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Senior DevOps Engineer · Systems Thinker

I turn complex infrastructure chaos into clean, working systems

Whether you're a founder drowning in broken deployments, an enterprise team with tangled cloud costs, or a business that just needs things to work — I step in, map the system, and fix it. Fast.

4+
Years in Production
Building cloud infrastructure that doesn't break at 3am.
2TB+
Data Automated Daily
End-to-end fintech pipelines. Zero manual steps.
15+
Tools Mastered Rapidly
New platforms mapped in hours, not weeks.
SOC 2
Compliance Maintained
Security built in from day one, not bolted on later.

I don't just maintain infrastructure. I understand it.

Most engineers need documentation, onboarding sessions, and weeks of ramp-up before they can touch a new system. I don't. I look at a platform — its UI, its architecture, its moving parts — and I see the pattern underneath it. That pattern recognition is what makes the difference between an engineer who keeps the lights on and one who transforms how your infrastructure works.

"Where others spend days orienting to a new system, I'm already in production."

Based in Mangalore, India. Working remotely with US-based clients since 2022. Currently open to consulting engagements, fractional DevOps/MLOps work, and conversations about hard infrastructure problems.

01
I see systems as patterns, not procedures
Every tool and platform follows an underlying logic. I find that logic fast — cutting integration and onboarding time by 60–80% vs typical engineers.
02
I own outcomes, not just tasks
I've architected and run production systems end-to-end — from design to deployment to on-call. I don't hand off problems. I solve them.
03
I translate tech for humans
You don't need to understand Terraform or Kubernetes. You need your infrastructure to work. I make that happen and explain it in plain terms.
04
I bring AI-native thinking to DevOps
I build AI workflow automations, MLOps infrastructure, and agentic systems — the infrastructure layer most teams aren't ready for yet.

How I work with you

No six-month discovery phases. No 40-page proposals before we've spoken. I move fast, communicate clearly, and make sure you understand exactly what's happening to your infrastructure at every step.

Step 01
Understand Your Chaos
A focused conversation about what's broken, slow, expensive, or scary. I ask sharp questions. You get clarity you didn't have before.
Step 02
Map the System
I audit your infrastructure, tooling, and workflows. I identify root causes — not symptoms. This is where my pattern recognition changes everything.
Step 03
Build the Fix
Hands-on implementation. Clean infrastructure, automated pipelines, proper monitoring. Built to last — not patched to survive the next sprint.
Step 04
Hand You the Keys
Documentation, runbooks, and a team that understands what they're running. You own it. Call me back when the next hard problem shows up.

Problems I've solved

Compliance · Security

SOC 2 & ISO 27001 infrastructure compliance

Built and maintained full compliance posture across cloud infrastructure using Vanta, Wazuh SIEM, and Sophos. Audit-ready at any time.

AI · Automation

AI workflow automation with n8n & Make

Integrated AI capabilities into production data pipelines and business operations — extending DevOps scope into intelligent, self-managing infrastructure.

Tools I use. Systems I've mastered.

Not a list of things I've touched once. Every tool below has been used in production — owned, debugged, optimised.

Cloud Infra
AWSAzureGCPTerraformKubernetesDockerECS / EKS
CI/CD & Automation
GitLab CI/CDAzure DevOpsGitHub Actionsn8nMakePythonBash
Data & MLOps
SnowflakeGreat ExpectationsLiquibaseFlywaySpark / EMRELT Pipelines
Security
SOC 2ISO 27001VantaWazuhSophosZero-Trust
Observability
DatadogCustom DashboardsOn-call ResponseAlerting
Networking
Sophos FirewallVPNDNSLoad BalancingTCP/IP

Have a hard infrastructure problem? Let's talk.

Whether your deployments are broken, your cloud costs are out of control, your data pipelines are failing, or you just need someone who can walk in and figure out what's wrong — that's exactly what I do.

bilalmeccai@gmail.com

What do you need help with?
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Fix my broken infrastructureDeployments, pipelines, cloud setup
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Reduce my cloud costsAudit + optimise AWS / Azure spend
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Build AI / MLOps infrastructurePipelines, automation, agentic systems
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Just want to talk firstNo pressure conversation

No spam. No sales deck. Just a direct reply from Bilal.