About Me
My name is Amana Riyaz, a Cloud Deployment Engineer with close to 4 years of hands-on experience across Google Cloud Platform (GCP), AWS, and Linux system administration. I specialize in managing cloud-native infrastruct…
My name is Amana Riyaz, a Cloud Deployment Engineer with close to 4 years of hands-on experience across Google Cloud Platform (GCP), AWS, and Linux system administration. I specialize in managing cloud-native infrastructure, container orchestration using Kubernetes, and automation. My expertise extends to implementing security best practices, optimizing cloud performance, and delivering scalable, reliable solutions.
I hold certifications including Google Cloud Architect, AWS Cloud Practitioner, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Foundations Associate, which reflect a strong technical foundation and a passion for continuous learning. I thrive in dynamic environments and am deeply committed to building secure, efficient, and innovative cloud ecosystems. I am enthusiastic about contributing to impactful projects and am open to relocating to the UAE to pursue opportunities aligned with my skills and passion.
Experience
Cloud Engineer
Designed and managed Google Cloud Platform (GCP) infrastructure with services such as Compute Engine, Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Cloud Storage, and Cloud SQL. Managed containerized workloads, building and pushing Docker images to Artifact Registry, and deploying multi-service applications on GKE. Automated deployments via the GCP Console, gcloud CLI, and streamlining workflows with CI/CD pipelines, configured Google backup & DR. Deployed and managed PostgreSQL databases in GCP, performing tasks such as database migration, query optimization, and managing backups for high availability. Configured and managed GCP networking components, including Shared VPCs, Cloud NAT, VPN tunnels, firewall rules, and load balancers, ensuring secure and scalable connectivity across multi-project and hybrid environments. Troubleshot and resolved GCP incidents in Linux environments, optimizing performance, configuration, and security. Migrated WordPress websites to Google Cloud Platform (GCP) using Compute Engine and Cloud Marketplace, reducing costs and improving performance.
Cloud Engineer
Designed and managed Google Cloud Platform (GCP) infrastructure with services such as Compute Engine, Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Cloud Storage, and Cloud SQL.
Managed containerized workloads, building and pushing Docker images to Artifact Registry, and deploying multi-service applications on GKE.
Automated deployments via the GCP Console, gcloud CLI, and streamlining workflows with CI/CD pipelines, configured Google backup & DR.
Deployed and managed PostgreSQL databases in GCP, performing tasks such as database migration, query optimization, and managing backups for high availability.
Configured and managed GCP networking components, including Shared VPCs, Cloud NAT, VPN tunnels, firewall rules, and load balancers, ensuring secure and scalable connectivity across multi-project and hybrid environments.
Troubleshot and resolved GCP incidents in Linux environments, optimizing performance, configuration, and security.
Migrated WordPress websites to Google Cloud Platform (GCP) using Compute Engine and Cloud Marketplace, reducing costs by 30%, and improving performance.
System Engineer
Experienced in monitoring, designing, and optimizing cloud infrastructure on AWS, focusing on scalability and efficiency. Skilled in Linux system administration, server provisioning, OS patching, firmware upgrades, and server decommissioning. Strong expertise in Linux server management, including change deployments, migrations, decommissioning, filesystem extensions, troubleshooting, and SAN storage support, specializing in Red Hat Linux. Configured and maintained AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, and VPC, driving operational improvements and enhancing efficiency. Performed upgrades and patching for 50+ RHEL and IBM SPP servers, ensuring reliability, security, and optimal performance. Troubleshot and resolved Linux server incidents, identifying root causes, restoring functionality, and performance.
System Engineer
Experienced in monitoring, designing, and optimizing cloud infrastructure on AWS, focusing on scalability and efficiency.
Skilled in Linux system administration, server provisioning, OS patching, firmware upgrades, and server decommissioning.
Strong expertise in Linux server management, including change deployments, migrations, decommissioning, filesystem extensions, troubleshooting, and SAN storage support, specializing in Red Hat Linux.
Configured and maintained AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, and VPC, driving operational improvements and enhancing efficiency.
Performed upgrades and patching for 50+ RHEL and IBM SPP servers, ensuring reliability, security, and optimal performance.
Troubleshot and resolved Linux server incidents, identifying root causes, restoring functionality, and performance.