Loay Ali

DevOps and Infrastructure Engineer with 9+ years of experience running Linux and cloud platforms for SaaS, DNS, registry, and VPN systems. Strong in high availability, networking, CI/CD, and automation using AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and Ansible. Experienced in AI-driven automation with n8n and LLMs.

Monitor system performance, IT operations, and storage. Manage user accounts, enforce security policies, and handle escalated help desk requests. Lead administrators, coordinate departments, mentor team. Install/configure software/hardware, enforce network policies. Design VMware servers, storage infrastructure. Execute special tasks, interact with staff, create Terraform plans, use Ansible for deployment. Troubleshoot hardware/software, lead desktop support, and database performance.

I meticulously monitor server logs, achieving a 94% success rate in early failure detection and ensuring 100% uptime compliance. I lead a team in daily maintenance, installation, and complex problem-solving for crucial clients (30% occupancy). I implement effective contingency plans, maintain documentation weekly, and received praise for a 100% effective backup strategy with off-site tape storage and inventory asset management.

Remote job for Germany, focusing on capacity scaling for high-traffic servers. Lead backup, disaster recovery, and high availability solutions. Scripted OpenVPN servers with MySQL user authentication, and oversaw Jenkins, Git repositories, and service templates. Built DNS servers for VPN and DNS leak prevention, implemented MySQL database replication on Centos 7 Captured business requirements and data, automated tasks using Ansible playbooks or CLI scripts for volume devices, LVM,