Available mostly in the evenings/nights and full days in weekends of the GMT +2 timezone as I have already a daily job. Have over 20y of experience in the field. Experience: Cloud - AWS (since 2009), GCP (3y), Azure (2y), DigitalOcean, Hetzner, Linode etc Containers: Kubernetes, OpenShift, minikube, kops, Docker, docker-compose Scripting/programming: bash, Python, Ruby, Go, Java, PHP, Groovy etc. CI/CD: Jenkins with Groovy, Gitlab pipelines, Bitbucket pipelines, GitHub actions etc. Monitoring: Elastic stack with various beats, Prometheus, Grafana, Zabbix, Nagios, AWS CloudWatch, Munin, Cacti etc. Configuration managment: Ansible, Puppet, Chef SCM: git, svn, Github, (Bitbucket, GitLab - both hosted and on-prem) IaC: Terraform (medium level), Pulumi (beginner) Databases: MySQL, Elasticsearch, SQLite, MongoDB, PostgreSQL Security: OpenVAS, Lynis, PCI-DSS compliance, CIS hardening, OpenSSL Configuration formats: most configuration formats like HCL, YAML, JSON, JSON-path, working with yq and jq, Jinja etc. Virtual Private Networks: Wireguard, OpenVPN, pptp PHP based CMS: Wordpress, Joomla, Mediawiki, Drupal, Concrete - setup, migration, hardening, version upgrade etc. Backup: Borg, zyxBackup, rsync, self written bash scripts OS: Linux, Windows, MacOS, FreeBSD, OpenBSD Repo: Nexus, Artifactory, most common Docker/npm/maven registries etc. Certified: CNCF Kubestronaut Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) Certified Kubernetes Security (CKS) Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate (KCNA) Kubernetes and Cloud Native Security Associate (KCSA) Linux Foundation Certified Sysadmin (LFCS) Linux Professional Insitute Certification 101/102 (LPIC 101/102) Prometheus Certified Associate (PCA)

I'm a Cloud and AI Architect with 15+ years of enterprise experience, including 4 years at Microsoft on the Azure team where I consulted F500 companies like AT&T, Walmart, and Mastercard on AI, cloud adoption, security, and infrastructure at scale. I founded TechVora, a small in-office engineering team based in Houston, TX. We work mainly with clients where security, compliance, and uptime are non-negotiable. All engineers work in-house, we never sub out work, which matters when sensitive data is involved. WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT I act as the architect on every engagement and don't bill for my time. You get senior-level architecture, design, and oversight built into the cost of your developer. AI & PRODUCTION SYSTEMS Over the last two years we've shifted heavily into production AI - we've shipped four enterprise-grade multi-tenant AI applications across legal, accounting, oil & gas, and media, all involving custom LLM pipelines, RAG, and agents handling real sensitive data at scale. CORE COMPETENCIES - Cloud Architecture & Migration (Azure, AWS, GCP) - AI/LLM Integration — RAG, Agents, Multi-tenant Production Apps - DevSecOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep) - Data Pipelines, Warehousing & ETL - HIPAA-Compliant Architecture - Monitoring, Observability & Incident Response - M365, Azure Security & Compliance Happy to jump on a quick call - I offer a free strategy session for any new engagement.

Cloud infrastructure breaks at the worst possible time. I make sure it doesn't. I'm Tahir — a Senior DevOps Engineer, working with startups, SaaS platforms, and enterprises across US, Europe and beyond. I've built systems running at 99.99% uptime for 10,000+ users, cut deployment times by 60%, and saved clients an average of 30% on cloud spend. 110+ jobs completed, Top Rated Plus, top 3% on Upwork. If your team is dealing with slow deployments, fragile infrastructure, security gaps, or a cloud bill that keeps climbing — that's exactly where I come in. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ WHAT I HELP WITH ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ☁ Cloud Infrastructure (AWS · Azure · GCP) Design and manage secure, high-availability architectures with EU region expertise — including GDPR compliance and data residency requirements. I've delivered production systems that don't go down. ⚙ CI/CD & DevSecOps Pipelines that ship fast and stay secure. I build and optimize CI/CD workflows (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI) with SAST, DAST, container scanning, and secrets management built in — not bolted on after. 🐳 Kubernetes & Containers Production-grade Kubernetes clusters on EKS, AKS, and GKE — with Helm, service mesh (Istio, Linkerd), GitOps, and zero-downtime deployments. I architect these to scale, not just run. 🔒 Cloud Security & Compliance IAM, RBAC, KMS, Key Vault, WAF, zero-trust, vulnerability remediation. I've helped clients in finance and healthcare pass security audits and meet GDPR and EU data residency requirements. 💰 Cost Optimization Rightsizing, auto-scaling, storage lifecycle policies — average 30% cloud cost reduction. I find where the money's leaking and fix it. 🚀 Migrations & Modernization On-premise to cloud, cross-region, cloud-native refactoring. Done this for complex workloads on both AWS and Azure with EU localization requirements. 📊 Monitoring & Observability Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, CloudWatch, Azure Monitor — full-stack visibility with SLOs, alerting, and incident response playbooks so your team knows before your users do. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ BY THE NUMBERS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ✔ 110+ jobs completed · 100% Job Success Score · $80K+ earned ✔ 99.99% uptime on production systems serving 10,000+ users ✔ 60% faster deployments · 30% average cloud cost savings ✔ Top Rated Plus · Top 3% on Upwork ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ TECH I WORK WITH DAILY ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Terraform · Kubernetes · Helm · Istio · GitHub Actions · Azure DevOps · GitLab CI · AWS · Azure · GCP · Docker · Prometheus · Grafana · ELK · Ansible · ArgoCD · Flux ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ CERTIFICATIONS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional Microsoft Azure Fundamentals ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Available 30+ hours/week · Open to long-term contracts Let's talk about what you're building — or what's breaking.

