Struggling with unreliable infrastructure, VMware licensing costs, or a stalled cloud migration? I'm a DevOps & Cloud Engineer who builds and stabilizes production environments across AWS, Azure, Proxmox, and Ceph — with a focus on uptime and automation.
Most DevOps engineers specialize in either cloud or on-prem infrastructure. I do both: I've run production Proxmox VE clusters with Ceph storage alongside AWS, Azure, and GCP deployments, and I handle VMware-to-Proxmox migrations end-to-end — a combination few freelancers on Upwork cover with hands-on production experience.
Here's how I typically help clients:
✔ Design and deploy cloud infrastructure on AWS, Azure, or GCP
✔ Build and troubleshoot Proxmox clusters, including VMware-to-Proxmox migrations
✔ Optimize and recover Ceph storage clusters
✔ Set up Docker and Kubernetes environments with CI/CD pipelines
✔ Implement monitoring with Zabbix and Grafana
✔ Plan and test backup and disaster recovery strategies
✔ Secure infrastructure with VPNs, firewalls, and Zero Trust practices
Top Rated Plus on Upwork with a 4.98 rating across 51 completed jobs and over 2,870 hours worked. AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials certified. Clients include startups, MSPs, SaaS companies, and enterprise teams relying on me for production-grade infrastructure.
Send me a message with what you're working on and I'll respond with next steps within a few hours.
Docker
Proxmox VE
AWS Application
Linux System Administration
System Administration
Zero Trust Architecture
VMware Administration
VMware ESX Server
Microsoft Azure Administration
Windows Server
Azure DevOps
Terraform
Kubernetes
Ceph
Cloud Architecture
OpenStack
OpenShift
Son N.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
$15/hr
5.0
14 jobs
Hello, I'm a highly skilled DevOps | Cloud Engineer (GCP) with hands-on experience in fully design, deployment, operation, security enhancement, and managing robust cloud infrastructure solutions, and performance tuning. My expertise spans a wide range of tools and platforms, making me a versatile asset for any project.
Key Achievements:
- Successfully designed Landing Zone (Resource Hierarchy, network architecture, Security, Logging & Monitoring), migrated the core banking system from on-premise to GCP
- Successfully deployed various projects running by Docker, GKE, Cloud Run, Serverless, Compute Engine on GCP, focus to best DevOps practices
- Enhancement, Analytics to saving-cost on GCP
My top skills include:
- Cloud Platforms: Google Cloud Platform
- Microservices: Kubernetes, Docker
- CI/CD Tools: AgroCD, Jenkins, GitHub, Gitlab, Sonarqube
- Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Ansible
- Monitoring and Logging: GCP Monitoring, GCP Logging, Prometheus/Grafana
- Databases: Mysql, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, etc
- Vault Hashicorp, Apache, Nodejs, Java, Nats, RabittMQ, haproxy, squid, nginx, HA Proxy, Wordpress, Magento, Drupal, Redis, etc
I am looking forward to working with you!
Grafana
DevOps
Google Cloud Platform
Terraform
Kubernetes
Cloud Engineering
CI/CD
NGINX
HAProxy
MySQL
MariaDB
Prometheus
Network Design
Iris L.
Greenville, South Carolina
$60/hr
5.0
2 jobs
I am a Devops/Cloud Engineer with over 8 years of experience building higly available secured and cost optimized solutions in the organizations. Expert in Kubernetes, Docker, CICD GitOps, Argo CD, Terraform.
Red Hat certified System Administrator (RHCSA) | CompTIA Security+ | CompTIA Network+
Grafana
DevOps
Computing & Networking
Docker
Docker Compose
Kubernetes
Amazon S3
Amazon EC2
Python
Amazon DynamoDB
Amazon CloudWatch
Redis
Prometheus
Red Hat
Linux System Administration
Dynatrace
Ansible
Terraform
Bash
Network Engineering
Muhammad A.
Islamabad, Pakistan
$10/hr
5.0
7 jobs
I architect and ship production systems end-to-end — from bare-metal private clouds to AI-powered SaaS applications. If it needs to scale, stay online, and actually work in production, that's what I build.
Most developers hand you code. I hand you infrastructure, backend, frontend, AI integration, and deployment — all wired together, documented, and ready to grow.
