Mahmoud Alaa

Mahmoud Alaa has a strong background in DevOps and software development. Mahmoud is currently working as a DevOps Lead Engineer at Protagona since September 2021. Prior to this, they served as a Senior Shared Cloud DevOps Engineer at Orange Business Services from October 2020 to September 2021.

Before joining Orange Business Services, Mahmoud worked at Vodafone as a DevOps Engineer from May 2019 to October 2020. Mahmoud gained significant experience in Python development during their time at Nagwa, where they held multiple roles. Mahmoud worked as a Senior Python Developer from January 2018 to October 2018, as a Python Developer from February 2017 to January 2018, and as a Mathematics Content Developer from February 2016 to February 2017.

Mahmoud Alaa's education history begins in 2009 when they enrolled in the Faculty of Petroleum & Mining Engineering, where they pursued a Bachelor's Degree in Petroleum Engineering. Mahmoud completed their studies in 2014.

In 2018, Mahmoud Alaa joined the Information Technology Institute (ITI) to obtain a 9-Month Professional Diploma. Mahmoud'sfocus was on Cloud Platform Development, and they completed the program in 2019.

In terms of additional certifications, in 2016 Mahmoud obtained various Coursera Course Certificates, including "Build Your Professional ePortfolio in English" in May, "Speak English Professionally: In Person, Online & On the Phone" in April, and "Write Professional Emails in English" in March.

Mahmoud continued expanding their skillset by acquiring the "Introduction to Data Science in Python" certification through Coursera in September 2017.

In November 2018, Mahmoud completed the "Android Developer" and "Data Analyst" certifications through Udacity.

Throughout 2019, they added to their qualifications with the "Kanban System Design - KMP I" and "Kanban Management Professional - KMP II" certifications, offered by LeanKanban University.

During 2020, Mahmoud focused on cloud infrastructure, obtaining several certifications, namely "Google Cloud Platform Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure," "Essential Google Cloud Infrastructure: Foundation," "Essential Google Cloud Infrastructure: Core Services," and "Getting Started with Azure." These certifications were granted through Coursera.

In 2021, Mahmoud obtained multiple certifications related to Amazon Web Services (AWS), including "AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate" in April, "AWS Partner: Accreditation (Technical)" in October, and "AWS Partner: Accreditation (Business)" in November.

Similarly, in November 2021, they achieved the "GitLab Solutions Architect" certification and the "GitLab Solutions Architect Core Verified Associate" certification, though the institution providing the latter certification is unspecified.

Looking ahead, Mahmoud has plans to obtain the "CKA: Certified Kubernetes Administrator" certification from The Linux Foundation in February 2023. Additionally, they are already an "AWS re/Start Accredited Instructor" certified by Amazon Web Services (AWS).