Are you looking to scale your infrastructure without watching your AWS or Azure costs skyrocket? Do you need a reliable, fully automated system so your development team can ship features faster and with zero downtime? Whether you are a Business Leader looking to reduce operational overhead, or a Tech Lead seeking an expert to build resilient infrastructure, I deliver production-ready solutions tailored to your specific business needs. 💼 For Business Leaders & Project Managers: I focus on tangible business outcomes—speed, reliability, and cost-efficiency. I treat your cloud infrastructure as an asset that drives growth. * Massive Cost Reductions: I have a proven track record of slashing Azure costs by 30% through rightsizing, autoscaling, and smart resource allocation without compromising performance. * Zero-Downtime Releases: I implement progressive delivery strategies (Blue-Green and Canary releases), ensuring your users never experience interruptions when you push new updates. * Faster Time-to-Market: By optimizing deployment pipelines, I’ve cut build times by up to 50%, allowing your team to move from code to production rapidly. 🛠️ For CTOs, Tech Leads & Engineering Managers: I build clean, declarative, production-grade Infrastructure as Code (IaC) that seamlessly integrates into your team's existing workflows. * Kubernetes Architecture: Deep expertise managing multi-cloud (AWS/Azure) clusters, handling everything from version upgrades (e.g., K8s 1.21 to 1.35) to advanced operators and dynamic scaling (VPA/HPA). * Automated Continuous Delivery: Hands-on experience using tools like ArgoCD, FluxCD, and Jenkins to maintain robust, traceable, and automated environment states. * SecOps & Observability: Hardening clusters with image scanning, RBAC, and Network Policies, while building full-stack observability pipelines using Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, and the ELK stack. 🏅 Verified Technical Expertise I back up my practical, on-the-job experience with a comprehensive suite of industry-recognized certifications: * Kubernetes: CKA, CKS, CKAD, KCNA, KCSA. * Cloud Platforms: AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate (SAA), AWS SysOps Administrator. * Systems & Architecture: LFCS (Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator), CGOA, PCA. * Core Stack: AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD, FluxCD, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Python, Bash. Let’s build a secure, scalable, and highly optimized infrastructure for your business. Click the **"Invite to Job"** button, and let's jump on a quick call to discuss your goals!

Your last DevOps person left and nobody knows how the infrastructure works. I've spent 8 years fixing exactly that for SaaS companies - Paramount+, LexisNexis, and three active clients right now. Top Rated Plus, 100% Job Success Score. ───── 🔧 I pick up where the last person left off. Your previous engineer quit, left half-finished Terraform and a pipeline migration that never got completed? I've walked into that exact situation at three companies this year. I absorb context fast, finish what they started, and hand your team a platform they can actually operate without me. If that sounds like your situation, send me a message with what's broken. I'll tell you what the fix looks like. 📋 Fixed scope. Clear outcome. 4-6 weeks. You know what you're getting and what it costs before we start. When I'm done, your infrastructure is codified in Terraform, your deployments are automated, and your team has operational documentation good enough that your junior engineers can run it. 30-day support window included after delivery. One client rebuilt their entire platform from zero in 79 minutes because of what I built. Another client raised my rate 40% on their own - I didn't ask. ☁️ AWS, GCP, Azure - whatever your stack needs. Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Linkerd, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps. But you're not hiring me for tool names. You're hiring me so your infrastructure stops being the thing that keeps you up at night and starts being the reason you close enterprise deals. ───── ⭐ Government SaaS (Multi-Tenant Platform) -- Built the entire AKS platform from scratch. Linkerd service mesh enforcing mTLS tenant isolation. ArgoCD GitOps -- onboarding a new tenant is three config files. Full platform rebuild validated at 79 minutes. ⭐ Legal Tech SaaS -- Inherited half-finished Terraform fragments that didn't match what was running. Refactored into clean modules, built cross-cloud DR across GCP and AWS, automated deploys through GitHub Actions. Client raised my rate 40% unprompted. ⭐ Healthcare Finance SaaS -- Embedded after their DevOps engineer quit. 93+ PRs across 25+ repos in 5 months. JSON validation, pipeline migration, centralized templates, README enforcement org-wide. ───── If you've got infrastructure problems piling up and nobody to pick them up - send me a message and let's figure out the fix.

