Hey there! I'm Franz, a Data and Automation Specialist with a strong background in data entry, analysis, and workflow automation. With my experience in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), I bring a problem-solving mindset, process efficiency, and technical expertise to handling and optimizing data. What I Offer: ✅ Data Entry & Processing: Fast and accurate input, cleaning, and organization of data. ✅ Automation & Workflow Optimization: Streamlining repetitive tasks using automation tools. ✅ SRE-Inspired Efficiency: Applying reliability and operational best practices to data management. ✅ Spreadsheet & Database Management: Advanced Excel, Google Sheets, and database structuring. ✅ Data Analysis & Reporting: Transforming raw data into insights using reports and dashboards. ✅ Web Research & Data Collection: Gathering and organizing critical business data efficiently. With my SRE experience, I understand the importance of efficiency, reliability, and scalability, applying these principles to data handling, automation, and workflow improvement. Whether you need structured data management or process automation, I can help you enhance productivity and accuracy. 💬 Let’s chat! I’m ready to help.

Downtime costs thousands per minute. I ensure your AWS infrastructure never goes down. I am a Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) and Cloud Architect. I build, secure, and automate mission-critical cloud systems for enterprise clients—including strict financial and banking sectors where 99.99% uptime is mandatory. If your infrastructure is fragile, expensive, or deployed manually, I will transform it into a fully automated, self-healing environment using Infrastructure as Code (IaC). 🔥 CORE EXPERTISE: • Enterprise Cloud Architecture: Highly Available, Multi-AZ AWS environments (ECS, EKS, RDS, VPC). • Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Zero-click deployments with modular Terraform and Docker. • Security & Compliance: SOC2/HIPAA aligned architectures, WAF, and strict IAM policies. • CI/CD Automation: Zero-downtime pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps). • SRE & Observability: Deep monitoring, alerting, and chaos engineering (Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana). • FinOps: AWS cost optimization audits to slash your monthly cloud bill. ⚙️ ASYNC-FIRST & ZERO RISK I treat infrastructure as software and reliability as the ultimate feature. To ensure maximum engineering efficiency, I operate with an Async-First methodology, delivering production-ready code directly to your team with zero friction. 👉 Check out my "Project Catalogs" below to instantly purchase pre-packaged Enterprise Infrastructure, Security Audits, and GameDay DR Simulations.

SRE | DevOps Engineer | Python Backend Developer | Kubernetes | AWS I help companies build, automate, monitor, and scale production systems. My background combines Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), DevOps, Linux infrastructure, and Python software development. I enjoy solving problems across the entire stack: from backend services and APIs to Kubernetes clusters, observability platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud infrastructure. Core Skills: • Python • FastAPI • Linux Administration • Docker & Docker Compose • Kubernetes • Multi cloud • CI/CD Pipelines • Prometheus & Grafana • Distributed Systems • Infrastructure Automation • Monitoring & Alerting • System Reliability Engineering • REST APIs • Git & GitHub What I Can Help With: Kubernetes deployments and troubleshooting Dockerization of applications Production-grade Python backend development API development with FastAPI Monitoring, logging, and observability Infrastructure automation Linux server administration CI/CD implementation Performance optimization and troubleshooting My Recent Project Experience: • Built a production-grade intelligent lighting control platform using Python and Linux • Designed scheduler-driven automation systems with fault-tolerant execution • Developed FastAPI-based backend services • Implemented monitoring and observability using Prometheus and Grafana • Built Dockerized services for deployment and operations • Managed Linux-based systems and operational tooling My approach is simple: build systems that are reliable, observable, maintainable, and scalable. I focus not only on making software work but also on ensuring it can operate safely in production environments. Let's discuss your infrastructure, automation, backend, or reliability challenges.

I'm a certified Dynatrace Professional and Observability Consultant, helping teams deploy clean, scalable dashboards, SLO strategies, and tagging hierarchies. I’ve supported Fortune 500s, government agencies, and internal labs to modernize how they visualize and act on their metrics. Looking for part-time, project-based work in: Dynatrace onboarding & optimization Monaco configuration (as code) Tagging, alerting, and visibility frameworks Splunk/DQL dashboard tuning

