Developer platforms, reusable workflows, self-service delivery, cloud reliability. |
VPC, EC2, IAM, S3, Load Balancers, Auto Scaling, Lambda, EKS. |
Docker, EKS, services, ingress, deployments, rollout troubleshooting. |
name: Saif Ali
role: Senior Platform Engineer
location: India
current: CBA
previous: Volkswagen, Cognizant, Wipro
core_stack: AWS, EKS, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Jenkins, Linux, Ansible
focus: Platform Engineering, DevSecOps, Observability, GitOps, FinOps
flowchart LR
Dev[Developer] --> Git[Git / Bitbucket]
Git --> Jenkins[Jenkins Pipeline]
Jenkins --> Scan[SonarQube Quality Gate]
Jenkins --> Artifact[JFrog Artifact]
Artifact --> Docker[Docker Image]
Docker --> EKS[Amazon EKS]
Terraform[Terraform IaC] --> AWS[AWS Cloud]
AWS --> EKS
EKS --> Observe[Grafana / Metrics / Logs]
Security[IAM / DevSecOps] --> AWS
Open my platform engineering playbook
| Layer | What I Build / Improve |
|---|---|
| Cloud Foundation | AWS networking, IAM, compute, storage, scaling |
| Delivery | Jenkins pipelines, shared libraries, reusable build patterns |
| Runtime | Docker, Kubernetes, Amazon EKS, Nginx, rollout support |
| Quality | SonarQube checks, versioned artifacts, controlled releases |
| Automation | Terraform, Ansible, Shell scripting, repeatable operations |
| Reliability | Logs, metrics, alerts, troubleshooting, platform hardening |
| Modern Focus | GitOps, DevSecOps, Observability, FinOps, AI-ready operations |
| 2025 - Present | CBA | Senior Platform Engineer |
| 2024 - 2025 | Volkswagen | Senior AWS DevOps Engineer |
| 2022 - 2024 | Cognizant | AWS DevOps / Cloud Infrastructure |
| 2018 - 2022 | Wipro | Linux, Infrastructure, DevOps Automation |
CBA and Volkswagen highlights
| Organization | Highlights |
|---|---|
| CBA | Platform engineering, developer experience, cloud-native workloads, reusable workflows, operational reliability |
| Volkswagen | AWS infrastructure, EKS, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, release troubleshooting, automation and standardization |
Cognizant and Wipro experience
| Organization | Highlights |
|---|---|
| Cognizant | AWS VPC, subnets, NAT, Security Groups, NACLs, EC2, ASG, S3, Lambda, EKS, Jenkins, SonarQube, JFrog, Ansible |
| Wipro | AIX, HPUX, RHEL, Ubuntu, CentOS, Shell scripting, DB2, Oracle, AWS infrastructure, Jenkins, Git, Bitbucket |
| Cloud AWS, EKS, VPC, IAM, EC2, S3, Lambda |
Delivery Jenkins, Docker, JFrog, SonarQube |
Automation Terraform, Ansible, Shell, Linux |
Reliability Grafana, Prometheus, Logs, Metrics |
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Nginx frontend, Node.js/Express backend, MySQL database, Docker Compose, Kubernetes manifests, and Terraform-backed EKS infrastructure.
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Node.js app cleanup, ESM/CommonJS package fix, production Dockerfile alignment, and container runtime improvements.
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Open project architecture
flowchart TB
Browser[Browser] --> Frontend[Nginx Frontend]
Frontend --> API[Node.js Express API]
API --> DB[(MySQL)]
Compose[Docker Compose] --> Frontend
Compose --> API
Compose --> DB
K8s[Kubernetes Manifests] --> EKS[Amazon EKS]
TF[Terraform] --> EKS
| Platform Engineering Internal platforms, golden paths, reusable workflows |
DevSecOps IAM, image security, quality gates, secure delivery |
Observability Metrics, logs, alerts, Grafana, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry |
| GitOps Declarative delivery and environment consistency |
FinOps Right-sizing, scaling, cost visibility, waste reduction |
AI-Ready Ops Automation-friendly cloud workflows and smarter troubleshooting |
