Freelance · Remote · Worldwide

SainudeenSafar

I help startups and enterprises ship faster, stay up longer, and cut cloud costs. Backed by 3+ years of verified AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform & CI/CD results — every number is real.

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Kerala, India
⚡ OPEN TO PROJECTS
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99.95%
SLA Uptime
Production ECS workloads
⚡
4h→15m
Provision Speed
Terraform · 10+ projects
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20+
Daily Deployments
Zero-downtime · weekly→daily
💰
−60%
Manual Ops
Ansible + CloudFormation
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Why Hire Me

What Makes Me Different

I don't complete tickets — I build systems that compound value. Results over activity, every time.

01
🎯
Results-Led Mindset
Every engagement measured in uptime %, cost delta, and deployment velocity — never hours logged.
02
⚡
Speed × Quality
4h → 15min provisioning. Blazing delivery without cutting architectural corners. Ever.
03
☁️
Multi-Cloud Native
AWS · GCP · Azure · Oracle Cloud. Hands-on production experience — not just certifications.
04
✅
100% On-Time Track Record
Led cross-functional teams to on-time delivery across 5 major client projects. Deadlines are commitments.
05
🔐
Security-First by Default
Zero-trust IAM, WAF, SELinux hardening from day one. 35% fewer security incidents across all engagements.
Proven metrics — ask me to verify any
Real numbers from real projects. Not estimates, not hopes.
−50% Downtime−15% AWS Spend−35% Security Incidents20+ Apps Migrated50K+ Daily RequestsMTTR 4h→12min
Services

What I Build For You

End-to-end DevOps — from pipeline to production, built for your stack.

⚡
CI/CD Pipelines
Commit to production in minutes. Zero-downtime pipelines that take teams from weekly releases to 20+ daily deployments with full rollback safety.
JenkinsGitLab CIArgoCDAnsibleAnsible Tower
☁️
Cloud Infrastructure
FinOps-optimised, hardened environments on AWS, GCP, or Azure. Multi-AZ HA, security by default, 99.99% uptime architecture from day one.
AWSGCPAzureOracle CloudVPC/ECS
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Kubernetes & Containers
EKS clusters serving 50K+ daily requests. HPA, cluster autoscaling, Helm chart management, near-zero downtime migrations.
DockerKubernetesEKSkubeadmHelm
📋
Terraform / IaC
Reusable, version-controlled Terraform modules across 10+ live projects. 4-hour manual provisioning reduced to 15 minutes — identical every time.
TerraformCloudFormationAnsible
4h→15m
Provision Time
−50%
Downtime
−15%
Cloud Spend
−35%
Security Incidents
20+
Apps Migrated
Freelance Gigs

Hire Me On Upwork / Fiverr

7 specialised DevOps gigs — one-time setups or ongoing monthly retainers.

