Maha Iqbal

Cloud Engineer - Premier NX - Lahore, Pakistan (Remote)

(2025-05)

Reduced downtime by proactively detecting and resolving issues using Nagios, CloudWatch, SolarWinds, Prometheus, Site24x7, RT, and Alerta, ensuring high system availability
Minimized security and operational risks by performing triage, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis (RCA) on incidents, preventing recurrence
Managed AWS IAM users, roles, and policies, ensuring secure access control and compliance with organizational standards
Configured and managed user access roles and permissions across AWS and Azure environments, supporting on-boarding and off-boarding processes
Monitored workloads on AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, VPC) and Azure, improving system visibility and refining alert thresholds to reduce false positives
Coordinated outage bridges, provided real-time stakeholder communication, and ensured timely resolution; prepared post-incident reports for continuous improvement
Collaborated with IT, Cloud, and Development teams to escalate and resolve critical issues efficiently
Contributed to cloud infrastructure improvements and evaluated tooling for resilience and efficiency
Acted as technical specialist in customer-facing roles by leading outage bridges, providing real-time updates to stakeholders, and delivering secure AWS solutions

DevOps & AI Engineer Intern - NexCell Solutions - London, UK (Remote)

(2026-01)

Assisted in developing FastAPI backend services integrated with Supabase (PostgreSQL) for cloud-native applications
Implemented and worked with Supabase database features including Row-Level Security (RLS) for secure data access
Containerized applications using Docker and supported AWS cloud deployment workflows
Contributed to CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and ArgoCD for automated deployment and release processes
Gained hands-on exposure to AWS ECS and EKS for container orchestration and microservices-based architectures
Utilized GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT for AI-assisted scripting, CI/CD optimization, log analysis support, incident triage assistance, and documentation/runbook generation

DevOps & Cloud Engineer Intern - Systems Limited - Lahore, Pakistan (Onsite)

(2024-12 - 2025-02)

Built and deployed a full-stack Voting App on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) with automated GitHub Actions CI/CD, showcasing container orchestration and microservices expertise
Deployed React applications via GitHub Actions and Azure Pipelines, automating build and deployment workflows for faster releases
Provisioned scalable Azure infrastructure including VMs, VNets, and Subnets using Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Troubleshot deployments and monitored application health using Azure Monitor and centralized logging
Gained hands-on experience in Microsoft Azure, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipeline automation

Assistant Manager - US Apparel & Textiles - Lahore, Pakistan (Onsite)

(2021-11 - 2024-11)

Implemented QMS standards, conducted risk assessments, and ensured process compliance across production workflows
Led cross-functional teams and managed daily operations, demonstrating process automation and monitoring skills that improved production workflows
Improved operational efficiency through strategic planning, task delegation, and continuous process optimization
Worked with inventory, supply chain, and production data to improve operational efficiency and reporting
Managed production planning using Oracle ERP systems, optimizing workflows and generating purchase requisitions

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