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CLOUDinfrastructure, QUIETLY engineered.

I'm Ryan Amir. I design Azure platforms, Terraform modules and the kind of monitoring that warns you before the customer does. Three years in, still learning the quiet craft of systems that don't fall over.

Open to Cloud / Platform / DevOps roles · Matawan, NJ · remote-friendly

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A 21-year-old computer-science student at Rutgers, born in Pakistan and now based on the Jersey shore. Three years quietly translating fragile spreadsheets and brittle servers into repeatable, observable Azure infrastructure — the kind that lets a team sleep through the night.

Work sits at the seam between platform engineering and the web: Terraform modules, GitHub Actions, Bicep templates, and a stubborn insistence that the front-end of a system should be as considered as its plumbing.

3 yrs cloud engineering · azure first
25 % avg. infra cost reduction shipped
100 + virtual desktops administered
200 ms api p95 — sub-target

  1. Cloud Engineer @ Astro Intelligence INC

    JUL '23 — NOW
    • Cut idle compute spend 25% with Automation runbooks and VM right-sizing.
    • Run Azure Virtual Desktop for 100+ users via Nerdio — golden images, profiles, fewer tickets.
    • Shipped reusable Terraform modules + GitHub Actions so environments redeploy the same way every time.
    • Hardened multi-env Azure networking (VNets, Key Vault, Storage) with least-privilege defaults.
    • Wired event-driven flows on Logic Apps, Service Bus, and Event Grid for ops that don’t need a human in the loop.

  2. Cloud Solutions Engineer @ Chief Technology Group

    JUN '21 — JUN '23
    • Dropped VM domain-join setup time 60% with PowerShell DSC automation.
    • Cleared 85% of Citrix tickets on first contact across 20+ servers.
    • Kept golden images and MCS fleets current through patching cycles.
    • Stood up Azure VNets / NSGs / LBs and supported IAM/RBAC audits across 2 tenants.
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Cloud
Engineering

Azure landing zones, Terraform/Bicep, AVD, cost controls — skip vague migrations without an owner or a metric.

  • Azure
  • Terraform
  • Bicep
  • CI/CD
  • Observability
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Platform
& GitOps

IDPs, policy gates, drift, and pipelines where the happy path is default.

  • GitOps
  • Policy
  • Kubernetes
  • GHA
  • Cost
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Product
surfaces

React/Next when the platform needs a UI — same care as the plumbing.

  • React
  • Next.js
  • TypeScript
  • Flask
  • Design
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CardWise credit card rewards optimizer
live · demo wallet open ↗
FEATURED · PRODUCT · 2026

CardWise — swipe the right card.

A personalized credit-card recommendation platform that ranks your wallet by estimated dollars back for a purchase — spending category, reward preferences, fees, and valuation stance. Educational estimates, not financial advice.

stack Next.js · TypeScript · Vercel
role product + engineering
status live demo
year 2026
  • problemThe “right card” for a purchase is non-obvious across issuers and valuations.
  • builtDeterministic ranking over a maintained catalog + demo wallet — no signup to try.
  • outcomeExplainable dollars-back estimates with clear assumptions.
▶ View case study Open demo ↗ source · private
CloudPulse Azure optimization console
FLAGSHIP · AZURE · 2026

CloudPulse — Azure optimization console

Brings resource inventory, cost visibility, operational findings, and an AI-assisted copilot into one engineering-focused interface for Azure teams.

  • stackNext.js · FastAPI · Entra ID · OpenRouter/Grok
  • builtFindings engine, cost/anomaly views, MSAL auth path, demo/mock mode.
  • hostk8s/Helm charts + Render API blueprint — not Portal cosplay.
Case notes

Context. Azure cost and hygiene signals scatter across Advisor, Cost Management, and Resource Graph.

Architecture.

  • Next.js web app with MSAL for Microsoft Entra ID.
  • FastAPI backend: inventory ingest, cost series, findings rules, copilot chat.
  • Demo/mock fixtures so recruiters can explore without tenant credentials.
  • Deploy artifacts: Kubernetes/Helm for the app itself; Render for the API demo path.

Tradeoff. First-class DEMO_MODE over requiring a live subscription to understand the product.

Demo path. Open live app → explore summary/findings → or open the Architecture Lab on this site.

Live ↗ GitHub ↗ Architecture Lab ↗

▶ Open Architecture Lab Open live app ↗ View source ↗
Platform Control Room dashboard
CASE · PLATFORM · 2026

Platform Control Room

Internal developer platform for Azure onboarding, policy gates, GitOps, drift, and cost — one room for platform ops.

Open live app ↗ View source ↗
flagships: CardWise · CloudPulse · more on github github.com/ryana79 ↗
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Hiring for Cloud, Platform, or DevOps? Working on something interesting? Want to argue about Terraform module design? Write in. I read every note.

RESPONSE

Typically replies within 24h on weekdays.

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