Hi, I'm Malik
DevOps Engineer | SRE | Cloud Architect
11+ years of experience building scalable infrastructure and reliable systems. Available for contract, consulting, and remote permanent roles worldwide.
Past Employers
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About Me
I'm Muhammad Umair (Malik), a DevOps and Site Reliability Engineer with over 11 years of experience designing, building, and scaling resilient infrastructure. I'm based in Auckland, New Zealand, and collaborate remotely with companies around the world that prioritize transparency, reliability, and security.
Over the years, I've worked with a range of companies — from agile startups to established enterprises — to streamline deployments, increase system reliability, and architect scalable cloud infrastructure. My expertise spans AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Terraform, and modern CI/CD pipelines.
From cloud migrations to building robust, automated environments from scratch, I bring a pragmatic, results-driven approach tailored to business goals. My focus is always on delivering high-performing systems that are secure, scalable, and resilient.
I'm currently open to remote-only opportunities, including contract DevOps and SRE engagements, consulting roles in infrastructure and cloud architecture, and permanent positions.
If you're building modern infrastructure and want a seasoned engineer to help accelerate your goals, let's connect.
Featured Projects
A selection of impactful infrastructure and DevOps projects that showcase my expertise
Enterprise Cloud Migration
Led comprehensive migration of legacy monolithic applications to cloud-native architecture, serving millions of users with improved reliability and performance
Multi-Cloud Infrastructure
Designed and implemented hybrid cloud architecture across AWS and GCP for financial services with 99.99% availability
DevOps Transformation
Transformed traditional IT operations to modern DevOps practices for enterprise banking with 10x faster releases
Observability Platform
Built comprehensive monitoring and alerting system for distributed microservices architecture serving millions of requests
Education & Certifications
Academic foundation and professional certifications that drive my expertise in cloud infrastructure and DevOps engineering
🎓 Education
Bachelor of Computer Science (Software Engineering)
📜 Certifications
What Clients Say
Testimonials from industry leaders who have experienced the impact of my work
Malik was instrumental in transforming our cloud operations and enabling our growth and revenue teams to move faster. His deep expertise in GCP architecture, DevOps automation, and cloud reliability not only improved system resilience but also optimized costs—something every scaling company needs. He architected efficient data pipelines that solidified our business tech stack, ensuring data accuracy and integrity across multiple third-party products. This allowed our data engineers and scientists to generate reliable reports and build dashboards that informed key decisions. Whether it was CI/CD pipeline improvements, infrastructure as code (Terraform, Kubernetes), or empowering teams to experiment and iterate quickly, his impact was undeniable. If you're looking to scale your cloud, data, and DevOps capabilities the right way, Malik is someone you want on your team.
I had the pleasure of working with Malik during his time at Maxis, where he played a key role in our cloud transformation journey. As part of a leading telecommunication company, he contributed to modernizing a high-traffic application serving over 5 million active users by leveraging AWS cloud services. The transformation journey began with adopting Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) before progressing to Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) by integrating more cloud-native services. This transition improved application scalability, stability, and availability while optimizing operational efficiency. Umair actively participated in this evolution, contributing to the shift from a monolithic architecture to microservices, enhancing reusability, and enabling faster delivery of business value. Additionally, he explored and implemented various AWS managed services to further streamline operations. He also helped drive Agile and DevOps adoption by implementing Infrastructure-as-Code standards using Terraform, improving automation, infrastructure management and release management process. Malik is a highly skilled and proactive professional whose contributions have significantly impacted our cloud modernization efforts. I highly recommend him for any opportunity in cloud transformation and DevOps adoption.