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🚀 DevOps & Cloud Native Engineer | Kubernetes & Docker | CNCF CERTIFIED 🏆

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👨‍💻 About Me

CNCF-certified DevOps Engineer with 2+ years of hands-on experience building production-ready microservices architectures and scalable cloud solutions. Proven track record of optimizing system performance by 70% and achieving sub-200ms response times through advanced containerization and orchestration strategies. UNESCO hackathon winner with expertise in Kubernetes, AWS, and CI/CD automation.

Currently pursuing Master's in Information Systems Engineering at Faculty of Sciences Semlalia Marrakech, building upon my solid foundation in software engineering and cloud-native technologies. I specialize in creating enterprise-grade microservices platforms using Spring Boot, event-driven architectures, and modern DevOps practices.

Available for 6-month international internships with strong English communication skills. Always eager to push the boundaries of what's possible with cloud-native technologies.


🎯 Current Focus

  • 🔭 Working on Enterprise-Grade Microservices Architectures with Spring Boot & Go
  • 🌱 Mastering Cloud Native Patterns and Kubernetes Advanced Orchestration
  • 🏆 UNESCO Hackathon Winner 2024 - 1st Place among 20+ international teams
  • 👯 Looking to collaborate on Open Source Cloud Native Projects
  • 💬 Ask me about Kubernetes, Docker, Microservices, AWS, DevOps
  • ⚡ Fun fact: Achieved 70% performance optimization in production systems

🏆 Major Achievements & Certifications

Certification Issuer Status Badge
CKA: Certified Kubernetes Administrator CNCF ✅ Certified CNCF
KCNA: Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate CNCF ✅ Certified CNCF
LFS250: Kubernetes and Cloud Native Essentials Linux Foundation ✅ Certified Linux
CCNA: Switching, Routing, and Wireless Essentials Cisco ✅ Certified Cisco

🏅 Special Achievements

  • 🥇 UNESCO Water4Future Hackathon Winner 2024 - 1st Place
  • 🚀 70% System Performance Optimization achieved in production
  • Sub-200ms Response Times with advanced caching strategies
  • 🔄 Zero-downtime Deployments via ArgoCD GitOps workflows

🛠️ Tech Stack & Expertise

🔧 DevOps & Cloud Platforms

Kubernetes Docker AWS Terraform Jenkins ArgoCD Helm

🚀 Backend & Microservices

Java Spring Boot Go Apache Kafka Spring Security

🎯 Frontend Technologies

React Next.js Angular TypeScript Flutter

🗄️ Databases & Storage

PostgreSQL MongoDB MySQL Redis

📊 Monitoring & Observability

Prometheus Grafana ELK Stack Zipkin Istio


🚀 Featured Projects

🏢 NexusCommerce: Cloud-Native E-Commerce Ecosystem

Enterprise-Grade Microservices Platform | May 2025 - Present

Microservices Performance Response Time

  • 🏗️ Architected 8-microservice ecosystem using Spring Boot (Java 17) and Go with event-driven architecture
  • Achieved 70% reduction in API calls through async Apache Kafka communication
  • 🚀 Sub-200ms response times with Redis caching optimization and zero-downtime deployments
  • ☁️ Deployed on AWS EKS with Terraform-managed infrastructure (VPC, EBS storage)
  • 🔒 Implemented Istio service mesh with mTLS communication and multi-level rate limiting
  • 📊 Complete observability stack (ELK, Prometheus/Grafana, Zipkin)
  • 📦 6 production-ready Helm charts for multi-environment support

Tech Stack: Spring Boot, Go, Apache Kafka, AWS EKS, Terraform, Jenkins, ArgoCD, Istio, Redis


🏆 TERRAP-POD: Agricultural Innovation Solution

UNESCO Water4Future Hackathon Winner 2024 | 1st Place

Winner Teams

  • 🥇 1st Place Winner at UNESCO Water4Future Hackathon among 20+ international teams
  • 🌱 Designed innovative modular vertical farming system addressing Morocco's agricultural water challenges
  • 🤖 IoT integration and AI-powered optimization for sustainable agriculture
  • 💼 Comprehensive business model with subscription-based AI services

Impact: Addressing water scarcity challenges in Morocco's agricultural sector


📚 Room Reservation Microservices System

Faculty Project | 2025

  • 🔐 Built complete microservices platform with JWT authentication and granular authorization
  • 🚪 API Gateway pattern implementation for secure service communication
  • 🏗️ Modern architecture using Spring Boot, Spring Security, JPA/Hibernate

Tech Stack: Spring Boot, Spring Security, JPA/Hibernate, MySQL, Angular 16+, Docker, GitHub Actions


💼 Professional Experience

🏢 Recent Industry Experience

Norsys Africa (Marrakech) - Full Stack Developer (May 2024 - June 2024)

  • 🏥 Architected interconnected mobile and web application for healthcare monitoring
  • 🤖 Integrated AI-powered predictive analysis using Hugging Face ML models
  • 📱 Real-time health surveillance and automated alert systems
  • Tech: Next.js, Flutter, Laravel, Hugging Face, Python, Firebase, MongoDB Atlas, Docker

Ministry of Health and Social Protection (Safi) - Full Stack Developer (March 2024 - June 2024)

  • 🏥 Developed MedConnect: comprehensive web platform for digitizing medical records
  • 85% reduction in manual processing time through automation
  • 🔐 Secure JWT authentication and real-time analytics dashboard
  • Tech: Next.js, Express.js, MongoDB, JWT Authentication, Chart.js

Higher School of Technology Safi - Software Developer (April 2023 - June 2023)

  • 📚 Created complete library management platform with automated systems
  • 📈 60% improvement in operational efficiency through automation
  • 📊 Analytics dashboard with automated notifications
  • Tech: Next.js, Node.js, TypeScript, MySQL, Prisma ORM, TailwindCSS

📊 GitHub Analytics

GitHub Streak

🎓 Education

Master's in Information Systems Engineering (2024-2026)
Faculty of Sciences Semlalia Marrakech (FSSM) - In Progress

  • Specialization in development methodologies and information systems urbanization
  • Advanced training in intelligent workstation architectures
  • Focus on software project management and advanced programming environments

Professional Bachelor's - Information Systems & Networks Engineering (2023-2024)
Higher School of Technology Safi - Honors

  • Network architecture and system administration
  • Software engineering, databases, and distributed systems

📫 Let's Connect!

Ready to collaborate on cutting-edge cloud-native projects? Let's build the future together!

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Core Competencies: Cloud-Native Architecture • Kubernetes Orchestration • Microservices Design • Infrastructure as Code • DevSecOps • Performance Optimization


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