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I build infrastructure that handles real production pressure — not just demos. With 3+ years of hands-on work across AWS, Azure, Huawei Cloud Stack, and OpenStack, I’ve delivered end-to-end cloud solutions for clients ranging from enterprise private cloud environments to SMB server hardening and performance optimization. My work goes beyond setup. I troubleshoot live production issues, write full documentation, and make sure everything is maintainable long after I close the contract. ☁️ Cloud Platforms AWS (EC2, EKS, ECR, ECS, VPC, IAM, Load Balancers) • Microsoft Azure • Huawei Cloud Stack (HCS/CCE) • OpenStack • GCP 🐳 Containers & Orchestration Docker • Kubernetes (EKS, CCE, Minikube) • Helm • Air-gapped offline deployments 🚀 CI/CD & Automation Jenkins • GitHub Actions • GitLab CI/CD • ArgoCD • Ansible 🏗️ Infrastructure as Code Terraform • Automated provisioning • Configuration management 📊 Monitoring & Observability Prometheus • Grafana • ELK Stack • Alerting & Performance Analysis 🔐 Security & Reliability Linux Administration • SSH Hardening • UFW & Firewall • IAM & Access Control • DKIM/SPF/DMARC • Fail2Ban • Lynis 📧 Mail Infrastructure Postfix • Dovecot • Roundcube • MailCow • Email Deliverability & Authentication ✅ What I Can Do For You • Design and deploy production-grade AWS, Azure, HCS, and GCP infrastructure • Set up and manage Kubernetes clusters end-to-end • Build automated CI/CD pipelines from scratch • Automate infrastructure with Terraform and Ansible • Implement monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions • Harden and secure Linux servers and cloud environments • Deploy and manage mail servers with full authentication stack • Troubleshoot and optimize live production environments • Lead cloud migration and modernization projects 💡 Why Clients Work With Me Again • I communicate clearly and keep you updated at every step — no surprises • I focus on root causes, not quick patches — your system stays fixed • I document everything I deliver, so your team can maintain it • I treat your infrastructure as if it were my own • I work in real production environments, not just labs “Infrastructure that scales, pipelines that flow, systems that don’t break at 3AM.”

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🚀 Automation Architect | Systems Integrator | Workflow Fixer for Growing Businesses If your automations are firing at the wrong time, duplicating data, missing edge cases, or quietly breaking in the background—I fix that. I help businesses design, rebuild, and stabilize automation systems that actually run core operations, not just one-off Zaps. My work focuses on reliability, clean logic, and real business outcomes. This is not surface-level automation. I specialize in workflows where accuracy matters—payments, CRMs, accounting, onboarding, notifications, and approvals. ⚙️ What I Do (Based on Real Client Work) ✨ Payment & Revenue Automations • Stripe / Square triggers that fire only when payment is completed • Replace unreliable native triggers with webhooks • Post-payment actions: CRM updates, email notifications, Slack/Telegram alerts, enrollments • Fix “ghost orders” and premature triggers 📊 CRM & Lifecycle Automation • Sync and segment contacts across CRMs (Mailchimp, HubSpot, FUB, ClickUp CRM) • Correct tagging logic (trial vs paid, active vs cancelled) • Prevent duplicate records and conflicting automations • Build clean pipelines with automated follow-ups and handoffs 🧾 Finance & Accounting Workflows • Funnel form submissions, orders, or emails into QuickBooks Online • Draft estimates → approvals → invoices • Maintain human review where required (no blind auto-sending) • Reconcile data between sales systems and accounting 📁 Documents, Forms & E-Signatures • Google Forms → Autocrat → Drive → DocuSign workflows • Reliable file detection and attachment handling • Structured folder creation and naming conventions • Eliminate known Zapier + Drive edge cases 📋 ClickUp Systems & Automations • Cross-task and cross-list updates based on custom fields • Event/date-driven task updates • Space / Folder / List architecture • Dashboards, automations, and governance that scale with teams 🧠 Broken Automation Diagnosis • Debug Zaps or Make scenarios that “mostly work” • Identify race conditions, trigger flaws, and data mismatches • Rebuild logic to be stable, testable, and documented 🧰 Tools & Platforms I Work With 🔗 Automation & Integration • Zapier (advanced multi-step Zaps, webhooks, code steps) • Make (routers, iterators, error handling) • Jitterbit • BetterCloud • Custom Webhooks, REST & SOAP APIs • JavaScript & Python (Zapier Code, API transformations) 📊 Project Management & Work Management • ClickUp (systems, dashboards, automations, governance) • Monday • Jira • Google Sheets–based operational systems 🧠 CRM, Sales & Marketing Systems • HubSpot • Follow Up Boss • Mailchimp • GoHighLevel • Circle • CRM lifecycle automation, tagging logic, deduplication, and syncing 💳 Payments, Finance & Accounting • Stripe • Square • QuickBooks Online • Payment-complete validation, webhook triggers, draft-to-approval workflow 📁 Forms, Documents & E-Signature • Google Forms • Google Sheets • Google Drive • Autocrat • DocuSign • Document generation, file governance, PDF detection, and routing 🧑‍💼 HR, IT & Identity Management • OneLogin • ManageEngine • ServiceDesk Plus • UKG • User lifecycle automation (onboarding/offboarding, access cleanup) 📨 Communication, Scheduling & Notifications • Gmail • Outlook • Slack • Telegram • Calendly • Zoom • Alerts, reminders, digests, and executive summaries 🌐 Websites & E-Commerce • WordPress • Wix • Squarespace • Shopify • Client intake, purchase-triggered automations, and CRM syncs 🧩 API & Custom Development • REST & SOAP APIs • Authentication (API keys, OAuth, Basic/Bearer) • Payload design, field normalization, pagination • Error handling, retries, and logging • Google Apps Script–based automation systems If your tool isn’t listed, that’s usually not a blocker. I design automation around business logic first, the platform is just the implementation detail 🧠 How I Work • 🧩 Architecture first — I map the logic before touching tools • 🛑 No over-engineering — simple, reliable, maintainable • 🔍 Edge-case aware — duplicates, retries, failures, timing • 📘 Fully documented — logic, mappings, and Loom walkthroughs • 🤝 Collaborative — clear updates, no guessing 💼 Background & Results With years of hands-on automation and systems experience, I’ve delivered solutions that: ✅ Reduced manual work by 40–60% ✅ Fixed unreliable or misfiring payment automations ✅ Improved CRM data accuracy and segmentation ✅ Shortened onboarding, billing, and fulfillment cycles 🎯 As a Certified Scrum Master, I bring structured delivery, clear scope, and predictable outcomes—especially important for complex automations. 🔥 Why Clients Hire Me ✅ Proven experience with real production workflows ✅ Comfortable fixing what others couldn’t ✅ Deep understanding of how tools fail—not just how they work ✅ Clear communication and zero fluff ✅ I explain the system so you’re never dependent on me

DevOps and Linux engineer with 4+ years running production infrastructure for businesses that cannot afford downtime. 100+ projects delivered on Upwork at a 96% success rate, currently managing systems that handle millions of requests a day. Most clients reach out for one of three reasons. Something broke and they need it fixed fast. They are scaling and their setup will not hold. Or they want someone to review their cloud and tell them honestly what is wrong. I handle all three, find the root cause, fix it properly, and document everything so your team can maintain it. ☁️ 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 & 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗢𝗽𝘀 AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle Cloud, DigitalOcean, Hetzner. Kubernetes (EKS, GKE, AKS, K3s), Docker, Terraform, Ansible. CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, and ArgoCD. GitOps, zero-downtime deployments, autoscaling, cloud migration, and cost optimization. 🐧 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘅 & 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 Ubuntu, Debian, RHEL, Rocky, AlmaLinux. Nginx, Apache, LiteSpeed, HAProxy. Server setup and hardening, SSL, performance tuning, cPanel, WHM, Plesk, WordPress hosting, backups, and disaster recovery. 🌐 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸, 𝗗𝗡𝗦 & 𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 WireGuard, OpenVPN, NAT and floating IP routing, firewalls, and DNS architecture. Email deliverability (SPF, DKIM, DMARC, BIMI), mail servers (MailCow, Postfix, iRedMail, Amazon SES), and VoIP (Asterisk, FreePBX, SIP). 🛡️ 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗲 & 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 Cloudflare WAF, DDoS and bot mitigation, Zero Trust, Tunnels, and load balancing. DevSecOps, Vault secrets management, fail2ban, and full security audits. 📊 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, Dynatrace, Splunk, CloudWatch, and ELK. Logging, alerting, and observability that catches problems before your users do. Python and Bash automation throughout. ✅ 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗲 I communicate clearly and give honest timelines. I own the problem instead of handing it back. I leave you with clean documentation. And I am there when production breaks, including outside business hours. If your infrastructure is unstable, your costs are climbing, or you just need a reliable engineer who takes responsibility for the outcome, send me a message. Happy to review your setup and tell you honestly what I would do. Ali

