farhan ali↗
CLOUD ARCHITECT · SENIOR DEVOPS ENGINEER

Complex systems.
Clear solutions.

I’m Syed Farhan Ali Sabri. I turn complex infrastructure into reliable, automated platforms—helping teams migrate, build, and operate with confidence.

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◎ Based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Working across clouds
ARCHITECTURE, CONNECTED.● SYSTEM THINKING
AWSAzureGoogle CloudOracle CloudNutanixBUILD · AUTOMATE · OPERATE
01 / THE PLATFORM PERSPECTIVEDESIGNED FOR RELIABILITY ↗
Good infrastructure.
Better possibilities.
10+Years in infrastructure & DevOps
100+VMs migrated to Google Cloud
60%Less provisioning time with IaC
5Cloud & infrastructure platforms
01 / THE PERSON BEHIND THE PLATFORMS

Hands-on engineer.
Big-picture thinker.

The best architecture is the one your team can confidently run.

My work connects cloud strategy with the details that make it succeed: repeatable infrastructure, dependable releases, tested recovery, and clear handovers.

From Linux administration and networking to enterprise cloud architecture, I’ve built my career around solving real operational problems. Today, I help organizations across Saudi Arabia modernize their platforms and strengthen the teams behind them.

Architecture to implementationTeam enablementPractical automation
02 / SELECTED WORK

Built for the
real world.

Enterprise delivery, from the first design
to the final production handover.

ON-PREMISES → GOOGLE CLOUD
Nutanix
Enterprise workloads⟶Google Cloud
Production ready
LINUX + WINDOWS100+ VIRTUAL MACHINES
01 / ENTERPRISE MIGRATION

A new home for business-critical workloads.

Led the migration of 100+ Linux and Windows VMs from Nutanix to Google Cloud using OpenText, coordinating infrastructure, application, and vendor teams through production cutover.

GCPNutanixOpenText
Inside the project +

Validated destination VMs, configured replication jobs, and resolved kernel mismatches, Windows failover issues, storage quotas, and networking blockers. Completed post-migration validation and knowledge transfer to the operations team.

02 / KUBERNETES RESILIENCE

Recovery that goes beyond a backup.

Implemented Veeam Kasten K10 on Oracle Kubernetes Engine, configuring protection policies and validating namespace and application restores across multiple environments.

OCI / OKEKasten K10Disaster recovery
Inside the project +

Worked through CSI snapshot configuration, object storage access, ingress authentication, TLS, and multi-cluster connectivity. Used restore drills to validate recovery workflows.

03 / DELIVERY ENGINEERING

Safer releases. Less manual work.

Modernized delivery with Azure DevOps and Jenkins: pipelines as code, quality gates, approval workflows, and environment-specific configuration.

Azure DevOpsJenkinsCI/CD
Inside the project +

Designed pipelines for QA, staging, and production; introduced pull-request validation and controlled access to pipeline secrets. Supported container delivery and repository governance.

04 / PLATFORM ENGINEERING

Kubernetes, built on enterprise foundations.

Deployed and operated Nutanix Kubernetes Platform, connecting infrastructure provisioning with container platforms and application lifecycle management.

NKPAHVGitOps
Inside the project +

Worked on control-plane and worker topology, infrastructure integration, platform prerequisites, and operational troubleshooting. Supported teams with architecture and implementation documentation.

05 / INFRASTRUCTURE AS CODE

Repeatable environments, faster.

Standardized development, staging, and production provisioning with Terraform, reducing environment provisioning time by approximately 60%.

TerraformMulti-cloudAutomation
Inside the project +

Replaced manual provisioning steps with reusable infrastructure definitions, helping teams keep environments consistent and changes reviewable.

03 / HOW I HELP

From cloud strategy
to everyday reliability.

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Cloud architecture & migration

Multi-cloud design, landing zones, hybrid infrastructure, workload migration, and practical modernization roadmaps.

AWS · Azure · GCP · OCI · Nutanix
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DevOps & platform engineering

Infrastructure as Code, container platforms, CI/CD, and repeatable workflows that help engineering teams deliver.

Terraform · Kubernetes · Docker · Helm
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Reliability, security & recovery

Observability, backup and recovery, IAM, secrets management, cloud hardening, and operational readiness.

Prometheus · Grafana · Kasten · Vault
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Consulting & team enablement

Technical discovery, solution scoping, architecture documentation, mentoring, and knowledge transfer.

Discovery · Delivery · Documentation · Handover
04 / THE JOURNEY

Built on
experience.

Infrastructure roots.
A cloud-native perspective.

JUN 2024 — PRESENT

Senior DevOps Engineer

Defined Solutions · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Enterprise cloud consultancy, migrations, Kubernetes platforms, and CI/CD modernization for the KSA market.

DEC 2023 — JUN 2024

DevOps Consultant

Fathom.io · Saudi Arabia

Google Cloud migration, scalable delivery pipelines, Kubernetes release strategies, and client team enablement.

2020 — 2023

Staff / Senior DevOps Engineer

10Pearls · Pakistan

Pipeline standardization, infrastructure automation, container platforms, observability, and engineering mentorship.

2011 — 2019

Infrastructure & Systems Engineering

Various organizations · Pakistan

Linux administration, networking, VMware and Citrix virtualization, and the foundations of automation.

05 / CONTINUOUS LEARNING

Knowledge with
credentials to match.

Cloud, Kubernetes, and automation.
A commitment to learning across platforms.

Credentials listed from my professional résumé and shared certification history. Current validity and verification details are available on request.

ACADEMIC FOUNDATIONBSc in TelecommunicationIqra University, Pakistan
06 / BEYOND THE DELIVERY

Build. Share.
Keep exploring.

Making technical knowledge more useful,
inside and outside the project.

COMMUNITY

KSA Cloud & DevOps

Bringing cloud practitioners together to share developments, practical lessons, and ideas relevant to the Saudi technology community.

WRITING

Lessons from the field

Sharing perspectives on cloud, DevOps, AI-assisted operations, and the engineering concepts behind the tools.

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IN DEVELOPMENT

OpsPilot AI

Exploring how AI can support DevOps troubleshooting and help engineers make sense of operational problems.

A personal engineering project
LET’S BUILD SOMETHING THAT WORKS.

Your next challenge.
Let’s talk it through.

Cloud migration, platform engineering, DevOps consulting,
or a conversation about what comes next.

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