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WHO IS FAHIM AND WHY TECH?
Hello, I’m Fahim!
Welcome to my little corner of the internet! I’m a passionate writer, creator, and lifelong learner exploring topics in technology and personal growth.
I’m a DevOps engineer and ML/AI enthusiast that went from studying Physics to building in tech. Now I’m passionate about learning, writing, and improving every day. My goal is to share insights that inspire and help others on their own journey.
My CV
Take a look at my professional experience, skills, and qualifications. You can view or download my resume by clicking the button below.
Fahim Qurashi
Experience
Devops Engineer and Technical Support Engineer
Content Guru, Bracknell
Content Guru, Bracknell
Mar 2024 -- Present
London, UK
London, UK
- CI/CD: Optimized Jenkins & GitLab Cl pipelines—cut app deployment times by 80%.
- Containers: Managed Docker & Kubernetes clusters on Ubuntu/RHEL, improving scalability & release stability.
- Automation:Provisioned infra with Ansible; built Python & Bash scripts to speed up testing & log analysis.
- Monitoring: Designed Grafana dashboards & integrated Splunk telemetry to improve latency & visibility.
- SDatabases: Administered PostgreSQL—backups, performance tuning, and high-availability setup.
- Virtualization: Maintained VMware & Hyper-V environments, ensuring reliability of dev/test workloads.
- Systems: Supported Linux (Ubuntu, RHEL, Debian) environments, kernel tuning & patching.
- Reliability: Safeguarded 99.98% uptime across 12 regions (<1 min/user/month downtime).
- Incident Management:I ed major incident management with cross-functional teams, reducing MTTR by 40%.
DevOps Engineer
Sparta Global; Sky
Sparta Global; Sky
Dec 2022 -- Jan 2024
London, UK
London, UK
- Built Elastic/Kibana & Grafana dashboards for global platforms, surfacing chum insights and enabling proactive monitoring.
- Automated log analysis & testing with Python/Bash, reducing triage time by 40%.
- Managed Kubernetes clusters with Docker workloads, improving service scalability & resilience.
- Administered PostgreSQL databases (tuning, HA, backups) across production workloads.
- Deployed infra on AWS/GCP, optimizing cost & performance.
- Maintained CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins & GitLab Cl, ensuring smooth release cycles.
- Provided Linux (Ubuntu/RHEL) systems support incl. patching & kernel tuning.
Junior DevOps Engineer
Sparta Global
Sparta Global
Jun 2022 -- Dec 2022
London, UK
London, UK
- Containerised apps with Docker, boosting release frequency.
- Automated infra provisioning with Terraform & Ansible, spinning prod-parity envs in min.
- Automated VM provisioning on VMware & Hyper-V for dev/test workloads
- Configured ELK stack for log centralisation & faster debugging.
- Supported hybrid cloud (AWS/GCP) deployments with secure networking.
- Wrote Python/Bash scripts for testing. log parsing & system validation.
Education
BSc (Hons) Physics (2:1)
Royal Holloway University of London
Royal Holloway University of London
2019 -- 2023
London, UK
London, UK
Key modules: Mathematics, Scientific Computing, Machine Learning
Certifications
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Skills
- Linux
- SQL
- Docker/Kubernetes
- Python
- Elastic stack
- Ansible
- Jira/Agile
- Bash
- Splunk
- NGINX
- Jenkins/Gitlab CI
- Customer service
- Team Collaboration
- Communication
- Product Management