CR 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐱 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 CR 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲. If you’re facing inaccurate accounts, collections, charge-offs, identity theft, or reporting errors, you need more than templates. You need a skilled CR Repair Expert, an experienced Dispute Solving Assistant, and an organized CR Manager who understands how the system works. My Name is Umair Naeem. I help individuals and Credit Repair businesses clean, challenge, and optimize Credit Repair reports using compliant strategies backed by the FCRA, FTC guidelines, and direct escalation options such as the CFPB. My work focuses on improving your FICO profile while ensuring every action is documented, professional, and defensible. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐃𝐨? ✔ Complete CR file audits with Equifax, Experian, TransUnion, Innovis, and ChexSystems ✔ Advanced dispute strategy, including 3B sweep methods ✔ Custom letters built for FCRA and FTC compliance ✔ Escalations and complaints through the CFPB ✔ Identity theft & mixed file resolution ✔ Account freezes (Freezez) and personal data control ✔ Full client tracking by an experienced Credit Repair Manager 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐞? 📌Proven success as a CR Expert 📌Skilled Dispute Solving Assistant with legal-compliant workflows 📌Deep knowledge of FICO scoring impact 📌Experience across all major bureaus, including Innovis and ChexSystems 📌Clean systems, accurate documentation, fast turnaround 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 & 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬🛠 • DisputeFox • CDM • Letterstream • HubSpot • Credit Repair Cloud • CallHippo Plus, structured CRM and workflow automation designed by a working CR Manager. I’ve supported hundreds of consumers and partnered with growing credit repair companies to remove inaccurate items, manage bureau communication, and build repeatable dispute systems. If you want someone who lives and breathes credit repair, understands FCRA / FTC compliance, knows when to escalate to the CFPB, and works daily to strengthen your FICO, I’m ready to help. 📩 𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬. My Expertise: Credit Repair Specialist | Credit Repair Expert | Dispute Expert | Dispute Specialist | Credit Repair | Credit Expert | Expert Credit Expert | Expert Dispute Expert | Credit Counseling | Credit Consultant | Credit Report Analysis | Expert Credit Repair Specialist | Credit Reporting | Dispute Resolution | Credit Disputes | CR Expert | CR Specialist | Credit Scoring | Credit Score Improvement | Financial Reporting | Annual Credit Report | Fraud Detection | Identity Theft Protection | Data Entry | CRM Software | Client Management | Personal Finance | Debt Validation | Collection Removal | Charge-Off Removal | Late Payment Removal | Hard Inquiry Removal | Credit Audit | FCRA Compliance | FTC Compliance | CFPB Complaints | BBB Disputes | Metro 2 Compliance | Credit Repair Cloud (CRC) | Client Dispute Manager (CDM) | Dispute Fox | LetterStream | IdentityIQ | SmartCredit | PrivacyGuard | MyFICO | Experian | Equifax | TransUnion | Innovis | ChexSystems | Early Warning Services (EWS) | LexisNexis| SageStream | Credit Repair Sales | Credit Repair Virtual Assistant | Credit Report | Administrative Support | Customer Service | Customer Support | Letter | FTC | Boost | Alternative Dispute Resolution | Credit Dispute Processor | Processor | Bankruptcy | Error Detection | File Management | Letter Writing | Virtual Assistance | Solution-Oriented | Expert Credit Dispute Processor | Expert Processor | Credit Dispute Processor Expert | Credit Dispute Specialist | Credit Dispute Expert | Credit Repair Services | Credit Analysis | Credit Sweep | 3 Bureau Sweep | 3B Sweep | TU Sweep | CFPB | Identity Theft Disputes | Credit Freeze Assistance | Credit Monitoring Analysis | Credit Dispute Processing | Credit Bureau Disputes | Debt Collection Disputes | Consumer Credit Law | Credit Scoring Models | Credit Monitoring Tools | Credit Repair Software | Credit Repair Cloud | Australian Credit Repair Experience | Data Processing | Email Support | Email Communication | File Maintenance | CRM | Microsoft Excel | Credit Score Repair | Credit Score Boost | Credit Repair Consultant | Credit Repair Professional | Dispute Letter Writing | Charge Off Removal | Derogatory Item Removal | Negative Item Removal | Goodwill Letter | Metro 2 Disputes | Factual Dispute Method | FDCPA Compliance | CROA Compliance | FACTA Compliance | Credit Repair Laws | Experian Disputes | Equifax Disputes | TransUnion Disputes | Credit Bureau Specialist | Credit Repair Cloud (CRC) | Credit Repair CRM | Credit Repair VA | FTC Complaints | BBB Complaints | Credit Report.

