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Mohammed Abdullah

Senior DevOps Engineer & Cloud Architect

Mohammed Abdullah - DevOps Engineer
Mohammed Abdullah Profile

About Me

I am a results-driven DevOps professional with 15+ years of experience engineering robust systems in Dubai and beyond. I don't just manage infrastructure; I optimize it for speed, security, and cost-efficiency. From automating CI/CD workflows at Oracle to architecting healthcare systems at Cerner, I deliver uptime and scalability.

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Technical Skills

  • Operation: Advanced System Administration, Monitoring, Incident Management
  • Cloud: OCI, AWS, Azure, Hybrid Architectures
  • Orchestration: Kubernetes (CKA/CKS), Docker, Helm
  • IaC & Automation: Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, ArgoCD
  • Security: DevSecOps, Compliance, Network Security

Professional Skills

  • Communication
  • Team Work
  • Project Management
  • Creativity

Work Experience

DevOps Engineer

Malath Insurance | Riyadh, KSA
June 2025 – Present
Directing the full SDLC and release strategy for enterprise insurance applications, bridging the gap between development and operations.
Key Impact
  • Government Integration: Architected secure data channels for the "IA Data Hub" ensuring strict regulatory compliance.
  • Automation: Implemented Liquibase for DB versioning and modular YAML pipelines, eliminating configuration drift.
  • Security: Enforced DevSecOps via SonarQube and OWASP ZAP integration.
Tech Stack
Azure DevOps Liquibase Oracle DB SonarQube IIS

Operations Engineer (Cloud & Infra)

Oracle | Dubai, UAE
July 2022 – June 2024
Managing multi-cloud Kubernetes environments and executing legacy-to-microservices migrations on OCI.
Key Impact
  • Efficiency: Reduced release cycle times by 35% via optimized GitHub Actions & Jenkins pipelines.
  • Performance: Achieved a 12% latency reduction and 20% API improvement by deploying a full observability stack.
  • Security: Cut security incidents by 20% through centralized secret management (Key Vault/AWS KMS).
Tech Stack
Kubernetes (OKE/EKS) Docker Helm Prometheus Grafana

HIS Analyst / System Engineer

Cerner | Dubai, UAE
Sep 2016 – Dec 2022
Leading technical implementation of Cerner Millennium solutions across major hospital networks.
Key Impact
  • Optimization: Improved operational efficiency by 22% through automated go-live activities and user training.
  • Reliability: Integrated Oracle systems into hospital infrastructure with a focus on root cause analysis for critical incidents.
Tech Stack
Cerner Millennium Oracle Systems System Integration Automation

IT Engineer

Injazat Data Systems | Abu Dhabi, UAE
Aug 2012 – Sep 2016
Managing hybrid infrastructure and ensuring network security compliance.
Key Impact
  • Uptime: Maintained 100% SLA compliance for Tier-2/3 support.
  • Security: Conducted regular audits and network hardening on Palo Alto firewalls to mitigate vulnerabilities.
Tech Stack
Palo Alto Load Balancers Hybrid Infra Network Security

Previous Experience

Khartoum, Sudan
2009 – 2012
Foundational experience in network architecture and systems engineering.
Roles
  • System Engineer: Sudanese Network Company (SUN)
  • Network Engineer: Sudanese Network Company (SUN)

Certificates

  • All Categories
  • DevOps and cloud
  • System
  • Network Certificates

ArgoCD

CKA

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

CKS

Microsoft Azure

OCI Devops Professional 2023

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2021 Architect Associate

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2021 Certified Architect Professional

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2021 Cloud Operations Associate

Prometheus

AXELOS

VMware Certified Professional (VCP) 6 - Data Center Virtualization certificate

MCP

MCITP_2008

MCSA_2012

Cisco Certified Network Associate Routing and Switching certificate

Cisco Certified Network Associate Security certificate

Cisco Certified Network Professional Enterprise certificate

Cisco Certified Network Professional Routing and Switching certificate

Cisco Certified Specialist - Enterprise Advanced Infrastructure Implementation certificate

Cisco Certified Specialist - Enterprise Core certificate

Junos certificate

Palo Alto ACE certificate