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🚀 Building My AWS Cloud & DevOps Portfolio from Scratch

After months of learning, practicing, and building hands-on projects, I'm excited to share my personal AWS Cloud & DevOps Portfolio.

🔗 Portfolio: [https://irfanpasha-portfolio.netlify.app/]

👨‍💻 About Me

I have 9+ years of experience in IT Operations, Desktop Support, Service Desk, and L2 Technical Support.

Currently, I am transitioning into Cloud & DevOps Engineering by building real-world AWS projects and strengthening my skills in:

  • AWS Cloud
  • Linux
  • Git & GitHub
  • Docker
  • Terraform
  • CI/CD
  • Monitoring & Observability

☁️ Skills & Technologies

AWS Services

  • EC2
  • S3
  • IAM
  • VPC
  • Route 53
  • CloudFormation
  • Auto Scaling
  • Application Load Balancer
  • CloudWatch
  • CodePipeline

DevOps Tools

  • Git
  • GitHub
  • GitHub Actions
  • Jenkins
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Terraform
  • Ansible
  • Bash Scripting

Monitoring

  • Prometheus
  • Grafana
  • CloudWatch

🚀 Featured AWS Projects

1. Highly Available Web Application on AWS

Designed and implemented a production-style AWS architecture using:

  • VPC
  • Public & Private Subnets
  • NAT Gateway
  • Application Load Balancer
  • EC2 Auto Scaling Group

Key Outcomes

✅ Multi-AZ Architecture

✅ High Availability

✅ Scalable Infrastructure

✅ Secure Networking Design


2. AWS ALB Auto Scaling with CloudWatch

Built a real-world architecture that automatically scales infrastructure based on CloudWatch metrics.

Implemented

  • ALB
  • Auto Scaling Group
  • CloudWatch Monitoring
  • CloudWatch Alarms

Benefits

✅ Automatic Scaling

✅ Improved Availability

✅ Cost Optimization


🏆 Professional Certifications

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

Strengthened my knowledge in:

  • AWS Architecture
  • Security
  • Reliability
  • Cost Optimization
  • Performance Efficiency

Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)

Built foundational understanding of:

  • Azure Services
  • Azure Security
  • Governance
  • Cloud Concepts

Microsoft 365 Fundamentals (MS-900)

Covered:

  • Microsoft 365 Services
  • Collaboration Solutions
  • Security & Compliance

Six Sigma Yellow Belt

Learned:

  • Process Improvement
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Operational Excellence

🏅 Awards & Recognition

Kaizen Champion Project Completion

Received recognition from DXC Technology for successfully executing a Kaizen process improvement initiative focused on operational excellence and process optimization.


💼 Professional Experience

Currently working as:

L2 Remote Support Engineer & Queue Manager

Key responsibilities include:

  • SLA Governance
  • Incident Management
  • Queue Management
  • ServiceNow Operations
  • Client Escalation Management
  • Reporting & Analytics

Major Achievement

Improved a 3-hour SLA from 83% to 99.8% through process optimization and operational governance.


🎯 What's Next?

My current learning roadmap includes:

  • AWS Certified AI Practitioner
  • Docker Certification
  • Kubernetes Projects
  • Terraform Automation Projects
  • CI/CD Pipelines using GitHub Actions
  • Advanced AWS Architecture Designs

📬 Let's Connect

GitHub: https://github.com/IrfanPasha05

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/irfan-pasha-8b8091100

DEV Community: https://dev.to/irfanpasha

Thanks for reading! Feedback and suggestions are always welcome. 🚀

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