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Rohit M.

Chandigarh, India

$40/hr
4.9
123 jobs

Hi, I’m Rohit Mathur, a Senior DevSecOps Engineer and Cloud Architect trusted by startups and enterprises to build cloud-native, secure, and high-performance infrastructure. I design scalable, compliance-ready systems that handle real-world load — from early-stage startups to enterprise platforms processing millions of users and 100M+ API requests. I also specialize in AI/ML infrastructure, including NVIDIA GPU workloads, CUDA, Kubeflow, and production-grade inference pipelines, helping teams run ML systems reliably at scale. ✅ WHAT I DO (Quick Scan) • Cloud Architecture — AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle • Infrastructure as Code — Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible • Kubernetes at scale — EKS, AKS, GKE, OpenShift • CI/CD & automation — GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Bitbucket Pipelines, Jenkins, ArgoCD, Harness • DevSecOps & security — SonarQube, SAST, DAST, IaC scanning • Compliance frameworks — SOC2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, GDPR • High-traffic systems — SaaS, CPaaS, FinTech, Blockchain • AI / ML & GPU workloads — NVIDIA, CUDA, vLLM, Kubeflow, MLflow 🏭 INDUSTRIES I’VE WORKED IN • Startups (early-stage to scale-up) • Enterprise platforms • Banking & FinTech (secure, compliant systems) • Healthcare (HIPAA-aligned infrastructure) • Government & regulated environments • CPaaS / Telecom (high-volume traffic) • AI / ML platforms • Blockchain & Web3 📈 SCALE & IMPACT • Designed and operated 100+ SaaS & enterprise infrastructures • CPaaS platforms handling 100M+ API requests per month • Blockchain platforms serving 1M+ users • Production AI systems with GPU-backed inference at scale 🤝 HOW I WORK I work directly with CTOs, founders, and engineering leaders. I don’t just “set things up.” I take ownership of infrastructure, focusing on: • Stability and performance • Security and compliance • Cost control and FinOps • Scalability under real traffic • Long-term maintainability 📩 LET’S TALK Send me: • Your cloud provider • Your current scaling, security, or compliance challenge I’ll tell you exactly how I’d approach it — clearly and honestly.

  • Cloud Computing
  • Linux System Administration
  • DevOps
  • Infrastructure as Code
  • CI/CD
  • Kubernetes
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Docker
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Windows Administration
  • Deployment Automation
  • AIOps
  • MLOps
  • Terraform
Ivan K.

