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Storage and Backup • Creating, extending and shrinking Lvs using LVM2 • Rsync and zfs snapshot • Deployed SFTP, FTP and FTPS setup for backup • Veeam Backup and Replication. • DoubleTake Live backup and Replication. • Zerto Virtual Replication. Email Systems • Experience with multi-tenant email hosting using Zimbra, quota management, SPAM control, email backup • Some experience with Postfix based MTAs • Microsoft Exchange Server. DNS Servers • Bind • DNS Client tools like nslookup, dig and drill • Extensive knowledge with extremely secure and reliable, authoritative-only server, used in many TLD and ROOT registries Virtualization • Extensive experience of VMware(5,6) • Experience of OVMM, OVS and VMs • Virtual Box and VMware workstation • Physical to Virtual server migration tools. Operating Systems • Proficient with Centos, Ubuntu, Redhat and window(7,8,10,2008, 2012, 2016) Web Technologies • Apache HTTP Server • Squid with Dansguardian Web Content Filtering. • cPanel/WHM and DirectAdmin for webhosting control panels. Server Monitoring and Misc Projects • Nagios, ManageEngine OPmanager, Zabbix and Cacti • Deep knowledge and implementation of Linux channel bonding. • Deep understanding of zfs snapshot, File system encryption, compression and deduplication • Bash Scripting.

I am a dedicated DevOps professional with a strong emphasis on crafting and implementing highly scalable, dependable, secure, agile, and cost-efficient solutions. My technical acumen spans a broad spectrum of tools and technologies, including: AWS Cloud Infrastructure Deployment: Proficient in orchestrating end-to-end infrastructure deployments on the AWS cloud, ensuring the creation of robust and adaptable cloud solutions. Infrastructure as Code (IAC): Adept at applying Infrastructure as Code principles, leveraging Terraform to deploy infrastructure efficiently and adhere to best practices. Kubernetes and Helm: Skilled in Kubernetes, with the ability to write Helm charts for deploying Kubernetes manifests, experienced with Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS). Database Expertise: Possess a versatile background in database management, including MySQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, RDS, and Scylla DB, enabling efficient data handling and maintenance. Containerization and Orchestration: Proficiency in Docker containers and container orchestration using Kubernetes, optimizing application deployment and enabling seamless scaling. Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD): Proficient in designing and automating deployments using Jenkins, GitOps principles, and ArgoCD to streamline deployment processes for faster and more reliable releases. Log Management and Monitoring: Expertise in centralized log management tools such as ELK (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) for effective monitoring, analytics, and troubleshooting. Configuration Management: Competent in configuration management with Ansible, ensuring consistency and reliability across infrastructure components. Event Streaming: Proficient in leveraging Kafka for queuing tasks and streamlining data processing, enabling efficient data flow and real-time processing. Tool Mastery: Mastery of a variety of Continuous Delivery/Continuous Integration tools, including AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Packer, Jenkins (with dynamic job creation), Sonarqube, Maven, Node, Nginx, and more. Log Analytics and Monitoring: Adept at utilizing ELK for effective log analytics and monitoring, with a deep understanding of log data to proactively address issues and enhance system performance. Additional Skills: Familiarity with monitoring tools like Datadog and Prometheus, Grafana along with a strong command of Linux, further enhancing system performance and reliability. In addition to my technical proficiencies, I hold certifications as a RedHat Certified System Administrator and an AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate, underscoring my commitment to staying up-to-date with industry standards and best practices. I am deeply passionate about tackling complex challenges and driving continuous improvement in IT operations. Whether the goal is optimizing infrastructure, automating processes, or fortifying security measures, I bring a wealth of experience and a proven track record of delivering tangible results. Beyond the technical skills highlighted above, I have significant experience in team building and management. I've successfully assembled and led teams, with a notable example being my team of 12 engineers at Paytm and Rackspace. If you are seeking a dedicated DevOps professional capable of efficiently and effectively helping you achieve your project objectives, I am eager to discuss how I can contribute to your success. Certifications: RedHat Certified System Administrator AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate

