Mohammed Rifaz

DevOps / Cloud Infrastructure Engineer with 2+ years of experience in AWS, Azure DevOps, Kubernetes, Docker, Ansible, Linux, CI/CD automation, and monitoring & observability tools. Currently working at Invenzo Labs, managing cloud infrastructure, production application deployments, and infrastructure operations. Experienced in automating deployments, maintaining scalable and reliable environments, and ensuring high availability of production systems.

Skilled in containerization, release management, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver secure and efficient infrastructure solutions. Previously worked at ACL Digital (Client: Essilor Luxottica), contributing to DevOps and cloud operations initiatives.

DevOps / Cloud Infrastructure Engineer at Invenzo Labs (2026-06 – Present)

• Managed and maintained cloud infrastructure on AWS, including EC2, Auto Scaling, S3, IAM, VPC, backups, resource tagging, Athena, and CloudWatch to ensure secure, scalable, and reliable environments.
• Performed production deployments and release activities for SaaS applications and customer-facing eCommerce platforms, ensuring minimal downtime and smooth delivery processes.
• Implemented monitoring and observability solutions using Grafana, Prometheus, CloudWatch, and Zabbix for proactive alerting, performance analysis, and infrastructure health monitoring.
• Executed containerization and deployment activities using Docker and Docker Compose, supporting application scalability, environment consistency, and operational efficiency.
• Troubleshooting infrastructure, server, and deployment-related issues, optimized cloud resources, and contributed to improving system availability, performance, and operational reliability.

DevOps Engineer at ACL Digital (Client: Essilor Luxottica) (2024-05 – 2026)

• Executed build and deployment activities for high-traffic commerce platforms (HCL Commerce v9.x), ensuring stable releases across multiple environments.
• Automated build, deploy, and maintenance workflows using Jenkins, Ansible, Bash, and Git, reducing manual effort and improving release reliability.
• Administered Kubernetes workloads using Helm, Docker, kubectl, and Lens, including rollout restarts and cluster troubleshooting for high availability.
• Performed key ops: SSL certificate issuance/renewal, Akamai cache purges, config updates, CMS backport migrations, and stage propagation.
• Improved reliability via AppDynamics, Prometheus, Grafana, and Elastic Cloud for health monitoring, log analysis, and incident resolution.
• Managed Oracle DB accounts, provisioned reader access, and assisted with environment-level database tasks.
• Executed Confluence-to-Azure Wiki migration; maintained up-to-date runbooks and operational documentation.
• Utilized Azure CLI, OpenSSH, VIM, MobaXterm, and DBBeaver for system administration and distributed environment troubleshooting.

DevOps Intern at XpayBack Pvt Ltd (2024-01 – 2024-03)

• Gained hands-on exposure to AWS, CI/CD pipelines, Docker containerization, and Ansible automation in a production-adjacent environment.
• Assisted in application deployments, configuration management, and environment setup; supported monitoring and troubleshooting activities.
• Executed Confluence migration to Azure Wiki, performed playbook updates, and contributed to system reliability tasks.

Master of Computer Applications in MCA – AIMIT — St Aloysius Institute of Management & IT, Mangalore