Krakow, Poland

$59/hr
5.0
57 jobs

Are your deployments slow, breaking at the worst moments, or costing more than they should? Is your team spending hours on manual releases instead of shipping features? If your CI/CD pipelines are fragile, your Azure infrastructure is growing out of control, or your DevOps processes exist only on paper, you are dealing with a problem that will not fix itself. I am a DevOps Engineer and Azure Architect with 10+ years of experience helping product teams and growing companies build cloud infrastructure that actually works. Whether it is a startup scaling fast or an enterprise team drowning in legacy pipelines, I come in, assess the real state of things, and build systems that are stable, automated, and cost-efficient. My primary expertise is Microsoft Azure and Azure DevOps, end to end. That means everything from designing multi-stage Azure DevOps pipelines and managing releases without downtime, to setting up Azure DevOps RBAC, securing environments, and integrating Azure DevOps with Kubernetes clusters running on AKS. I have built Azure DevOps workflows for teams of 5 and teams of 150, and the approach scales both ways. Every Azure DevOps implementation I deliver is built around real business goals, not just tooling checkboxes. Beyond Azure DevOps, I work across the full infrastructure stack. I design Cloud Architecture using Terraform for Infrastructure as Code, manage containerized workloads with Kubernetes and Docker, and implement Deployment Automation that removes human error from the release process. For data-heavy projects, I build pipelines with Azure Data Factory to handle ETL, orchestration, and integration between services. For teams building decentralized or blockchain-integrated solutions, I have worked with Azure Blockchain Service as part of broader Microsoft Azure infrastructure setups, combining it with the same security and governance standards applied across all environments. As an Azure Architect, I cover Cloud Computing governance, cost optimization, and FinOps practices, so your Azure bill reflects actual usage, not waste. I apply the same structured thinking to Network Security, Linux and Windows Server environments, and multi-cloud setups when needed. When projects require Amazon Web Services, I bring the same DevOps standards to AWS, including AWS DevOps pipelines, CI/CD automation, and infrastructure managed through Terraform. I also work with Google Cloud Platform for teams running workloads across multiple providers. AI Automation is a growing part of what I do. As more teams start integrating AI into their products and workflows, I help them connect those AI components to production infrastructure properly, with reliable pipelines, automated testing, and deployment flows that treat AI workloads the same way as any other service. I also collaborate closely with full stack developer teams to improve release processes, deployment reliability, and infrastructure scalability, making sure the gap between development and operations is as small as possible. What clients usually need help with: ✔ Stabilizing Azure DevOps pipelines and deployment workflows ✔ Building scalable Kubernetes infrastructure ✔ Migrating legacy infrastructure to Microsoft Azure ✔ Reducing cloud costs and improving DevOps efficiency ✔ Designing secure Cloud Architecture for growing products ✔ Automating deployments with Terraform and CI/CD ✔ Improving monitoring, security, and infrastructure reliability ✔ Implementing AI Automation into existing delivery workflows The full technology range I work with includes: Azure DevOps, Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD, Git, SQL, Python, Linux, Windows Server, Azure Data Factory, Azure Blockchain Service, Cloud Architecture, Deployment Automation, Network Security, and more. Certifications: ✅ 8x Microsoft Azure Certified ✅ Kubernetes Certified ✅ Terraform Certified If your infrastructure needs structure, your pipelines need reliability, or your cloud costs are climbing without clear control, send me a message here on Upwork. Describe the situation and I will come back with a clear breakdown and concrete next steps.

  • Cloud Computing
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Amazon Web Services
  • DevOps
  • CI/CD
  • Kubernetes
  • Terraform
  • Azure DevOps
  • Azure Blockchain Service
  • Linux
  • Docker
  • SQL
  • Git
  • Ansible
  • Python
  • Windows Server
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Deployment Automation
  • Network Security
  • Cloud Architecture
Richard A.

Portville, New York

$75/hr
4.9
106 jobs

Project Experience Apple - Site Reliability Engineer working with AWS and internet systems at Apple Sapiens - Senior AWS & Azure Cloud & DevOps Engineer Modus Create - Senior AWS DevOps Engineer & SRE - AWS CloudWatch Synthetics implementation and SRE best practices implementation Surge Forward - AWS Migrations Specialist - completed migration of IBM Netezza to AWS Redshift Hansen Technologies - AWS Cloud Engineer - Completed large scale migration from on premises Data Center to AWS Linux Academy - Cloud Training Architect Cloud Academy - Cloud Training Architect

  • Red Hat Administration
  • AWS CloudFormation
  • DevOps
  • Windows Server
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Ansible
  • Kubernetes
  • CI/CD
  • Git
  • Ubuntu
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Terraform
  • Jenkins
  • Amazon ECS for Kubernetes
  • Amazon ECS
Bhoomil D.

