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I am Akber A. Choudhry, a Canada level 4 security cleared Principal Developer / DevOps Architect / AI Architect / Cloud Architect. I'm hands-on and have led teams to architect, design, document, build, and deploy secure and scalable systems around the world. I assure business stakeholders with planning, execution and the business benefits of elegant standards-based architecture and inspire technical teams with sure-footed technical knowledge and a mentoring approach. In my work, I focus on cloud architecture, microservices, DevOps, and AI solutions, delivering value across financial services, public sector, supply chain, portals, and ecommerce. I set up and mentor teams based on TDD and CI/CD, and I stay at the forefront of Generative AI and AWS development practices.…I am Akber A. Choudhry, a Canada level 4 security cleared Principal Developer / DevOps Architect / AI Architect / Cloud Architect. I'm hands-on and have led teams to architect, design, document, build, and deploy secure and scalable systems around the world. I assure business stakeholders with planning, execution and the business benefits of elegant standards-based architecture and inspire technical teams with sure-footed technical knowledge and a mentoring approach. In my work, I focus on cloud architecture, microservices, DevOps, and AI solutions, delivering value across financial services, public sector, supply chain, portals, and ecommerce. I set up and mentor teams based on TDD and CI/CD, and I stay at the forefront of Generative AI and AWS development practices.

Akber A. Choudhry

Cloud Developer, DevOps Developer, AI Developer, +2

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I am Akber A. Choudhry, a Canada level 4 security cleared Principal Developer / DevOps Architect / AI Architect / Cloud Architect. I'm hands-on and have led teams to architect, design, document, build, and deploy secure and scalable systems around the world. I assure business stakeholders with planning, execution and the business benefits of elegant standards-based architecture and inspire technical teams with sure-footed technical knowledge and a mentoring approach. In my work, I focus on cloud architecture, microservices, DevOps, and AI solutions, delivering value across financial services, public sector, supply chain, portals, and ecommerce. I set up and mentor teams based on TDD and CI/CD, and I stay at the forefront of Generative AI and AWS development practices.…I am Akber A. Choudhry, a Canada level 4 security cleared Principal Developer / DevOps Architect / AI Architect / Cloud Architect. I'm hands-on and have led teams to architect, design, document, build, and deploy secure and scalable systems around the world. I assure business stakeholders with planning, execution and the business benefits of elegant standards-based architecture and inspire technical teams with sure-footed technical knowledge and a mentoring approach. In my work, I focus on cloud architecture, microservices, DevOps, and AI solutions, delivering value across financial services, public sector, supply chain, portals, and ecommerce. I set up and mentor teams based on TDD and CI/CD, and I stay at the forefront of Generative AI and AWS development practices.

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I am Akber A. Choudhry, a Canada level 4 security cleared Principal Developer / DevOps Architect / AI Architect / Cloud Architect. I’m hands-on and have led teams to architect, design, document, build, and deploy secure and scalable systems around the world. I assure business stakeholders with planning, execution and the business benefits of elegant standards-based architecture and inspire technical teams with sure-footed technical knowledge and a mentoring approach.

In my work, I focus on cloud architecture, microservices, DevOps, and AI solutions, delivering value across financial services, public sector, supply chain, portals, and ecommerce. I set up and mentor teams based on TDD and CI/CD, and I stay at the forefront of Generative AI and AWS development practices.

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AWS Migration Lead at Mission Cloud

June 1, 2023 - December 1, 2023

Led high-stakes migrations moving legacy workloads into a modern, optimized AWS environment. Drove cloud transformation, including two major migrations and a 3.8 TB database/storage migration, plus automation and guardrails to ensure security and governance.

API & Solution Architect at BMO

August 1, 2022 - October 1, 2022

Continued with hybrid cloud architectures for payments, fraud mitigation, and cloud integration, aligning on-prem and cloud data flows and implementing cloud API standards.

API & Solution Architect at BMO

March 1, 2021 - October 1, 2021

Provided expert architecture for large-scale financial systems, bridging on-premises legacy data and cloud scalability. Drafted Cloud API standards focused on security, monitoring, and reporting; designed hybrid cloud payment and fraud mitigation architectures.

Senior DevOps Interviewer at Turing.com

October 1, 2020 - September 1, 2021

Vetted top-tier technical talent for a global remote work platform. Assessed expertise in AWS Cloud, DevOps, Kubernetes, Kafka, and related technologies; monitored throughput and alignment of remote teams.

Senior Architect at CloudCard

June 1, 2019 - January 31, 2020

Designed and launched a live microservices suite entirely on the AWS platform. Implemented containerization on AWS ECS Fargate, secured multi-tenant access with API Gateway and Cognito, and automated CI/CD deployments.

Application Architect, Touch Adventures (2) at Touch Adventures

December 18, 2018 - May 19, 2019

Greenfields subscription management application with a WordPress frontend and native apps. Implemented CI/CD and multi-tenant architecture on AWS EKS; backend in Spring Boot and Postgres; orchestration of 14 AWS services during tenant creation.

Security/Audit Architect at Careem

June 1, 2017 - September 1, 2017

Led security/audit architecture engagements across the EMEA region; guided teams through security transformations and compliance in a cloud-first environment.

Application Architect, Touch Adventures (1) at Touch Adventures

August 1, 2016 - November 1, 2016

Re-architected messaging and deployment for mobile integrations, introduced CI for the team, migrated from Parse and SVN to SNS and Git, and deployed on AWS for SNS and GAE/Firebase for data stores.

Integration Developer at DS e-Consulting → Royal Bank of Canada

November 1, 2015 - August 1, 2016

Architected and led API development for web and mobile banking features; integrated via Datapower to Salesforce; authentication via IBM Tivoli Access Manager; hosted on IBM Bluemix Cloud.

Lead Developer at DS e-Consulting → Toronto Hydro

April 1, 2014 - January 31, 2016

Led migration of 51 legacy applications to WAS 8.5; technologies included ColdFusion, WebSphere-based stacks, EJBs, MQ, JCA adapters, and multi-channel delivery, coordinating cross-team efforts.

Principal Cloud Architect | Tactical Edge AI at Dyanet

April 1, 2014 - Present

Directed architectural strategy for a complex multi-account AWS portfolio, ensuring high availability and security for AI-driven products. Implemented SecDevOps and MLOps within AWS to support machine learning workloads, established multi-account governance, authored BC/DR policies, and mentored development teams on modern Generative AI and AWS development best practices.

DevOps Architect/Engineer at Digiwave Systems Ltd., UK

November 1, 2013 - February 28, 2014

Transitioned internal PaaS to a service provider model; set up DevOps for .NET, Ruby, Node.js, PHP apps, and Hybris e-commerce; mentored design agencies on performance, security, and CI/CD practices.