# DevOps, SRE, and Cloud Expertise I have 13+ years of total IT industry experience in building products as well as providing production-grade services to multinational companies in different domains, i.e., cloud computing, data engineering, ML/AI modelling, mobile app development, and most importantly doing all of that with DevOps and SRE oriented mindset, while implementing CI/CD integrations. I have 5+ years of experience in the following roles: - DevOps/SRE - (infrastructure provisioning (IaC), containerization, CI/CD pipelines, reliability, scalability, observability, security, cost optimization) - Cloud Engineering - (cloud-native SaaS apps, app modernization, data lakes, multi-tier environments on AWS) I have proven my skills in a vast variety of areas where I: - Managed all AWS accounts using AWS Control Tower under an AWS Organization - Performed Database Management – version updates, security, scaling, logical replication, and monitoring using Datadog - Saved over $200,000/annum in Cloud Costs by capacity reservation, optimization, and auto-handling of unused resources - Set up IPSec Site-to-Site VPN Tunnel and VPN Clients to allow connection to critical resources over a private network only - Reported HIPAA Compliance Status using AWS Config and Security Status using Security Hub & other integrated services - Standardized the Networking Scheme for all the accounts under AWS Organization - Implemented SSO for AWS Organization, GitHub, Sentry using Google Workspace as Identity Provider - Provisioned Multi-region, Multi-account Infrastructure for internal and commercial products using Stacks and StackSets - Responded to emergency events and developer requests as a first responder - Added monitoring capabilities using Datadog by creating dashboards, monitors, SLOs, alarms, integrations, etc. - Containerized services and automating deployments on Lambdas, ECS, Databricks, etc., using GitHub Actions CD pipelines - Standardized company-wide code styling using pre-commit hooks and automated CI implemented as GitHub Actions - Migrated complete infrastructure from Troposphere and Terraform to CDK for all environments, including production - Set up processes for effective async communication, coding standards, and performing regular code reviews # Data Engineering Expertise I have 13+ years of total IT industry experience in building products as well as providing production-grade services to multinational companies in different domains, i.e., data engineering, cloud computing, ML/AI modelling, mobile app development, and most importantly doing all of that with DevOps and SRE oriented mindset, while implementing CI/CD integrations. I have 4+ years of experience in delivering Data Engineering solutions, where I excel in: - ingesting data to build data lakes, data warehouses, and data marts - building ETL/ELT pipelines to standardize data structure - creating data visualizations to help businesses gain valuable insight to drive business decisions - building machine learning models based on the data that is ingested, cleaned, and imputed as per the business use case - providing data science solutions (analytics and visualizations using QuickSight, Tableau etc) and machine learning models (regression, clustering, neural network etc. using Amazon Sagemaker) for numerous big companies, including but not limited to Fortune 500 companies. I worked in various business domains where I dealt with investment, financial, and clickstream data. I also took MIT's online course called "The Analytics Edge" (certificate attached in profile)

DevOps / Site Reliability Engineer with 4+ years managing production infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and GCP. I specialize in Kubernetes, CI/CD automation, and building observability into systems so problems get caught before they become outages. Recent results: • Cut deployment time by 60% by containerizing legacy applications with Docker • Reduced manual deployment effort by 70% building CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure Pipelines) • Maintained 99.9% uptime operating production EKS clusters • Reduced security risk by 80% through vulnerability patching with cybersecurity teams • Cut technical debt by 20% using SonarQube static analysis Core stack: AWS · Azure · GCP · Kubernetes (EKS, AKS, GKE) · Docker · Terraform · GitHub Actions · Jenkins · ArgoCD · Prometheus/Grafana · ELK Stack Certified: GCP Professional Cloud Architect, GCP Associate Cloud Engineer, Cisco Cybersecurity Essentials Currently DevOps Engineer at a live product company managing multi-environment AWS infrastructure. Available for freelance projects in CI/CD setup, Kubernetes migration/optimization, infrastructure automation (Terraform), and monitoring/observability implementation.

𝐀𝐇𝐌𝐄𝐃 ! 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐐𝐀 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫, 𝐢 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 (𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐲) 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐥𝐲. Most clients come to me because their app has hidden bugs, poor user experience, or last-minute issues before release. These problems cause bad reviews, user drop-offs, and lost revenue. With 10+ years of hands on experience helping teams deliver stable, user friendly and bug free applications. With a strong attention to detail, I thoroughly test systems to uncover hidden issues, improve quality, and ensure a seamless user experience. I have successfully tested 100+ applications across web, mobile (iOS & Android), desktop, SaaS, AI, fintech, healthcare, e-commerce, gaming, and streaming platforms. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐝𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭: 1- Manual QA Testing: Functional, Regression, Smoke, UAT, Exploratory & Accessibility Testing 2- Database Testing: End-to-end testing using SQL Server, MySQL 3- API Testing: End-to-end REST API testing using Postman & Swagger 4- Performance Testing: APIs & web applications using JMeter & BlazeMeter 5- Security Testing: Detecting and analyzing vulnerabilities ( OWASP ZAP & Burp Suite ) 6- Automation Testing: Selenium with Java & Python 7- Cross-Browser Testing: Responsive and compatibility testing across devices 8- Test Case Design & Execution: Writing and executing clear, structured test cases 9- Bug Reporting & Documentation: Detailed reports using Jira, TestRail, ClickUp & Azure 10- UX & Usability Testing: Improving user experience, flow, and accessibility 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 & 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡: Jira, TestRail, Postman, Selenium (Java & Python), SQL Server, MySQL, JMeter, GitHub, Trello, Slack, Azure DevOps 𝐌𝐲 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐲: Every click, swipe, and interaction matters. I don’t just find bugs—I ensure your users have an exceptional experience. My structured testing approach, clear communication, and detailed reporting keep projects on track and stakeholders confident. 𝐃𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞: • eCommerce • SaaS Platforms • Healthcare Systems • Mobile Applications • Fintech & Banking • Gaming & Entertainment • POS & ERP Systems 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐞: • Zero critical bugs shipped in recent projects • Fast turnaround (24–48 hours for urgent testing) • Reduced post-release issues by up to 90% • Clear communication & proactive QA mindset • Reliable, detail-oriented, and easy to work with If you want a QA expert who breaks software so your users don’t have to, let’s connect. 👉 Click “Invite to Job” and send me a message to get started. Regards, Ahmed Hassan Keywords: QA Engineer, Software Tester, Manual Testing, Automation Testing, API Testing, REST API, Postman, Selenium, Java, Python, SQL, Database Testing, Performance Testing, Load Testing, JMeter, Security Testing, OWASP, Bug Tracking, Jira, TestRail, Agile QA, Web Testing, Mobile App Testing, iOS Testing, Android Testing, Cross Browser Testing, Usability Testing, Regression Testing, Smoke Testing, UAT Testing, SaaS Testing, E-commerce Testing, Fintech Testing, QA Analyst, Software Quality Assurance, Test Case Writing, Bug Reporting