Ahmedabad, India

$15/hr
5.0
3 jobs

Hello, I’m Bhoomil Dayani, a Certified AWS Cloud Practitioner and Microsoft Azure Certified Cloud & DevOps Engineer with 5+ years of hands-on experience designing, automating, and managing secure, scalable cloud infrastructures. I help startups and enterprises build reliable DevOps pipelines, deploy applications with zero downtime, and optimize cloud environments for performance, security, and cost efficiency. 👋 Being a Certified 𝟏𝐱 𝐀𝐖𝐒 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐫 and 𝟐𝐱 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐀𝐳𝐮𝐫𝐞 Certified, committed to enhancing software quality, reliability, and security. ✨ Passionate and goal-oriented IT professional with over a 5 year of experience in DevOps, specializing in CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure), and automation tools like Terraform, Docker, and Jenkins. 💼 What I Can Help You With ✅ CI/CD Pipeline Design & Implementation (GitHub Actions, Jenkins) ✅ AWS & Azure Cloud Infrastructure Setup and Optimization ✅ Docker & Containerization ✅ Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) ✅ High Availability (HA) Architecture ✅ Server Deployment & Configuration (Linux/Ubuntu) ✅ Cloud Security & Monitoring ✅ Full-Stack Application Deployment ✅ Troubleshooting Production Issues ✅ Performance Optimization & Cost Reduction 🔥 My Core Expertise ►Designing scalable cloud environments on AWS & Azure ►Automating deployments with CI/CD pipelines ►Infrastructure provisioning using Terraform ►Container orchestration and Docker management ►Implementing high availability & failover solutions ►Debugging complex production-level issues ►DevOps best practices and secure architecture 🏆 Certifications 🎖 AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner 🎖 Microsoft Azure Certified 🎖 Microsoft Power Platform Certified With a solid background in development and operations, I am dedicated to leveraging my skills and certifications to drive excellence in every project I undertake. Let's collaborate and bring your vision to life! 𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. Thanks & Regards, Bhoomil Dayani

  • DevOps
  • Docker
  • CI/CD
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Architecture
  • Jenkins
  • Web Services Development
  • Solution Architecture
  • Web Service
  • Architectural Design
  • High Availability and Disaster Recovery
  • Docker Compose
  • Kubernetes
  • Server Administration
  • GitHub
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Oracle Database Administration
  • Linux
Karthikeyan V.

Tiruvannamalai, India

$27/hr
5.0
20 jobs

⚡ Top Rated Plus · 🌟 100% Job Success · 🕒 3,400+ hours 🛡️ AWS Certified Security – Specialty 🛡️ Microsoft Certified: Cloud and AI Security Engineer Associate (SC-500) 🛡️ OCI Certified: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Security Professional I build and secure production cloud platforms on AWS, Azure, and OCI — and I audit fintech environments for PCI DSS certification. Terraform, Kubernetes, GitOps, done properly and documented. WHAT CLIENTS HIRE ME FOR: ✅ Production platform builds — private EKS / AKS / OKE, ECS Fargate, modular Terraform & Terragrunt, ArgoCD GitOps ✅ Cloud security & compliance — WAF, SIEM/SOC integration, IAM hardening, penetration-test remediation, PCI DSS / HIPAA readiness ✅ CI/CD engineering — GitHub Actions with OIDC (zero stored credentials), blue/green deployments, Trivy security gates ✅ PCI DSS cloud auditing — I work with a security assessment firm preparing payment-industry AWS environments for QSA certification RECENT WORK (client names under NDA): 🔹 Complete AWS platform for a fintech/payments company — private EKS on Fargate, ArgoCD GitOps, WAF + Network Firewall, Wazuh SIEM, encrypted RDS/Redis/RabbitMQ, payment-partner VPN connectivity. Remediated their external penetration-test findings. 🔹 Enterprise Azure hub-and-spoke platform for a US healthcare company — 20+ reusable Terraform modules, AKS with workload identity (zero stored credentials), Trivy-gated GitOps pipelines, full security audit with 45+ findings triaged. 🔹 22-service ECS Fargate platform for a real-time market-data SaaS — blue/green CodeDeploy, custom deployment tooling, OpenTelemetry observability, market-open autoscaling. 🔹 OCI platform build for a workforce-verification SaaS — OKE Kubernetes, Terragrunt/OpenTofu, workload identity, Cloud Guard, full handover documentation. 🔹 PCI DSS audit & remediation for two payment-processing clients — CIS benchmarking, audit logging with CloudWatch + auditd, KMS-encrypted session logging, QSA evidence preparation. WHY CLIENTS KEEP ME AROUND: Multiple engagements ran 1,000+ hours. 0–4 hour response time. "Professional, skilled, and reliable" — real client feedback. I don't just ship infrastructure — I document it, secure it, and hand it over so your team can run it. 🧰 Core stack: AWS · Azure · OCI · Terraform · Terragrunt · Kubernetes · Helm · ArgoCD · Docker · GitHub Actions · Jenkins · GitLab CI · Prometheus · Grafana · Wazuh · Python · Bash 📜 AWS Certified Security – Specialty (valid through 2028) · Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Security Professional — scored 98% (valid through 2028) · Microsoft Certified: Cloud and AI Security Engineer Associate (SC-500) 💬 Tell me about your cloud environment — happy to start with a quick architecture or security review.

