Ahmad Babaei Moghadam
Cloud Platform Engineer And Developer | Tech Lead
Hamburg
Summary
Cloud Platform Engineer with 10+ years of experience in designing and automating scalable cloud solutions. Proficient in Kubernetes and AWS, with a strong emphasis on DevOps practices. Known for delivering innovative secure infrastructure solutions and addressing complex challenges directly. Skilled in orchestrating Kubernetes operators, CI/CD pipelines, and creating cost-efficient automated and secure cloud infrastructures.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
3
3
Languages
Work History
Technical Lead - Cloud Platform Engineering
Graylog Inc.
07.2024 - Current
- Company Overview: https://graylog.com
- Reduced tenant costs by up to 60% through various optimizations:
- Migrated OpenSearch to self-hosted environments
- Enabled dynamic JVM tuning for Graylog and OpenSearch
- Implemented the Warm Tier feature for storage efficiency
- Planned, defined, managed, and tracked product roadmap initiatives
- Proactively unblocked project owners by identifying and resolving blockers
- Fostered collaboration with cross-functional teams to streamline inter-team projects
- Increased application stability by regularly monitoring performance metrics, addressing bottlenecks proactively to minimize downtime occurrences.
Senior Cloud Platform Engineer
Graylog Inc.
04.2022 - 07.2024
- Company Overview: https://graylog.com
- Designing, developing, and maintaining Graylog as a Service on AWS Cloud
- Reduced onboarding/upgrading process from days to hours by designing an extensible, scalable, and maintainable automation system using Argo-Workflows
- Design a GitOps system to enable self-service for other teams based on Helm and Flux CD
- Enable granular cost reporting for a multi-tenant design based on AWS Cost Explorer and Kubecost
- Manage/Configure EKS clusters
- Design and implement data migration processes
- Design and implement Kubernetes operators
- Design and implement a centralized monitoring system using Prometheus and Thanos
Senior Cloud Engineer
x-ion GmbH
12.2021 - 03.2022
- Company Overview: https://www.x-ion.de/
- Design, develop and maintain PaaS and DBaaS
- Designed and deployed scalable cloud architectures for improved application performance and reliability.
- Optimized existing cloud environments by identifying bottlenecks and implementing best practices for performance improvements.
Cloud Engineer
x-ion GmbH
07.2019 - 11.2021
- Company Overview: https://www.x-ion.de/
- Design and develop managed Kubernetes service on top of OpenStack
- Design and develop managed Highly-available CockroachDB on top of OpenStack
- Used metrics to monitor application and infrastructure performance.
- Reduced server downtime by proactively monitoring cloud resources and addressing potential issues before they escalated.
- Enhanced cloud infrastructure efficiency by implementing advanced automation techniques and tools.
Operations Engineer
Mobarakeh Steel Company
04.2013 - 06.2019
- Company Overview: https://www.mse.ir/en/
- Maintaining and administrating Linux systems
- Conducted root cause analysis for recurring issues, resulting in long-term solutions and improved system stability.
- Trained junior engineers on standard operating procedures, contributing to a knowledgeable and skilled workforce.
Education
Master of Science - Computer Engineering
Sharif University of Technology
Tehran, Iran 04.2012 - 01.2014
Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering
Najafabad University
Isfahan, Iran 04.2008 - 01.2012
Skills
Kubernetes
undefinedCertification
Kubernetes Certification, CKA/CKS - Cloud Native Computing Foundation.
Timeline
Technical Lead - Cloud Platform Engineering
Graylog Inc.
07.2024 - Current
Senior Cloud Platform Engineer
Graylog Inc.
04.2022 - 07.2024
Senior Cloud Engineer
x-ion GmbH
12.2021 - 03.2022
Cloud Engineer
x-ion GmbH
07.2019 - 11.2021
Operations Engineer
Mobarakeh Steel Company
04.2013 - 06.2019
Master of Science - Computer Engineering
Sharif University of Technology
04.2012 - 01.2014
Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering
Najafabad University
04.2008 - 01.2012
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