👨‍💻 Professional Summary

Cloud & Infrastructure Operations Engineer with hands-on experience in VMware ESXi/vCenter, Apache CloudStack, Linux administration, infrastructure monitoring, secure remote access, virtual networking, and private-cloud operations.

I also work with AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Bash scripting, Git/GitHub, Jenkins, and GitHub Actions through practical projects and deployments.

💼 Current Role: Cloud & Infrastructure Apprentice at Quantum Ronics, Islamabad

☁️ Core Area: Private cloud, virtualization, Linux, monitoring, networking, and infrastructure support

⚙️ DevOps Stack: AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Bash, Jenkins, and GitHub Actions

🎯 Career Direction: Cloud Engineering, DevOps, Platform Engineering, DevSecOps, and SRE

☁️ Core Expertise

Area

Technologies & Responsibilities

Private Cloud & Virtualization

VMware ESXi, VMware vCenter/vSphere Client, Apache CloudStack, VM provisioning, cloning, migration, backup, lifecycle management, and resource allocation

Linux & Server Operations

Ubuntu, SSH, package management, services, permissions, maintenance, troubleshooting, physical and virtual server operations

Monitoring & Availability

Prometheus, Grafana, infrastructure dashboards, health checks, performance, capacity, availability, and resource-utilization monitoring

Networking & Secure Access

OpenVPN, IP configuration, network assignment, connectivity testing, VLAN troubleshooting, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, NAT, and ACLs

Cloud & DevOps

AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Bash, Git/GitHub, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, CI/CD, Nginx, and Infrastructure as Code

Data Protection & Access

VM backups, rsync, data synchronization, Active Directory, domain environments, and shared-folder access management

💼 Professional Experience

Cloud & Infrastructure Apprentice

Private Cloud & Infrastructure Operations — Quantum RonicsSecretariat, Islamabad, Pakistan | Mar 2026 – Present

Administer the organization’s private-cloud infrastructure using VMware ESXi, VMware vCenter/vSphere Client, and Apache CloudStack

Manage virtual machine provisioning, configuration, cloning, migration, backup, lifecycle operations, and resource allocation

Perform scheduled operations across virtual and physical servers, including startup, shutdown, availability verification, and infrastructure health checks

Monitor VMware hosts, virtual machines, and infrastructure resources for performance, capacity, availability, and resource-utilization issues

Operate Apache CloudStack workloads, including VM provisioning, network assignment, and resource management

Configure and administer OpenVPN for secure remote access, client setup, connectivity validation, and access troubleshooting

Handle IP configuration, virtual network assignment, connectivity testing, and basic VLAN-related troubleshooting

Perform virtual machine backups and data synchronization using rsync

Administer Ubuntu-based virtual machines and servers through SSH, including package management, service monitoring, routine maintenance, and troubleshooting

Investigate and resolve user-reported issues involving Linux systems, virtual machines, server connectivity, and application services

Configure and maintain infrastructure monitoring through Prometheus and Grafana dashboards

Support on-premises infrastructure, including GPU-enabled servers and associated virtual workloads

Perform server restarts, resource adjustments, service verification, maintenance, and post-maintenance validation

Coordinate with senior infrastructure engineers on advanced configurations, critical incidents, and infrastructure-level changes

Work with Active Directory, domain environments, and shared-folder access management

Build hands-on cloud and DevOps experience through AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Git/GitHub, Jenkins, and GitHub Actions

Web Developer Intern

Infusible Coders Pvt LtdKohat, Pakistan | Dec 2023 – Mar 2024

Worked on web applications using MongoDB, Express.js, React, and Node.js

Integrated external APIs, including weather and blog-system APIs

Assisted with authentication and authorization implementation

Contributed to backend development and API connectivity tasks

Used Docker to resolve local database and development-environment issues

🛠️ Skills & Technologies

Cloud, DevOps & Infrastructure

VMware ESXi · VMware vCenter · Apache CloudStack · Private Cloud Operations · OpenVPN · Linux · Ubuntu · Prometheus · Grafana · AWS · Docker · Kubernetes · Terraform · Bash · Jenkins · GitHub Actions · Nginx · rsync

