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Syed Minhaj

@syedminhaj

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I build reliable AWS and Kubernetes platforms through Terraform, GitOps, CI/CD automation, and SRE practices.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to lead and improve secure, scalable cloud platforms through Kubernetes, Terraform, GitOps, CI/CD automation, observability, reliability engineering, and technical mentorship.

At vCluster, I lead AWS and Kubernetes platform modernization for highly available enterprise SaaS applications, cutting deployment time from 45 minutes to under 10 minutes with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, and GitOps.

Previously at Zus Health, Alloy, and Recharge, I supported Kubernetes microservices, healthcare reliability, financial transaction platforms, and e-commerce infrastructure. I've automated cloud provisioning with Terraform and Ansible, improved observability with Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, Splunk, and ELK, and strengthened incident response, security, and production readiness.

I enjoy mentoring engineers and partnering with teams to build secure, scalable, resilient platforms that improve availability, performance, and operational efficiency.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Lead DevOps Engineer

Current

vCluster

Mar 2023 - Present (3 years 5 months)

Architect and lead cloud platform modernization initiatives across AWS and Kubernetes environments, supporting highly available SaaS applications. Design and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and ArgoCD, reducing deployment time from 45 minutes to under 10 minutes.

AWS Kubernetes Terraform Jenkins GitHub Actions ArgoCD GitOps Prometheus Grafana Datadog Splunk SRE Incident Response Cost Optimization

Site Reliability Engineer

Zus Health

Mar 2020 - Feb 2023 (2 years 11 months)

Supported and optimized Kubernetes environments hosting 50+ containerized microservices, improving scalability and operational stability. Implemented observability solutions and SRE practices including SLI/SLO tracking and incident response.

Kubernetes Amazon EKS Terraform Ansible Prometheus Grafana Datadog Splunk Python BASH SRE SLI SLO Tracking HIPAA

DevOps Engineer

Alloy

Sep 2017 - Feb 2020 (2 years 5 months)

Built and maintained Jenkins and GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines supporting 100+ monthly deployments, reducing manual release activities by 40%. Containerized applications using Docker and managed AWS infrastructure with Terraform.

Jenkins GitHub Actions Docker Kubernetes AWS Terraform Cloudwatch Splunk ELK Stack IAM Security

Systems Engineer

Recharge

Jun 2015 - Aug 2017 (2 years 2 months)

Managed Linux and cloud infrastructure supporting customer-facing e-commerce applications, focusing on availability and performance. Automated system administration tasks using Bash and Ansible, and implemented monitoring with CloudWatch and Nagios.