[ ABOUT ]

root@matrix:~$ whoami
> INITIALIZING PROFILE...
> LOADING SKILLS MATRIX...
> CONNECTING TO NETWORK...
✓ SYSTEM READY
root@matrix:~$ cat about.txt
Senior YAML engineer with 10+ years of experience in software field. Expert in Python, Kubernetes, Docker, Kafka, Elasticsearch, Terraform and cloud automation. Certified CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator) specializing in maintaining tech-clouds and preventing cost thunderstorms.

[ SKILLS ]

root@matrix:~$ ls -la /usr/bin/ | grep -E "(frontend|backend|devops|tools)"

CLOUD & INFRASTRUCTURE:

AWS Kubernetes Docker Terraform ArgoCD ECS

MONITORING & LOGGING:

OpenSearch Elasticsearch Kafka Sensu SRE Dashboards

PROGRAMMING:

Python YAML JavaScript PHP Node.js

DEVOPS TOOLS:

Ansible Jenkins Chef Git Linux

[ EXPERIENCE ]

root@matrix:~$ cat /var/log/experience.log

SENIOR DEVOPS ENGINEER

Upwork
Feb 2025 - Present (9 months)

Maintaining Log Pipeline @ Scale. Daily toolset: Python, AWS, Terraform, ArgoCD, Kubernetes, Kafka, OpenSearch and Chef.

SR. CLOUD OPERATIONS & AUTOMATION ENGINEER

Upwork
Oct 2023 - Apr 2025 (1 year 7 months)

Maintain tech-clouds and prevent cost thunderstorms. Daily work: AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes, Argo, Kafka, Elasticsearch and reliability.

SENIOR SITE RELIABILITY ENGINEER II | CLOUD ENGINEER

Careem
Dec 2018 - Dec 2023 (5 years 1 month)

SRE, Cloud Infrastructures, Kubernetes, and a whole lot of Automation.

LEAD DEVOPS ENGINEER | SR. SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Gaditek
Jun 2016 - Dec 2018 (2 years 7 months)

Server Orchestration, Configuration, Automation and Deployment using Ansible. Architecture Designing and Scaling.

LEAD SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Nanosoft Technologies
Nov 2011 - May 2016 (4 years 7 months)

Developed and launched Taskque, a complete task management SaaS product. High-scale SQL and NoSQL databases, MEAN stack development.

[ CONTACT ]

root@matrix:~$ cat /etc/contact
EMAIL: [email protected]
LOCATION: Karachi, Pakistan
LINKEDIN: linkedin.com/in/saadarshad
CERTIFICATION: CKA: Certified Kubernetes Administrator