Zohaib Riaz
Senior Consultant - Cloud Services @Systems Limited
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Consultant - Cloud Services @Systems Limited
Lahore, PK
Responsibilities & Key Achievements:Built secure and scalable Azure infrastructure using Terraform, automating deployment and reducing manual configuration work by 70%.1. End-to-End CI/CD Automation (Azure DevOps, Docker, Kubernetes – On-Prem)* Designed and implemented a complete multi-stage CI/CD pipelines.* Automated the entire build and release workflow including Docker image creation, tagging, artifact management, and Docker Hub pushes.* Delivered secure deployments using service connections, secure files, and dynamic tag injection for Kubernetes manifest updates.* Achieved zero-downtime deployments by leveraging Kubernetes rollout strategies, ensuring highly reliable application releases.2. AKS Provisioning Through Terraform in CI/CD Pipelines* Built a fully automated AKS provisioning pipeline using Terraform within Azure DevOps, replacing manual cluster creation with repeatable infrastructure-as-code workflows.* Implemented automated terraform validate → plan → apply stages for predictable and compliant infrastructure deployments.* Delivered scalable, version-controlled AKS clusters aligned with IaC best practices, improving operational consistency across environments.* Increased deployment reliability and reduced human error by standardizing cluster creation and configuration in CI/CD.3. Production-Grade Kubernetes Ingress Automation (External-DNS, cert-manager, Let’s Encrypt)* Automated the entire Kubernetes ingress lifecycle, enabling seamless DNS and TLS provisioning for production applications.Integrated External-DNS, cert-manager, Let’s Encrypt, and DNS updater controllers to ensure:* Automatic DNS registration* Automatic HTTPS certificate issuance* Continuous certificate renewals* Consistent, secure ingress routing across environments* Strengthened security posture and eliminated manual steps in cloud networking and ingress management.
EDUCATION
BPP University
Master of Science - MS, MSc Data Analytics with Management
University of Sargodha
Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science
ABOUT ZOHAIB RIAZ
Senior Cloud DBA & DevOps Engineer with 11+ years of experience delivering secure, scalable, and automated infrastructure solutions using Azure, Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, Ansible, and Azure DevOps. Expert in designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines, containerized workloads, and infrastructure-as-code for both cloud-native and hybrid environments. Proven ability to architect resilient platforms leveraging VNets, NSGs, Bastion, Load Balancers, and Linux-based systems.Bridging infrastructure engineering and database administration, I hold multiple certifications — Oracle 19c OCP, MySQL 8 OCP, Azure SQL DP-300 — with deep expertise across Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server. This rare combination enables me to optimize and automate data-driven platforms within modern DevOps ecosystems.Key AchievementsBuilt secure and scalable Azure infrastructure using Terraform, automating deployment and reducing manual configuration work by 70%.1. End-to-End CI/CD Automation (Azure DevOps, Docker, Kubernetes – On-Prem)2. AKS Provisioning Through Terraform in CI/CD Pipelines3. Production-Grade Kubernetes Ingress Automation (External-DNS, cert-manager, Let’s Encrypt)Core Competencies:* Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Terraform, Ansible* Containers & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes (AKS & on-prem)* CI/CD & Automation: Azure DevOps pipelines, Linux automation* Cloud Platforms: Azure (primary), AWS (RDS, EC2)* Databases (Bonus Expertise): Oracle RAC, Data Guard, GoldenGate, MySQL Replication, PostgreSQL HA
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