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Shahad Ahmed

Riyadh,Saudi Arabia

Summary

DevOps Engineer with a proven record in optimizing software delivery pipelines and ensuring flawless deployments. CKAD-certified, skilled in Kubernetes operations, Docker, Helm, and CI/CD automation. Collaborative problem-solver committed to delivering efficient, high-quality solutions in dynamic environments

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Sr. DevOps Specialist

Al-tanfeethi
Riyadh
02.2025 - Current
  • Facilitated the adoption of DevOps practices, improving collaboration between development, operations, and QA teams.
  • Designed and implemented CI pipelines, enabling smooth and reliable deployments to production environments.
  • Automated routine tasks using scripting languages (e.g. Python, PowerShell).
  • Automated release processes, including the generation and distribution of release notes to stakeholders, enhancing transparency and efficiency

Architect I

Thiqah Business Services
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
04.2023 - 02.2025

●Managed SaaS services end-to-end, ensuring high reliability and availability.

●Streamlined application deployment by packaging services with Helm.

●Automated routine tasks for performance testing, and configuration management,
reducing manual effort and improving efficiency.
●Implemented a complete CI/CD pipeline using Azure Pipeline, achieving automated and
efficient service deployments.
●Enhanced service monitoring by integrating Prometheus for metric exposure and creating
interactive analytics dashboards with Grafana.
●Implemented necessary alerts in Prometheus, enabling proactive identification and
resolution of potential issues.
●Oversaw storage solutions, including scheduling regular backups to ensure data resilience
and integrity.
●Designed and implemented periodic disaster recovery (DR) strategies to safeguard service
continuity.
●Delivered operational support for products utilizing these services, maintaining smooth functionality and resolving issues

Associate architect

Thiqah Business Services
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
12.2021 - 04.2023
  • Provided a successful presentation of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions, including
    Redis, Rabbit MQ, and MongoDB, to clients.

    Worked on analyzing critical business aspects, resulting in a compelling and effective
    service offering presentation.

    Developed robust APIs using .NET, enhancing the efficient management of services.●
    Packaged and deployed applications, ensuring seamless integration and optimal performance.

Education

Bachelor of Computer Science - Computer Science

Taif University
Ta'if, Mecca Region
/2016 - /2021

Skills

  • Docker containerization
  • Helm package manager
  • CI/CD pipelines
  • Kubernetes operations and administration
  • Git
  • Azure DevOps
  • Redis
  • Rabbit MQ
  • MongoDB

Languages

English
Fluent
Arabic
Native

Certification

Certified Kubernetes Application Developer

Timeline

Sr. DevOps Specialist

Al-tanfeethi
02.2025 - Current

Architect I

Thiqah Business Services
04.2023 - 02.2025

Associate architect

Thiqah Business Services
12.2021 - 04.2023

Bachelor of Computer Science - Computer Science

Taif University
/2016 - /2021
Shahad Ahmed