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BASSEM REDA ZOHDY
📧 [email protected] | 📞 +971 56 861 4178 | LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/bassemzohdy

Cloud-Native Architecture • Microservices • Kubernetes • DevOps Automation
Over two decades of experience

PROFILE

Senior Technical Architect with extensive experience designing and delivering scalable, secure, and cloud-native enterprise platforms. Specialized in modernization of legacy products, event-driven architectures, DevOps automation, and platform reliability. Skilled in leading cross-functional engineering teams, defining architecture standards, and enabling faster delivery cycles through automation and observability. Proven success with multi-cloud deployments (Azure, OCI, AWS), Java/Spring ecosystems, and product lifecycle optimization.

CORE ARCHITECTURE COMPETENCIES

  • Cloud-Native & Distributed Architecture
  • Microservices & Event-Driven Design
  • Kubernetes Orchestration & Platform Engineering
  • CI/CD & Automated Releases (Azure DevOps, Jenkins)
  • Multi-Cloud Deployment & Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
  • Observability (OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, ELK)
  • Architecture Governance & Technical Leadership
  • Product Modernization & Performance Optimization

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE (Representative Selection)

Cloud & Infra: Azure, OCI, AWS | Terraform | Kubernetes | Helm | Docker | vSphere
Programming: Java, Python, JavaScript, SQL, Bash | Spring Boot/Cloud/Security | Hibernate
DevOps: Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD | Maven, Gradle | SonarQube | GitOps practices
Integration/Messaging: Kafka, Apache Camel, Redis, Hazelcast, ESB platforms
Monitoring & Security: OpenTelemetry | Prometheus | Grafana | ELK Stack | OAuth | JWT | TLS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Software Architect — HelpAG, UAE

May 2021 – Present

  • Architected and deployed scalable multi-environment platform on Azure, later replicated to OCI for resilience and cloud flexibility.
  • Built IaC foundations with Terraform and standardized CI/CD pipelines, improving release consistency and reducing manual effort.
  • Introduced full observability using OpenTelemetry, enabling data-driven product enhancements and faster issue triage.
  • Provided architectural guidance across engineering teams, ensuring secure, maintainable, and standards-aligned delivery.
  • Led evaluation of external vendors and solutions to ensure compliance with architecture and performance requirements.

Java Chief Architect / Product Chief Architect — CrossOver / Aurea / Optiva / Avolin

Mar 2017 – May 2021

  • Modernized legacy enterprise platforms to cloud-native architectures using Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Standardized CI/CD automation with Jenkins, reducing release cycles and enabling consistent deployments across product lines.
  • Drove architecture decisions end-to-end: triage, solution design, and delivery across distributed engineering teams.
  • Developed integration adapters for internal iPaaS platform, enabling reusable cloud-agnostic connectivity.

Senior Integration Professional — Nokia (Alcatel-Lucent), UAE

Jan 2016 – Mar 2017

  • Integrated Motive CEM and ACS solutions with OSS/BSS systems for telecom operations.
  • Developed robust integrations using Java, Spring, Hazelcast, and Redis, including multiple PoCs.

Software Architect / Technical Lead — Quantrobots.com

Jan 2015 – Dec 2015

  • Modernized high-frequency trading engine into low-latency microservices using Spring Boot & Angular.
  • Designed real-time trading communication using REST/WebSocket channels.

EARLIER EXPERIENCE (2004 – 2014)

Technical Consultant — Mobily, KSA
APIs & OAuth for mobile apps
Technical Leader — Malomatia, Qatar
Government e-services platform delivery
Technical Leader — SMC, Egypt
Legacy modernization initiatives
Senior Software Engineer — Freelance.com / ISOFT, UAE
Portal + e-Gov solutions
Software Engineer — EDS
Quality & development roles, Six Sigma practices

EDUCATION

  • Post-Graduate Program in AI & Machine Learning — Caltech, 2025
  • Post-Graduate Program in Cloud Computing — Caltech, 2023
  • Post-Graduate Studies in VLSI & Software Engineering — ITI, 2004
  • B.Sc. Communication & Electronic Engineering — Tanta University, 2003

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) — 2022
  • Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) — 2022
  • Spring Professional Certified — 2012
  • Enterprise Integration with Spring — 2014
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