Thabasum Syed

• Architected and maintained scalable, reliable CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Azure DevOps, reducing release cycles from days to hours.
• Orchestrated the containerization of microservices using Docker; designed Docker files and managed multi-container configurations via Docker Compose.
• Deployed and managed infrastructure using Ansible, enforcing configuration consistency and reducing manual interventions by 85%.
• Integrated SonarQube into pipelines for static code analysis, driving a 30% improvement in code quality over 6 months.
• Designed comprehensive monitoring solutions using Prometheus and Grafana, enabling 24/7 visibility into critical system metrics and triggering alerts via Slack.
• Automated repetitive system administration tasks using Shell scripts and Python, saving an estimated 20+ hours/month of manual effort.
• Led the migration of legacy CI systems to Azure DevOps, enhancing scalability, performance, and auditability.
• Collaborated closely with cross-functional teams of developers, QA, and operations teams to streamline releases, enhance deployment strategies and resolve deployment issues.
• Conducted training sessions on CI/CD best practices, empowering team members to take ownership of pipelines.
• Collaborated with development teams to adopt Agile methodologies, improving communication and accelerating project timelines.

Key Contributions:

• Reduced manual deployment time by over 60% through CI/CD automation and infrastructure-as-code practices.
• Created standardized pipeline templates in Azure DevOps used across all internal projects.
• Set up centralized monitoring that helped reduce downtime and increased system observability.

• Supported the development and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub, enabling faster and more reliable software builds.
• Assisted in containerizing Java and Python-based applications using Docker, improving environment consistency across development and QA.
• Wrote and optimized shell and batch scripts for tasks such as log rotation, system backups, and deployment routines.
• Created basic Ansible playbooks for automating configuration tasks such as user setup, package installation, and service restarts.
• Contributed to the setup of Prometheus exporters and built initial Grafana dashboards for CPU, memory, and disk utilization monitoring.
• Participated in code reviews and collaborated with developers to integrate best practices in pipeline workflows and version control.

Key Achievements:

• Reduced deployment errors by 70% through CI/CD standardization and automated environment provisioning.
• Successfully deployed a microservice-based proof-of-concept to Azure using Docker and Azure DevOps within tight delivery deadlines.
• Received internal recognition for contributing to a cross-functional project that reduced test cycle times by 40%.