Cloud Security & DevOps Engineer
Resume:
SIDRA INAM
CLOUD SECURITY & DEVOPS
ENGINEER
CONTACT
**************@*****.***
Illinois, USA
Army National Guard – Illinois
CORE COMPETENCIES
Cloud Infrastructure
Architecture & Migration
Infrastructure as Code
(Terraform, CloudFormation,
Ansible)
CI/CD Pipeline Automation
(Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD)
Container Orchestration
(Docker, Kubernetes)
Cloud Security & IAM
Governance
Vulnerability Assessment &
Penetration Testing
Monitoring & Observability
Cost Optimization & FinOps
Disaster Recovery & High
Availability
Incident Response & SIEM
Scripting & Process Automation
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Cloud
AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, API
Gateway, ACM, ELB), GCP,
StratoZone
IaC & Automation
Terraform, CloudFormation,
Ansible, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD
Containers
Docker, Kubernetes, Elastic
Beanstalk
Monitoring
CloudWatch, Prometheus,
Grafana, Zabbix, ELK, Splunk,
Stackdriver
Security
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Cloud Security and DevOps Engineer with 4+ years of experience architecting, securing, and migrating AWS and GCP infrastructure across enterprise environments in the US, UAE, and Pakistan. Proven track record leading cross-region cloud migrations, building CI/CD automation pipelines, and strengthening infrastructure security through vulnerability assessments, IAM governance, and continuous monitoring. Combines hands-on technical depth with strong cross-functional communication to reduce downtime, harden security posture, and optimize cloud cost efficiency.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Infrastructure Engineer Trainee
ISA – Air Arabia • Sharjah, UAE Nov 2023 – Feb 2024
Monitored system logs and infrastructure health in real time to proactively detect and escalate performance and security issues.
Configured and maintained monitoring tooling to support smooth, reliable infrastructure operations.
Containerized the company website using Docker, improving deployment consistency and portability.
Evaluated and recommended new technologies to strengthen existing infrastructure architecture.
Diagnosed and resolved technical issues, escalating complex problems to senior engineers as needed.
AWS Cloud Security Engineer
VaporVM • Dubai, UAE May 2023 – Nov 2023
Developed and deployed cloud-native applications on AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, API Gateway, CloudFormation), supporting scalable production workloads.
Conducted vulnerability assessments and penetration testing to identify and remediate infrastructure security weaknesses.
Integrated third-party threat intelligence feeds into SIEM platforms, improving detection of malicious activity targeting cloud resources.
Implemented CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and Ansible to automate application deployment to AWS.
Right-sized compute resources and performed cost analysis of cloud infrastructure to reduce spend and improve efficiency.
Configured and maintained cloud security controls, including firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, and centralized logging via CloudWatch.
Deployed serverless architectures using AWS Lambda and built custom automation scripts to manage multiple AWS accounts.
Governed user roles and access privileges across cloud accounts in line with organizational security policy.
Senior Cloud Engineer
Sherdil Cloud • Karachi, Pakistan Oct 2019 – Apr 2023
Designed and implemented disaster recovery strategies for cloud-hosted applications using AMIs, snapshots, and automated backups, strengthening business continuity. IAM, Wireshark, Nmap, Nessus,
SIEM, NIST, ISO 27001, SSL/TLS,
AES
Scripting
Python, Bash, PowerShell,
JSON/YAML, Git
CERTIFICATIONS
AWS Cloud Associate
Alibaba Cloud Associate
Oracle Cloud Associate
Splunk Course
In Progress: CompTIA Security+,
CEH
Automated infrastructure provisioning by authoring IaC deployment scripts in JSON/YAML, accelerating and standardizing environment builds.
Built and maintained CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and Ansible, streamlining application deployment to AWS.
Conducted recurring security audits of cloud infrastructure to maintain compliance with industry standards.
Architected highly available systems using Auto Scaling groups and Elastic Load Balancers to support continuous uptime.
Managed user access control and permissions across multiple AWS accounts, enforcing least-privilege governance.
Monitored performance across EC2, ELB, and RDS to proactively identify and resolve infrastructure issues.
Advised engineering teams on cloud cost optimization and operational best practices; trained users on system operation and troubleshooting. KEY PROJECTS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Led end-to-end cross-region migration of multi-tier AWS infrastructure using Terraform, automating resource provisioning and ensuring high availability with minimal downtime.
Migrated AWS Elastic Beanstalk environments across regions while maintaining application availability and streamlined deployment.
Migrated AWS infrastructure for a web application, integrating Squid Proxy to strengthen network security and optimize web traffic management.
Configured a Site-to-Site VPN between AWS and GCP, establishing secure, reliable cross-cloud connectivity.
Managed TLS/SSL certificates via AWS Certificate Manager (ACM) and configured Elastic Load Balancer (ELB) for encrypted application traffic.
Automated deployment and configuration of Prometheus, Grafana, and Zabbix using Ansible, enabling efficient infrastructure monitoring and alerting.
Implemented StratoZone for GCP to assess and plan cloud migration strategy, improving cost management and resource utilization.
Executed automated and manual VAPT (Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing) across infrastructure environments.
EDUCATION
Postgraduate Diploma, Cybersecurity
NED University of Engineering & Technology
M.Phil, Applied Economics
University of Karachi
MSC, Economics
University of Karachi
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