Mohamed Salah

Profile

Core Expertise

Platforms & Cloud

AWSAzureGCPKubernetesLinux (Ubuntu / CentOS)

Tools & Frameworks

ArgoCDGrafanaPrometheusTerraformAnsibleAWS CloudFormationAWS CloudWatchAWS CodePipelineBitbucketBitbucket PipelinesDatadogFastAPIFlaskGitGitHubGitLab CIHAProxy/Nginx IngressHelmJenkinsKeycloakKongLokiMinIOMongoDBMySQLOpenTelemetryPostgreSQLSpring BootTempoThanosTraefikVault

Languages

PythonBashC#JavaJavaScript (Node.js)

Strengths

AdaptabilityCross-functional teamworkLeadership & mentorshipTechnical communicationTime management

Experience

1. DevOps Manager

   Acksession · Remote

   Jan 2025 – Present
   • Leading cloud infrastructure operations across AWS, Azure, and GCP, with hands-on ownership of GKE clusters including provisioning, scaling, node-pool configuration, and integration with GCP-native services.
   • Designing and developing custom MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers for Prometheus, Loki, Kubernetes, and Tempo, enabling AI agents to natively query metrics, logs, traces, and cluster state for autonomous incident investigation.
   • Building Agentic AI-powered DevOps tools using LangGraph and MCP server integrations, providing agents with full-stack observability to perform root-cause analysis, correlate signals, and deliver remediation recommendations.
   • Leveraging vibe coding to rapidly prototype and deploy AI agents and MCP servers, bridging natural language interfaces with infrastructure APIs.
   • Implementing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform across multi-cloud environments, ensuring consistent provisioning of Kubernetes clusters, networking, and security resources.
   • Designing production-grade observability stacks with Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Tempo, and OpenTelemetry for monitoring and distributed tracing across GKE and multi-cloud workloads.
   • Driving DevSecOps practices including container security scanning, runtime policy enforcement, Kubernetes admission control, and AI-assisted vulnerability triage.
   • Orchestrating CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows using ArgoCD for multi-cluster deployments across environments.
   • Establishing security best practices including WAF configurations, network architecture, IAM policies, and compliance controls across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
   AWSAzureGCPGKEKubernetesTerraformPrometheusGrafanaLokiTempoOpenTelemetryArgoCDMCPLangGraph

2. Principal DevOps Engineer

   Cequens · Remote · Cairo

   May 2021 – Jan 2025
   • Migration to AWS ECS: successfully migrated applications from basic Docker deployments on AWS EC2 to a fully managed AWS ECS architecture.
   • Designed and implemented the ECS infrastructure using Terraform, including components such as API Gateway, ALB, and ECS services.
   • Automated CI/CD pipelines with CodePipeline and GitLab CI, ensuring efficient deployment of microservices developed in Node.js, .NET, Python, React, and Angular.
   • Implemented monitoring and alerting with Datadog and AWS CloudWatch, supporting Agile workflows through JIRA.
   • Led the migration to a cloud-agnostic, Kubernetes-based infrastructure for portability across AWS, Azure, GCP, and on-premise environments.
   • Replaced AWS-managed services with Kubernetes-native alternatives: MinIO (S3), Keycloak (Cognito), Kong (API Gateway), Prometheus + Grafana + Loki (Datadog), Vault (SSM/KMS).
   • Successfully transitioned all microservices to Kubernetes, enhancing scalability and reducing cloud dependency.
   • Designed and deployed a highly available observability platform across QC, Live, and on-premise clusters using Prometheus, Thanos, Grafana, Loki (distributed) + Promtail, and Rook-Ceph-backed storage.
   • Implemented GitOps practices using ArgoCD for automated deployments and configuration management.
   • Used Terraform and Ansible for provisioning and configuration management across AWS resources.
   AWSECSKubernetesTerraformAnsiblePrometheusThanosGrafanaLokiPromtailArgoCDVaultKeycloakKongMinIORook-CephGitLab CICodePipelineDatadogCloudWatchNode.js.NETPythonReactAngular

