Usama Mehboob
About Usama Mehboob
Usama Mehboob is a Senior DevOps Engineer currently working at SECURITI.ai in Pakistan, where he has been employed since 2019. He holds a Master's Degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Southern California and has previous experience at xFlow Research Inc. and Careem.
Work at Securiti
Usama Mehboob has been employed at SECURITI.ai as a Senior DevOps Engineer since 2019. In this role, he has contributed to the development and implementation of various monitoring and alerting mechanisms. His expertise includes using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Elasticsearch, Cloudwatch, and OpsGenie to enhance operational efficiency. Additionally, he has configured and deployed essential tools like SonarQube, Nexus, Anchor, and Sentry, focusing on code coverage and image scanning. His work also involves developing logging mechanisms for Kubernetes pods utilizing Fluentd, Elasticsearch, and Kibana.
Previous Experience
Before joining SECURITI.ai, Usama Mehboob worked at Careem as a Member of Technical Staff - Infrastructure from 2018 to 2019. His role involved contributing to the infrastructure team, where he applied his technical skills to support the company's operational needs. Prior to that, he served as a Design Engineer at xFlow Research Inc. from 2014 to 2016. His experience at xFlow Research in Islamabad allowed him to develop foundational skills in engineering design and technical implementation.
Education and Expertise
Usama Mehboob holds a Master’s Degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Southern California, where he studied from 2016 to 2018. His academic background includes a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, with a focus on Electronic and Computer Networks, from the National University of Science and Technology, completed between 2010 and 2014. His education has equipped him with a solid foundation in both theoretical and practical aspects of engineering and technology.
Technical Skills and Contributions
Usama Mehboob has developed a range of technical skills throughout his career. He has implemented alerting and monitoring systems and built security measures at various layers using routing rules, network ACLs, and security groups. He has also written AWS Lambda functions for reporting and monitoring infrastructure changes. His contributions to the field of DevOps include a focus on enhancing system reliability and security through innovative solutions.