Here is what I bring to the table:
Private Cloud and HPC Infrastructure
I deploy full OpenStack private clouds with complete infrastructure control — no vendor lock-in, no surprise bills. Kubernetes orchestration with auto-scaling and zero-downtime deployments. CI/CD pipelines built with Terraform and Ansible. Monitoring stacks with Prometheus and Grafana so you always know what is happening under the hood.
AI-Powered Applications and Conversational AI
I build real AI products, not wrappers around ChatGPT. Custom LLM integrations using LangChain and RAG pipelines. Computer vision and NLP solutions with TensorFlow and PyTorch. Python/FastAPI backends designed for speed, connected to PostgreSQL and MongoDB — optimized, indexed, and production-hardened. I also build AI call bots and chatbots that plug directly into your CRM, website, or mobile app — turning conversations into leads, support tickets, or sales without manual effort.
Web and Mobile Applications
Full-stack web apps with React, Next.js, and Node.js. Cross-platform mobile apps in Flutter with polished UI, Firebase integration, and secure auth. RESTful APIs and microservices architecture that teams can actually maintain.
Intelligent Automation
n8n and event-driven workflows that connect your entire stack and eliminate manual bottlenecks. I automate what slows you down so your team focuses on what matters.
Why clients keep coming back:
You get one developer who thinks across every layer. I do not just build features — I build systems where the cloud, the backend, the AI, the chatbots, and the frontend all talk to each other seamlessly. Everything containerized. Everything documented. Everything built to last.
Let's talk about your project — message me with the details and I will respond with a clear plan within 24 hours.
Flutter
Mobile App Development
OpenStack
Python
DevOps
Web Application
React
AI Bot
Chatbot
LLM Prompt Engineering
SaaS Development
Web Application Development
Python Numpy FastAI
Docker
Kubernetes
Generative AI
Tushar B.
Gurugram, India
$15/hr
5.0
5 jobs
5+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
As Cloud & Platform Engineer with hands-on experience designing, building, and operating modern cloud-native platforms across AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and Microsoft Azure.
I work across infrastructure, Kubernetes, monitoring, security, automation, scripting, and cloud cost optimization, helping teams run scalable, secure, and cost-efficient production systems.
☁️ Multi-Cloud Infrastructure & Core Services:
• AWS: EC2, VPC, ALB/NLB, Auto Scaling, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, IAM, Route 53
• GCP: Compute Engine, VPC, Cloud Load Balancing, Cloud SQL, Cloud Storage, IAM
• Azure: Virtual Machines, Virtual Network, Azure Load Balancer, Azure SQL, Blob Storage, Azure AD
• Cloud networking, high availability, fault tolerance, and scalability design
☸️ Kubernetes & Container Platforms:
• Kubernetes (production workloads)
• Amazon EKS, Google GKE, Azure AKS
• Docker
• Helm, Kustomize
• Ingress controllers (NGINX, cloud-native ingress)
• Service networking and autoscaling (HPA, rolling updates)
⚙️ Infrastructure Automation & IaC:
• Terraform
• Infrastructure as Code best practices
• Environment provisioning and lifecycle management
• Cloud resource standardization and reuse
🚀 CI/CD, Deployment & DevOps Tooling:
• GitHub Actions
• GitLab CI/CD
• Jenkins
• Argo CD (GitOps)
. Octopus deploy
• Automated build, test, and deployment pipelines
• Zero-downtime deployment strategies
📊 Monitoring, Logging & Observability:
• Prometheus
• Grafana
• AWS CloudWatch
• GCP Cloud Monitoring & Logging
• Azure Monitor & Log Analytics
• Centralized logging, metrics, alerting, and dashboards
🔐 Security, Identity & Compliance:
• Kubernetes RBAC
• Secrets management (Kubernetes Secrets, cloud-native secret services)
• Cloud IAM (AWS IAM, GCP IAM, Azure AD)
• Secure container workloads and least-privilege access
• Basic vulnerability awareness and platform hardening
📦 Artifact & Container Registry Management:
• Amazon ECR
• Google Artifact Registry
• Azure Container Registry
• Image versioning, tagging, scanning, and lifecycle cleanup
💰 FinOps & Cost Optimization:
• Kubecost (Kubernetes cost monitoring)
• Cloud budgets and cost dashboards
• Resource requests/limits optimization
• Identifying idle, underutilized, and over-provisioned resources
• Cost-aware scaling strategies
⚙️ Automation & Scripting:
• Bash / Shell scripting
• Python for automation tasks
• Workflow automation and operational tooling
• Linux system administration
🛠️ Operations, Reliability & Support:
• Production troubleshooting and root cause analysis
• Performance tuning and capacity planning
• High availability and resilience improvements
• Documentation, runbooks, and team handover
I work with startups and engineering teams that need strong cloud platforms — whether setting up multi-cloud infrastructure, running Kubernetes at scale, improving observability and security, or controlling cloud spend.