Need to further optimize your LLM/GPT/RAG application performance with the support of a top AI expert, or start from scratch? 6+ Years, AWS and Microsoft Azure Certified AI/ML Specialist, I am focused on building Advanced AI applications around (GPT, Claude, Gemini, Azure OpenAI, etc.), and have compiled some of the most cutting-edge features in Agentic AI, RAG, and Data Dashboards to cater to specific domains and complex applications. My process to future-proof your business involves, 1. Setting up your data in the best possible format. 2. Optimizing your AI infrastructure for a more deterministic (yet creative) flow in the probabilistic domain of AI. 3. Developing a scalable architecture that anticipates growth. 4. Delivering cost-effective solutions and long-term support. 5. Prioritizing Data Security and Compliance at each increment. As a contributor to LangChain, LlamaIndex, LangGraph, n8n, and other supporting frameworks, I've engaged with the open-source LLM/RAG library space and continually participate in the LLM/AI community. My Expertise lies in custom AI Agents, Chatbots, Voice AI Agents, and Workflow Automations to make your business/product 10x more efficient. 🎓 Advanced proficiency in the following domains, ✦ Structured Data Query (Connect your database/drives/sharepoints with LLMs) ✦ Long-term Memory and Continual Learning (For an LLM, precise context is gold) ✦ AI Voice/Speech Agents ✦ MCP & A2A (Connect your APIs and AI Agents) ✦ Knowledge Extraction ✦ GraphRAG ✦ RAG Enhancement ✦ Prompt Engineering ✦ LLM Performance Analysis (Evaluation, Governance, and Monitoring) ✦ Model Deployment ✦ Model Fine-tuning 🔧 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 ● AWSxAzure Administrator & Solutions Architect - Prioritizing security and compliance, we have built many Azure-only AI Solutions for medium- to large-scale enterprises. ● ChatGPT/OpenAI-Based RAG Applications ● LLMOps (Architecture/Development): - Langchain/LangGraph, LlamaIndex, Haystack, AdalFlow, GraphRAG - Cohere, Ollama, Anyscale, Groq, DeepSpeed, SentenceTransformer, PyTorch - Any vector database (Pinecone, ChromaDB, Milvus, Qdrant, Weaviate, Azure Search) - AWS SageMaker, Amazon Bedrock, Amazon Q, Azure OpenAI & AI Studio, - Training & Fine-tuning: DPO, RLHF, PPO, PEFT (LoRA, QLoRA) ● Text-to-speech and Speech-to-text: OpenAI Whisper, Google TTS, ElevenLabs, Murf AI, Deepgram, Amazon Polly, Azure TTS ● Python Backend (Flask, Django, FastAPI, Streamlit, Dash, PyQT & Tkinter for GUI) ● Secondary Languages: C#, JavaScript/Typescript, Rust. ● Datastores: MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Redis, DynamoDB, Elasticsearch, Azure CosmosDB ● Linux Server Administration (Amazon Linux, Debian-based, RHEL), ● Web Servers: Apache2, Nginx ● Containerization and Orchestration: Docker, Docker Swarm, ECS, Kubernetes (Across major Cloud Vendors) ● AWS Serverless: API Gateway, Lambda, SNS, CloudWatch, CloudFront, S3, DynamoDB ● IaC: CloudFormation, Terraform, Ansible ● CI/CD: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, AWS CodeDeploy/CodeBuild, GitLab. ● CRM Integrations: Zendesk, GoHighLevel, HubSpot, Bitrix24. ● Integration and Automation: n8n, Make, Zapier, etc. ● Real-Time Data and API Integration 💼 Some mainstream industries and business domains that I have worked with, ✦ CRMs ✦ Healthcare ✦ Operations ✦ Education, Edtech ✦ Legal (Regulation, Compliance, Consultancy) ✦ Real Estate ✦ Retail & E-commerce ✦ Travelling and Hospitality If you are trying to build an MVP for an AI Project, my guide to you would be, "The best way to start is just by building on top of... whatever the best model is... Don’t worry about [cost or latency] at first. You’re just trying to validate the idea." Today, generating and structuring great ideas is easier than ever. What truly sets teams apart now is execution. I’ve developed a robust framework with my experience that enables rapid design and development of AI-first applications, turning ideas into impact with speed and precision. Let's transform customer experience, unlock data intelligence, and solve complex business problems together.

Having more than 10 years of experience in Linux/Unix, from installation, configuration of OS, packages, designing High Available (HA) Solutions Worked for various clients and domains - IT, Telecom, E-commerce, Real-estate , Travel, OTT etc More than 8 years of experience in Amazon Web Services ( AWS ), EC2, RDS, VPC, S3, etc. Designed and implemented HA and Auto Salable environments. More than 4 years of k8s on productions env. Worked on Hardening security, Cost optimization and Performance Optimization. Load Balancing, Backup and Disaster Recovery ( DR ) environments. Managed and monitored 1000+ VMs for 50+ clients using various tools and scripts. Regular security audits, cost optimization, backup audits. I am always look for new challenges.

