Cloud Infrastructure Architect
Cloud | Automation | DevOps | MLOps
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Focused on practical architecture, clear decision-making, and advanced troubleshooting, with a security-first approach. Designs platforms with embedded automation, operational readiness, and long-term maintainability, balancing risk, cost, and performance.
A collaborative technical leader who mentors engineers, partners effectively across teams, and communicates complex topics clearly. Known for building reliable, future-focused cloud platforms supported by strong documentation, sound governance, and consistent operations.
July 2022 - Present
Leading cloud architecture and engineering initiatives across multiple sectors:
- Designed and delivered end-to-end cloud platforms on GCP, Alibaba Cloud, and OpenStack for government, financial, healthcare, and enterprise sectors
- Architected production-grade, highly available infrastructure: compute, database, storage, networking, security, observability, application routing
- Implemented core GCP services: GCE, GKE, Cloud DNS, Cloud Storage, Filestore, Gateway API, Secret Manager, Cloud Armor, Cloud NAT
- Delivered Alibaba Cloud solutions: ACK, ECS, ApsaraDB, DTS, OSS, load balancers, cloud-native infrastructure
- Designed and deployed self-managed PostgreSQL 17 HA clusters with automated failover/failback, GCS-based backups
- Led PT/VA‑driven security hardening activities, collaborating closely with cybersecurity teams to remediate findings, strengthen platform security posture.
- Led zero-data-loss database migrations and two-way synchronization across cloud providers
- Built fully automated environments using Terraform workspaces, reusable IaC modules, Bash scripting, and Ansible playbooks
- Implemented comprehensive monitoring, alerting, and logging frameworks
- Generated, signed, and installed TLS/SSL certificates using internal CA; configured HTTPS enforcement
- Ensured secrets were stored and shared securely by using proper credential, certificate, and key management tools.
- Hardened security posture: organization policies, IAM, firewalls, data diodes, encrypted communication payloads, MFA integrations
- Authored HLD, LLD, and as-built documentation aligned to best practices and well architecture standards.
- Provided technical leadership: guided engineers, assigned tasks, supported implementations, mentored junior team members
July 2019 - June 2022
Led IoT engineering initiatives spanning cloud infrastructure, industrial IoT platforms, and device integration:
- Configured and integrated IoT devices and sensors: TCP/UDP communication; analog/digital sensors; Bluetooth, ZigBee, LoRa
- Unified firmware across all IoT tracking devices; embedded encrypted communication payloads directly into device firmware
- Introduced MQTT protocol for fleet enablement; engineered ultra-accurate weight sensors, door sensors, fuel sensors, dashcams
- Deployed and managed IoT testing environments: MQTT, Node-RED, NiFi, Elastic Stack, OpenVPN
- Built data flows and parsers using JavaScript and Java
- Created dashboards to test and monitor device behavior
- Conducted comprehensive IoT cybersecurity compliance assessments
January 2018 - June 2019
- Maintained IoT devices: troubleshooting, configuration, installation guidance
- Built device documentation, configuration, and firmware libraries
- Supported field operations teams
- Operated production IoT environment: Ubuntu, CentOS, Bash, Docker, Redis, NiFi, Kafka, ELK Stack, OpenStack
2017
Delivered IoT RFID-based safety solution for MCH-Makkah and Aya Hospital. Managed installation, configuration, administration, and operations.
2012 - 2016
Electrical & Communication Networks Installations for Housing Construction Project. Built shop drawings, payments using Excel, Access, and AutoCAD. I led the field teams and coordinated with contractors.
2011
Quality Control for embedded systems for street lighting systems project in Makkah Municipality.
2010
Managed network infrastructure and system administration for securities brokerage operations.
2008
Pre-sales technical support and customer engagement for mobile applications solutions.
- Red Hat Certified Architect — RHCA III (2024)
- Red Hat Certified OpenShift Application Developer (2024)
- Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift AI (2024)
- Red Hat Certified Specialist in Containers (2023)
- Red Hat Certified Specialist in Developing Automation with Ansible Automation Platform 2.0 (2022)
- Red Hat Certified Specialist in Advanced Automation (2022)
- Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration (2022)
- Red Hat Certified System Administrator in Red Hat OpenStack (2021)
- Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Automation (2020)
- Red Hat Certified Engineer (2020)
- Red Hat Certified System Administrator (2019)
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator — CKA (2023)
- Certified Kubernetes Application Developer — CKAD (2023)
- Alibaba Cloud Professional — ACP (2023)
- Alibaba Cloud Associate — ACA (2023)
- GCP Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer (training, 2023)
- GCP Professional Cloud Architect (training, 2023)
- Azure DevOps Engineer (training, 2023)
- Microsoft Azure Architect Design (training, 2022)
- TOGAF Enterprise Architecture (training, 2023)
- Internet of Things Certified Architect (2023)
- Masterclass on Internet of Things (2021)
2003 - 2007
Helwan University: Cairo, Egypt
Major: Communication & Electronics Engineering
Graduation Project: UMTS Cell Planning — Excellent
Detailed references with contact information available upon request
Address
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
contactme@abdulrahmansamy.com
