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Mohd Fazal Mahmood

DevOps & SRE Engineer | Network Cloud | Passionate about Automation & Continuous Integration

Prayagraj

5+ years of work experience

Infosys
Apr 20251 yr 2 mosPresent

Chandigarh, India

Working on large-scale OpenStack deployments, including the setup and management of various deployment models and architectures across multiple geographic regions (40+). Actively involved in provisioning and configuring core OpenStack services such as Nova (compute), Keystone (identity), Cinder (block storage), RabbitMQ (message queue), Horizon (dashboard), and more. Responsible for integrating and managing SDN solutions including various Contrail controllers to enable dynamic, scalable, and secure network virtualization within the OpenStack cloud infrastructure. Deploying and maintaining a robust observability stack using Grafana, Prometheus, ELK Stack, Nagios, Alertmanager, SMARTS Console, and LibreNMS to monitor compute nodes, network devices, and infrastructure health across distributed sites. Leading the end-to-end automation and orchestration of monitoring agents and alerting mechanisms, ensuring real-time visibility and high availability of services. Currently contributing to the development of a resilient, scalable, and production-grade Network Cloud Architecture for British Telecom, supporting hybrid cloud models and telco-grade reliability.
Infosys
Dec 20231 yr 5 mosApr 2025

Infosys
Apr 20223 yrs 1 moApr 2025

Mysore, Karnataka, India

BT Group
Jan 20221 yr 3 mosMar 2023

United Kingdom

At BT Group, I embarked on a dynamic journey as a Junior DevOps Engineer, contributing my skills to enhance the operational efficiency and reliability of the organization's infrastructure. Key Achievements and Responsibilities: Server Administration: 1-Managed and administered servers, ensuring optimal performance, security, and scalability. 2-Implemented robust server configurations, enhancing the overall stability of the infrastructure. Networking Troubleshooting: 1-Diagnosed and resolved networking issues promptly, ensuring seamless communication and connectivity across the network infrastructure. 2-Collaborated with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot and mitigate networking challenges, fostering a resilient network environment. Database Administration (PostgreSQL): 1-Played a pivotal role in configuring, migrating, and monitoring PostgreSQL databases. 2-Implemented best practices to optimize database performance and ensure data integrity. Containerization with Docker: 1-Spearheaded the adoption of containerization technologies, particularly Docker, to encapsulate applications and dependencies for seamless deployment. 2-Orchestrated Docker containers to streamline application workflows, enhancing scalability and resource utilization. Infrastructure Handling: 1-Contributed to the design and management of the organization's infrastructure, focusing on scalability, security, and reliability. 2-Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure the alignment of infrastructure with the evolving needs of the business.
Econz IT
Mar 20217 mosSep 2021

Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

GCP and GWS: VM Migration, Kubernetes, Database Migration, Different Storages.
theAllsafe
Jan 20212 mosFeb 2021

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Education

Integral University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

BTech in Computer Science & Engineering, Cloud Technology & Information Security

Integral University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

20174 yrs2021

Bishop Johnson School and College

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Headline

DevOps & SRE Engineer | Network Cloud | Passionate about Automation & Continuous Integration

About

DevOps and Site Reliability Engineer with a strong background in cloud-native infrastructure, continuous delivery, automation, and large-scale observability. Currently working on architecting and maintaining highly available and scalable network cloud infrastructure for British Telecom using OpenStack and SDN technologies. Key responsibilities and expertise include: Deploying and managing multi-model OpenStack environments across 40+ geographic locations. Provisioning core OpenStack services like Nova, Keystone, Cinder, Horizon, and RabbitMQ. Integrating and operating Contrail SDN controllers to enable secure, dynamic network virtualization at scale. Building automated workflows for infrastructure deployment, service provisioning, and monitoring agent rollout. Implementing end-to-end monitoring and observability using Grafana, Nagios, Prometheus, ELK Stack, Alertmanager, SMARTS Console, and LibreNMS across compute nodes and networking devices (switches, routers). Driving automation through Ansible, Python, Bash, and CI/CD using tools like Jenkins, GitLab Pipelines, AWS CodePipeline, and AWX Tower. Deep experience with Docker, public clouds (AWS and Openstack), Linux system administration, MySQL/PostgreSQL, and ITIL-based operational practices. I specialize in creating robust, automated, observable infrastructure that enables rapid deployments and resilient services while supporting hybrid cloud and telecom-grade network environments.

Location

Prayagraj

Work experience

Technology Analyst at Infosys, Apr 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos, Chandigarh, India, Working on large-scale OpenStack deployments, including the setup and management of various deployment models and architectures across multiple geographic regions (40+). Actively involved in provisioning and configuring core OpenStack services such as Nova (compute), Keystone (identity), Cinder (block storage), RabbitMQ (message queue), Horizon (dashboard), and more. Responsible for integrating and managing SDN solutions including various Contrail controllers to enable dynamic, scalable, and secure network virtualization within the OpenStack cloud infrastructure. Deploying and maintaining a robust observability stack using Grafana, Prometheus, ELK Stack, Nagios, Alertmanager, SMARTS Console, and LibreNMS to monitor compute nodes, network devices, and infrastructure health across distributed sites. Leading the end-to-end automation and orchestration of monitoring agents and alerting mechanisms, ensuring real-time visibility and high availability of services. Currently contributing to the development of a resilient, scalable, and production-grade Network Cloud Architecture for British Telecom, supporting hybrid cloud models and telco-grade reliability.

Senior System Engineer at Infosys, Dec 2023 - Apr 2025 · 1 yr 5 mos

System Engineer at Infosys, Apr 2022 - Apr 2025 · 3 yrs 1 mo, Mysore, Karnataka, India

Junior DevOps Engineer at BT Group, Jan 2022 - Mar 2023 · 1 yr 3 mos, United Kingdom, At BT Group, I embarked on a dynamic journey as a Junior DevOps Engineer, contributing my skills to enhance the operational efficiency and reliability of the organization's infrastructure. Key Achievements and Responsibilities: Server Administration: 1-Managed and administered servers, ensuring optimal performance, security, and scalability. 2-Implemented robust server configurations, enhancing the overall stability of the infrastructure. Networking Troubleshooting: 1-Diagnosed and resolved networking issues promptly, ensuring seamless communication and connectivity across the network infrastructure. 2-Collaborated with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot and mitigate networking challenges, fostering a resilient network environment. Database Administration (PostgreSQL): 1-Played a pivotal role in configuring, migrating, and monitoring PostgreSQL databases. 2-Implemented best practices to optimize database performance and ensure data integrity. Containerization with Docker: 1-Spearheaded the adoption of containerization technologies, particularly Docker, to encapsulate applications and dependencies for seamless deployment. 2-Orchestrated Docker containers to streamline application workflows, enhancing scalability and resource utilization. Infrastructure Handling: 1-Contributed to the design and management of the organization's infrastructure, focusing on scalability, security, and reliability. 2-Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure the alignment of infrastructure with the evolving needs of the business.

CLoud Intern at Econz IT, Mar 2021 - Sep 2021 · 7 mos, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India, GCP and GWS: VM Migration, Kubernetes, Database Migration, Different Storages.

System Engineer at theAllsafe, Jan 2021 - Feb 2021 · 2 mos, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Education

BTech in Computer Science & Engineering, Cloud Technology & Information Security, Integral University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Bishop Johnson School and College

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