I'm a Linux infrastructure engineer with 10+ years of experience keeping production systems fast, secure, and running -: for clients as large as 𝐒𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢 𝐀𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐜𝐨, 𝐍𝐘 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧. My work shows up in results, migrations completed with zero data loss, sites brought back from attacks the same day, servers rebuilt to handle 3× the traffic without throwing money at more hardware. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫: 🔹 𝘓𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦-𝘚𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘱 — Architected and provisioned high-capacity server environments spanning bare-metal, virtualized, and cloud-native infrastructure, covering OS hardening, storage configuration, network segmentation, and service orchestration for enterprise-grade workloads. 🔹 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 & 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘋𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 — Configured and shipped 70+ production deployments across shared hosting, VPS, and cloud environments, covering full-stack setup, SSL, DNS, caching layers, and database tuning. 🔹 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 — Moved production stacks across clouds and control panels (cPanel → Plesk, bare metal → AWS/Azure) with planned cutovers and minimal downtime. If it has data and it needs to move, I've done it. 🔹 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 — Diagnosed and resolved slow sites, high TTFB, and overloaded databases at the root cause, not surface level. Tuned Apache, NGINX, PHP-FPM, MySQL/MariaDB, Redis, Varnish, and Opcache to deliver real, measurable improvements. 🔹 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 & 𝘐𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦 — Hardened servers post-attack, cleaned malware, locked down SSH, deployed WAFs (ModSecurity, Imunify360), and set up SIEM monitoring with Wazuh and other providers as per client's request. 🔹 𝘝𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 & 𝘐𝘯𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘉𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘴 — Deployed and managed Proxmox clusters, KVM hypervisors, and containerized workloads on Docker and Kubernetes. 🔹 𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 & 𝘖𝘱𝘴 — Eliminated repeat work with Bash and Python scripts, Ansible playbooks, and CI/CD pipelines (GitHub/GitLab). If I've done a task twice, I automate it the third time. 𝑳𝒊𝒏𝒖𝒙 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑰 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 👨‍💻: ✓ Ubuntu Server / Debian ✓ Red Hat Enterprise Linux ✓ Rocky Linux , AlmaLinux ✓ SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 🫆 𝐂𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 : SIEM: Wazuh, SIEMonster, FortiSIEM, Security Onion EDR/XDR: SentinelOne, Sophos Intercept X, Kaspersky Digital Forensics: Autopsy, OpenTIPS, Nagios, CheckMK 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤 : Ubuntu · RHEL · Debian · Plesk · Apache · NGINX · MySQL/MariaDB · Redis · PostgreSQL · AWS (EC2, S3, Route53) · Azure VMs · Cloudflare · Docker · Kubernetes · Ansible · Bash · Fail2ban · iptables · Let's Encrypt · Varnish · LiteSpeed 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐬𝐚𝐲 : ✨✨✨✨✨ 5.0 "Sujan is quick, available, highly professional and solved all the problems and communicates perfectly. Happy to hire him again!" ✨✨✨✨✨ 5.0 "Sujan did a great job on a LAMP REST API deployment to Azure. We'd be happy to work with this freelancer again." Let's work together 🤝 ✩✩ 𝐿𝑜𝑛𝑔 - 𝑇𝑒𝑟𝑚 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑑 . ✩✩

Abbas Jafri C|SLO, C|ISSA, C|DRE, C|ISRM, C|PTC, C|VA, C|PTE, C|EH, C|ISSM, C|ISSO, C|ISMS-LA, C|ISMS-LI, RHCT, ISO/IEC 27001:2013 LA Certified/Consultant/Trainner: ISO 27001:2013 – LA, ISO 9001:2015-LA, ISO 20000-1:2011, BCM 22301 Recognized Expert in VA & Pen Test, Risk Analysis & Cyber Security Policy. Providing a broad perspective on today’s global security challenges, tomorrow’s threats and a proven track record of innovative, effective solutions to government and private sector entities. Also provide support for personnel security, industrial security, program security, physical security & IS awareness training program. Over +19 years extensive experience of Linux systems administration, application designing, IT Infrastructure, IT helpdesk, System Management and Information Security, also having experience of installing, configuring, maintaining and troubleshooting of Linux, Solaris, AIX and windows base servers, security software, IPS, Firewalls, routers, switches and systems monitoring tools. Possess the enthusiasm for work, strong desire to succeed and commitment to continuous skill development that help build confidence and high level motivation to achieve desired results. Very ambitious to help others and work in the IT field. Note : Having experience of successful deployment of Call Center and vTiger CRM in Elastix and FreePBX in UAE, Bangkok, India and Pakistan with customization and Integration of IVR with MySQL database to read loyalty points or credit card information. Also having experience of connect multiple asterisk servers through sip trunks. Areas of Expertise • Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery • Security Risk Assessment & Management • VA & Pen Test • Security Audit • Policy Management and Compliance • Security Program Management • Voip (Elastix & Asterisk) • SOC/SIEM Implementation • Database Administration • Linux / Solaris Administration • IT Infrastructure • Internet Content Monitoring & Forensics Analysis