 5.0 to 6.0 and Vcenter from windows server to appliance
Linux Instructor
Tunisia
Sep 2014 - Jul 2015
central private university·Full-time
o Delivered advanced Linux courses for undergraduate students, focusing on system administration, shell scripting, virtualization, and security. o Guided students in preparing for RedHat (RHCSA/RHCE) certifications through structured lab exercises and practice exams. o mplemented interactive teaching methods such as group projects, live demonstrations, and troubleshooting labs. o Maintained Linux-based lab environments (Ubuntu, CentOS, RedHat) to ensure stable and practical training sessions. o Mentored students on Linux-based research projects, including server deployment, containerization, and cloud integration. o Provided one-on-one academic support to students facing challenges in Linux administration and networking fundamentals. o Collaborated with faculty teams to introduce Linux-based open-source technologies into the university’s ICT curriculum.
Sr System Administrator
Tunisia
Aug 2014 - Aug 2015
3s sharing standard software·Full-time
o Supporting and configuring infrastructure and services: o Virtualization (VMware, OpenStack), o Windows services and Linux (asterisk, Apache, nginx, postfix, GIT, SVN) o Deploying and configuring of VMware vSphere (clusters, Vcenter, SAN (Fiber Channel, iSCSI), Storages (NetApp, Free NAS, nexenta, open filer)), templates, configuring and managing of virtual machines. o Python scripting for various tasks: backup, monitoring, to automate administration tasks and deployments using fabric. o Configuring and supporting CI/CD environment: Jira, Confluence, Jenkins, Artifactory, Maven, Apache Ant. o Security project for control updates and collecting logs (greylog) and vulnerability scan use Kali-Linux, Nstalker, Acute tix, Lynis. o Maintaining infrastructure security on all OSI layers (Vlans, ACL, Iptables, firewall, security groups, VPN, SSO, etc.)
IT Support Engineer
Paris, French
Jul 2012 - Jul 2014
inova software·Full-time
o Responsible for the documentations for technical support, data center designs and requirements and project workflows. o Provides technical support for operating systems, software and hardware to Linux Desktop users. o Responsible for the effective handling of incidents and change requests in emergency situations and assisting the team in resolution of software and system issues. o Involve in technical support with third-party providers/vendors to resolve the incidents and bugs in their provided services and prepare the resolution documents in case of the same incidents in future. o Responsible for installation of web hosting panels such as Apache, cPanel, Direct Admin on CentOS and ubuntu servers.