QAMAR ZIA
DevSecOps Leader | Cloud Infrastructure Architect
Profile summary
DevSecOps Leader with 14+ years of experience driving secure cloud transformations across AWS, Azure, GCP, and Alibaba. Proven track record of reducing deployment times by 80%, cutting infrastructure costs by 25%, and strengthening security through SAST, SCA, DAST integrations, API Security, Kubernetes Security, and Container Security. Adept at leading cross-functional teams, embedding DevOps/Agile practices, and aligning IT strategy with business outcomes. PMP-certified with deep expertise in multi-cloud strategy, CI/CD automation, and digital transformation across diverse sectors including IT, Oil & Gas, FMCG, EdTech, Health, PropTech, and FinTech.
Key skills
Professional experience
● Led multi-cloud container orchestration using AWS EKS (Fargate), GKE, and Alibaba Cloud Functions, achieving 70% cost savings, 80% faster deployment and achieved a 99.9% uptime with high availability. ● Integrated SAST, SCA, DAST, and API Security into CI/CD pipelines, cutting security vulnerabilities by 60%. ● Configured Azure DevOps Scrum projects, repositories, and pipelines for agile project management and automation. Achieved 99.9% product availability. ● Automated infra provisioning with Terraform/ CloudFormation/ Helm, reducing setup time by 85% and accelerating project delivery timelines. ● Implemented Kubernetes Security, Container Security, and IAM controls across EKS Fargate, GKE clusters. ● Designed centralized logging and monitoring (Prometheus, Grafana, Fluent Bit) for improved reliability. ● Boosted deployment speed by 80% and reduced downtime by architecting scalable CI/CD pipelines. Optimized scalability, and fault tolerance with container orchestration.
- Led multi-cloud container orchestration using AWS EKS (Fargate), GKE, and Alibaba Cloud Functions, achieving 70% cost savings, 80% faster deployment and achieved a 99.9% uptime with high availability.
- Integrated SAST, SCA, DAST, and API Security into CI/CD pipelines, cutting security vulnerabilities by 60%.
- Configured Azure DevOps Scrum projects, repositories, and pipelines for agile project management and automation. Achieved 99.9% product availability.
- Automated infra provisioning with Terraform/ CloudFormation/ Helm, reducing setup time by 85% and accelerating project delivery timelines.
- Implemented Kubernetes Security, Container Security, and IAM controls across EKS Fargate, GKE clusters.
● Led design and support of SharePoint, .NET Core, Angular, APIs, CI/CD pipelines, OpenShift, and Microservices, boosting functionality by 30% and reliability by 25%. ● Enhanced Azure infrastructure with ARM and Terraform, improving scalability by 50%. ● Streamlined workflows with DevOps automation, reducing development cycles by 40%. ● Architected comprehensive database solutions, including database design, SQL queries, stored procedures, functions, and scheduled jobs to ensure best performance. ● Collaborated with external partners (IBM, Wipro, Oracle) for seamless application integration. ● Managed SharePoint administration and migration with 99% uptime. ● Developed applications with workflows and automation, reducing processing time by 80%. ● Automated business processes using Microsoft Power Platform, driving increased productivity and operational improvements.
- Led design and support of SharePoint, .NET Core, Angular, APIs, CI/CD pipelines, OpenShift, and Microservices, boosting functionality by 30% and reliability by 25%.
- Enhanced Azure infrastructure with ARM and Terraform, improving scalability by 50%.
- Streamlined workflows with DevOps automation, reducing development cycles by 40%.
- Architected comprehensive database solutions, including database design, SQL queries, stored procedures, functions, and scheduled jobs to ensure best performance.
- Collaborated with external partners (IBM, Wipro, Oracle) for seamless application integration.
● Delivered ECM & SharePoint projects, client consulting, and workflow automation.
- Delivered ECM & SharePoint projects, client consulting, and workflow automation.
● Designed and delivered a large-scale SharePoint 2013 ECM solution with MMS and taxonomy, including a multilingual portal, custom web parts, automated workflows, and end-user training.
- Designed and delivered a large-scale SharePoint 2013 ECM solution with MMS and taxonomy, including a multilingual portal, custom web parts, automated workflows, and end-user training.
● Conducted requirements analysis, built workflows and custom SharePoint solutions, managed content types/backups, and trained users for seamless adoption
- Conducted requirements analysis, built workflows and custom SharePoint solutions, managed content types/backups, and trained users for seamless adoption
● Led a team to deliver web/survey solutions and optimize a market research platform serving 200K+ users.
- Led a team to deliver web/survey solutions and optimize a market research platform serving 200K+ users.