Wajida Gouhar Shad
@wajidagouharshad
AWS DevOps Engineer automating cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes platforms, and shift-left security for reliable compliance.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
I’m an AWS DevOps & Cloud Engineer with 4+ years of experience building cloud-native automation that strengthens security and operational resilience. At McAfee (Fortune 500), I independently led cloud-native infrastructure automation for 150+ AWS instances, driving shift-left security using Wiz CSPM and Qualys while owning end-to-end AMI patching across UAT, QA, and Production.
I build with Terraform IaC, Jenkins CI/CD, and GitOps workflows, including container orchestration with EKS/GKE and Kubernetes-focused automation. I also improved governance and audit readiness through BCP/DR exercises, achieving 80–90% audit compliance, and I enhanced observability with Instana while supporting 24/7 on-call incident response.
Beyond security and reliability, I focus on cost governance and practical platform hardening—handling AWSWAF configurations, DNS/SSL/TLS operations, and AWS cost optimization (right-sizing, EBS migration, cleanup, and ASG anomaly resolution). I’m AWS SAA-C03 certified, currently deepening expertise in Kubernetes and GenAI-integrated DevOps, and I’m available immediately after a planned career break since Nov 2025 for family caregiving.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
DevOps & Cloud Engineer
Klaus IT Solutions Pvt Ltd
Apr 2023 - Oct 2025 (2 years 6 months)
Led end-to-end AMI patching and lifecycle automation for 150+ AWS instances using Jenkins CI/CD and Terraform IaC. Managed cloud security vulnerability remediation with Wiz CSPM and Qualys, and performed AWS cost optimization and production incident response.
DevOps / SRE Engineer
Initializ Labs Pvt Ltd
Feb 2023 - Apr 2023 (2 months)
Managed GitOps-based Kubernetes deployments across 6+ namespaces for UAT and production. Built New Relic dashboards and alert policies and supported on-call incident management via PagerDuty.
DevOps Engineer Intern
Initializ Labs Pvt Ltd
Jun 2022 - Jan 2023 (7 months)
Developed and maintained reusable Terraform modules for AWS infrastructure provisioning and automated operational tasks with Python and Shell scripts. Supported Bamboo CI/CD during a .NET to Java application migration and assisted with Kubernetes-based container deployments and cluster maintenance.
Computer Science Teacher
Ewing Christian Public Senior Secondary School
Oct 2021 - Feb 2022 (4 months)
Taught computer science at Ewing Christian Public Senior Secondary School.
Set up monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana and configured CloudWatch alarms with SNS alerting. Managed hybrid-cloud infrastructure across GCP and AWS and automated Linux administration with Bash and Python.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University
Master of Computer Applications, Computer Applications
2018 -
MCA from APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (UP), noted for 2018.
C-DAC ACTS, Pune
Postgraduate Diploma, Advanced Software Development
2014 -
PG Diploma in Advanced Software Development from C-DAC ACTS, Pune (year: 2014).
Swami Vivekanand Subharti University
Bachelor of Computer Applications, Computer Applications
2013 -
BCA from Swami Vivekanand Subharti University (year: 2013).
NIELIT / DOEACC
Advanced Diploma in Computer Applications, Computer Applications
2013 -
A Level (Advanced Diploma) in Computer Applications from NIELIT/DOEACC (year: 2013).
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