## Professional Experience ### DevOps / Infrastructure Engineer Yeesshh 2018 – Present Sole DevOps/SRE responsible for full production infrastructure of ~50 web services and internal systems in digital advertising environment. **Infrastructure:** * 6 dedicated bare-metal servers hosted in OVHcloud * Proxmox single nodes and Proxmox cluster, altogether with ~30 virtual machines * Proxmox Backup Server, Custom NFS-based backup storage * Multi-region deployment (EU + Canada) * Internal VPN via Pritunl * Docker-based service deployments **Reliability & Operations:** * 24/7 on-call (30-minute critical SLA response) * ~99%+ uptime across production systems * Full Proxmox node disaster recovery (including restoration from backups) * Centralized monitoring via Zabbix * Centralized logging via Graylog * Security monitoring via Wazuh * Incident management via PagerDuty * Post-incident reporting and preventive improvements **Security & Compliance:** * DNS management (SPF, DKIM, DMARC) * DDoS mitigation using CSF/LFD, ModSecurity, mod_evasive * PCI compliance validation via Qualys (minimal adjustments required) * Regular patching & monthly backup validation **CI/CD & Automation:** * GitHub repositories * Jenkins pipelines for controlled deployments * Staging → testing → manual production release workflow * Limited Ansible automation (update & small maintenance scripts) **Modernization:** * Legacy OS upgrades * Partial containerization of services * Kubernetes - self-hosted proof-of-concept deployment (non-production) --- ### CloudOps / SysOps Engineer LCloud 2021 – 2023 Worked in AWS Partner environment supporting global enterprise and mid-size clients as L1 support. Environment: Amazon Web Services Responsibilities: * 24/7 production support (L1) * EC2, RDS, S3, IAM troubleshooting * Backup & restore procedures * Log analysis & incident escalation * Execution of infrastructure changes according to documentation * Exposure to IaC-managed environments --- ### Independent Linux Infrastructure Consultant 2012 – 2021 Provided infrastructure and system administration services for up to 100 international clients including web hosting providers. Experience includes: * Web hosting environments (Canada & Italy) * Email servers (Postfix/Exim) * DNS management * CMS deployments (WordPress, Drupal, Joomla) * Monitoring (Nagios, Zabbix) * Virtualization (Proxmox) * Security cleanup & WordPress malware removal * Redmine & GitLab environments --- ### Early Career (Condensed) Senior Linux Administrator – Retail network (250 employees) Network design, Linux desktop environment (60+ machines), POS equipment support, server infrastructure management. Additional system & network administration roles (2007–2012). --- ## Personal Technical Projects * Self-hosted AI workflow automation using n8n * Local LLM experimentation (LLaMA-based models compiled via llama.cpp) * Raspberry Pi lab (media server, backup storage, surveillance systems) * Mobile app development(dart) and backend infrastructure (Dockerized Node.js backend) --- ## Languages Ukrainian – Native Russian – Native English – Professional working Polish – Limited working Spanish - Learning