Abrar Syed, a professional AWS Cloud Engineer based in Bangalore.

Abrar Syed

Cloud Engineer

Resume

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Freelance

AWS Cloud Engineer

Self-Employed - Remote | March 2024 - Present

Bangalore, India

  • Designed and deployed AWS cloud solutions for small businesses, assisting in cloud migrations.
  • Implemented auto-scaling policies for EC2 instances to handle variable traffic.
  • Migrated 3+ MySQL database from Azure to AWS RDS using AWS DMS Full Load + CDC.
  • Developed a serverless solution triggering AWS Lambda functions via S3 events for email notifications whenever a file is uploaded to S3 bucket.
  • Automated file compression workflows using AWS Lambda for S3 bucket uploads.
  • Deployed a static website on Amazon S3 with a custom domain via Route 53 and CloudFront for optimized performance.
  • Created an AWS QuickSight dashboard to visualize cloud resource usage, helping businesses monitor cost and performance metrics effectively.
  • Automated the deployment of a dynamic Node.js portfolio website by engineering a CI/CD pipeline using Jenkins, Docker, and Docker Compose.
  • Deployed a production-ready Node.js e-commerce web application on AWS using a 3-tier architecture automated with Terraform for Infrastructure-as-Code.
  • Automated the end-to-end deployment of a 2-tier Node.js & MySQL application on AWS using Terraform (IaC).
ArBa Development Studios Pvt Ltd.

AWS Cloud Engineer

June 2019 - January 2023

Bangalore, India

  • Automated infrastructure provisioning for an e-commerce platform using Terraform (EC2, RDS, VPC).
  • Designed a multi-tier fault-tolerant architecture on AWS, ensuring high availability.
  • Deployed a Node.js web application using Elastic Beanstalk, Auto Scaling, and CloudWatch Alarms.
  • Automated CI/CD pipelines for multiple clients using AWS CodePipeline and GitHub.
  • Migrated 2+ on-premises MySQL database to AWS Aurora via AWS DMS.
  • Migrated DNS from GoDaddy to AWS Route 53.
  • Optimized AWS cost management by identifying and terminating idle resources (EC2, RDS, ALB, Elastic IPs).
  • Configured CloudFront caching to reduce data transfer costs and improve performance.
  • Implemented S3 lifecycle policies to automatically transition data to cost-effective storage classes.

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Bachelor of Engineering - 2015
Electronics and Communication

Ghousia College of Engineering
Visvesvaraya Technological University

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Unveiling AWS: A Journey of Discovery and Mastery

Unveiling AWS has empowered me with crucial cloud computing skills, enabling the design of scalable and secure solutions while enhancing my ability to innovate effectively.
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Unveiling Azure

Unveiling Azure has enabled me to master cloud computing, empowering the creation of dynamic and secure solutions.
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Decoding Terraform

Unveiling Terraform has honed my skills in infrastructure as code, enabling efficient and automated cloud resource management.
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Skills

AWS Intermediate
Azure Intermediate
Linux Intermediate
Docker Intermediate
CI-CD Intermediate
Terraform Intermediate
Python Beginner