3. Senior Cloud Engineer

   Mavenir · Remote

   May 2020 – May 2021
   • Architected and maintained multi-tenant, multi-zone cloud services hosted across AWS regions (EU, US, India) to support the CPaaS platform, ensuring high availability and scalability.
   • Ran containerized workloads on EC2 orchestrated with Auto Scaling Groups, fronted by ALB and Route53.
   • Used S3 for object storage and EBS for block storage; RDS for managed relational databases.
   • Handled large-scale streaming with API Gateway, Kinesis, and Glue; AWS Transfer Family to securely deliver SMS/Voice CDRs.
   • Automated provisioning of EC2 instances and infrastructure using Ansible, Terraform, and AWS CloudFormation for secure and repeatable resource management.
   • Developed robust CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins to automate application builds, testing, and deployments.
   • Monitored application performance and incident management using Datadog, configuring dashboards, alerts, and observability pipelines.
   • Provided production support, participated in on-call rotations, and resolved incidents via Zendesk and JIRA.
   AWSEC2ALBRoute53S3EBSRDSAPI GatewayKinesisGlueCloudFormationTerraformAnsibleJenkinsDatadog

4. Cloud Engineer

   Alrajhi Bank · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

   Jun 2019 – Apr 2020
   • Managed deployments for Mobile Banking and Internet Banking services hosted on on-premise data centers and AWS Cloud.
   • Supported Java- and React-based applications, ensuring smooth and reliable deployments.
   • Designed and maintained CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins to automate build, test, and deployment processes.
   • Collaborated with development and infrastructure teams to streamline deployment workflows and troubleshoot production issues.
   • Monitored and optimized application performance in hybrid environments, ensuring minimal downtime and SLA adherence.
   AWSJenkinsJavaReactOn-premise

5. Java Developer

   Edafa for Telecom Solutions · Cairo, Egypt

   Oct 2017 – Jul 2018
   • Contributed to developing and optimizing Vodafone Egypt's Payment Gateway (PG), an e-payment system managing the full payment lifecycle.
   • Built and enhanced Telecom VAS and media services using protocols like HTTP, SIP, MAP, and SMPP.
   • Optimized performance across multiple databases, including MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Oracle.
   • Implemented unit and integration testing with JUnit and Mockito, ensuring application reliability.
   • Automated build and deployments using Jenkins pipelines and worked with servers such as JBoss/Wildfly and Apache Tomcat.
   JavaJBoss/WildflyApache TomcatJenkinsMySQLPostgreSQLOracleJUnitMockitoSIPSMPPHTTPMAP

Education

1. Professional Diploma, Cloud Application Development

   Information Technology Institute (ITI) · 6th of October City, Giza

   Dec 2017 – Aug 2018
   • Graduated first in track in a 9-month intensive program on cloud-native application development.
   • Deepened expertise in Linux administration, Jenkins-based CI/CD pipelines, and backend development with Node.js and Java.
   • Designed and deployed cloud applications on AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, CloudFormation), owning end-to-end infrastructure provisioning.
   • Delivered a cloud-native capstone application covering build, deployment, and operational workflows.
   • Sharpened collaboration and problem-solving through Agile team projects.

2. B.Sc. Electronics & Communication Engineering

   Higher Technological Institute (HTI) · 6th of October City, Giza · GPA 3.25 (Very Good)

   Sep 2010 – Jan 2015
   • Graduation project: Spectrum Sensing Algorithm in Cognitive Radio Networks — graded Excellent.
   • Coursework emphasis on signal processing, communication systems, and embedded electronics.

Certifications

• Andela AI Academy: AI Engineering BootcampAndelaJun 2025
• AWS Certified Developer – AssociateAmazon Web ServicesJan 2021
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – AssociateAmazon Web ServicesJan 2021
• AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – AssociateAmazon Web ServicesJan 2021