Available for Work  ·  Lahore, Pakistan

Muhammad Awais Latif

DevOps Engineer & Cloud Architect

2+ years of hands-on experience designing scalable cloud infrastructure, implementing CI/CD pipelines, and building enterprise-grade monitoring solutions on AWS & OCI.

AWS Docker Kubernetes Terraform CI/CD ELK Stack Linux Jenkins

Muhammad Awais Latif

DevOps Engineer · Cloud Infrastructure · CI/CD Specialist

DevOps Engineer with 2+ years of solid hands-on experience optimizing CI/CD pipelines, automating infrastructure with Terraform, and deploying scalable applications on Amazon Web Services.

Proven track record in streamlining resource provisioning, reducing manual configuration efforts, and enhancing deployment consistency through Docker containerization and orchestration.

Experienced in designing cloud-native solutions on AWS and OCI — ensuring high availability, scalability, and security. Passionate about leveraging IaC, observability, and DevOps best practices to build resilient, self-healing systems.

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Technologies & Tools

Specialized in cloud infrastructure, containerization, and automation

# Cloud Infrastructure
AWS Oracle Cloud (OCI) VPC ECS CloudWatch RDS
# Containers & Orchestration
Docker Kubernetes Proxmox VE VM Backup & Recovery
# CI/CD & Automation
Jenkins GitHub Actions GitLab CI Terraform Ansible
# Observability & Security
ELK Stack OpenSCAP MySQL ElastiCache
# Languages & Version Control
Python Bash Linux GitHub BitBucket

Work History

Building scalable infrastructure and optimizing deployment pipelines

DevOps Engineer The Neo Solutions Jul 2025 – Present
Architected a centralized ELK logging framework for microservices ↓70% troubleshooting time
Integrated Auto Scaling Groups with health checks and dynamic scaling policies for high availability
Engineered production database auditing via ELK to track SQL queries and source IPs for security compliance
Containerized and orchestrated applications using Amazon ECS for consistent multi-workload deployment
Deployed scalable web apps on AWS Elastic Beanstalk with automated environment provisioning
Administered OCI services — Compute, Block Storage, VCN, Security Lists, NSGs, IAM with least-privilege policies
Streamlined 3-tier delivery via GitLab CI & GitHub Actions ↑40% deployment frequency
Provisioned custom high-concurrency Runners on GitHub & GitLab ↓60% deployment latency
Architected secure CI/CD workflows with Linux ACLs and real-time Slack alerts for transparent deployment status
DevOps Engineer 7 Kings Code, LLC Dec 2024 – Jun 2025
Optimized CI/CD pipelines via Jenkins, reducing manual intervention and increasing efficiency
Deployed scalable 3-tier applications using Docker with high uptime and environment stability
Configured Nginx Reverse Proxy for load balancing and security ↓20% latency
Optimized app performance with AWS ElastiCache ↓30% database traffic
Provisioned Amazon RDS for relational database management, reducing maintenance overhead
Deployed frontend apps on AWS Amplify with integrated CI/CD and secure static hosting
Monitored with CloudWatch, set up proactive alerts ↓30% incident response time
Implemented automated OpenSCAP vulnerability scanning across all production servers
Full-scale VM platform migration from Hyper-V to Proxmox VE
Engineered HA Proxmox cluster across 3 nodes with PBS and centralized management

Deployments & Achievements

Real-world solutions for enterprise-scale challenges

elk-logging-infra
RUNNING
⭐ FEATURED
ELK Stack Logging Infrastructure
Enterprise Log Aggregation System
Designed and implemented a complete logging pipeline using Kafka, Logstash, Elasticsearch, and Kibana. Handles bulk log ingestion from Node.js apps with real-time visualization and SQL query auditing.
Apache Kafka Logstash Elasticsearch Kibana Node.js Winston
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nestjs-cicd-pipeline
DEPLOYED
Automated CI/CD Pipeline for Nest.js
AWS CodePipeline Integration
Designed a comprehensive CI/CD pipeline using AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild for automated build and test stages, and Elastic Beanstalk for seamless deployment with dbping & health-check validations.
AWS CodePipeline CodeBuild Elastic Beanstalk Nest.js E2E Testing
ecs-terraform-infra
DEPLOYED
Infrastructure-as-Code for ECS
Terraform · AWS ECS
Production-grade IaC using Terraform for Amazon ECS. Provisioned ECS Cluster, Auto Scaling Groups, ALB with target groups, and ECS Service. Reduced environment setup by 60% via automation.
Terraform AWS ECS ALB ASG VPC
proxmox-ha-cluster
RUNNING
Proxmox HA Cluster
Centralized Virtualization Management
Architected a High Availability Proxmox cluster across 3 nodes. Integrated Proxmox Datacenter Manager and Proxmox Backup Server (PBS) for a unified, resilient virtualization environment.
Proxmox VE HA Cluster Datacenter Manager PBS Ceph
openscap-compliance
DEPLOYED
Linux Compliance Audit
Automated Security Standards
Automated security compliance auditing using OpenSCAP for Ubuntu and Windows Server. Established a standardized vulnerability assessment process ensuring infra adheres to strict security benchmarks.
OpenSCAP Ubuntu Windows Server Security Compliance Bash Scripting
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vm-backup-migration
DEPLOYED
Cross-Platform VM Backup Solution
Hyper-V to Proxmox Migration & Recovery
Engineered a backup and recovery strategy using Vinchin Backup & Recovery. Configured Vinchin to manage both Hyper-V and Proxmox environments with cross-platform restore capability.
Vinchin Backup Hyper-V Proxmox Disaster Recovery Migration

Education

Building strong foundations in computer science

Bachelor of Computer Science
University of Lahore
2024
Intermediate in Computer Science (ICS)
Air Base Inter College, Sargodha
2021
Matriculation
Air Base Inter College, Sargodha
2019

Certifications and Simulations

Credentials, and hands-on job simulations completed with industry leaders

Introduction to Data Science
Commonwealth Bank · Forage
June 2026
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Cybersecurity
Mastercard · Forage
June 2026
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AI in Action
Vista · Forage
June 2026
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DevOps on AWS: Operate and Monitor
Amazon Web Services · Coursera
September 2024
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DevOps on AWS: Code, Build, and Test
Amazon Web Services · Coursera
September 2024
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AWS Cloud Technical Essentials
Amazon Web Services · Coursera
September 2024
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AWS Cloud Quest: Cloud Practitioner
AWS Training & Certification
September 2024
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Open to opportunities, collaborations, and conversations

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