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Professional Experience

15+ years across telecom, DevOps, cloud architecture, full-stack development, ETL engineering, and database training.

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Associate Cloud Architect

Tkxel LLC · Lahore, Pakistan · tkxel.com
Oct 2025 – Present
  • Led platform engineering initiatives covering CI/CD, IaC standards, and reusable cloud blueprints
  • Introduced chaos engineering practices to validate resilience, availability, and failure recovery strategies
  • Provided architectural reviews, design approvals, and technical mentorship across teams
Compliance Manager Microsoft Defender Azure Chaos Studio Bicep Trivy
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Principal DevOps Engineer

Tkxel LLC · Lahore, Pakistan · tkxel.com
Oct 2023 – Oct 2025 · 2 yrs 1 mo
  • Integrated observability solutions with OpenTelemetry, Grafana, and Application Insights
  • Defined Infrastructure as Code (IaC) strategy using Terraform & Bicep to standardize deployments
  • Applied SRE principles by introducing cost optimization strategies, and chaos engineering drills
BitBucket Linux bash PowerShell CosmosDB Docker Grafana
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Senior DevOps Engineer

Tkxel LLC · Lahore, Pakistan · tkxel.com
Oct 2022 – Oct 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo
  • Automated a self-built C# & PowerShell packager using GitHub Actions pipelines
  • Implemented and maintained a production micro-services architecture in Azure
  • Architected CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, embedding automated testing and security scans
GitHub Actions Linux bash PowerShell PostgreSQL Docker
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Solutions Architect

Punjab Group of Colleges (PGC) · Lahore, Pakistan · pgc.edu
Sep 2022 – Oct 2022 · 2 mos
  • Implementing microservices architecture for the education management system
Azure DevOps C# 10 T-SQL PostgreSQL Docker
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Senior DevOps Engineer

Jazz Telecom · Lahore, Pakistan · jazz.com.pk
Oct 2021 – Sep 2022 · 1 yr
  • Implemented CI/CD in development workflows using Azure DevOps Server
  • Orchestrated data marts using ELT for customer experience management teams
Azure DevOps C# 10 T-SQL MS SQL Server 2019
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Principal Software Engineer

Jazz Telecom · Lahore, Pakistan · jazz.com.pk
Jan 2020 – Oct 2021 · 1 yr 10 mos
  • Reduced technical debt by refactoring code over TFS & documenting process flows
  • Instrumented applications & devised reports to monitor VM health
TFS 2018 C# 9.0 T-SQL MS SQL Server 2019
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Senior Software Engineer

Jazz Telecom · Lahore, Pakistan · jazz.com.pk
Aug 2018 – Dec 2019 · 1 yr 5 mos
  • Handled USSD protocol integration with RESTful ASP.Net web API
  • Delivered Mobile Location Protocol (MLP) integration for tracing customers' live location
Web service (ASMX) C# 7.0 T-SQL MS SQL Server 2018
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Senior Web Developer

Mindbridge (Ferotek) · Lahore, Pakistan · mindbridge.net
May 2018 – Aug 2018 · 4 mos
  • Overhauled legacy PHP in-house CRM & incentive system to ASP.NET MVC
  • Integrated & aligned database of ZKTeco Turnstile software for login automation
ZKTeco C# T-SQL SSIS MS SQL Server 2018
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Microsoft Database Exam Trainer

EVS Institute · Lahore, Pakistan · evslearning.com
Mar 2017 – Jul 2021 · 4 yrs 5 mos
  • Working as a professional trainer for: Certified SQL Server Specialist
  • Succeeded in training 15 cohorts in query & administration of SQL Server
  • Formulated a robust course outline forged around students' Q&A sessions
MS SQL Server 2019 Google Classrooms Exam 70-761 Exam 70-762
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Microsoft SQL Server Trainer

DigiPAKISTAN – National Skills Development Initiative · Lahore, Pakistan
Apr 2021 – Aug 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos
  • Delivered SQL Server training as part of Pakistan's national digital skills program
MS SQL Server 2019 Google Classrooms
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Full Stack Developer

Fiverr · Lahore, Pakistan
Mar 2017 – May 2018 · 1 yr 3 mos
C# T-SQL SSIS MS SQL Server 2016
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Senior Software Engineer

Jazz Telecom · Lahore, Pakistan · jazz.com.pk
Jun 2016 – Mar 2017 · 10 mos
  • Fostered ASP.NET Web services and enabled quality assurance of deployed software
  • Reinforced job scheduling, remote server management & disk space maintenance
Web service (ASMX) C# T-SQL SSIS MS SQL Server 2016
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Senior Data Engineer

Jazz Telecom · Lahore, Pakistan · jazz.com.pk
Jun 2015 – Jun 2016 · 1 yr 1 mo
  • Shaped & developed QA of in-house CRMs using .NET code libraries with OOP
  • Unified organizational process automation through desktop & web applications
C# T-SQL SSIS WinForms WebForms MS SQL Server 2014
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Business Intelligence Developer

Jazz Telecom · Lahore, Pakistan · jazz.com.pk
Apr 2013 – Jun 2015 · 2 yrs 3 mos
  • Enhanced ETL operations using SSIS and scripts
  • Monitored & enforced telecom services & credit rating checks using SQL Server
BIDS 2010 MS SQL Server 2008 R2 VB Scripts Batch Scripts
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Data Analyst

Jazz Telecom · Lahore, Pakistan · jazz.com.pk
Dec 2011 – Apr 2013 · 1 yr 5 mos
  • Constructed month-end & year-end progress reports for management
  • Put together progress analysis & month-on-month report comparison
MS Excel 2010
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Junior Data Analyst

Jazz Telecom · Lahore, Pakistan · jazz.com.pk
Jan 2011 – Dec 2011 · 1 yr
  • Managed post-paid & prepaid overseas sale activation
  • Engaged in handling nationwide queries of reactivation of blocked numbers
Siebel 8 NADRA Verisys
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International Markets & Investments Internee

State Bank of Pakistan · Karachi, Pakistan · sbp.org.pk
Jul 2010 – Aug 2010 · 2 mos
  • Worked in International Markets and Investments Department (IMID)
  • Accomplished project on research topic: Reserve Management Framework
Bloomberg App