Profile

Senior DevOps and DataOps Engineer with 4+ years managing production platforms in regulated environments.

Builds and operates CI/CD pipelines, data platforms, and infrastructure across Cloudera, cloud, and Linux environments.

Focuses on system reliability, automation, and performance, reducing deployment time and improving platform stability across distributed systems.

Professional Experience
Senior Data Platform Engineer, SITE
  • •Developed and rolled out an enterprise log masking solution for sensitive data protection in logs
  • •Developed a backend assessment framework for Cloudera services to detect operational issues
    • 01/2026 – PresentRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • •Operate and support large-scale data platforms using Cloudera ecosystem
  • •Monitor and troubleshoot Spark, YARN, and Kafka workloads in production
  • •Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks across compute, storage, and network layers
  • •Automate operational checks and health monitoring using Bash and system-level scripting
  • •Improve observability using ELK and monitoring tools for platform visibility
  • •Reduce manual operations through automation and structured runbooks
    • Platform & DevOps Engineer, KARRDA
  • •Led migration of a multi-tier web platform to a secure, highly available production environment
  • •Designed and implemented GitLab CI/CD pipelines with integrated SAST controls
    • 11/2025 – 12/2025Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • •Migrated source code and infrastructure into a controlled internal environment
  • •Improved deployment reliability and reduced release risk
  • •Applied DGA compliance recommendations, enhancing performance and user experience
    • Misk Foundation
    Platform & DevOps Engineer
  • •Built and maintained CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, reducing release time by 50%
  • •Implemented autoscaling on OCI, improving system reliability by 90% under peak load
    • 11/2023 – 11/2025Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • •Automated infrastructure provisioning using Ansible, saving 30+ hours monthly
  • •Standardized infrastructure with Terraform, improving compliance by 40%
  • •Migrated systems to CIS Level 2 Red Hat OS, increasing security posture by 90%
  • •Delivered backend APIs and internal platforms integrated with Power BI
  • •Mentored engineers on CI/CD, Docker, and automation practices
    • Technical Delivery Engineer
  • •Led penetration testing and vulnerability assessment coordination across platforms
  • •Ensured compliance with NCA ECC and cybersecurity frameworks
    • 11/2022 – 11/2023Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • •Secured enterprise social media platforms with centralized governance and MFA
  • •Standardized infrastructure configurations across environments
  • •Supported production platforms and resolved critical system issues
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    Projects
    Enterprise Log Masking Solution
  • •Developed and rolled out an enterprise log masking solution to protect sensitive information in logs and datasets, improving security and reducing manual operational effort
  • •Standardized masking rules and processes to improve data privacy, operational visibility, and compliance across environments
    • 03/2026 – 05/2026
    Infrastructure Redesign
  • •Redesigned KARRDA website infrastructure into a highly available production architecture
  • •Implemented 2 frontend servers, 2 backend servers, Oracle MySQL HeatWave, and centralized NFS shared storage
    • 11/2025 – 12/2025
  • •Improved platform reliability and security by eliminating single points of failure and placing services behind a load balancer
    • ELK Stack Deployment
  • •Designed and deployed centralized logging and observability platform
  • •Integrated infrastructure and application logging across production systems
    • 05/2025 – 07/2025
  • •Improved operational visibility and incident troubleshooting capabilities
    • Misk Art Infrastructure
  • •Architected secure multi-tier infrastructure for Laravel and Node.js production applications
  • •Implemented CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps to improve deployment reliability and operational consistency
    • 07/2024 – 11/2024
    Data Warehouse Implementation
  • •Delivered SQL Server data warehouse with Alteryx and SSIS pipelines
  • •Integrated 20+ data sources into 10+ Power BI dashboards
    • 01/2024 – 11/2024
    Infrastructure Automation
  • •Automated infrastructure operations using Ansible playbooks
  • •Reduced manual workload and improved operational consistency
    • 01/2024 – 10/2024
    DevOps Implementation
  • •Implemented CI/CD pipelines across multiple environments
  • •Achieved 100% deployment success rate
    • 07/2024 – 10/2024
    Skills
    PHPPythonNode.jsBashAzure DevOpsMySQLPostgreSQLTerraformAnsibleDockerClouderaHadoop EcosystemApache SparkELK StackGrafanaOCIAzure
    Certificates
    ITIL® v4 — Axelos
    Microsoft Azure Fundamentals — Microsoft
    Red Hat Certified System Administrator — Red Hat
    Courses
    Project Management Professional (PMP) Training, ACE
    05/2026
    EFK Stack: Enterprise-Grade Logging and Monitoring, KodeKloud
    09/2025
    Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD), KodeKloud
    03/2025
    Education
    B.Sc. in Computer Science, Taif University
    09/2017 – 06/2022
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