Alireza Soltanifar
DevOps Engineer
Alireza Soltanifar
About Me
Experienced DevOps Engineer with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering and over four years of hands-on experience in Linux administration, CI/CD, Docker, and Kubernetes. Strong background in Unix-based systems, automation, and container orchestration.
Focused on building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, automating infrastructure, and managing containerized environments. Passionate about improving reliability, optimizing workflows, and enhancing software delivery through automation and best practices.- Age
- Residence Iran
- Address Tehran
- Email [email protected]
- Phone (+98) 919-739-2470
- Language English, Persian
What I Do
Recommendations
Alireza is very motivated person who likes to learn more and more and use new technologies, he is very good to work in a group and share knowlege also he is very responsible person.
I’ve had the pleasure of working closely with Alireza, and I can confidently say he is an invaluable asset to any team. His attention to detail, reliability, and problem-solving skills ensure smooth deployments and efficient infrastructure management.
Beyond technical expertise, Alireza is always responsive and ready to help, fostering collaboration across teams. His dedication and proactive mindset make him an outstanding DevOps professional. Highly recommended!
I am pleased to recommend Alireza, a talented DevOps engineer at Ariana Labs. During our time working together, I have been consistently impressed by his technical expertise and problem-solving abilities.
Alireza has a remarkable knack for automating processes and optimizing workflows, which has significantly enhanced our team's efficiency.
Beyond his technical skills, Alireza is a collaborative team player who communicates effectively with both technical and non-technical colleagues. His positive attitude and willingness to support others contribute to a productive work environment.
Resume
Experience
Jun 2025 - Present
YelnoDevOps Team Lead
Yelno is an AI enablement company helping enterprises move from experimentation to production-ready AI systems.
• Leading DevOps and platform engineering initiatives to deliver secure, scalable AI/ML platforms across enterprise environments.
• Designing and operating infrastructure and delivery pipelines for AI workloads across cloud, on-prem, and hybrid architectures.
• Building and optimizing CI/CD and MLOps pipelines to support rapid experimentation and reliable production releases.
• Establishing observability, monitoring, and governance frameworks to ensure performance, reliability, and compliance.
• Collaborating cross-functionally with data, engineering, and business teams to align platform capabilities with AI adoption and measurable outcomes.
• Driving automation, standardization, and infrastructure-as-code practices to enable consistent and efficient delivery at scale.
Mar 2024 - Present
Ariana LabsDevOps Team Lead
• Leading a team of DevOps engineers to design, implement, and scale CI/CD platforms across multiple projects.
• Reduced deployment time and failure rates by standardizing pipelines and introducing automation best practices.
• Architected cost-efficient and highly available infrastructure across on-prem and cloud environments.
• Established infrastructure-as-code and GitOps practices to improve consistency and release reliability.
• Drove cross-team collaboration between development, QA, and operations, accelerating delivery cycles and improving system stability.
• Introduced observability and monitoring strategies to proactively detect and resolve production issues.
Aug 2022 - Present
Ariana LabsDevOps Engineer
Ariana develops software and automation solutions for enterprise clients.
• Designed and maintained Kubernetes-based platforms using Helm charts and reusable deployment templates.
• Built and optimized CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI, Jenkins, and Ansible for automated delivery.
• Implemented monitoring and alerting solutions using Prometheus, Grafana, and Zabbix for microservices environments.
• Managed centralized logging pipelines using the ELK stack and Fluentd for efficient log aggregation and analysis.
• Troubleshot complex issues across OS, network, database, and application layers during multi-stage testing environments.
• Improved deployment reliability and reduced manual effort through automation and standardization.
Mar 2021 - Aug 2022
Rechub PlatformLinux System Administrator
Rechub is a platform that supports individuals in navigating international migration processes.
• Supported the maintenance and operation of Linux-based servers, ensuring system availability and basic performance optimization.
• Assisted in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitLab to improve development and deployment workflows.
• Implemented automated backup routines using Veeam and Bash scripting to support data protection and recovery processes.
• Performed system monitoring and basic troubleshooting across servers and services.
• Participated in QA activities, including functional testing and issue identification to improve application stability.
Education
Jan 2018 - Feb 2023
Islamic Azad UniversityComputer Engineering
Bachelor's degree
Skills
- DevOps
- Kubernetes
- Docker
- CI/CD Pipelines
- GitLab CI/CD
- Jenkins
- Terraform
- Linux System Administration
- Git
- Bash Scripting
- Automation
- Ansible
- Observability
- Prometheus
- Grafana
- Zabbix
- ELK Stack
- Sentry
- Nginx
- Redis
- MySQL
- PostgreSQL
- Virtualization (VMware)
- SonarQube
- Atlassian Jira (Server/Infrastructure)
- Atlassian Confluence (Server/Infrastructure
- Fortinet
- Mikrotik
- Windows Server
