Zak Hussain
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Micaël Zollmann
I really enjoyed working with Zak. Not only is he able to execute extremely complex tasks in software development but he is also able to translate these very technical tasks into plain English for laymen like me! He's a great asset for any team.
Eliana Sydes FPFS TEP
Zak is dedicated, focused and keen to make sure things work to the best level possible. He has patience and is kind - a much needed attribute in today’s fast paced Fintech environment. Working with Zak was a pleasure.
Micaël Zollmann
I really enjoyed working with Zak. Not only is he able to execute extremely complex tasks in software development but he is also able to translate these very technical tasks into plain English for laymen like me! He's a great asset for any team.
Eliana Sydes FPFS TEP
Zak is dedicated, focused and keen to make sure things work to the best level possible. He has patience and is kind - a much needed attribute in today’s fast paced Fintech environment. Working with Zak was a pleasure.
Micaël Zollmann
I really enjoyed working with Zak. Not only is he able to execute extremely complex tasks in software development but he is also able to translate these very technical tasks into plain English for laymen like me! He's a great asset for any team.
Eliana Sydes FPFS TEP
Zak is dedicated, focused and keen to make sure things work to the best level possible. He has patience and is kind - a much needed attribute in today’s fast paced Fintech environment. Working with Zak was a pleasure.
Micaël Zollmann
I really enjoyed working with Zak. Not only is he able to execute extremely complex tasks in software development but he is also able to translate these very technical tasks into plain English for laymen like me! He's a great asset for any team.
Eliana Sydes FPFS TEP
Zak is dedicated, focused and keen to make sure things work to the best level possible. He has patience and is kind - a much needed attribute in today’s fast paced Fintech environment. Working with Zak was a pleasure.
Credentials
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CCNA
Cisco -
Jenkins and Build Automation
LinuxAcademy.com
Experience
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Bondsmith
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United Kingdom
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Platform Engineering
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Feb 2023 - Present
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Y TREE
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United Kingdom
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Financial Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Head of Platform Engineering
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Mar 2022 - Nov 2022
I lead the Platform and DevOps/SRE space with my hands-on experience. 80% is hands-on/technical work and 20% is team management and strategy.Key responsibilities include:- Manage Kubernetes clusters across the Aws accounts and maintain helm charts- Implement SRE functions to improve observability- Improve cost efficiency- Build a Security platform to monitor infrastructure security and application vulnerabilities- Improve observability and implement APM solution for microservices- Grow a solid Platform team and guide Junior engineers to make them good performers- Build a highly scalable and resilient infrastructure for production Show less
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Head of DevOps
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Jun 2019 - Mar 2022
I have joined Y TREE as a first DevOps to improve their infrastructure, security and observability.Key responsibilities include:- IaC with Terraform- CI/CD with Jenkins X & Teamcity- Microservice migrations to Kubernetes clusters- Manage multi-accounts environment in Aws- Application and Infrastructure monitoring- Developer support in UK & EU- Zero trust security best practices in all environments- Secrets management- Build strong professional relationship with Stakeholders and external accounts- Provide guidance to source client data securely from financial institutions Show less
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Yopa Property
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United Kingdom
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Real Estate
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200 - 300 Employee
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Head of DevOps
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Mar 2016 - May 2019
YOPA is a prop-tech and I joined their journey to help transforming digital estate agency platform with my technical hands-on experience. I was the first DevOps/SRE engineer in the team to fix infrastructure issues and build resilient, scalable and secured platform. Key responsibilities include: - Build containerised environment for new microservices - Improve security of AWS infrastructure - Build infrastructure as code using Terraform - Improve CI/CD - Establish a solid process for developers support - Improve monitoring and logging - Create cost effective solutions - Build a team with talented engineers from ground up - Establish a good DevOps culture Show less
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Bridgeman Images
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United Kingdom
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Museums
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1 - 100 Employee
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Lead DevOps Engineer
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May 2015 - Feb 2016
- Manage team of 5 DevOps engineers- Build scalable infrastructure in AWS- Support continuous growth in USA, France and Germany- Build a robust monitoring platform- Migrate on-site applications to AWS
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DevOps Engineer/Linux System Administrator
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Aug 2013 - May 2015
Key responsibilities include:• Automation and Infrastructure using Ansible and Terraform.• Automation, scalability and Infrastructure.• Cloud platforms include: AWS.• Monitoring: Grafana and Datadog• System design and architecture (Infrastructure) following best practices wherepossible; and where permitting by regulators requirements.• Cloud platforms include: AWS and vSphere.• Technologies used in summary include ElasticSearch (ELK stack), Splunk,Prometheus, InfluxDB, Artifactory, GitLab, Jenkins but not limited to. Show less
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Education
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2011 - 2013
University of Greenwich
Bachelor of Science (BSc) Computer Systems & Networking., (Linux, Networking, Enterprise Server Management and Security, Penetration test) -
2012 - 2012
London Metropolitan University
Cisco Certified Network Associate, TCP/IP, Routing Protocols, VLAN, OSI Model, DHCP, DNS, IP Addressing, LAN/WAN Design, Switching,
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