AHMED ZBYR

AHMED ZBYR

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Mobile: +44-(0)742-350-4574
Email: ahmedzbyr@gmail.com
Location: Leeds, UK

SUMMARY

I am a highly skilled and experienced professional with a strong background in cloud services engineering, DevOps, architecture, and solutions leadership. My expertise spans a wide range of technologies and programming languages, including BigTable, BigQuery, Dataproc, Firestore, Datastore, Python, Go, Cloudera, Hadoop, Chef, Ansible, Kafka, and more.

EXPERIENCE

Cloud Engineer, Equifax UK

June 2018 - Present

  • Spearheaded the creation of Dataproc and Tigergraph modules from the ground up, incorporating essential features such as cluster deployment, backup, and security functionality.
  • Redesigned and improved code in BigQuery, BigTable, Dataproc, Firestore, and Datastore, leading to certified pipelines and enhanced system performance.
  • Designed IAM setups for Dataproc, BigQuery, and BigTable modules, ensuring robust security.
  • Proficient in various programming languages, including Python and Go, for integration and unit testing.
  • Automated cluster deployment with HDFS, Yarn, Spark, Hue, Hive, Impala, Sentry, and Oozie using Cloudera API.
  • Established Kerberos security for Hadoop clusters and implemented data-at-rest encryption.
  • Built scalable, secure, and efficient big data platforms with a focus on repeatability.
  • Utilized DevOps methodologies, tools such as Chef, Python, Ruby, and Terraform, to deliver reliable systems.
  • Implemented Datadog monitoring for comprehensive environment node monitoring in Hadoop.

IT Consultant, CGI Nederland

Jan 2018 - June 2018

  • DevOps Engineer specializing in automation and configuration management.
  • Proficient in building and maintaining enterprise solutions in both on-premise and cloud Linux environments.
  • Experienced in developing and implementing CI/CD processes, utilizing tools such as GIT, Jenkins, Ansible, Python, and Chef.
  • Skilled in containerization with Docker and Kubernetes, both in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and on-premises environments.

Architect, Happiest Minds India Private Ltd

Jun 2014 - Dec 2017

  • Automated Hadoop cluster deployments using Cloudera Manager, Python, and Chef.
  • Implemented Kerberos for Hadoop clusters.
  • Setup Key Trustee Server for data-at-rest encryption.
  • Configured TLS for Cloudera Manager and Kafka.
  • Developed custom Chef cookbooks for infrastructure deployment.

Solutions Lead, Saggezza India Private Ltd

Aug 2006 - Jun 2014

  • Worked on real-time log/event processing using technologies like Kafka, Storm, and HBase.
  • Developed scripts for monitoring and processing.
  • Managed Hadoop clusters and performed performance tuning.
  • Assisted in deploying MongoDB and NoSQL databases.
  • Led the development of scripts for network performance analysis.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Engineering in Information Science, Global Academy of Technology, VTU, Bangalore INDIA (2001 - 2005)

TECHNICAL SKILLS

  • Programming: Python, C, CoreJava, Shell scripting, Terraform.
  • Configuration Management: Ansible, Chef.
  • Big Data: HDFS, HBase, Kafka, Storm, Zookeeper, Cassandra.
  • Monitoring: Ganglia, Zabbix, Grafana, OpenTSDB.

ORGANIZATIONS

RECOGNITIONS

  • One Equifax Award - 2018Q4
  • One Equifax Award - 2021Q2
  • CSA Town Hall Award - 2021Q3/Q4
  • CSA Town Hall Award - 2022Q4
  • CSA GIS Town Hall Award - 2023Q1
  • CSA Town Hall Award - 2023Q1
  • Spot Award - Dec 2014
  • Spot Award - Apr 2014