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Khalid s

@khalids

I’m a DevOps Engineer and AWS Architect focused on secure, automated, audit-ready cloud platforms.

United States
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What I'm looking for

I want a DevOps role where I can own secure AWS platform automation end-to-end—Terraform IaC, CI/CD, audit-ready controls, and reliable monitoring—so teams ship faster with stronger change control, fewer incidents, and optimized cloud cost.

I’m a DevOps Technical Lead and AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate with 4+ years of hands-on experience designing secure AWS platforms. I specialize in Terraform-based Infrastructure as Code and production-grade CI/CD automation that improves reliability and strengthens change control.

I’ve led the design and improvement of regulated AWS workloads, including GitHub Actions runner platforms, network segmentation and architecture, monitoring, and audit-ready infrastructure controls. In payment-processing and HIPAA-aligned environments, I focus on evidence-grade logging and controls that support PCI 4.0 and SOC 2.

I deliver platform automation that reduces manual operations and optimizes cost. I built a production-ready self-hosted GitHub Actions runner platform on AWS, and created a Terraform-managed data delivery platform to automate monthly partner statement delivery, reducing manual work by ~25 hours/month.

I also standardize infrastructure governance across environments with isolated remote state, gated approvals, Terraform validation, and security checks to block high-risk changes before deployment. My work includes centralized egress for simpler allowlisting and incident response/root-cause analysis to improve monitoring and release consistency.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Current

DevOps Technical Lead

Guaneri Consulting

Aug 2025 - Present (10 months)

Designed Terraform-managed AWS network segmentation for a payment environment handling $1.5B annually to meet PCI 4.0 and SOC 2 needs, and built a self-hosted GitHub Actions runner platform in private subnets with secure IAM/OIDC access and CloudWatch logging. Delivered audit-ready infrastructure controls and data automation, reducing manual operations by ~25 hours/month and evidence turnaround fr

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DevOps Engineer

TechTalk

May 2022 - Aug 2025 (3 years 3 months)

Built TeamCity CI/CD pipelines integrated with GitHub to automate builds, testing, and releases, and created reusable Terraform modules that cut environment setup time by ~60% for Kubernetes workflows. Containerized applications and improved operations by reducing cloud spend ~40% via automated AWS cost controls, and led incident response with root-cause analysis to strengthen reliability.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign logoUU

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

Completed coursework toward a B.S. in Computer Science (CS) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

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City Colleges of Chicago

Associate's Degree

Grade: 4.0 GPA

Activities and societies: Presidential Scholar; maintained a 4.0 GPA over four semesters.

Earned an Associate's degree and was recognized as a Presidential Scholar while maintaining strong academic performance.

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