Ariful Islam Shawon

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January 2023 - Present

SoftCo IT Ltd. — Dhaka, Bangladesh
Cloud and DevOps Engineer

Key Achievements

Implemented scalable AWS infrastructure using Terraform and CloudFormation, provisioning EC2, S3, RDS, and VPC resources to improve deployment efficiency, leveraging best practices from 3x AWS Certified Cloud and DevOps Engineer credentials.

Built and managed Kubernetes clusters with auto-scaling, load balancing, and multi-tenancy, ensuring high availability.

Reduced cloud costs by 30–40% through optimized resource allocation, auto-scaling, and spot instances.

Cut deployment time by 50% by designing automated CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Docker, and Kubernetes.

Deployed production-grade applications leveraging AWS Lambda, RDS, S3, CloudFront, API Gateway, and CloudWatch, ensuring secure operations and 99.9% uptime for critical business applications.

Established disaster recovery and backup strategies using AWS snapshots, RDS automated backups, and Kubernetes persistent volumes.

Enforced security and compliance with IAM policies, Security Groups, AWS WAF, and Kubernetes RBAC, ensuring adherence to GDPR and ISO standards.

Implemented monitoring and logging using CloudWatch, ELK Stack, and Prometheus/Grafana for proactive incident response and system optimization and reduced incident response time

Automated infrastructure testing with Terraform plan/apply, CloudFormation drift detection, and Kubernetes health checks to reduce errors.

Mentored junior engineers and promoted best practices in version control, branching strategy, and Cloud/DevOps adoption across teams.

Job Responsibilities

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Implementation: Designed and implemented Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform to provision and manage cloud resources on AWS. Provisioned EC2 instances, S3 buckets, VPCs, and security configurations, ensuring efficient and scalable infrastructure.

CI/CD Pipeline Development: Developed and maintained CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub Actions to automate the testing, building, and deployment of applications. Ensured reliable and efficient software delivery through continuous integration and continuous deployment.

Containerization and Orchestration: Built and managed Docker containers for development, staging, and production environments. Utilized Kubernetes for container orchestration, enabling seamless deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications across multiple environments.

Kubernetes Cluster Management: Deployed and managed Kubernetes clusters using services like Amazon EKS and Kubeadm, ensuring high availability, automatic scaling, and efficient resource management. Configured and maintained Helm charts for simplified application deployment and management.

Cloud Services Management: Deployed and managed core AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, and IAM. Utilized AWS CLI and CloudFormation for infrastructure provisioning, ensuring secure and cost-effective cloud resource management.

Automation and Scripting: Wrote automation scripts in Bash and Python to streamline infrastructure management tasks, including environment setups, deployments, and routine operations, reducing manual intervention and improving efficiency.

Monitoring and Logging: Set up and configured AWS CloudWatch, Prometheus, and Grafana for application monitoring, log aggregation, and visualization, ensuring high availability and optimal performance of deployed applications in both cloud and containerized environments.

Version Control and Collaboration: Utilized Git for version control and collaborated with development teams via GitHub to ensure smooth code management and seamless integration across teams, fostering continuous collaboration.

Security and Compliance: Ensured the security of AWS resources and Kubernetes clusters by configuring IAM roles, security groups, and implementing best practices for secure cloud infrastructure. Regularly audited infrastructure and maintained compliance with security standards.

Infrastructure Scaling and Optimization: Implemented auto-scaling, load balancing, and optimization strategies for AWS resources and Kubernetes clusters to improve performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency across development, staging, and production environments.

Disaster Recovery and Backup: Established disaster recovery strategies and backup solutions for critical data and infrastructure, utilizing AWS snapshot services and Kubernetes volume snapshots, and implementing failover mechanisms to ensure business continuity.

Troubleshooting and Support: Provided operational support for development and operations teams by troubleshooting issues in production environments and the CI/CD pipeline, ensuring quick resolution of incidents and minimizing downtime.

Documentation and Knowledge Sharing: Maintained comprehensive documentation for IaC scripts, cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes cluster configurations, deployment processes, and best practices. Actively shared knowledge with peers and contributed to improving the DevOps practices within the organization.

DevOps Engineering

Agile Methodology

Benefit of AWS Cloud Computing

June 2021 - December 2022

SoftCo IT Ltd. — Dhaka, Bangladesh
Software Engineer

Key Achievements

Designed and developed dynamic and responsive websites: using HTML, CSS, Python, and PHP, achieving seamless full-stack integration and high client satisfaction.

Januar 2022 - Present

Self-employed / Various Clients
Freelance Consultant (Cloud and DevOps Engineering, Cloud Migration, Web Design and Development, and IT Solutions)

Cloud and DevOps Engineer with extensive experience in AWS, CI/CD, and Web Design Development. In addition to my full-time role, I provide freelance consulting services in Cloud Engineering, DevOps, and IT solutions, helping clients optimize performance, automate workflows, and migrate applications to the cloud.

Key Achievements

Successfully delivered multiple web development projects using modern frameworks and responsive, user-friendly designs.

January 2017 - March 2021

B.Sc. in Software Engineering
Daffodil International University (DIU)

I graduated from Daffodil International University with a B.Sc. in Software Engineering. My education provided a strong, practical foundation in the entire software lifecycle, from theory and design to deployment and security.