Principal Software Engineer with extensive experience delivering and operating large-scale, distributed backend systems and cloud-native platforms across European and global organisations. Expert in event-driven, distributed systems, and API-centric architectures, high-throughput microservices, and data-intensive systems. Strong hands-on background in DevOps engineering, CI/CD automation, and Infrastructure as Code, with proven ownership of system reliability, scalability, and operational excellence. Recognised Principal-level individual contributor with a consistent record of mentoring engineers, influencing engineering standards, and driving technical strategy.

Noha Hazaa

Principal Software Engineer with extensive experience delivering and operating large-scale, distributed backend systems and cloud-native platforms across European and global organisations. Expert in event-driven, distributed systems, and API-centric architectures, high-throughput microservices, and data-intensive systems. Strong hands-on background in DevOps engineering, CI/CD automation, and Infrastructure as Code, with proven ownership of system reliability, scalability, and operational excellence. Recognised Principal-level individual contributor with a consistent record of mentoring engineers, influencing engineering standards, and driving technical strategy.

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Principal Software Engineer with extensive experience delivering and operating large-scale, distributed
backend systems and cloud-native platforms across European and global organisations. Expert in event-driven,
distributed systems, and API-centric architectures, high-throughput microservices, and data-intensive systems.
Strong hands-on background in DevOps engineering, CI/CD automation, and Infrastructure as Code, with
proven ownership of system reliability, scalability, and operational excellence. Recognised Principal-level
individual contributor with a consistent record of mentoring engineers, influencing engineering standards, and
driving technical strategy.

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Work Experience

IT Consultant – Principal Software Engineer / Principal DevOps Engineer at Sky-Kodn
December 1, 2023 - Present
Delivered end-to-end principal-level architectural, backend engineering, and DevOps services for the digital transformation of a large German energy organisation, designing a cloud-native, event-driven Data Exchange Platform. Led hands-on development of microservices using Kafka, Kafka Streams, Kafka Connect, Debezium (CDC), and asynchronous messaging patterns. Owned CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code enabling automated deployments. Improved platform reliability through enhanced observability, monitoring, alerting, and operational tuning. Provided architectural coaching to internal teams and external vendors.
Principal Software Engineer / Principal DevOps Engineer at GRESB
June 1, 2022 - November 30, 2023
Drove the transformation of GRESB’s ESG platform from a monolithic system to an event-driven, microservice-centric architecture, defining architectural vision and cloud enablement. Owned and executed the delivery of the event-driven microservices platform following the architectural transformation. Led end-to-end design and development of distributed backend microservices and data pipelines supporting rapidly growing data volumes. Applied CQRS and asynchronous messaging to improve system resilience and throughput. Delivered cloud-native services and integration components supporting new product features. Established and standardised CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure standards, DevOps operating models, and Infrastructure as Code practices across engineering workflows. Mentored engineers and facilitated regular cross-team technical knowledge-sharing sessions.
Principal Software Engineer at MP Objects (MPO)
August 1, 2021 - May 31, 2022
Directed the architectural direction for MPO’s global supply chain orchestration platform, focusing on modularisation, performance improvements, and data pipeline optimisation. Defined and implemented backend architecture for a global supply chain orchestration platform. Decomposed legacy systems into modular, scalable microservices. Helped embed DevOps culture and automation into daily engineering workflows. Optimised data pipelines for performance, reliability, and operational flexibility.
Principal Software Engineer / Principal DevOps Engineer / Scrum Master at Media Distillery
August 1, 2016 - January 31, 2021
Led the architectural evolution of large-scale video analysis platforms across cloud and on-premises environments, establishing automation, CI/CD, and infrastructure standards. Led end-to-end design and development of distributed backend microservices for the EPG Correction product, improving TV programme start and end detection accuracy. Led end-to-end design and development of distributed backend microservices for media monitoring capabilities, including logo, face, and OCR recognition. Led the migration of core microservices to Kubernetes, improving platform scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency. Established and standardised CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure standards, DevOps operating models, and Infrastructure as Code practices across engineering workflows. Strengthened observability by using Prometheus, Grafana, and alerting patterns across the platform. Mentored teams on Agile delivery, DevOps culture, and automation principles.

Education

Post Graduate Studies in Software & GIS at Information Technology Institute (ITI)
January 11, 2030 - January 14, 2026
BSc in Architecture at Ain Shams University
January 11, 2030 - January 14, 2026

Qualifications

Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
January 11, 2030 - January 14, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Energy & Utilities, Professional Services

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