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Riz Asfar

@rizasfar

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Accomplished Senior DevOps Engineer with expertise in cloud-native infrastructures.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I am looking for a role that fosters innovation and collaboration, with opportunities for continuous learning and growth in cloud technologies.

I am an accomplished Senior DevOps Engineer with over 13 years of experience in architecting and automating cloud-native infrastructures using AWS, Azure, and GCP. My specialization lies in designing scalable CI/CD pipelines, implementing infrastructure as code, and optimizing Kubernetes environments. I have a proven ability to drive DevSecOps practices, GitOps workflows, and performance monitoring strategies for resilient systems.

Throughout my career, I have collaborated with cross-functional teams to streamline deployments, resolve incidents, and modernize legacy platforms. At Kong Inc, I ensured system performance and reliability through proactive monitoring and rapid incident resolution, leading chaos engineering experiments to validate system robustness. My initiatives in cloud migration strategies have reduced legacy system dependency and boosted platform scalability by 30%, while my leadership in adopting Kubernetes best practices has significantly increased system uptime.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior Site Reliability Engineer

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Kong Inc

Mar 2020 - Present (5 years 4 months)

Ensured system performance and reliability through proactive monitoring and rapid incident resolution. Systematized scaling and self-healing mechanisms for Kubernetes environments using custom operators and native Kubernetes solutions. Managed traffic routing and load balancing via Istio and Envoy, enabling seamless releases and reducing system downtime.

Kubernetes OpenTelemetry Grafana Prometheus AlertManager Istio Envoy Cloud Migration Disaster Recovery

Senior DevOps Engineer

Clover Health

Feb 2016 - Feb 2020 (4 years)

Orchestrated scalable CI/CD workflows utilizing GitLab CI, Jenkins, and ArgoCD to manage deployments across multiple regions. Standardized infrastructure provisioning using Terraform for AWS, Azure, and GCP environments, ensuring uniformity across cloud environments. Optimized cloud infrastructure, reducing operational costs by 20% through resource management and enhanced tuning.

Gitlab CI Jenkins ArgoCD Go)Java Terraform AWS Azure GCP Vault Trivy

DevOps Platform Engineer

Fivetran

Jan 2013 - Jan 2016 (3 years)

Managed and scaled Kubernetes clusters across AWS and Azure, utilizing Helm charts and applying GitOps workflows with FluxCD and ArgoCD. Mechanized IaC pipelines using Terraform and Pulumi, supporting remote backends and ensuring environment isolation and drift detection. Optimized resource utilization across cloud environments, leading to a 15% reduction in monthly costs.

Kubernetes AWS Azure Helm GitOps Flux CD ArgoCD Terraform Pulumi Azure Policy Prometheus Grafana OpenTelemetry Python BASH

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Unknown University

Master's Of Public Administration, Public Administration

Completed a Master's degree focusing on public administration principles and practices. Gained expertise in organizational management and policy implementation.

Unknown University

Bachelor's Of Computer Science, Computer Science

Acquired a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, covering core concepts and programming fundamentals. Developed a strong foundation in software development and system architecture.