KHAWAJA ABDUL HAFEEZ
Toronto
Summary
Permanent Resident (COPR Approved), relocating to Canada in August 2025. DevOps Engineer with 7 years of hands-on experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), cloud infrastructure (AWS), CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and system automation. Open to both full-time and contract opportunities across Ontario, Canada. Proven ability to drive automation, scalability, security and operational excellence in fast-paced, cloud-native environments.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior DevOps Engineer
Allia Health
10.2024 - Current
- Architected high-availability cloud infrastructure with disaster recovery and Blue-Green deployments, enhancing resilience and minimizing downtime.
- Led HIPAA-compliant cloud security initiatives, securing CI/CD pipelines, databases, and access controls across production environments.
- Developed and optimized CI/CD pipelines with containerization, automated testing, and SonarQube for code quality and vulnerability scanning.
- Automated infrastructure with IaC; managed secure container deployments using Trivy and ensured proactive incident response via CloudWatch, Prometheus, and Grafana.
Visiting Faculty
Institute of Business Administration
01.2024 - 07.2024
- Teaching DevOps for MS Computer Science and Data Science programs.
Senior DevOps Engineer
Xynotech (Emplifi)
09.2023 - 09.2024
- Built and managed scalable AWS/Azure infrastructure with CI/CD pipelines.
- Implemented monitoring, logging, and alerting using Prometheus and Grafana.
- Applied cloud security best practices (IAM, encryption, compliance).
- Led DevOps improvements and mentored junior engineers.
Senior DevOps Engineer - I
MEDZnMORE
04.2022 - 06.2023
- Deployed 3-tier AWS architecture; managed CI/CD for multi-stack apps.
- Maintained VPN (Pritunl), Route 53 DNS, and Docker containerization.
- Integrated Prometheus/Grafana for system monitoring and alerts.
DevOps Engineer
Dubizzle Labs
02.2022 - 04.2022
- Provisioned AWS infrastructure as code; enhanced deployment workflows.
- Diagnosed production errors and conducted root cause analysis.
DevOps Engineer
Dawaii Technologies
08.2021 - 02.2022
- Managed AWS and on-prem DevOps pipelines and system operations.
- Wrote secure, automated CI/CD pipelines; ensured system reliability.
- Collaborated with security consultants to implement PCI DSS compliance controls across infrastructure and deployments.
Cloud Engineer
Cloudways (Digital Ocean)
11.2018 - 08.2021
- Migrated large e-commerce stores via CPanel, SSH, and SFTP.
- Maintained cloud environments (AWS, GCP, DigitalOcean) and Linux servers.
- Automated backups and validation with Bash/Shell scripting.
Education
MS - Computer Science
SZABIST
01.2022
BS - Computer Science
SZABIST
01.2019
Skills
- Cloud: AWS, Azure
- DevOps & CI/CD: Jenkins, Gitlab, GitHub Actions, Docker, CodePipeline
- IaC & Scripting: Terraform, Bash, Shell
- Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch
- Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
- Other: Linux, DNS Management, VPN (Pritunl), NGINX
Certification
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Issued Nov 2021 - Nov 2024
Languages
English
Advanced (C1)
Timeline
Senior DevOps Engineer
Allia Health
10.2024 - Current
Visiting Faculty
Institute of Business Administration
01.2024 - 07.2024
Senior DevOps Engineer
Xynotech (Emplifi)
09.2023 - 09.2024
Senior DevOps Engineer - I
MEDZnMORE
04.2022 - 06.2023
DevOps Engineer
Dubizzle Labs
02.2022 - 04.2022
DevOps Engineer
Dawaii Technologies
08.2021 - 02.2022
Cloud Engineer
Cloudways (Digital Ocean)
11.2018 - 08.2021
BS - Computer Science
SZABIST
MS - Computer Science
SZABIST
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