CI/CD · Containers
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Secure CI/CD Pipelines with Docker & Kubernetes
End-to-end pipelines via GitHub Actions / GitLab / Jenkins, containerised with Docker, deployed to Kubernetes with rollbacks and monitoring hooks.
Deliver: Version-controlled pipeline YAMLs + Helm charts
Deliver: Diagrams & docs for your team
Optional: Handover / training call
DockerKubernetesGitHub ActionsGitLab CIJenkinsArgoCDHelm
Basic
Single-service CI/CD to one server or ECS/EKS
Standard
Popular
Multi-env dev/stage/prod + Docker + rollback
Premium
Best Value
CI/CD + Docker + K8s Helm + docs + handover
Engagement
One-time setupMonthly retainer available
Starting from $150
IaC · AWS
📋
AWS Infrastructure Automation with Terraform & Ansible
Reusable Terraform modules for VPC, ALB, ASG, RDS, EKS + Ansible playbooks for provisioning, hardening, and app deployment.
Deliver: Reusable Terraform modules (version-controlled)
Deliver: Ansible playbooks + architecture diagrams
Optional: CI integration for Terraform
TerraformAnsibleAWSVPCEKSRDSCloudFormation
Basic
Terraform for VPC + 1–2 EC2 + security groups
Standard
Popular
Full stack: networking + compute + DB + Ansible
Premium
Best Value
Multi-env modules + CI for Terraform + docs + KT
Engagement
One-time setupMonthly support available
Starting from $200
Observability · Monitoring
📊
Complete Observability with Prometheus, Grafana & Loki
Metrics, logs, dashboards, and alerts for your servers or Kubernetes cluster using CloudWatch or the Prometheus + Grafana + Loki stack.
Deliver: Grafana dashboards + alert rules
Deliver: Runbooks for your on-call team
Optional: Full tracing setup
PrometheusGrafanaLokiCloudWatchAlertmanager
Basic
Few servers or one app — dashboards + alerts
Standard
Popular
K8s / microservices — Prometheus + Grafana + Loki
Premium
Best Value
Full observability: logging + metrics + tracing + runbooks
Engagement
One-time setupMonthly on-call available
Starting from $180
AWS · FinOps
☁️
AWS Architecture Design & Cost Optimization
Review or design your AWS architecture — multi-AZ, ALB, ASG, RDS, caching — with concrete changes for security, resilience, and cost savings.
Deliver: Architecture diagram + prioritised action list
Deliver: Cost dashboards + tagging strategy
Optional: Implementation support
AWSALBASGRDSCloudFrontCost Explorer
Basic
Architecture review + short report
Standard
Popular
Target architecture diagram + action list
Premium
Best Value
Implementation + tagging + cost dashboards
Engagement
One-time auditOngoing optimisation available
Starting from $120
WordPress · AWS
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WordPress on AWS with CI/CD & Security
Secure, scalable WordPress on AWS (EC2 or ECS) with HTTPS, caching, backups, and optional CI/CD for zero-downtime theme/plugin deployment.
Deliver: Hardened, production-ready WP stack
Deliver: CI/CD for code + monitoring setup
Optional: Multi-AZ with CloudFront CDN
AWS EC2ECSCloudFrontRDSALBGitHub Actions
Basic
Single WP site on EC2 with HTTPS + hardening
Standard
Popular
Multi-AZ + ALB + RDS + caching + backups
Premium
Best Value
Standard + CI/CD + monitoring + full docs
Engagement
One-time setupMonthly maintenance available
Starting from $100
Security · Quality
🔐
SonarQube & Trivy Integration for CI/CD Security
Integrate SonarQube (code quality/security) and Trivy (image & dependency scanning) into your CI/CD pipeline with quality gates and team docs.
Deliver: Pipeline-enforced quality gates
Deliver: Dashboards + policy docs for your team
Optional: Training session on security posture
SonarQubeTrivyGitHub ActionsGitLab CIJenkins
Basic
SonarQube or Trivy in existing pipeline
Standard
Popular
Both tools + quality gates + docs
Premium
Best Value
Policy design + dashboards + training session
Engagement
One-time integrationOngoing policy reviews available
Starting from $130
Linux · Support
🖥️
Linux Server Setup, User Management & Ongoing Support
Provision and harden Linux servers, configure users and SSH, set up firewalls and backups — one-time or ongoing monthly SLA-based support.
Deliver: Hardened server + backup scripts + docs
Deliver: Monitoring + runbooks for your team
Optional: Monthly on-call / maintenance retainer
LinuxSELinuxSSHFirewallLUKSAnsible
Basic
One-time setup: users, SSH, firewall, updates
Standard
Popular
Multi-server + monitoring + backups + docs
Premium
Best Value
Monthly on-call hours (SLA-based) + incidents
Engagement
One-time setupMonthly SLA retainer available
Starting from $80
7
Specialised Gigs
3
Packages Each
100%
Documented
∞
Retainer Support
Web Design & Development

Website Design, Build & Deploy

Full-stack web delivery — from pixel-perfect design to production deployment on AWS.

