Amir Hossein Akhavan

DevOps Engineer at QPR Software

Amir Hossein Akhavan has a diverse work experience spanning different roles and industries. Amir Hossein started their career as a Senior Assistant at Eastern Mediterranean University, where they worked from 2008 to 2011. Amir Hossein then moved on to Astan, where they served as a Network Administrator from an unspecified date in 2012 to 2014. In this role, they were responsible for supporting, configuring, maintaining, and upgrading networks and servers, as well as managing network security and connectivity.

Following their time at Astan, Akhavan joined Elizeh as a Network Engineer in 2014. During their tenure, which lasted until May 2021, they were responsible for analyzing and evaluating schematics, maintaining performance, updating systems and software, implementing disaster recovery measures, and effectively managing project teams.

In 2021, Akhavan transitioned to an entrepreneurial role at Nordic Way, where they served as an Entrepreneur from June 2021 to July 2022.

Most recently, Akhavan worked as a DevOps Engineer at an unspecified company from August 2022 to April 2023. Starting from April 2023, they joined QPR Software Plc in the same role.

Overall, Akhavan's experience showcases their proficiency in network administration, security, infrastructure management, and project coordination.

Amir Hossein Akhavan's education history begins with earning a Bachelor's degree in Computer Software Engineering from Azad University (IAU) from 2003 to 2008. Following that, they pursued a Master's degree in Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications at Eastern Mediterranean University from 2008 to 2011.

In terms of additional certifications, Amir obtained the "Ultimate AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate 2022" certification from Udemy in January 2022. Amir Hossein also completed "Learning Ansible" and "Ansible Essential Training" on LinkedIn in February 2022. Amir Hossein further acquired knowledge in Jenkins by completing the courses "Learning Jenkins" and "Jenkins Essential Training" on LinkedIn in March 2022. In April 2022, Amir earned the "Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) with Practice Tests" certification from Udemy. Amir Hossein also completed "AWS Lambda and the Serverless Framework - Hands On Learning" on Udemy in the same month. In May 2022, they obtained the "The Complete GitHub Actions & Workflows Guide" certification from Udemy and completed the "Kubernetes" course on LinkedIn.

Adding onto their certifications, Amir acquired the "HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate" certification from Udemy in May 2022. Amir Hossein then obtained the "AWS Certified Security Specialty 2022" certification from Udemy in October 2022. Additionally, in December 2022, they completed the "Datadog: Performance monitoring tool" course on Udemy. Finally, in January 2023, they obtained the "Kubernetes: GitOps with ArgoCD" certification from LinkedIn.

In 2022, Amir also had a brief experience as a Scrum Master Trainee at Reaktor Oy in Helsinki.

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  • DevOps Engineer

    April, 2023 - present