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Nabeel Ahmad

Nabeel Ahmad

DevOps & Full Stack Engineer

Mailsi, Vehari, Punjab, PAKISTAN, 61050
+92 308-0722833
English, Urdu

Background


About

About

Experienced DevOps Engineer with a proven track record of successfully migrating infrastructure (GCP to Digital Ocean), establishing CI/CD pipelines, and implementing modern deployment methodologies (Blue/Green) to minimize downtime. Skilled in containerization (Docker) and database management (MySQL). Eager to apply expertise in automation and optimization to enhance software delivery within a forward-thinking organization.

Work Experience

Work Experience

  • DevOps Engineer, Visa (Project)

    Feb, 2025 - Present

    Designed and implemented CI/CD pipelines and automated environment validation for VisaCloud projects while enhancing infrastructure security through vulnerability management.

    • Designed and implemented end-to-end CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins (VisaCloud) to automate build, test, and deployment processes

    • Developed custom shell/cURL scripts to integrate Jenkins with Visa APIs for build number generation, log handling, automated test triggers, result polling, and report generation

    • Automated environment validation and post-deployment checks, ensuring system stability and reducing release issues

    • Utilized Allure Reports and Jenkins Stage View to monitor execution, analyze failures, and improve test coverage visibility

    • Strengthened infrastructure security by leveraging Visa Vulnerability Management System (VVMS)

    • Identified and assessed OS/application-level vulnerabilities

    • Scheduled and monitored automated patching across Linux/Windows environments

    • Validated remediation success via VVMS dashboards and compliance reports

    • Partnered with security and infrastructure teams to ensure adherence to Visa’s patching policies and meet vulnerability remediation SLAs

  • DevOps Engineer, Dynaread

    Nov, 2023 - Jan, 20251 year 2 months

    Educational technology company focused on helping children with dyslexia improve their reading skills through specialized software solutions.

    • Started as a DevOps Engineer

    • Led migrations from LAMP5 to LAMP8 for approximately 12 websites and web applications

    • Successfully migrated infrastructure from GCP to Digital Ocean including sites, microservices, and databases

    • Established multiple CI/CD pipelines on GitLab with multiple runners

    • Implemented Blue/Green Methodology For Deployments For Zero Downtimes

    • Containerized applications using Docker to improve deployment consistency

    • Setup, migrated and managed MySQL databases from version 5 to 8

  • Jr. Web Developer, Zekab Solutions

    Dec, 2022 - Mar, 20233 months

    • React Front End Development

    • Express And Node Application Tier Development

    • Mongoose Back End Development

    • Dev Ops Management

Projects Experience

Projects Experience

  • VisaCloud CI/CD Automation

    Feb, 2025 - Present

    End-to-end automation of build, test, and deployment pipelines on VisaCloud with Jenkins integration, test reporting, and environment validation.

    • Custom Jenkins & Visa API integration

    • Allure Reports & Stage View implementation

    • Improved release efficiency & reduced downtime

  • Dynaread Infrastructure Migration

    Nov, 2023 - Jan, 20251 year 2 months

    Migrated core infrastructure from GCP to Digital Ocean while modernizing deployments with CI/CD and Docker.

    • Migrated 12 websites and microservices

    • LAMP stack upgrade from version 5 to 8

    • Implemented zero-downtime Blue/Green deployments

  • Full Stack Web Development (Zekab Solutions)

    Dec, 2022 - Mar, 20233 months

    Worked on full-stack web applications using React, Node.js, Express, and MongoDB (Mongoose) with DevOps exposure.

    • Developed dynamic React front-end interfaces

    • Built REST APIs with Express.js and Node.js

    • Implemented MongoDB schemas with Mongoose

    • Assisted with DevOps pipeline management

Skills

Skills

  • DevOps & CI/CD

    Jenkins

    GitLab CI

    GitHub Actions

    Blue/Green Deployments

    Pipeline Automation

  • Cloud & Infrastructure

    VisaCloud

    Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

    Digital Ocean

    Linux

    Windows Server

  • Scripting & Automation

    Shell Scripting

    cURL

    Bash

    Automation Testing

  • Security & Vulnerability Management

    Visa VVMS

    Patching Automation

    Compliance Reporting

  • Databases

    MySQL 5 to 8 Migration

    Database Management

    Data Backup & Recovery

    MongoDB

    Mongoose

  • Web Development

    HTML

    CSS

    JavaScript

    React

    Node.js

    Express.js

    REST APIs

  • Collaboration & Testing Tools

    Postman

    Jira

    Kanban Boards

    Ticket Management

    Allure Reporting

    Axe DevTools

    JMeter

    SonarQube

    Selenium

Education

Education

  • Software Engineering, Bachelor, COMSATS University Lahore

    Jan, 2019 - Jul, 2023

Interests

Interests

  • Technology

    Emerging TechData StructuresAlgorithmsRAGMLDevops
References

References

  • Zeeshan Haider

    zhaider@visa.com