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Curriculum Vitae

Masood Azizi

Work Experience

Senior Cloud Architect, DoiT International

Remote, Germany
Since October 2022

  • Assisted customers in resolving cloud challenges, optimizing performance, security, and cost efficiency.
  • Guided businesses in designing and implementing secure, high-performing cloud architectures following industry best practices.
  • Led Architecture Reviews, WAFR, Security Posture Reviews, and Cost Optimization Sessions to enhance infrastructure resilience.
  • Delivered AWS training on foundational concepts, networking, and security.
  • Contributed to the AWS community through blog posts, technical talks, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.

DevSecOps Engineer, Spark Networks

Berlin, Germany
October 2021 – September 2022

  • Designed and implemented cloud security solutions.
  • Conducted auditing and security analysis of cloud workloads and components.
  • Applied security best practices and Well-Architected Framework principles.
  • Implemented IaaS and IaC (Infrastructure as Code) solutions using Terraform.
  • Focused on container orchestration and DevOps practices.

Senior Cloud Consultant, Storm Reply

Berlin, Germany
April 2021 – September 2021

  • Designed and implemented scalable, highly available AWS architectures using DevOps methodologies.
  • Presented cloud solutions, guidelines, and migration plans tailored to customer needs.
  • Applied cloud security mechanisms and the AWS Well-Architected Framework.
  • Utilized IaC, CI/CD, automation, and container orchestration.

Cloud/DevOps Engineer, Storm Reply

Berlin, Germany
January 2019 – March 2021

  • Implemented complex infrastructure/clusters on AWS.
  • Managed IaC using Terraform and CloudFormation.
  • Orchestrated and managed containers using AWS ECS/EKS.
  • Developed CI/CD pipelines with AWS services, GitLab, and Jenkins.
  • Automated workflows using Bash and Python scripting.

System Engineer, GTT-Technologies

Herzogenrath, Germany
July 2015 – December 2018

  • Administered Linux servers and implemented security measures.
  • Automated workflows using Bash, Python, and Make.
  • Developed software using Delphi, Lazarus, Python, and C++.
  • Managed websites using Drupal and WordPress.

Server Administrator (Part-Time), GTT-Technologies

Herzogenrath, Germany
February 2013 – June 2015

  • Managed Linux server administration and shell scripting.

Education

M.Sc. Media Informatics

RWTH Aachen, Germany
October 2011 – June 2015
Master Thesis: Protecting Users from Co-location Disclosures in OSNs (Grade: 1.3)

B.Sc. Information Technology Engineering

Azad University of Mashhad, Iran
October 2005 – September 2009

Professional Certificates

  • AWS Certified AI Practitioner - Foundational, AWS - March 2025
  • AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty, AWS – April 2024
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, AWS – August 2023
  • Advanced AWS Well-Architected Best Practices, AWS – February 2023
  • AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional, AWS – August 2021
  • AWS Certified Security – Specialty, AWS – February 2021
  • AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate, AWS – February 2020
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, AWS – March 2019

Technical Focus and Interests

  • Cloud Solutions with AWS
  • DevSecOps, Security, and Privacy
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Python Scripting
  • Generative AI Approaches and Applications

Technical Skills

  • Cloud & DevOps: AWS (VPC, S3, EC2, ECS, Lambda, RDS, Athena, CloudFront, CodePipeline, Bedrock), Kubernetes, Docker, GitHub
  • Security & Compliance: IAM, Control Tower, Organizations, Config, GuardDuty, WAF, KMS, Secrets Manager
  • Scripting & Automation: Python, Bash, AWS CLI, Terraform, CloudFormation
  • Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB
  • OS & Tools: Linux, macOS, Windows, Git, Jira, MS Office, WordPress, LaTeX

Soft Skills

  • Technical Communication & Leadership: Delivered technical talks, blog posts, and training sessions, contributing to the AWS community and fostering knowledge sharing.
  • Mentorship & Team Collaboration: Experienced in guiding junior engineers, and working effectively in cross-functional teams.
  • Customer & Stakeholder Engagement: Skilled in conducting architecture reviews, security assessments, and cost optimization discussions with business and technical teams.
  • Adaptability & Continuous Learning: Quickly adapts to emerging technologies and industry trends, ensuring up-to-date knowledge in cloud and Generative AI.

Voluntary Work

AWS User Group Berlin

Berlin, Germany - Since 2024

  • Leadership Team Member
  • Events and Workshop Organizations

Engineers Without Borders

Aachen, Germany - 2016 – 2019

  • System Engineer

Publications

  • Light CS Cooperation/Coordination, Fraunhofer-FIT CSCW Lab, 8th International Conference on Collaborative Computing, 2012, Pennsylvania, USA.

Languages

  • English: Professional
  • German: Fluent
  • Persian: Native

Hobbies

  • Athletic: Swimming, Fitness, Jogging
  • Other: Traveling, Social Activities, Video Gaming, Watching Movies