About

I'm Al-Hassan Abdel-Raouf — Technical Lead & DevOps Engineer with hands-on expertise designing, implementing, and scaling cloud infrastructure. I'm a Computer Enthusiast + infra nerd, happiest when building something cool. I love an adventure, and if I'm not at a computer there's a good chance I'm playing video games.

Proficient in release management, Kubernetes orchestration, infrastructure automation, and enforcing security best practices. Based in Cairo, Egypt.

Skills

  • Cloud Platforms: GCP, AWS, Azure
  • DevOps & CI/CD: Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab Pipelines
  • Infrastructure: Terraform, Kubernetes, Helm, Docker
  • Programming and Scripting: Python, Bash, PowerShell
  • Databases: PostgreSQL, MSSQL, MySQL

Work Experience

Product Engineer & Head of DevOps — CuttingEdge

Oct 2025 – present. Spearheading DevOps initiatives across all CuttingEdge projects, ensuring scalable and secure infrastructure.

  • Leading the development and deployment of The360 Insights, a sports analysis platform specializing in taekwondo
  • Overseeing all technical aspects: platform development, deployment pipelines, code quality, and team coordination
  • Mentoring engineering team members and establishing technical standards across projects
  • Reviewing and approving all code changes to ensure quality and security standards

Product Engineer & DevOps Engineer — Treeo

Oct 2025 – present. Working across the full product lifecycle: design, development, deployment, and infrastructure management, collaborating with a 3-person team to develop and ship product features.

  • Owner of infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and release automation on GCP
  • Managing scalable infrastructure using Kubernetes, Cloud Run, and Cloud SQL

DevOps Engineer — TETCO (Tatweer Educational Technologies)

Oct 2024 – Sep 2025, working remotely from Saudi Arabia. Focused on site reliability engineering and DevOps practices.

  • Developed and implemented Disaster Recovery plans and procedures
  • Enhanced deployment speed and product performance through process improvements, including a new Git branching strategy that reduced conflicts
  • Debugged and resolved database and performance issues in collaboration with the team
  • Strengthened deployment security and automated secret management

Cloud/DevOps Engineer — ADX

Apr 2024 – Sep 2024. Part of the DevOps team for the ADX 2.0 release.

  • Managed infrastructure and release cycle in a constrained environment with tight security measures
  • Configured and maintained the ELK stack on Kubernetes using ECK

DevOps Engineer — ITWorx

Aug 2023 – Sep 2024. Contributed to the design and implementation of scalable cloud infrastructure across multiple projects on Azure and AWS. Built CI/CD pipelines, improved system observability, and worked with development and security teams to ensure efficient and secure application delivery.

  • Managed scalable cloud infrastructure across AWS and Azure for multiple projects
  • Implemented release checks and security hardening to prevent code quality and security regressions
  • Improved processes through optimized pipelines and established technical standards to shorten feedback loops and enhance security across all projects

Cloud/DevOps Engineer — 34ML

Jan 2022 – Jul 2023. Managed the infrastructure of web and mobile applications with a focus on high availability, proactive monitoring, and automation of build and deployment processes.

  • Automated infrastructure provisioning with Terraform, reducing manual deployment time by 80%
  • Achieved 99.9% uptime by actively monitoring environments and resolving incidents within SLA targets
  • Participated in infrastructure design and implementation, ensuring performance, reliability, and maintainability across all environments
  • Designed and implemented automated build and deployment pipelines to streamline releases and reduce manual intervention

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science — Helwan University (2016 – 2020). Grade: Very Good. Graduation project: Sentiment Analysis.

Elsewhere

GitHub: github.com/alhassanaraouf

X: @alhassanaraouf

LinkedIn: in/alhassanaraouf

Email: alhassan@raoufs.me