Head of DevOps & SRE Engineering

• Jun 2022 - Present

As the Head of DevOps & SRE Engineering at ZID, My role encompasses a wide range of responsibilities aimed at ensuring the reliability, scalability, and efficiency of our digital infrastructure while fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement. Key Responsibilities: - DevOps Transformation: Spearheading the DevOps transformation at ZID, implementing best practices, automation, and modern toolsets to accelerate software delivery and enhance system reliability. - Site Reliability: Ensuring the robustness of our digital services by overseeing SRE practices, including service level objectives (SLOs), error budget management, and incident response. - CI/CD Pipeline Optimization: Leading efforts to optimize our Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipeline, resulting in faster time-to-market and improved software quality. - Scalability and High Availability: Implementing strategies for infrastructure scalability and high availability to accommodate our growing user base and evolving business needs. - Cost Efficiency: Identifying opportunities for cost optimization in cloud infrastructure while maintaining performance and reliability. - Security and Compliance: Collaborating with security teams to ensure the implementation of robust security practices and compliance with industry regulations. - Strategic Partnerships: Cultivating partnerships with cloud providers and technology vendors to leverage cutting-edge solutions and services. - Budget Management: Overseeing the budget for DevOps and SRE initiatives, ensuring efficient resource allocation. - Innovation and Research: Staying at the forefront of industry trends, evaluating emerging technologies, and implementing innovative solutions to enhance our operational capabilities. Show less

DevOps Engineering Expert

• May 2021 - Present

- JawwyTV / STCTV: Played a pivotal role in the DevOps implementation for the JawwyTV / STCTV projects, especially for the front-end side ensuring seamless content delivery and streaming for thousands of users with improvement in uptime and user satisfaction.- Dawriplus: Managed the DevOps pipeline for the Dawriplus project, enhancing the live streaming experience for sports enthusiasts.- Infrastructure Automation: Designed, implemented, and maintained automated provisioning, configuration management, and deployment pipelines for all projects, ensuring rapid and error-free deployments.Key Responsibilities:- CI/CD Pipeline: Oversaw the management and optimization of the Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipeline across projects, leading to the improvement in software release frequency and reliability.- Monitoring and Logging: Implemented robust monitoring and logging solutions, ensuring a highest uptime for all projects and providing real-time insights into application performance (APM).- Issue Resolution: Swiftly identified and resolved complex issues related to build, deployment, and infrastructure, ensuring uninterrupted services for all projects.- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Fostered a culture of collaboration and transparency by working closely with software development and operations teams, resulting in faster issue resolution and smoother deployments for all projects.- Tool Proficiency: Demonstrated proficiency in a wide range of DevOps tools and technologies, tailored to the unique requirements of each project.- Cloud Expertise: Leveraged cloud platforms such as AWS to optimize infrastructure scalability, performance, and cost-efficiency for all projects.- Innovation: Stayed abreast of emerging DevOps trends and technologies, evaluating and implementing innovative solutions to drive operational excellence across projects Show less

Senior DevOps Engineer

• Jan 2017 - Present

Linux System Engineer | NOC Executive

• May 2013 - Jan 2017

Linux System Administrator

• Jan 2009 - Aug 2011