DevOps
Computing & Networking
Cloud Computing
Amazon Web Services
Google Cloud Platform
CI/CD
Infrastructure as Code
Terraform
Docker
Kubernetes
Linux
Jenkins
Cloud Architecture
Microsoft Azure
Application Performance Monitoring Software
Muzammil B.
Multan, Pakistan
$75/hr
5.0
21 jobs
Looking for someone who can quickly understand complex systems, build reliable observability infrastructure, and optimise it for long-term value?
I specialise in Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, Tempo, Clickhouse, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, Terraform, Kubernetes, and Python. These are the tools that I have used for over a decade to help teams solve observability problems. Whether it’s designing from scratch or improving what’s already there, I’m ready to dive in and work alongside you to get results.
Here is what my clients say about me:
👉"Muzammil has been a consistently reliable and technically proficient contractor over the past year. His work on our Kubernetes monitoring stack—particularly Grafana dashboards and Prometheus configurations—has been excellent. He demonstrated a strong understanding of Kubernetes internals and observability best practices, producing clear, insightful dashboards that have significantly improved our operational visibility."
👉"Muzammil has successfully delivered another complex project ahead of time and exceeded expectations. He has gone above and beyond to make sure that I understood the technical details of the project in depth. In addition to his phenomenal technical acumen, he is friendly, humble, and easy to work with. Looking forward to working with him again soon."
👉"This is my 4th freelance project working with Muzammil and he has again delivered a challenging project in a very short time. I look forward to working with him again because of his outstanding technical skills, coding skills, scripting skills, and ability to deliver regardless of the level of complexity of the project. He is very well-versed in all aspects of DevOps, Cloud, and Platform Engineering. Great communication and very easy to work with."
👉"Muzammil delivered the desired result in the agreed time, was always available for questions, and was able to answer all questions related to this project. His communication was top-notch and his technical skills were strong. He documented all the steps and provided links to external sources that were used. Overall, I enjoyed working with Muzammil and look forward to working with him again in the future."
# How can I help you
## Monitoring
- maintaining dashboards in Grafana
- managing logs and metrics using Grafana, Loki, and Prometheus
- maintaining long and short-term monitoring data (logs/metrics)
- optimizing Loki and Prometheus for scalability and high availability
- debugging complex issues with monitoring solutions
- integrating alerts and notification handlers such as Slack, email and jira, etc
## Docker
- build multi-platform multi-stage dockers
- debug complex issues with docker containers
## CICD
- automating software deployments using CICD pipelines using multiple platforms (GitHub action, GitLab, circle CI, etc.)
- Deploy scalable self-hosted runners either on-prem or in-cloud
- debug complex issues in CICD pipelines
- debug permission (IAM) related issues in the cloud
## Kubernetes
- Deploy applications via Kubernetes for scalability and reliability
- Adding monitoring and observability to the applications running in the cloud (Logs, metrics, traces)
- Build entire infrastructure using the "Infrastructure as Code" approach
- Storing sensitive data (authentication and identity keys) in a secure way
- Enabling authentication and authorization for access control
Other Skills: Prometheus, K8s, Grafana, Open Telemetry (OTEL), Loki, GCP, Pubsub, cloud run, GKE, IAM, Firestore, Firebase, EC2, AWS, EKS, Fragate, consul, Typescript, Javascript, Nodejs, Python, Fast API, express, flask, nginx
Grafana
Python
Prometheus
Business with 1-9 Employees
Business with 10-99 Employees
Kubernetes
Docker
Terraform
DevOps
NGINX
GitLab
Node.js
TypeScript
CircleCI
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