  • Amazon Web Services
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Terraform
  • Prometheus
  • Grafana
  • CI/CD
  • Amazon ECS
  • Oracle Cloud
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Cloud Security
  • PCI DSS
  • Cloud Architecture
  • Infrastructure as Code
  • Cloud Migration
  • AI Security
  • Network Security
  • Linux
  • DevOps Engineering
  • Cloud Engineering
Abdulrahman A.

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

$30/hr
5.0
25 jobs

Google Cloud Certified Engineer | Cloud Infrastructure | Terraform | CI/CD | Cybersecurity I'm a Google Cloud-certified engineer holding both the Professional Cloud Architect and Associate Cloud Engineer certifications, with a Bachelor's (Honors) in Computer Engineering. I design secure, cost-optimized, and production-ready cloud platforms, fully built with Infrastructure as Code so everything is reproducible, documented, and clean. FEATURED PROJECT - Stratus (GCP Cloud Platform) Stratus is an end-to-end cloud platform I engineered on Google Cloud Platform, built entirely with Terraform across five layers: - Networking - Custom VPC, subnets, firewall rules, and private connectivity - Database - Private Cloud SQL (PostgreSQL) with automated backups, point-in-time recovery, and high availability proven in code - Application - Containerized app deployed on Cloud Run with built-in HTTPS and zero-downtime releases - CI/CD Pipeline - Automated Cloud Build pipeline: every git push triggers test, build, push, and deploy automatically - Observability - Cloud Monitoring dashboards, uptime checks, and alert policies Security was a core focus, not an afterthought: - Least-privilege IAM with a dedicated service account per component - All credentials stored in Secret Manager, never hard-coded - Private IP database connectivity with hardened firewall rules Cost governance built in from day one: - Serverless architecture designed to minimize always-on spend - Budget alerts and an automatic billing circuit-breaker (Pub/Sub + Cloud Function) The platform is fully reproducible. A single terraform apply rebuilds the entire stack from scratch. WHAT I CAN DO FOR YOU - Design and deploy GCP infrastructure with Terraform - Set up Cloud Run, Cloud SQL, Artifact Registry, and Secret Manager - Build CI/CD pipelines with Cloud Build or GitHub Actions - Configure monitoring, logging, dashboards, and alerting - Harden cloud environments: IAM, firewalls, private networking - Audit and optimize cloud costs - Networking setup and troubleshooting (CCNA certified) - Security assessments and hardening (CompTIA Security+) CERTIFICATIONS Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) Cisco CCNA 200-301 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) CompTIA A+ eJPT - Junior Penetration Tester If you need a cloud engineer who thinks about architecture, security, and cost from the start, not just someone who clicks around the console, let's talk.

  • Cloud Computing
  • Hardware Troubleshooting
  • OS Security
  • Documentation
  • Network Engineering
  • Network Design
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • DevOps Engineering
  • CI/CD
  • Cloud Security
  • Cloud Migration
  • Machine Learning
  • AI Chatbot
  • Cloud Spanner
  • Cloud Services
  • Cloud Architecture
  • Cloud Engineering

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