NABIL AZIZ

KernelCMD | Calgary, CAN (Remote)

Incorporated DevOps Consulting business acting as the sole DevOps Engineer within the corporation. Sub-contracted to help a SaaS company achieve SOC2 compliance ahead of onboarding a client. The project involved:

• Suggested and implemented infrastructure changes via Terragrunt to align with SOC 2 requirements.
• Implemented a Terraform module for AWS Fault Injection Simulator to run chaos engineering experiments as code against an EKS cluster.
• Implemented a company-wide security awareness training program and conducted simulated phishing tests through an authorized vendor.
• Helped write company policies around a disaster recovery plan. Also helped fill out multiple SOC2 questionnaires related to data handling practices and the usage of AI in the client facing services and internally.

Liatrio | California, USA (remote)

While working for this US based DevOps consultancy I worked on many client projects including a major Airline's cyber security department with the focus of improving and securing the developer experience. For a startup I helped implement an end to end MLOps deployment Greenfield project on AWS and CoreWeave. For a major US based auctioneering company I helped orchestrate a migration project of around 1400 repositories from ADO to Github. Finally, I also helped reduce Infrastructure costs through FinOps based projects. I also was involved in an internal workshop which focused on improving our prompt engineering skills in a collaborative team environment.

• Introduced and rewrote Terraform modules, implemented Terragrunt into the existing code base. Used ArgoCD to help maintain EKS clusters and modified AWS IAM roles and policies, ensuring least privilege access. Finally, modified over 100 Docker images and packages built from source to reduce container CVE vulnerabilities.
• Committed to attending all onsite client rotations, fostering stronger relationships which helped translate business requirements into infrastructure solutions with the focus of improving the developer experience within the client and engaging in selling technical solutions to higher level stakeholders.
• Developed Python AWS Lambda scripts and AWS OpenSearch dashboards to introduce and improve observability for over 250 developers within the department.
• Introduced and implemented SAST and Dependency management tools to reduce developer backlog and helped secure developer CI pipelines.
• Mentored over 30 colleagues through multiple clients, thereby strengthening the client's overall competency with any new solutions that was implemented.