I am a Senior System Administrator & Site Reliability Engineer in Hosting Server Industry with over 10 years of professional experience managing, securing, and optimizing large-scale hosting and cloud infrastructures. Throughout my career, I have been directly hands-on for 5,000+ Linux & windows servers across multi-datacenter environments, spanning both traditional hosting platforms and modern virtualization/cloud ecosystems. What I Do Best * Linux Server Administration (RHEL, AlmaLinux, Rocky, CloudLinux, Ubuntu, Debian) * Hosting Stack: cPanel, DirectAdmin, Plesk (Linux & Windows Server) * Virtualization: Proxmox, Virtualizor, Virtuozzo HCI, SolusVM, OnApp, VMware * Automation & DevOps: Ansible, GitLab CI/CD, PXE, AWX * Mail Servers: Exim, Postfix, SmarterMail * Web Servers: Apache, Nginx, Litespeed * Backup Systems: JetBackup, Acronis, R1Soft, PBS * Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, LibreNMS, New Relic * Server Performance Optimization & Hardening * Incident Response & Production Troubleshooting High-Impact Projects I Delivered * Built full Linux monitoring infrastructure (CheckMK, Prometheus ecosystem) * Designed & deployed VPN and access security system using AlmaLinux * Automated server provisioning with Ansible + GitLab pipelines * Developed automation systems for hosting provisioning (PXE + GitLab) * Built DCIM & internal asset management *Created internal password-sharing & access policy systems Leadership Experience * Led data center migration operations * Built Proxmox-based & Virtualizor VPS infrastructure for enterprise workloads * Successfully launched new hosting & VPS products (multi-million IDR revenue monthly) * Managed cross-functional teams (engineering, developers, business) If you need a high-level SRE, Linux administrator, or hosting expert who can solve critical issues, stabilize infrastructure, optimize performance, and automate systems — I can help you.

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I’m a DevOps / Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) focused on building secure, scalable, and reliable infrastructure that allows engineering teams to deploy and run revenue-generating applications with confidence. I help teams run production systems that are stable, secure, and cheap enough to scale without panic. My work usually covers the full lifecycle of running applications in production: 1. Designing sane workflows so developers can build, test, and deploy without needing deep infrastructure knowledge. 2. Setting up metrics, logs, and alerts that help teams detect issues early and debug problems quickly in Kubernetes environments. 3. Working with Security Engineers and GRC teams to enforce platform policies and meet compliance requirements such as PCI DSS, ISO 27001 (ISMS), and NDPR. 4. Leading and supporting migrations from AWS to Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including:       - Moving workloads from EKS, EC2, S3, ECR, and Security Groups to GCP equivalents       - Migrating Amazon RDS to Cloud SQL using Google Cloud Database Migration Service (DMS)       - Migrating data from Amazon S3 to Google Cloud Storage using Storage Transfer Service 5. Building CI/CD pipelines that support automated testing, image builds, security checks, and reliable deployments to Kubernetes. 6. Running staging and production environments cleanly. 7.Managing CPU, memory, autoscaling, quotas, and limits to keep clusters stable and cloud bills under control. 8. Designing Kubernetes networking, ingress/gateway setups and traffic policies. 9. Hardening containers, enforcing security contexts, scanning images, and reducing attack surfaces in production clusters. 10. Enforcing standards and policies across  Kubernetes clusters so teams don’t accidentally break security or reliability guarantees. 11. Operating and maintaining multiple Kubernetes clusters across environments or regions. 12. Connecting Kubernetes workloads to external systems like databases, queues, third-party APIs, and cloud services safely and reliably. 13. Operating services like PostgreSQL, Redis, RabbitMQ, vector databases, and other critical components inside Kubernetes. 14. Managing application configuration, secrets, and RBAC properly so systems are secure .