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Zain Ahmed

Senior Quality Engineer, DevOps & CloudArchitecture Expert

Building enterprise applications with test automation excellence, DevOps pipelines, and secure cloud infrastructure, delivering 85%+ coverage and zero production defects for healthcare and fintech.

2x AWS Certified

6+ Years of Experience

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AWS Certified

Trusted by 20+ enterprises

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Core Competencies

Technical Expertise

A comprehensive toolkit for building, securing, and scaling modern cloud-native infrastructure.

Cloud Platforms & Architecture

AWS (DevOps Pro, SA Associate)AzureGCPMulti-Cloud StrategySolutions ArchitectureCloud EngineeringCloud Migration

DevOps & CI/CD

GitHub ActionsJenkinsGitLab CIAzure DevOpsArgoCDCircleCITravis CIAgile/Scrum

DevSecOps & Cyber Security

Shift-Left SecurityPolicy-as-Code (OPA)Vulnerability Scanning (Trivy, SonarQube, Aqua)Secret Management (Vault)Zero Trust PrinciplesISO 27001SOC 2

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

TerraformAnsibleCloudFormationAzure BicepPulumiHelmKustomize

Containers & Orchestration

DockerKubernetes (EKS, AKS, GKE)Amazon ECRDocker SwarmContainer Security

Observability & Monitoring

PrometheusGrafanaELK StackDatadogNew RelicCloudWatchSplunkAPM

Programming & Scripting

Python (Boto3)Go (Golang)BashPowerShellJava (Spring Boot)JavaScript/TypeScript

Networking & Databases

VPC DesignLoad BalancingDNS/CDNNetwork SecurityRDSDynamoDBPostgreSQLRedisMySQLMongoDB

SysOps & FinOps

Linux Admin (RHEL, Ubuntu, CentOS)Windows ServerPerformance TuningDisaster RecoveryCost OptimizationResource Rightsizing

Test Automation & Quality Engineering

Selenium WebDriverREST AssuredPostmanCypressAppiumWebDriver IOTest Frameworks (JUnit, TestNG)Page Object ModelData-Driven Testing

API & Integration Testing

REST API TestingSOAP API TestingAPI AutomationPostman CollectionsNewman CLIContract TestingIntegration TestingEnd-to-End Testing

QA Methodologies & Tools

Agile/Scrum TestingTDD/BDDRegression TestingSmoke TestingAccessibility Testing (WCAG)Performance TestingMobile Testing (iOS/Android)ISTQB/CTFL

Client Solutions

Technical Sandbox

A selection of my work, demonstrating practical application of my technical skills.

DCMA - Global CBDC Platform

Enterprise FinTech infrastructure for Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) governance, featuring multi-region deployment, BIS/SWIFT API integration, and banking-grade security compliance.

KubernetesTerraformFinTechSWIFT APIPCI-DSS

PivotalBuild - Enterprise DevOps Transformation

Led CI/CD modernization and test automation frameworks (Selenium, REST Assured) for multi-cloud enterprise clients, achieving significant reductions in MTTD and manual testing effort.

DevOpsCI/CDTerraformAutomationGrafana

Yubi - FinTech Yield Account Platform

A full-stack financial platform offering blockchain-enabled yield accounts, built with Next.js/Node.js, automated compliance validation, and a focus on financial security (SOC 2, PCI).

Next.jsBlockchainNode.jsSOC 2Automation

Molars Dental Clinic - Multi-Branch Platform

A secure, GDPR-compliant healthcare web application featuring online appointment booking, multi-branch management, and comprehensive automated testing for patient workflows.

Next.jsHealthcareSeleniumGDPRNetlify

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Insights

Featured Articles

Sharing insights and best practices from the cloud architecture trenches.

The AWS Outage That Broke the Internet: What Cloud Engineers Need to Know

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Cloud Architecture|October 21, 2025

The AWS Outage That Broke the Internet: What Cloud Engineers Need to Know

Yesterday's 15-hour AWS outage wasn't just another technical glitch—it was a wake-up call for every organization betting their future on cloud infrastructure. This article explores what happened, the hard truths engineers must accept, and the strategic shifts now required for business survival.

5 min read

Cloud Architecture|May 22

Multi-Cloud Architecture in 2025: Beyond Vendor Lock-In

14 min read

AI & Cloud|Mar 15

AI-Driven Cloud Infrastructure: The 2025 Paradigm Shift

12 min read

AWS|Jan 15

10 Proven Strategies for AWS Cost Optimization

8 min read

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Testimonials

Trusted by Industry Leaders

Discover the impact of our collaboration through the words of clients who have experienced it firsthand.

“Zain was insightful and relentless in making sure that I was happy and excited with the end result of our project. I highly recommend his team for your next project!”

Chris Z

CEO & Founder, Pacific One Mortgage Inc

“Zain and his team have done a wonderful job of building our new website. The work was done quickly, efficiently, and adjustments were handled rapidly.”

David Kocharhook

Business Development Manager, Cosmos Continuum

“I highly recommend Zain as an exceptional Engineer with outstanding expertise in AWS and Azure. He architected scalable, secure cloud solutions while maintaining cost efficiency.”

JRS

Jahangir Raza Shah

Software Architect, Contour Software

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Let's Work Together

Have a cloud architecture challenge? Let's discuss how I can help transform your infrastructure.

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Find a time on my calendar for a free, no-obligation 30-minute discovery call to discuss your project.

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Location

Mississauga, ON, Canada (Remote Available)

Availability

Accepting projects for Q4 2025 and 2026