Networking

TCP/IP · IP Addressing · Subnetting · VLSM · VLANs · DHCP · DNS · NAT · ACLs · OSPF · RIP · EIGRP · BGP Basics · HSRP · STP · Cisco Packet Tracer

Backend & Web Development

JavaScript · Node.js · Express.js · MongoDB · React · REST APIs · API Integration · JWT · RBAC · Postman · HTML · CSS

📌 Featured Projects

🚀 Container Orchestration & Deployment Automation

Docker | Kubernetes | AWS EKS | AWS ECR

Built Bash automation to manage multiple Docker containers

Simulated high-density environments by deploying 200+ containers

Designed a scalable deployment workflow using AWS EKS and ECR

Configured Kubernetes services, load balancing, and autoscaling

Practiced end-to-end container deployment workflow

Local Development -> Docker Build -> ECR Push -> EKS Deployment -> ALB -> Autoscaling

🏗️ United Concrete Flooring — Construction Web Application

Live Demo: unitedconcreteflooring.com.au

Developed a specialized construction platform for an Adelaide-based contractor

Built service catalogs for Standard Concrete, Exposed Concrete, and Colored Concrete

Added project management modules and client inquiry features

Containerized the application for consistent local development

Implemented an automated CI pipeline to build and validate images on every code commit

Resolved a critical production deployment issue where files were rendering empty on the server

Fixed the root cause by debugging server-side build paths and directory permissions

Successfully deployed the application to a Hostinger VPS environment

Improved deployment reliability, availability, and application performance

🔐 Network Traffic Firewall Simulation & AWS Deployment

Developed a rule-based firewall simulation system

Visualized allowed and blocked packets using a frontend dashboard

Migrated containerized deployment from Vercel/Railway to AWS EC2

Configured Elastic IP for stable connectivity

Used Nginx as a reverse proxy for request routing

Practiced cloud deployment and basic server configuration

⚖️ Legal Sphere — Lawyer Management System

MERN Stack | JWT | RBAC | Socket.io | Docker

Developed a lawyer-client management platform using the MERN stack

Implemented JWT authentication and Role-Based Access Control

Improved backend security using Helmet.js, rate limiting, and input sanitization

Integrated Socket.io for real-time communication

Containerized the application using Docker

Built secure API routes and role-based access workflows

🌐 Data Center Network Implementation

Cisco Packet Tracer | DHCP | ACLs | Data Center Networking

Designed and simulated a 2-tier data center network in Cisco Packet Tracer

Practiced core and access layer network design

Implemented DHCP and Extended ACLs

Worked on secure and controlled internal network communication

Studied high availability and redundancy concepts

Improved practical understanding of enterprise network design

☁️ Terraform AWS Infrastructure Provisioning

Terraform | AWS EC2 | Security Groups | Elastic IP | AWS AMI

Provisioned AWS infrastructure using Terraform

Created an EC2 instance from a selected AWS AMI

Configured Security Groups for controlled network access

Associated an Elastic IP for stable public connectivity

Practiced Infrastructure as Code planning, validation, deployment, and resource management

🎓 Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Kohat University of Science and TechnologyKohat, Pakistan | 2021 – 2025

📚 Certifications

DevOps — KodeKloud: DevOps Prerequisites, Git Basics, GitHub Basics, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS Basics

Fundamentals of Red Hat Enterprise Linux — Red Hat

AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials — AWS

Computer Networks and Network Security — IBM / Coursera

📈 GitHub Analytics

🌐 Connect With Me

📧 Email: faraz.csdev@gmail.com
💼 LinkedIn: Muhammad Faraz
💻 GitHub: farazAhmed03
📞 Phone: +92 344 9260254
📍 Location: Islamabad, Pakistan

🗣️ Languages

Urdu: Fluent

English: Conversational

Building reliable infrastructure, learning continuously, and growing toward production-grade Cloud & DevOps engineering.