✦ Combined Gig — Design + Dev + Deploy
I will design, build, and deploy your website end-to-end
You get a complete, production-ready website — designed in Figma, built with modern tech (HTML/CSS/JS, React, or WordPress), deployed to AWS with HTTPS, CDN, backups, and an optional CI/CD pipeline so every future update goes live in minutes.
Figma DesignHTML / CSS / JSReactWordPressAWS HostingCI/CDHTTPS / SSLCloudFront CDNSEO Ready
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DesignCustom Figma mockups — desktop & mobile. Your brand, your colours, your content. No templates.
⚙️
BuildClean, semantic code (HTML/CSS/JS or React) or WordPress with custom theme — optimised for speed & SEO.
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DeployHosted on AWS (S3 + CloudFront, EC2, or ECS) with HTTPS, auto-backups, and optional CI/CD pipeline.
🔒
Secure & FastWAF, HTTPS, CDN caching, image optimisation. Production-hardened from day one.
Basic
Landing Page
Single-page site — perfect for portfolios, product launches, or personal brands.
Figma design (desktop + mobile)
HTML / CSS / JS build
AWS S3 + CloudFront deployment
HTTPS + custom domain
3 revision rounds
HTML/CSS/JSFigmaS3CloudFront
Most Popular
Standard
Multi-page Website
Full website (5–10 pages) — business, SaaS, agency, or personal brand with CMS.
Everything in Basic
React or WordPress CMS
AWS EC2 / ECS hosting with ALB
Contact forms + analytics
SEO-optimised structure
GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline
React / WPEC2/ECSALBGitHub Actions
Premium
Full Web Platform
Complex web app or e-commerce site with full DevOps infrastructure, monitoring, and ongoing support.
Everything in Standard
Multi-AZ HA on AWS
RDS database + Redis caching
Prometheus + Grafana monitoring
Zero-downtime deployments
Handover call + docs + 1-month support
Multi-AZRDSGrafanaFull DevOps
Extra Service — New Deployment Support
Proof of Concept

POC Deployments & New Tech Onboarding

Not sure if a new tool or architecture fits your stack? I build working proofs-of-concept — real infrastructure, real code — so you can validate before you commit.

Migration · Kubernetes
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Kubernetes Migration POC
Prove your app runs cleanly on EKS before committing to a full migration. Containerise one service, build Helm charts, and validate autoscaling end-to-end.
What you get
Working EKS or bare-metal K8s cluster (1 service)
Dockerfile + Helm chart + HPA config
Load-test report proving autoscale works
Migration checklist for remaining services
KubernetesEKSHelmDockerk6 / Locust
Flow
Containerise→Deploy→Load test→Report
Delivery: 3–5 days
IaC · Terraform
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Terraform IaC POC for Your AWS Stack
Validate Terraform on a real subset of your AWS environment — VPC, compute, and RDS — with state management and a CI pipeline that runs plan/apply automatically.
What you get
Working Terraform modules (VPC + EC2 + RDS)
Remote state (S3 + DynamoDB lock)
CI pipeline running terraform plan on PR
Module structure guide for scaling further
TerraformAWSS3GitHub ActionsDynamoDB
Flow
Module design→Apply & verify→CI wiring→Handover
Delivery: 3–4 days
Observability · Monitoring
📊
Prometheus + Grafana + Loki Observability POC
Stand up the full PLG stack on your cluster or a test VM and prove metrics, logs, and alerts work before rolling out org-wide.
What you get
Prometheus + Grafana + Loki deployed & connected
Sample SLO dashboard (error rate, latency, saturation)
One working alert (Slack / PagerDuty / email)
Helm values + rollout guide for production
PrometheusGrafanaLokiAlertmanagerHelm
Flow
Install stack→Wire metrics→Build dashboards→Alert test
Delivery: 2–4 days
GitOps · ArgoCD
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GitOps Deployment POC with ArgoCD
Validate GitOps as your deployment model — one Git push triggers a verified, auditable rollout to Kubernetes via ArgoCD with automatic rollback on failure.
What you get
ArgoCD installed and connected to your Git repo
App of Apps pattern for multi-service management
Auto-sync + self-heal + rollback demonstrated live
Team walkthrough recording + written runbook
ArgoCDKubernetesHelmGitHub / GitLab
Flow
Install ArgoCD→Wire repo→Demo deploy→Rollback test
Delivery: 2–3 days
Security · CI/CD
🔐
Shift-Left Security POC — Trivy + SonarQube in CI
Prove that container and code scanning fits into your pipeline without slowing it down — with quality gates that block bad builds before production.
What you get
Trivy image scan wired into your CI pipeline
SonarQube quality gate blocking on critical issues
Sample scan report + false-positive triage guide
Policy doc for your team to adopt org-wide
TrivySonarQubeGitHub ActionsGitLab CIJenkins
Flow
Integrate tools→Set gates→Scan & report→Policy doc
Delivery: 2–3 days
Multi-cloud · Networking
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Multi-Cloud / Hybrid Connectivity POC
Demonstrate secure connectivity between AWS and GCP or on-premise using VPN or VPC peering — with working traffic flow and routing validated end-to-end.
What you get
Working VPN or peering between two environments
Routing + security group / firewall rules documented
Latency & throughput benchmark report
Architecture diagram for your engineering team
AWSGCPVPN GatewayFortiGateTerraform
Flow
Design topology→Provision→Verify traffic→Benchmark
Delivery: 4–6 days
How a POC Engagement Works
Every POC follows the same low-risk, high-clarity process. You get working infrastructure and honest findings — not slides.
All POC code, configs, and diagrams are yours to keep regardless of outcome. No lock-in.
01
30-min scoping call — I learn your current stack, goal, and success criteria.
02
Build in 2–6 days — Real infra, real code. Daily async updates.
03
Live demo + findings report — What worked, what didn't, and recommended next steps.
04
Full handover — All code, Terraform/Helm/YAML files, diagrams, and a written runbook delivered to your repo.
6
POC Types
2–6d
Delivery Time
100%
Code Yours to Keep
0
Lock-in
Work History

