Insaf Ahmedh - Backend & DevOps Engineer

Insaf Ahmedh

Backend & DevOps Engineer

Building reliable backend systems and production-ready delivery pipelines. Focused on REST APIs, database optimization, and automated deployments.

About Me

I'm a Software Engineer specializing in Backend Development and DevOps, based in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

I build systems that are maintainable, performant under load, and safe in production. My expertise spans REST API design, database optimization, secure authentication, and reliable CI/CD pipelines.

Technical Skills

Backend Development

REST APIs, Clean Architecture, Dependency Injection

Java Spring Boot Python Flask FastAPI Node.js

Databases

Schema Design, Optimization, Performance Tuning

PostgreSQL MySQL MongoDB Indexing Query Optimization

DevOps & Cloud

CI/CD, Containerization, Cloud Platforms

Docker Kubernetes Jenkins GitHub Actions AWS ArgoCD

Security & Auth

Secure Authentication & Authorization

JWT OAuth2 API Security MOSIP

Observability

Monitoring, Logging, Metrics

Prometheus Grafana Micrometer Logging

Tools & Technologies

Development & Deployment Tools

Git Linux Nginx Maven Postman

Featured Projects

AI Resume Screening System

Resume-job matching system with REST APIs for processing and scoring using semantic similarity and keyword analysis.

Java Spring Boot PostgreSQL Docker React

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Java Cloud-Native Observability

Spring Boot application instrumented with Micrometer, deployed on Kubernetes with Prometheus metrics and Grafana dashboards.

Spring Boot Micrometer Kubernetes Prometheus Grafana Helm

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Task Management System

Role-based full-stack task management system with task assignment and status tracking capabilities.

Spring Boot MySQL Angular REST APIs Angular Material

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Professional Experience

Software Engineer (DevOps Focus)

Aasa IT Solutions • December 2024 – December 2025 • Dehiwala (Hybrid)

Built backend services and REST APIs using Spring Boot, Flask, and FastAPI
Implemented secure authentication and clean architecture patterns
Optimized PostgreSQL and MySQL with schema improvements, indexing, and performance tuning
Automated delivery pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and Git-based workflows
Containerized services using Docker and supported deployments on AWS and DigitalOcean
Worked in Agile/Scrum environment with code reviews and sprint planning
Contributed to identity-related backend integrations including MOSIP workflows

Certifications & Learning

Udemy

AWS Solutions Architect Associate

AWS core services, scalability, high availability, and architecture fundamentals

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KodeKloud

Crash Course: AI-Powered DevOps

Production DevOps, cloud security automation, RAG systems, Kubernetes incident response, MCP-driven AWS automation, and agentic workflows for Docker and Terraform

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LinkedIn Learning