Khaleel Ahmad | DevOPS Engineer

Hi, I'm Khaleel Ahmad.

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Curious and motivated learner with a hands-on approach to solving real-world infrastructure and automation challenges. Passionate about applying AI and DevOps to build efficient, scalable systems.

About

I am a Master’s student in Artificial Intelligence at BTU Cottbus, Germany, with a background in DevOps. I enjoy working on intelligent systems that improve automation and scalability in infrastructure. Previously, I worked as a DevOps Engineer at Ericsson, gaining hands-on experience with tools like Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, and GCP. I’m CKA and LFCS certified, with a strong interest in the intersection of AI and infrastructure automation. I’m passionate about building systems that solve real-world problems in a reliable and scalable way.

Languages: Python, Java, C, C++, HTML/CSS, Bash
DevOps & Tools: Kubernetes, Docker, Git, Github Actions, Jenkins, Linux, Ansible, Terraform
Cloud Platforms: AWS, GCP, Azure, VMWare VSphere/VCenter
OS & Distros: Fedora, CentOS, Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Arch Linux & Zorin OS
Databases: MSSQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, JSON/XML
Frameworks: Flask, Django, Node.js, Bootstrap
Monitoring: Prometheus & Grafana

I’m currently looking for opportunities in DevOps, MLOps, or AI/Cloud roles where I can contribute, learn, and grow professionally.

Experience

Ericsson

DevOPS Engineer

Deployed and managed containerized workloads on Kubernetes (AWS).
Automated 70% of infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and Ansible.
Improved deployment speed by 60% via CI pipelines with GitHub Actions..
Installed and maintained private cloud (VMware ESXi 6/7, vSphere) supporting 50+ VMs.
Delivered Flask-based microservices with MongoDB, reducing API latency by 40%.
Tools & Technologies: Python, Flask, MongoDB, AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, GitHub Actions, VMware

July 2023 - Jan 2025 | Lahore, Pakistan

Ericsson

Data Services Engineer

Automated MSSQL workflows using Python and the pymssql library.
Boosted XML parsing speed by 90% on Jazz OSS files using multiprocessing & direct access.
Managed VMware/vCenter environments, RAID storage, and ILO server infrastructure.
Developed distributed data workflows for high-volume operations.
Created and optimized heavy-load T-SQL queries; administered MSSQL databases.
Tools & Technologies: Python, T-SQL, HTML/CSS, pymssql, MSSQL Server, Outlook Mail Automation, VMware/vCenter, ILO, RAID

August 2022 - June 2023 | Lahore, Pakistan

HelloApp

DevOPS

Managed multi-cloud infrastructure across AWS, GCP, Azure, DigitalOcean, Vultr & Linode.
Deployed and administered 50+ websites via WHM/cPanel, CloudPanel, ISPConfig & others.
Deployed WordPress & Python apps in scalable cloud environments.
Configured SSL (Let's Encrypt & DigiCert) across all platforms for full HTTPS coverage.
Tools & Technologies: Python, AWS, S3, Terraform, Ansible, DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, GCP, WHM/Cpanel, Wordpress.

Jan 2020 - July 2022 | Remote

Projects

APKFuel (APKs Marketplace)

APKFuel.com is an Android-focused platform offering free APK downloads, app reviews, solutions, hacks, and daily updates. It provides users with access to a variety of Android applications and games, along with related content and resources.

Accomplishments

Tools: Python, PHP, Html/CSS/PHP/Javascrip & jquery, AWS, S3, Cloudfront.
Designed and Develped Apkfuel Website from scratch.
Managed Wordpress as CMS (Content Management System).
Implemented Google Play Store scraping in python via Official Google Play API & web-scraping.
Deployed on GCP in 2019, Digital Ocean in 2021 and finally migrated to AWS in 2022.