Tired of fragile infrastructure, unpredictable deployments, and cloud bills that keep climbing? I turn chaotic, manual environments into disciplined, automated, and security-hardened platforms that scale calmly under real pressure. I work at the intersection of Architecture, Execution, and Security. With over six plus years of experience, I don’t just build pipelines; I design systems around business constraints, traffic patterns, and strict compliance needs like FedRAMP and PCI DSS. From stabilizing AWS environments for enterprise stakeholders like Apple & eBay to scaling government platforms for 50k concurrent users, I ensure your infrastructure is a business asset, not a bottleneck. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐈 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦: • Rapid Environment Provisioning: Reduced spin-up times by ~80% using Terraform and automated multi-account baselines. • Operational Resilience: Reduced stability incidents from weekly to near-zero through custom Kubernetes remediation playbooks. • Cost & Compliance: Optimized cloud spend (e.g., AWS Macie) while driving remediation for vulnerabilities across IAM, networking, and clusters. • Faster, Safer Delivery: Integrated security checks (Trivy, SonarQube) into CI/CD pipelines to move from reactive firefighting to predictable, secure operations. 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞: I specialize in building production-ready platforms using a modern, secure-by-default stack: Cloud Platforms: AWS (EKS, ECS, IAM, VPC), Oracle Cloud (OCI/OKE), and Azure (AKS). Orchestration & GitOps: Kubernetes, Helm, Argo CD, and Istio. Infrastructure as Code: Advanced Terraform, Terragrunt, CloudFormation, and Ansible. CI/CD & Automation: GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, and Bitbucket Pipelines. Observability & Security: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Orca Security, Kyverno, and OCI Cloud Guard. 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞: ✓ Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) ✓ AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate ✓ AWS Certified Developer – Associate ✓ HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫: I don’t just configure tools; I build structured DevSecOps systems. Whether you need an AWS multi-account landing zone, a PCI DSS-aligned migration, or a Kubernetes security overhaul, I provide a clear, structured path forward. If you’re looking for someone who can bring clarity to complexity and help your platform scale without chaos, click Invite or Send a Message. 𝐋𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐬 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝟑 𝐀𝐌!

I help engineering teams stabilize infrastructure and streamline deployments using AWS, Terraform, and Kubernetes. Most clients retain me long term after initial setup to manage CI/CD pipelines, backend reliability, and production operations. With over 7+ years of hands-on DevOps experience, I work directly on Terraform provisioning, container orchestration (ECS/EKS), GitHub Actions and Jenkins pipelines, and AWS-native automation. My focus is building infrastructure that is secure, observable, and ready for continuous delivery. My focus is building infrastructure that is reliable, secure, and easy for development teams to deploy into whether supporting a SaaS platform, internal systems, or data-intensive applications. If you are facing unstable deployments, unclear infrastructure ownership, or slow release cycles, I can audit your current setup and implement practical, measurable improvements. Available for a 30-minute DevOps consult — no obligation. If you need clarity on your DevOps setup or want a second opinion on your infrastructure, feel free to message me. I can walk through your current environment and suggest practical, actionable improvements. ✅ Core Expertise • Cloud: AWS (ECS/Fargate, EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, IAM, CloudWatch) • Orchestration: Kubernetes (EKS, Helm, autoscaling, self-healing workloads) • CI/CD: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline, Docker build automation • Infrastructure as Code: Terraform (modular multi-env), CloudFormation • Systems: Linux admin, shell scripting, Ansible automation • Security & Secrets: AWS SSM, Vault, least-privilege IAM policies • Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, ELK stack • Secure networking: VPC design, load balancers, NAT gateways, VPN peering • Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB Atlas (VPC peering + security rules) ✅ Proven Delivery • Built multi-region AWS infra handling $10M+ in monthly transactions • Reduced release cycles from 2 hours to under 5 minutes using automated pipelines • Scaled containerized systems to handle millions of requests per day • Applied CIS and ISO-aligned hardening and monitoring policies • Designed rollback, blue/green, and zero-downtime deployment strategies • Reduced cloud costs 20–40% via right-sizing and architectural rewrites ✅ Approach I take full responsibility for the infrastructure — from architecture to deployment. I work directly with development teams to remove bottlenecks, enforce reliable delivery, and keep production stable. I handle full buildouts, CI/CD restructuring, and Kubernetes tuning with a focus on clear, measurable outcomes. ⚙️ Work Philosophy I meet all client requirements, then continue refining until the system meets the production standards I trust—stable, maintainable, and built for long-term use. I focus on projects where my expertise adds clear value and the execution can meet a high technical bar. Automate what can be automated. Secure what must be protected. Keep production stable.

