Adnan Zafar
About Adnan Zafar
Adnan Zafar is a Senior DevOps Engineer with extensive experience in deploying serverless applications and managing AWS services. He has worked for various companies, including Contour Software and Constellation1, and holds a BS in Software Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila.
Work at Constellation1
Adnan Zafar has been employed as a Senior DevOps Engineer at Constellation1 since 2020. He operates from Newport Beach, California, and has accumulated four years of experience in this role. His responsibilities include deploying serverless applications using AWS SAM for Lambda and Step Functions, as well as managing various AWS services. Adnan specializes in AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) using dotnet for infrastructure as code.
Previous Experience in DevOps and Software Engineering
Before joining Constellation1, Adnan Zafar worked at several organizations in various engineering roles. He served as a Senior Software Engineer at UTrade FZC for one year from 2010 to 2011. He then spent five years as a DevOps Engineer at Seven Technology Ltd from 2013 to 2018. Following that, he worked as a Cloud Automation Engineer at Nova in Liverpool, England, for two years from 2018 to 2020.
Education and Expertise
Adnan Zafar earned his Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, where he studied from 2003 to 2007. His educational background includes topics such as Software Development and Software Designing (UML). He possesses expertise in various programming languages, including ASP.NET MVC, C#, and JavaScript, and is proficient in scripting with PowerShell and Bash for automation tasks.
Technical Skills and Tools
Adnan is experienced in deploying and managing web servers such as Apache, Tomcat, Nginx, and IIS. He utilizes a range of AWS services, including EC2, S3, Route 53, Elastic Beanstalk, and LightSail. He is skilled in implementing CI/CD pipelines using tools like Atlassian Bamboo, Jenkins, Bitrise, and Bitbucket Pipelines. Additionally, he manages domain services with providers such as Amazon Domain Registrar, Route 53, and GoDaddy.
Collaboration and Project Management
In his professional roles, Adnan Zafar employs various collaboration and project management tools, including Atlassian JIRA, Confluence, and Slack. He is familiar with Agile methodologies, including Sprint, Kanban, and Scrum Boards. His experience also includes managing email services using platforms like MailChimp, WorkMail, and SendGrid, as well as credential management with tools like Syspass and Bitwarden.