3+ Years of Real Impact

Startups and product companies — shipping results, not just code.

DevOps Engineer
Mar 2025 — Present
Innovaturelabs · Cochin
Current Role
  • AWS ECS autoscaling architecture — 99.95% availability, 40% faster deployments
  • Reusable Terraform modules across 10+ projects — provision time 4 hrs → 15 min
  • Jenkins + GitLab CI + Ansible Tower — releases weekly → 20+ daily
  • Prometheus / Grafana / Loki — MTTR slashed from 4 hrs → 12 min
  • 100% on-time delivery across 5 major client projects
Junior DevOps Engineer
Oct 2023 — Jan 2025
Pixdynamics · Cochin
  • CI/CD for 15+ apps — zero-downtime Dev / QA / Prod flow
  • AWS spend −15% · security incidents −25% via right-sizing & IAM
  • Migrated 20+ on-premise apps to EKS — 99.9% SLA maintained
  • Docker + EKS serving 50K+ daily requests with HPA autoscaling
  • Eliminated 60% manual effort via Terraform + CloudFormation
Infrastructure Engineer
Jul 2023 — Sep 2023
Giglabz · Bangalore (Remote)
  • CloudWatch predictive alerting — downtime reduced 50%
  • Multi-AZ RDS — 99.99% uptime with automated failover
  • Zero-trust IAM + WAF — 35% fewer unauthorised access incidents
System Administrator Trainee
Jul 2022 — Jan 2023
IPSR Limited · Cochin
  • Linux administration — OS lifecycle, package management, log analysis
  • Docker containerisation, SELinux / SSH hardening, LVM storage, LUKS encryption
Technical Skills

The Stack I Deploy Daily

Tools I live in — not buzzwords on a resume.

Cloud Platforms
AWSGCPAzureOracle Cloud
Containers & Orchestration
DockerKubernetesAWS EKSkubeadmHelm
CI/CD & Automation
JenkinsGitLab CIArgoCDAnsibleAnsible Tower
Infrastructure as Code
TerraformCloudFormation
Monitoring & Observability
PrometheusGrafanaCloudWatchLoki
Systems & Security
LinuxSELinuxIAM / WAFFortiGate VPNLUKS
Web & Design
HTML/CSS/JSReactWordPressFigmaCloudFront CDN
Credentials

4 Certifications Behind Every Claim

CKA
Linux Foundation · CNCF
Certified Kubernetes Administrator
Feb 2025 · Expires Feb 2027
AWS
Amazon Web Services
Solutions Architect — Professional
Nov 2025 · Expires Nov 2028
Red HatRHCE
Red Hat
Certified Engineer (RHCE®)
May 2023 · Expires May 2026 · ID: 230-018-053
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Red HatRHCSA
Red Hat
Certified System Administrator (RHCSA®)
Feb 2023 · Expired Feb 2026
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Sainudeen Safar
DevOps Engineer · Web Developer
[protected] · [protected] · Kerala, India
Summary — 3+ years DevOps across AWS, GCP & Azure. CI/CD · Kubernetes · Terraform · Monitoring · Security · Web Design & Deployment.
Work History — Innovaturelabs · Pixdynamics · Giglabz · IPSR Limited
4 Certifications
CKA ↗AWS SAP ↗RHCE ↗RHCSA ↗

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02Scope document + timeline proposal delivered within 48 hours
03Kick off with clear milestones, async updates, and full transparency
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