Khalid s
@khalids
I’m a DevOps Engineer and AWS Architect focused on secure, automated, audit-ready cloud platforms.
What I'm looking for
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
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
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
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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.
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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