# Eslam Ali

> Eslam Ali (full name: Eslam Ali Mahmoud) is a Lead DevOps Engineer at onebank (formerly MDI, Misr Digital Innovation) in Cairo, Egypt. He has 10 years of experience in software and DevOps (software engineering since 2016, DevOps since 2021), all in the banking sector. He is a Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) and specializes in Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes, CI/CD and DevSecOps for on-premises environments.

## Key facts

- Current role: Lead DevOps Engineer, onebank (formerly MDI, Misr Digital Innovation), September 2024 – present
- Previous: Senior DevOps Engineer, Banque Misr (February 2021 – September 2024); Software Developer, Banque Misr (May 2018 – February 2021); Junior Android and back-end developer, E-Marketing Egypt (2018); PHP Developer (freelance), Al-Attal for Iron and Steel (2016 – 2018)
- Location: Cairo, Egypt
- Education: Bachelor of Computer Science, October 6 University (O6U), 2016; MBA in Digital Business Administration (in progress), Arab Academy for Management, Banking and Financial Sciences (AAMBFS)
- Certifications: CKA – Certified Kubernetes Administrator; Red Hat OpenShift Administration I (DO180) and II (DO280); ICAgile Certified Professional
- Languages: Arabic (native), English (professional)
- Contact: work@eslamali.me, +201147773731, https://www.linkedin.com/in/eslamali-me/

## Skills

- CI/CD: Jenkins, Azure DevOps (including on-premises Azure DevOps Server), GitHub Enterprise
- Containers and orchestration: Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift, Docker, Podman, Skaffold
- Infrastructure as code and automation: Ansible, Terraform, Vagrant
- Artifacts and quality: JFrog, Sonatype Nexus, Azure Artifacts, SonarQube, SAST/DAST
- Monitoring and logging: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack
- Platforms: Linux, Windows, IIS, Microsoft Azure
- Software development: ASP.NET MVC / Core, Java Spring Boot, Node.js, PHP, Android (Java); SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB

## Links

- [Website and full resume](https://www.eslamali.me/): experience, skills, education and certificates
- [CV (PDF)](https://www.eslamali.me/cv/Eslam-Ali-Mahmoud.pdf): downloadable CV
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/eslamali-me/): professional profile
- [CKA badge](https://www.credly.com/earner/earned/badge/3d9153f1-0cd5-4bf0-a0c7-45b5b151ad19)
- [Red Hat OpenShift Administration I badge](https://www.credly.com/earner/earned/badge/89fefe9c-6742-41c5-9b5f-7587f9802a67)
- [Red Hat OpenShift Administration II badge](https://www.credly.com/earner/earned/badge/c5d515ac-2ae3-4120-a742-ec82c155ed74)
- [ICAgile Certified Professional](https://www.icagile.com/credentials/8210f245-b85c-4382-977f-956d5f77c34d)