Are you struggling with: ⚠️ Failed Deployments, 🚨 Chaotic Terraform, and Surprise 💸 AWS Bills? I make CI/CD green, Infrastructure safe, and Cloud Costs cheaper—for steady, reliable, cost‑sane DevOps 🏆 Turn Infrastructure Chaos into DevOps Confidence in weeks, not months - ✅ CI/CD: Reduce deployment failures with green builds, rollbacks, and approval workflows - ✅ Terraform: Eliminate "works on my machine" with PR-based infrastructure changes, automated testing, and audit trails - ✅ AWS Cost: Cut cloud spend with actionable recommendations and monitoring dashboards We’re a fit if… - 🔑 Your last deployment broke production at 2 AM and took 4 hours to fix. - 🔑 Someone accidentally deleted your staging environment with `terraform destroy` - 🔑 Your AWS bill doubled last month, and nobody knows why Working with me, you will - 🎉 STOP STRUGGLING with failed deploys and risky infra changes - 🎉 Move to PR‑based Terraform with policy gates and state locking - 🎉 See cost drops with before/after charts and a plan to retain savings - 🎉 Get proof, not promises: screenshots, logs, and short demos for every win About me Ex-Amazon DevOps engineer who eliminates your infrastructure headaches. I specialize in turning unreliable deployments into automated workflows and uncontrolled cloud costs into predictable budgets. Nearly a decade of experience solving these same problems repeatedly. Core expertise: Terraform infrastructure automation, AWS/Azure cloud platforms, CI/CD Pipelines (Jenkins, Github Actions, Gitlab), and AWS Cost Optimization. READY TO ELIMINATE YOUR DEVOPS HEADACHES? Click the green ‘Invite to Job’ button in the top right-hand corner, and send me your biggest infrastructure challenges. Let’s organize a call!

I am a DevOps and Site Reliability Engineer with strong expertise in cloud infrastructure, Linux systems, automation, and production operations. I help businesses design and maintain secure, scalable, and highly available environments using modern DevOps and SRE methodologies. My core competencies include Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), CI/CD pipeline architecture, containerization with Docker and Kubernetes, monitoring and alerting systems, and reliability engineering for production workloads. I focus on improving fault tolerance, optimizing performance, and ensuring operational excellence in live environments. I have hands-on experience with AWS, Linux administration, networking, DNS, databases, and web servers. I design automated workflows that reduce downtime, enhance observability, and streamline deployments. My approach centers on delivering production-ready solutions, maintaining clear communication, and providing dependable support until systems are stable, secure, and performing at their best.

I keep your servers and deployments running secure, automated, and stable so you stop firefighting and your software just works. DevOps engineer with a 100% job success record and 5-star reviews from every client so far. Most teams lose time to the same problems: deployments that break, servers that go down, infrastructure no one fully understands. I fix that. I set up your cloud infrastructure, automate your deployments, and harden your servers so they run reliably without constant babysitting. What I do for you: 1. Deploy and scale apps on AWS with clean, reusable Terraform infrastructure 2. Containerize and orchestrate with Docker, Kubernetes, and Amazon ECS/Fargate 3. Build CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins) for zero-downtime releases 4. Set up, secure, and optimize Linux/Ubuntu servers with Nginx for maximum uptime 5. Rescue and harden compromised or unstable servers and get them production-ready Why clients keep working with me: I respond within hours, communicate in plain language (no jargon dumps), and deliver work that holds up in production. My clients describe me as reliable, solution-oriented, and accountable — and they come back. Recent work: I own end-to-end AWS infrastructure for a multi-tenant platform — reusable Terraform modules, containerized services on ECS Fargate, and fully automated zero-downtime deployments. Stack: AWS · Terraform · Docker · Kubernetes · Amazon ECS · Nginx · CI/CD · Linux · Bash · Python · PostgreSQL If your app needs to be deployed the right way, your infrastructure automated, or a struggling server brought back to life, send me a message and tell me what's going on — I'll tell you exactly how I'd fix it.