Syed Zeeshan Ali
Principal DevOps Engineer | Cloud Solutions Architect | SRE
A highly accomplished and results-oriented IT professional with over 15 years of comprehensive experience in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Cloud Solutions Architecture (AWS, Azure, GCP), and DevOps/DevSecOps. I am a proven leader with the ability to design scalable, secure cloud architectures and optimize the SDLC process through automation. My goal is to leverage extensive technical expertise to drive innovation and operational excellence.
About Me
With a Master's degree in Computer Science and a Red Hat Certification, I have dedicated my career to building robust and scalable IT infrastructures. From my early days as a Network Administrator to my current role as a Principal DevOps Engineer, I have consistently focused on automating processes, enhancing system reliability, and leading technical teams to deliver high-quality solutions. My expertise spans across various cloud platforms, containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes, and CI/CD tools. I am passionate about embracing new challenges and continuously improving development operations to achieve rapid, high-quality SaaS delivery.
Employment History
Principal DevOps Engineer
BlueOnion Limited | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
October 2022 - Present
- Built and maintained BlueOnion's cloud computing system and architecture on AWS, Azure, and GCP.
- Automated SDLC practices to successfully and rapidly deliver high-quality SaaS solutions.
- Improved operational efficiencies via scripting, bots, and integrations.
- Introduced best practices for a healthy DevOps culture.
Sr. DevOps/Cloud Engineer
SOCAR MOBILITY MALAYSIA | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
February 2021 - November 2022
- Pushed automation and best practices into development operations for rapid mobile app solution delivery.
- Automated SDLC practices and maintained day-to-day operations of production infrastructure.
- Performed root cause analysis for production errors and proposed infrastructure needs.
Site Reliability Engineer
iMoney | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
July 2020 - January 2021
- Defined critical performance KPIs and set up monitoring dashboards for Production.
- Assisted Prod-Ops team in investigating and resolving critical production incidents.
- Improved application stability and operational efficiency by developing automation scripts.
Solution Architect / Development Team Lead
ABSS | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
February 2019 - June 2020
- Led an agile team to improve processes and products in fortnightly sprints.
- Mentored and managed a growing team of engineers and led code review and testing processes.
- Proactively improved code quality, process, and best practices.
Technical Skills
Cloud Platforms
- AWS, Azure, GCP, Alibaba Cloud
Containerization & Orchestration
- Docker, Swarm, Kubernetes (EKS, AKS, GKE)
CI/CD & Automation
- Jenkins, AWS Developer Tools (CodePipeline), Terraform, CloudFormation
- Chef, Shell/Bash Scripting
Monitoring & Observability
- New Relic, Kibana, Grafana, Prometheus
Programming & Development
- PHP, C#, C++, Java
Operating Systems
- Linux/Unix Administration
Contact
I am always open to new opportunities and collaborations. Feel free to reach out to me.