I'm Arsalan Ali, a Linux Systems/DevOps Engineer with over 10 years of experience in administering and optimizing Linux environments (Red Hat, CentOS, Ubuntu) and more than 5 years in scripting with Bash, Perl, and Python. I excel at automation, configuration management (Ansible, Puppet, Chef), and container orchestration with Docker and Kubernetes. I thrive in fast-paced settings and enjoy translating complex requirements into reliable, scalable infrastructure and robust CI/CD pipelines. I've led migrations and designed scalable, secure cloud and on‑premise solutions across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and OpenShift. My focus areas include secure data transfers (SFTP/FTP), file encryption (PGP/GPG), CI/CD automation, and observability with ELK, Prometheus, and Grafana. I collaborate closely with clients and internal teams to drive uptime, security, and operational efficiency while reducing deployment times and ensuring compliance.

Arsalan Ali

I'm Arsalan Ali, a Linux Systems/DevOps Engineer with over 10 years of experience in administering and optimizing Linux environments (Red Hat, CentOS, Ubuntu) and more than 5 years in scripting with Bash, Perl, and Python. I excel at automation, configuration management (Ansible, Puppet, Chef), and container orchestration with Docker and Kubernetes. I thrive in fast-paced settings and enjoy translating complex requirements into reliable, scalable infrastructure and robust CI/CD pipelines. I've led migrations and designed scalable, secure cloud and on‑premise solutions across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and OpenShift. My focus areas include secure data transfers (SFTP/FTP), file encryption (PGP/GPG), CI/CD automation, and observability with ELK, Prometheus, and Grafana. I collaborate closely with clients and internal teams to drive uptime, security, and operational efficiency while reducing deployment times and ensuring compliance.

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I’m Arsalan Ali, a Linux Systems/DevOps Engineer with over 10 years of experience in administering and optimizing Linux environments (Red Hat, CentOS, Ubuntu) and more than 5 years in scripting with Bash, Perl, and Python. I excel at automation, configuration management (Ansible, Puppet, Chef), and container orchestration with Docker and Kubernetes. I thrive in fast-paced settings and enjoy translating complex requirements into reliable, scalable infrastructure and robust CI/CD pipelines.

I’ve led migrations and designed scalable, secure cloud and on‑premise solutions across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and OpenShift. My focus areas include secure data transfers (SFTP/FTP), file encryption (PGP/GPG), CI/CD automation, and observability with ELK, Prometheus, and Grafana. I collaborate closely with clients and internal teams to drive uptime, security, and operational efficiency while reducing deployment times and ensuring compliance.

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Work Experience

Sr. Devops/ System Engineer at Dick Blick
April 1, 2022 - November 5, 2025
Designed, implemented, and maintained RHEL High Availability clusters using Pacemaker, Corosync, and PCS; deployed Azure IaaS VMs and PaaS services within secure VNets; automated infrastructure provisioning with Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) using dynamic inventories across AWS, Azure, and VMware; deployed Red Hat Satellite for centralized lifecycle management and managed SAN environments (Fibre Channel, iSCSI, NVMe); deployed and managed GKE clusters on GCP; configured GitHub Actions to integrate with Jenkins and GitLab CI/CD; implemented GitOps with ArgoCD and Flux on OpenShift; tuned ELK Stack for production log management; led 24/7 production support and incident response.
Linux System Engineer at Verizon
April 1, 2022 - April 1, 2022
Set up proactive monitoring of RHEL clusters with Prometheus, Grafana, and Red Hat Insights; built Grafana dashboards to monitor CI/CD pipelines; automated provisioning with Ansible, configured OpenShift clusters and compliance controls; managed MySQL databases with Terraform and Docker; configured GCP compute resources and networking; maintained production Kubernetes clusters; deployed ELK Stack for log aggregation; developed Python scripts to enhance log processing and observability; led 24/7 production support and incident resolution; deployed Redis caching in Kubernetes to improve performance.
DevOps Engineer at pace system
December 1, 2020 - December 1, 2020
Used Azure Kubernetes Service to deploy managed clusters; built end-to-end CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and Google Cloud Build for deployments to GKE; automated GCP resource provisioning with Terraform; implemented ELK Stack, Prometheus, and Grafana dashboards; managed Kubernetes clusters for e-commerce platforms; integrated ArgoCD and Flux for GitOps; Docker-based microservices and scripting for automation.
Devops Engineer at Nippon Express
September 1, 2019 - September 1, 2019
Configured Puppet modules to manage configurations; developed Python scripts for CI/CD with GCP Cloud Build; optimized SFTP/FTP workflows with shell scripting; implemented ELK Stack with Grafana dashboards; deployed containerized apps on GKE with Docker and Helm; established Grafana/Prometheus alerts; integrated JFrog Artifactory for Docker image management in OpenShift workflows; led monitoring improvements and 24x7 incident response.
Windows System Administrator/IT Support at Care for Real
November 1, 2015 - November 1, 2015
Managed user accounts and LDAP-based authentication for RHEL clients and VPN access; updated YUM repositories; designed and implemented CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Ansible to automate MySQL schema updates and deployments; provided VMware vRealize Management support; authored Ansible playbooks for provisioning across hybrid environments; implemented HAProxy and Keepalived for high availability; container orchestration with Docker Swarm/Kubernetes; performed server hardening and disaster recovery planning; available for on-call 24/7.

Education

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Qualifications

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
January 11, 2030 - November 5, 2025
Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals
January 11, 2030 - November 5, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment