DevOps Engineer · Cloud Trainer

Building
clouds.
Teaching
people.

Hi, I'm Salman — a Multi-Cloud DevOps Engineer & Trainer with 10 years of hands-on experience and 30+ projects across AWS, Azure & GCP. I build infrastructure that scales — and teach teams how to own it.

10+
Years Experience
30+
Projects Delivered
3
Cloud Platforms
100+
Engineers Trained
// The Engineer
I architect infrastructure
that doesn't break at 3am.

From zero-downtime Kubernetes migrations to multi-cloud cost optimisation, I've shipped resilient systems for startups and enterprises alike.

// The Trainer
I turn beginners into
cloud-confident engineers.

I've designed and delivered training programmes for teams at all levels — DevOps fundamentals through to advanced Kubernetes and cloud architecture.

01

What I Work With

☁️
Cloud Platforms

Deep hands-on expertise across all three major hyperscalers — from well-architected reviews to cost-optimised production deployments.

AWSAzureGCPMulti-Cloud
🏗️
Infrastructure as Code

Defining repeatable, version-controlled infrastructure for teams at scale. Everything in code, nothing clicked in the console.

TerraformPulumiAnsibleCloudFormation
🚀
CI/CD & Automation

End-to-end pipeline design for fast, reliable software delivery. GitOps workflows, automated testing gates, and progressive delivery.

GitHub ActionsJenkinsArgoCDTekton
🐳
Containers & K8s

Container strategy, Kubernetes cluster management, service mesh, and operator patterns for production-grade microservices.

KubernetesDockerHelmIstio
📊
Observability & SRE

Full-stack monitoring, alerting, and incident response. Building the culture and tooling for high-availability operations.

PrometheusGrafanaDatadogELK Stack
🔐
DevSecOps

Security baked into every pipeline stage. Secrets management, SAST/DAST automation, and cloud security posture management.

VaultOPASnykCSPM

02

Courses I Deliver

"The best engineers are the ones who can explain it clearly."
I design and deliver hands-on training that bridges the gap between theory and production reality. Every course is built around real-world scenarios, not slides.

Available for corporate training, bootcamps, conference workshops, and private mentoring.
Beginner
DevOps Fundamentals Bootcamp
⏱ 3 Days👥 Up to 20 studentsAWS · Linux · Git · Docker
Live & Online
Intermediate
Kubernetes in Production
⏱ 2 Days👥 Up to 15 studentsK8s · Helm · ArgoCD · Monitoring
Live / On-site
Advanced
Multi-Cloud Architecture & Design
⏱ 4 Days👥 Up to 12 studentsAWS · Azure · GCP · Terraform
Live & Online
Cert Prep
AWS Solutions Architect Exam Prep
⏱ 5 Days👥 Up to 25 studentsAWS SAA-C03 · Practice Exams
Online
Workshop
Terraform & IaC Masterclass
⏱ 1 Day👥 Up to 20 studentsTerraform · Modules · CI/CD
Live & Online
Workshop
DevSecOps: Security in Pipelines
⏱ 1 Day👥 Up to 20 studentsVault · Snyk · OPA · SAST
Live / On-site

03

Featured Projects

01
Multi-Cloud Kubernetes Platform

Unified K8s platform spanning AWS EKS, Azure AKS & GCP GKE — centralised GitOps, federated monitoring, 99.99% uptime SLA for 200+ microservices.

KubernetesArgoCDTerraformPrometheus
02
Zero-Trust DevSecOps Pipeline

Automated vulnerability scanning, SAST/DAST gates, Vault secrets rotation & OPA policy enforcement — reducing critical CVEs by 87% in 90 days.

VaultOPASnykGitHub Actions
03
Serverless Data Ingestion Platform

AWS-native serverless pipeline handling 2TB/day — Lambda, Kinesis, Glue & Redshift with cost optimisation saving $40K/year.

LambdaKinesisGlueTerraform
04
Internal Developer Platform

Self-service infra provisioning with golden path templates & automated compliance — env spin-up from 2 weeks to 15 minutes.

BackstageCrossplaneHelmPulumi
05
Disaster Recovery Automation

Cross-region DR with RTO <15 min and RPO <5 min — automated failover, chaos engineering validation, and full runbook automation.

Chaos Eng.TerraformRoute53PagerDuty
06
FinOps Cost Intelligence Dashboard

Real-time cloud cost visibility across all three clouds with anomaly detection & chargeback automation — 35% cost reduction achieved.

GrafanaPythonCost ExplorerBigQuery

04

Experience

2022
–Now
Principal DevOps Architect & Lead Trainer
Enterprise Tech Co.

Leading multi-cloud strategy for a 500-person engineering org. Owning platform engineering, SRE, and cloud cost optimisation. Running internal training programmes onboarding 80+ engineers per year to cloud-native practices.

2019
–2022
Senior DevOps Engineer & Corporate Trainer
Scale-up Fintech + Training Freelance

Built cloud infrastructure for a Series B fintech serving 2M+ users. Concurrently delivering corporate DevOps and Kubernetes training for 15+ enterprise clients.

2017
–2019
DevOps Engineer
Digital Agency

Cloud migrations and automation for 10+ enterprise clients. Began developing internal training materials that later became public courses.

2015
–2017
Systems & Cloud Engineer
MSP / Managed Services

Foundation years in Linux/Windows infrastructure, networking, and early Docker/cloud deployments. Started mentoring junior engineers — where the trainer identity began.


05

Certifications

🟠
AWS Solutions Architect Professional
Amazon Web Services
🔵
Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
Microsoft
🟢
GCP Professional Cloud Architect
Google Cloud
CKA — Certified Kubernetes Admin
CNCF
🏛️
HashiCorp Terraform Associate
HashiCorp
🔐
Certified DevSecOps Professional
Practical DevSecOps
📚
AWS Authorised Instructor
Amazon Web Services
🎓
CKAD — Kubernetes App Dev
CNCF

06

Testimonials

"

Salman's Kubernetes training was the most practical I've attended. We went from zero to running production workloads in two days. Incredible depth and real patience for every question.

Ahmed R.
Senior Engineer, Fintech Co.
"

He doesn't just know the tools — he understands why they work. The multi-cloud project Salman led cut our infra costs by 40% and halved our incident rate.

Priya M.
CTO, Scale-up SaaS
"

I came in intimidated by Terraform. Salman broke every concept into something I could actually build with. Passed my AWS cert the following month.

James T.
DevOps Engineer (Bootcamp Graduate)

Open for
opportunities
& training enquiries.

Whether you need a cloud architect, a training partner for your team, or just want to talk DevOps — I'd love to hear from you.