I’m Wahaj Akmal, a Senior DevSecOps engineer specializing in AWS, Kubernetes, and Oracle Cloud with 6+ years of experience building secure, scalable cloud-native platforms. I design and operate CI/CD pipelines, IaC, GitOps, and observability stacks, partnering with stakeholders to deliver resilient infrastructure and fast, compliant software delivery. I’ve delivered FedRAMP- and PCI-aligned projects across multiple industries, implemented security controls and vulnerability remediation, and built multi-cloud, multi-account environments. I enjoy turning complex requirements into repeatable, measurable outcomes while maintaining speed and security.

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I’m Wahaj Akmal, a Senior DevSecOps engineer specializing in AWS, Kubernetes, and Oracle Cloud with 6+ years of experience building secure, scalable cloud-native platforms. I design and operate CI/CD pipelines, IaC, GitOps, and observability stacks, partnering with stakeholders to deliver resilient infrastructure and fast, compliant software delivery. I’ve delivered FedRAMP- and PCI-aligned projects across multiple industries, implemented security controls and vulnerability remediation, and built multi-cloud, multi-account environments. I enjoy turning complex requirements into repeatable, measurable outcomes while maintaining speed and security.

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I’m Wahaj Akmal, a Senior DevSecOps engineer specializing in AWS, Kubernetes, and Oracle Cloud with 6+ years of experience building secure, scalable cloud-native platforms. I design and operate CI/CD pipelines, IaC, GitOps, and observability stacks, partnering with stakeholders to deliver resilient infrastructure and fast, compliant software delivery.

I’ve delivered FedRAMP- and PCI-aligned projects across multiple industries, implemented security controls and vulnerability remediation, and built multi-cloud, multi-account environments. I enjoy turning complex requirements into repeatable, measurable outcomes while maintaining speed and security.

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Work Experience

Senior DevOps Engineer at Alchemy Global Solutions
June 1, 2023 - Present
Automated AWS provisioning with Terraform across ~150 resources per deployment, slashing environment spin-up time by ~80%. Built Kubernetes remediation playbooks to address runaway processes and IP exhaustion, reducing stability incidents from weekly to near-zero.
Senior DevOps Engineer at Arbisoft
June 1, 2022 - August 1, 2024
Delivered OCI-based infrastructure for a Saudi government Open edX platform, building scalable OKE clusters and platform components to support ~50k concurrent users. Implemented DevSecOps controls on OCI using Cloud Guard and OCI vulnerability/image scanning; improved visibility and remediation across compute, containers, and networking. Developed and optimized CI/CD pipelines for multi-cloud deployments; managed infrastructure as code with Terraform and CloudFormation. Automated monitoring and logging with Prometheus and Grafana for proactive health checks.
Senior DevOps Engineer at Systems Limited
April 1, 2021 - August 1, 2022
Provisioned AWS resources with Terraform and standardized repeatable environments. Developed Jenkins pipelines for DevSecOps processes (build/test/release) and improved deployment consistency. Managed Kubernetes deployments with Argo CD and Spinnaker; improved rollout and rollback reliability. Deployed NLP models on AWS Lambda using AWS SAM.
DevOps Engineer at nClouds
March 1, 2020 - April 1, 2021
• Designed and deployed AWS infrastructure using Terraform following GitOps and IaC best practices. • Managed Kubernetes clusters (EKS, LKE) with Helm and Argo CD and automated CI/CD pipelines. • Implemented observability using Prometheus/Grafana/Loki and centralized logging via Fluent Bit/CloudWatch. • Led the Finexio (fintech) migration from Heroku to AWS and delivered PCI DSS–aligned infrastructure (network segmentation, least-privilege IAM, encryption, logging/monitoring, and secure CI/CD pipelines).
Senior DevOps Engineer at Stalvix
September 1, 2025 - Present
• Deployed NLP workloads on AWS ECS using Bitbucket Pipelines with automated build, test, and release workflows. • Remediated Security Hub and Inspectorfindingsto harden infrastructure and pass penetration testing. • Managed AWS infrastructure with Terraform and enabled multi-region deployments using branching and promotion strategies. • Improved reliability by standardizing IaC, container orchestration practices, and security guardrails. • Migrated Linode infrastructure to Terraform for full IaC management, reviewable changes, and repeatable environments. • Designed and implemented disaster recovery (DR) for criticalservices and documented recovery procedures. • Transitioned Linode Kubernetes Engine (LKE) workloadsto Argo CD for GitOps-based deployments. • Implemented PR-based ephemeral environmentsto streamline developer testing and improve CI feedback loops.

Education

BSc. Software Engineering at COMSATS University, Islamabad
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2019

Qualifications

Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
January 11, 2030 - January 23, 2026
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
January 11, 2030 - January 23, 2026
AWS Certified Developer – Associate
January 11, 2030 - January 23, 2026
Terraform Associate
January 11, 2030 - January 23, 2026
AWS Cloud Economics
January 11, 2030 - January 23, 2026
AWS Technical Professional
January 11, 2030 - January 23, 2026

Industry Experience

Computers & Electronics, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Government, Other