Ali Muhammad Hafeez

About

Building resilient systems
at every layer.

A driven Computer Science graduate (pending) and Associate Cloud Infrastructure Engineer with hands-on commercial experience across cloud infrastructure, full-stack development, networking, and technical diagnostics.

Passionate about DevOps, Infrastructure as Code, and building resilient systems. All university lectures completed — averaging First-Class (73%+) — and available for immediate full-time employment.

4+ Years Experience

10+ Roles & Projects

73%+ First Class Avg.

5 Certifications

Skills

The full stack,
from silicon to cloud.

Cloud & DevOps

AWS EC2 AWS S3 AWS RDS Microsoft Azure CI/CD Pipelines Git Infrastructure as Code Chaos Engineering

Networking & Security

TCP/IP Network Cabling CCTV Diagnostics OOB Management Layer 1/2 Troubleshooting Wireshark Incident Response

Programming

Python Java JavaScript React Vite HTML/CSS Firebase

Operating Systems

Linux (RedHat/CentOS) Ubuntu Debian Kali Linux Windows Server macOS

Methodologies

ITIL v4 Agile / Scrum Confluence Incident Response Change Management

Experience

A track record
built in the field.

Associate Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)

Dec 2024 – Sept 2025

Provisioned and managed scalable cloud infrastructure across AWS and Azure, prioritising reliability, security, and continuous monitoring.
Supported and enhanced CI/CD pipelines using Git workflows to automate deployments and reduce manual errors.
Administered Linux and Windows servers, writing automation scripts to streamline routine maintenance.
Acted as key technical responder for incidents, implementing change requests within the ITIL v4 framework.

AWSAzureCI/CDLinuxITIL v4

Full-Stack Developer

ClickPitch

Mar 2024 – Sept 2024

Led end-to-end development of an MVP careers web application, translating founder requirements into a market-ready product.
Engineered a responsive front-end using React and Vite; built and managed the full back-end on Firebase including Firestore and Authentication.

ReactViteFirebaseFirestore

Computer Science Tutor

Private (1-on-1)

Oct 2023 – May 2024

Mentored an A-Level student in Python programming and algorithmic thinking, targeting specific areas of weakness.
Guided exam preparation through past papers, resulting in measurable improvement.

PythonAlgorithmsMentoring

CCTV Fault Diagnosis

Freelance

Apr 2026

Diagnosed a malfunctioning CCTV system, correctly identifying the root cause as an outdated compute box — not the hard drive as initially suspected.
Prevented unnecessary hardware replacement, saving cost through accurate technical diagnosis.

DiagnosticsHardware

Network Cabling & Configuration

Freelance

Apr 2026

Planned, installed, and configured structured network cabling for a local environment.
Ensured clean cable management and verified full network connectivity across all endpoints.

NetworkingCabling

Volunteer — Media & Content Creation

Community Organisation

Feb 2026 – Present

Collaborate to produce social media content for the organisation's online platforms.
Create posts, graphics, and multimedia assets to drive community engagement.

Content CreationSocial Media

Data Research & Entry Analyst

Cence Pay (UAE Client)

Oct 2024

Researched and entered detailed data for bank cards and financial products across UAE payment providers for fintech app Cence Pay.
Ensured high accuracy and consistency to support the app's card comparison and financial product features.

FintechData Analysis

Security Steward / Door Supervisor

Habib Security & A2Z Security

Feb 2023 – Jan 2024

Coordinated safety and security operations for large-scale events of over 15,000 attendees including concerts and festivals.
Maintained venue safety using de-escalation techniques and clear team communication.

SecurityEventsTeam Leadership

Projects

Things I've
actually built.

Featured — Final Year Dissertation

Automated Chaos Resilience Platform

Engineered an air-gapped, on-premise Chaos Engineering platform using Cisco switches to simulate a secure, isolated network environment. Integrated a local Llama 3 8B AI model for automatic Root Cause Analysis.

Self-hosted GitLab CI/CD pipeline running completely off-grid
Local Llama 3 8B AI for OOB switch log analysis & RCA reports
Dynamic SRE control panel with real-time fault injection analytics

Chaos Engineering GitLab CI/CD Llama 3 Cisco Air-gapped Network SRE

Pulse — Async Messaging Protocol

Built a peer-to-peer messaging application in Python using Twisted and sockets, exploring low-level asynchronous networking protocols.

Python Twisted Sockets P2P Networking

Kairo London — E-Commerce UI

Contributed responsive UI components to a live commercial e-commerce platform (kairo.london) from high-fidelity design mockups.

React Responsive UI Freelance E-Commerce

Education & Certifications

Credentials
that carry weight.

Education

BSc (Hons) Computer Science

City St George's, University of London

Sep 2022 – Present

All lectures completed — awaiting final results. Averaging First-Class (73%+).

Cloud Technology · Computer Networks · Data Structures & Algorithms · OOP Design

A-Levels

Walthamstow Academy Sixth Form

Sep 2020 – Jul 2022

Physics (B) · Mathematics (B) · Computer Science (B)

Certifications

Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)

Microsoft

May 2026

Fundamentals of DevOps

KodeKloud

Jun 2026

12 Factor App

KodeKloud

May 2026

AWS

Cloud Quest: Cloud Practitioner

Amazon Web Services

Aug 2024

Learning ITIL®

LinkedIn Learning

Sep 2024

Building resilient systemsat every layer.