Saqib Mustafa

Managing Consultant – DevOps & Cloud

Dec 2024 - Present • 1 yr 8 mos

As a Managing Consultant – DevOps & Cloud, I design, automate and support secure, scalable production environments across AWS and Microsoft Azure. My responsibilities include: • Building and optimizing CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI and Jenkins • Containerizing applications with Docker and Docker Compose • Deploying and managing cloud workloads across AWS and Azure • Provisioning repeatable infrastructure using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code • Automating application build, testing and production deployment processes • Configuring Nginx, SSL, environment variables, secrets and reverse proxies • Troubleshooting failed deployments, pipeline issues and cloud infrastructure problems • Supporting Kubernetes-based application deployments and production operations • Creating deployment documentation, runbooks and technical handover guides • Collaborating with development, QA, security and infrastructure teams My work focuses on reducing manual deployment effort, improving release consistency, strengthening production reliability and delivering secure, documented cloud solutions. • Reduced deployment time by 50% through CI/CD automation • Automated deployments across development, QA and production environments • Migrated 10 applications to Docker-based deployment • Provisioned 4 cloud environments using Terraform • Improved release reliability by introducing automated validation and rollback procedures

Senior DevOps Engineer

Jan 2023 - Dec 2024 • 1 yr 11 mos

Designed and supported secure, automated cloud environments across AWS and Microsoft Azure, with a focus on CI/CD, containerization and reliable production deployments. Key responsibilities included: • Built CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI and Jenkins • Containerized applications with Docker and Docker Compose • Provisioned cloud infrastructure using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code • Automated application deployments across development, QA and production • Configured Nginx, SSL, environment variables, secrets and reverse proxies • Troubleshot pipeline failures, infrastructure issues and production incidents • Improved release consistency through automated validation and deployment workflows • Created deployment documentation, runbooks and technical handover guides The role focused on reducing manual deployment work, improving release reliability and delivering scalable, documented cloud solutions.

Cloud & Kubernetes Engineer

Nov 2021 - Dec 2022 • 1 yr 1 mo

Managed cloud-native application platforms with a focus on Kubernetes, Azure DevOps, monitoring, troubleshooting and production operations. Key responsibilities included: • Deployed and supported applications on Kubernetes and OpenShift • Created and maintained Kubernetes manifests, ConfigMaps, Secrets, Services and Ingress resources • Built and supported deployment pipelines using Azure DevOps • Managed containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes • Monitored application and infrastructure health using Prometheus, Grafana, ELK and Instana • Investigated pod failures, resource issues, networking errors and deployment incidents • Supported environment configuration across development, QA and production • Improved platform reliability through monitoring, alerting and operational automation • Created troubleshooting guides, deployment procedures and support documentation The role focused on maintaining stable Kubernetes environments, resolving platform issues and enabling reliable cloud-native application delivery.