About
Lead DevOps engineer / Cloud Architect
Lead DevOps engineer and Cloud Architect with strong expertise in cloud-native architectures, CI/CD, and automation. Certified Kubernetes Champion (Kubestronaut) skilled in managing large scale microservices environments, distributed systems, Batch processing, Cloud and production environments support. Passionate about optimizing deployments and advancing open-source innovation. Proactive CNCF contributor driving cutting-edge DevOps strategies and technical speaker. I am currently learning more about observability and tracin g for Microservices environments.
- Full Name: Hajed Khlifi
- Birthday: 7 March 1998
- Website: hajedkh.github.io
- Phone: +352 XXX XX XX XX
- Email: kh.hajed@gmail.com
- Degree : Software Engineering
- City: Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Passion: Sports, Travel and Cars
Skills
- CI/CD: GitLab CI, Jenkins, Tekton, ArgoCD, XL-Deploy, Artifactory, SonarQube
- Containers & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift (OCP), Helm
- Cloud: AWS (Solutions Architect Certified), Terraform, CloudFormation
- Infrastructure Automation: Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation
- Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger
- Operating Systems: RHEL, Linux administration
- Programming languages: Java, Python, Shell, GoLang
- Backend Development: API-GAteways,Hibernate,Spring Framework,Sagas,Batch processing(ETL)
- Architectures: Monolithic, SOA, Microservices
- Servers: JBoss EAP, WildFly, Httpd, Nginx
- Databases: PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, MongoDB, CouchDB
- Tools: HashiCorp Vault, Kafka, Spring Cloud Config, Keycloak, WSO2
Resume
Education
Software Engineering
2019 - 2023
Private Higher School of Engineering and Technology, Tunisia
Software engineering (Nightly courses)
Bachelor of IT & Networking
2016 - 2019
High Institute of Informatics and Mathematics of Monastir , Tunisia
STIC APPLIED LICENSE
Awards and certifications
Linux Foundation
LFS142: Introduction to Backstage, 2025
Prometheus (PCA), 2024
Kubestronaut, 2024
KCNA, 2024
KCSA, 2024
Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist, 2024
Certified Kubernetes Administrator, 2023
Certified Kubernetes Application Developer, 2022
Amazon Web Services
AWS Solution Architect Associate, 2023
AWS Cloud Practitioner, 2022
VoxxedDays Luxembourg - 2024
Participant and part of the company media team
KubeCon Spain - 2023
Participant (remotely)
DevOpsCon Berlin & Munchen - 2022
Participant and part of the company media team
Winner of Ruspina challenge 2019
Winner of Ruspina challenge 2019: Coder of the year Tunisia 2019 with an innovative idea based on an Android application, "Waves digital solution," developed in a 24h non-stop challenge.
Professional Experience
DevOps Consultant
04/2024 – 02/2025
Utmust Group, Luxembourg
Upgraded OpenShift clusters across multiple environments (Dev, Test, Staging) on VMware vSphere. Integrated tools like OpenShift Data Foundation, ELK stack, ArgoCD, GitLab Runner, HashiCorp Vault, and Prometheus to ensure a scalable, secure, and automated infrastructure. Led migration of applications and configurations, implemented centralized logging and monitoring, and provided comprehensive documentation to support cross-team knowledge transfer and operational excellence.
DevOps Consultant
01/2024 – 04/2024
BIL: Banque Internationale Luxembourg
I was tasked with building a monitoring solution with auto-remediation for the core banking OpenShift environment, leveraging Prometheus, Dynatrace, Ansible, and an Event-Driven Platform. This effort was carried out in collaboration with the Containers and Development Platform team.
DevOps & Cloud Lead Engineer
06/2022 – 12/2023
VERMEG for Banking & Insurance Softwares, Tunisia
Led the VEGGO team in deploying and optimizing microservices within the Banking business line on AWS/Kubernetes (EKS) environments. Designed scalable AWS architectures, managed Kubernetes clusters, and supported development teams in transitioning to cloud-native solutions. Enhanced CI/CD pipelines, streamlined release management, and ensured high-performance, resilient infrastructure for major banking clients.
Deployment Analyst
06/2021 – 06/2022
VERMEG for Banking & Insurance Softwares, Tunisia
Promoted to Deployment Analyst within the Tec team, leading critical initiatives for the Insurance Business Line product, Solife. Managed production deployments, SaaS migration, and cloud compliance for key clients like Cardif LuxVie and Lifetri. Oversaw system administration, developed automation scripts, and supported high-availability setups in both on-premises and AWS environments to ensure performance, scalability, and reliability.
Software Developer
06/2019 – 06/2021
VERMEG for Banking & Insurance Softwares, Tunisia
Worked as a Java Backend Developer in the Solife Business Line (R&D), contributing to a Scrum team responsible for maintaining and enhancing a complex JEE insurance application. Key tasks included bug fixing, API development, batch processing, and improving frameworks to support high-performance, multi-database environments while ensuring security and scalability.
Contact
Location:
Luxembourg, Luxemnourg
Email:
kh.hajed@gmail.com
Call:
+352 XXX XX XX XX