Ilsa Mukhtar

Results-driven Cloud & DevOps Engineer with over 1 year of hands-on experience automating infrastructure, building CI/CD pipelines, and managing cloud environments on AWS and Azure. Delivered 3+ end-to-end production projects involving Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform, reducing deployment time and improving system reliability across all environments.

Junior DevOps Engineer - Al Nafi.Cloud - Remote, Pakistan

(2025-11 - 2026-04)

• Engineered and maintained 5+ CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub Actions, reducing manual deployment effort by 60% and accelerating release cycles.
• Packaged 3+ applications into Docker containers with multi-stage builds and deployed on Kubernetes, achieving 99.9% uptime in production environments.
• Provisioned repeatable cloud infrastructure on AWS using Terraform and standardized server configurations across environments using Ansible.
• Established real-time system observability using Prometheus and Grafana, enabling proactive alerting and reducing mean time to resolution (MTTR) by 35%.

Linux System Administrator - Al Nafi.Cloud - Remote, Pakistan

(2025-02 - 2025-10)

• Administered 10+ Linux servers (Ubuntu, CentOS, Debian), enforcing user access controls, permission policies, and security hardening across all systems.
• Developed 15+ Bash automation scripts that eliminated repetitive administrative tasks, saving an estimated 8+ hours per week in manual operations.
• Configured and maintained critical network services (DNS, DHCP, NFS) across a multi-server environment, ensuring 99%+ network availability.
• Conducted weekly system health audits, analyzed logs, and resolved incidents promptly, maintaining zero unplanned outages over an 8-month period.
• Authored 10+ SOPs covering server setup, backup strategies, and recovery procedures, reducing onboarding time for new team members by 40%.

Bachelor's - Artificial Intelligence Operations - International Islamic University Islamabad

Development Operations & Cloud Advancement – EduQual Level 4 (UK Endorsed) - Al Nafi International College (2024 - 2026)

Intermediate - ICS (Computer Science) - FG College P.O.F Havelian Cantt (2023)