Tauhid Arah

About Tauhid Arah

I am a Senior DevOps Engineer with 7+ years of experience designing, automating, and operating secure, scalable AWS cloud platforms in enterprise environments. I specialize in cloud platform engineering, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD automation, container orchestration, and DevSecOps practices.Currently at Netgear, I lead AWS standardization and platform engineering initiatives using Terraform and AWS CDK, enabling consistent provisioning of networking, IAM, encryption, and Kubernetes (EKS) across multiple environments. I design and optimize GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines with reusable workflows, automated approvals, and quality gates—improving deployment reliability, release consistency, and security posture.Previously at Cisco Systems, I architected and operated enterprise-scale AWS infrastructure using AWS CDK with TypeScript, reducing provisioning time by nearly 60%. I built cost-efficient CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and self-hosted GitHub Actions runners, automated cross-account deployments, and implemented IaC for services including Lambda, S3, RDS, EMR, SageMaker, and KMS, significantly reducing configuration drift.Across my roles, I have consistently focused on operational excellence, cloud cost optimization, and reliability engineering, partnering closely with application, data, and security teams to translate business requirements into resilient, production-ready cloud solutions. Core Expertise:AWS: EC2, EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS, IAM, KMS, CloudWatch, OrganizationsInfrastructure as Code: Terraform, AWS CDK (TypeScript), AnsibleCI/CD & Automation: GitHub Actions, Jenkins, SonarQubeContainers: Docker, Kubernetes, Amazon EKS, HelmDevSecOps: Least-privilege IAM, secure SDLC, monitoring & incident responseI’m passionate about building cloud platforms that scale, stay secure, and enable teams to deliver faster with confidence.

Experience

1. Senior Devops Engineer

   NETGEAR

   Oct 2023 — Present

   Lead platform engineering initiatives to standardize AWS environments using Terraform and AWS CDK, enabling consistent provisioning of VPC networking, IAM roles, encryption, EKS clusters, and shared services across multiple environments.•Designed and optimized GitHub Actions CI CD pipelines with reusable workflows, environment protections, artifact versioning, and automated approvals, significantly improving deployment reliability and release consistency.•Architected container based deployment workflows using Docker, Amazon ECR, and Kubernetes EKS, reducing environment related issues and improving production release stability across teams.•Embedded DevSecOps practices into CI CD pipelines by enforcing SonarQube quality gates, dependency checks, and secure credential handling, improving secure software delivery without impacting velocity.•Implemented centralized monitoring and alerting using CloudWatch metrics, logs, and alarms, improving visibility into infrastructure health and reducing mean time to detect and resolve incidents.•Collaborated closely with application, data, and security teams to translate scalability, performance, and compliance requirements into cloud architecture decisions aligned with business goals.•Led cloud cost optimization efforts by analyzing compute utilization, storage lifecycle policies, and idle resources, implementing rightsizing and retention strategies that reduced recurring cloud spend.•Participated in on call rotations and incident response activities, performing root cause analysis and implementing automation and preventive controls to reduce repeat failures.•Authored and maintained operational documentation, runbooks, and infrastructure standards to improve onboarding efficiency and ensure consistent engineering practices across teams.

Education

• Federal University of Technology Minna

  Bachelor's degree, Physics