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Muhammad Abdullah

London

Summary

Results-driven Platform Engineer with nearly three years of experience in designing and automating Linux-based infrastructure in virtualised and cloud environments. Expertise in building CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, Bitbucket Pipelines, and Jenkins, alongside strong skills in Docker, Kubernetes, Bash, and Python. Experienced in infrastructure automation, web server management, firewall management, and implementing monitoring solutions with Prometheus and Grafana to enhance system performance.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Customer Service Manager

Ladbrokes
London
2025.01 - Current
  • Developed strategies to enhance customer engagement, resulting in improved satisfaction and loyalty.
  • Facilitated daily operations, ensuring seamless service delivery and team collaboration.
  • Organised regular meetings to foster open communication and strengthen team alignment.
  • Facilitated staff development with ongoing training initiatives.
  • Conducted regular meetings for transparent communication.
  • Raised company reputation with high-quality customer care.
  • Improved operational efficiency by identifying areas of improvement.
  • Enhanced operating procedures for smoother workflow.
  • Maintained positive relationships through effective communication.
  • Promoted products effectively to increase sales.
  • Managed challenging situations to ensure customer satisfaction.
  • Delivered exceptional service by addressing customer queries promptly.
  • Demonstrated leadership skills in managing diverse teams.
  • Resolved complaints efficiently, fostering customer loyalty.
  • Cultivated a productive work culture by encouraging teamwork.
  • Ensured business objectives met through strategic planning.

Junior Devops Engineer

Future Dev Solutions
Lahore
2022.04 - 2024.12

VMware & Infrastructure Linux and Server Administration CI/CD & Automation Containerisation & Orchestration Monitoring & Observability DNS & Web Services Database Operations

  • Designed and maintained CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Bitbucket Pipelines, and Jenkins to automate application build, testing, and deployment workflows.
  • Configured Jenkins on Windows Server to streamline deployment processes and reduce manual intervention.
  • Implemented secure secret management and version control best practices using Git to support reliable software delivery.
  • Containerised applications using Docker and Docker Compose to provide consistent development and deployment environments.
  • Assisted with Kubernetes deployments and container orchestration through academic and personal projects, gaining hands-on experience with workload deployment, scaling, and cluster management.
  • VMware & Infrastructure
  • Managed VMware ESXi infrastructure hosting multiple Ubuntu Server virtual machines supporting internal development and production services.
  • Maintained four self-hosted Ubuntu servers, ensuring high availability and optimal performance through proactive monitoring and maintenance.
  • Linux and Server Administration
  • Administered Ubuntu Server environments, performing system updates, security hardening, SSH configuration, firewall management (UFW, iptables), and systemd service administration.
  • Configured and maintained NGINX and Apache web servers, implementing reverse proxy solutions and SSL/TLS certificates for secure access to internal applications.
  • Performed Linux system troubleshooting, package management, and performance tuning to ensure infrastructure stability and reliability.
  • Implemented Prometheus and Grafana monitoring solutions, developing dashboards, metrics collection, and alerting for infrastructure and application health.
  • Monitored CPU, memory, disk utilisation, application latency, and server availability to support proactive incident detection and performance optimisation.
  • Managed DNS records, domain configuration, internal routing, and web service availability.
  • Configured reverse proxies, virtual hosts, SSL/TLS certificates, and secure web server configurations to support hosted applications.
  • Performed routine health checks, backup automation, and maintenance for PostgreSQL and MySQL databases.
  • Monitored database performance and backup integrity, supporting service reliability and data protection.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Information Technology

University of Management and Technology
Lahore
2019.10 - 2023.08

Master of Science - Information Technology

University of West of Scotland
London
2025.01 - 2026.02

Skills

Cloud infrastructure automation

  • AWS EC2
  • Docker
  • Docker Compose
  • Kubernetes
  • GitHub Actions
  • Bitbucket Pipelines
  • Jenkins
  • Git
  • Ansible
  • System monitoring
  • Alerting & Dashboarding
  • Prometheus
  • Grafana
  • Linux Administration
  • Ubuntu Server
  • Windows Server
  • VMware ESXi and vSphere
  • NGINX
  • Apache HTTP Server
  • DNS Configuration
  • Reverse Proxy Configuration
  • SSL/TLS Certificate Management
  • SSH Hardening
  • UFW
  • iptables
  • Systemd
  • Cron
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • Bash
  • Python

Education

Current

Timeline

Master of Science - Information Technology

University of West of Scotland
2025.01 - 2026.02

Customer Service Manager

Ladbrokes
2025.01 - Current

Junior Devops Engineer

Future Dev Solutions
2022.04 - 2024.12

Bachelor of Science - Information Technology

University of Management and Technology
2019.10 - 2023.08
Muhammad Abdullah