Habib Omer Alkaf

Lead a team of high performing engineers tasked with designing, developing, and supporting automated build & release solutions. My team was responsible for engineering complex software delivery pipelines using DevOps technologies, such as, GitHub, Jenkins, Nexus, and Digital.ai Release and Deploy and implementing seamless product development and release management strategies focusing on timely and risk-free deliveries. As a hands-on lead, I focused on:

• Developing automated release orchestration solutions that unify dis-parent processes by integrating tools, such as, Jira, ServiceNow, and other SDLC, ITSM, and DevOps tools
• Communicating and onboarding new DevOps processes and procedures
• Training development teams on new procedures and standards
• Partnering with software vendors to improve products and services
• Assisting in resolving complex source code issues and complications
• Developing strategic technical plans to automate application deployments
• Designing CI/CD solutions leveraging DevOps tech stack
• Implementing SDLC best practices
• Instituting environment management strategies and best practices
• Creating solutions for release processes centered around proper version control, build automation, artifact management, and continuous integration and delivery
• Developing, maintaining, and enhancing automated deployment systems
• Evaluating build and release processes to identify areas of improvement
• Managing risks and resolving issues that affect software release scope, schedule and quality
• Interfacing with Development, QA, UAT, business partners, and IT stakeholders to resolve complex issues throughout product releases
• Collaborating with product owners and business partners in prioritizing features and assigning those features to coordinated releases
• Conducting demonstrations on upcoming product releases
• Communicating risks to business partners and key stakeholders while identifying solutions to meet release deadlines

• Worked with Git and Gerrit as administrator
• Deep understanding of software configuration management (SCM) /Integration processes and tools for large, multi-site product development with very strong problem solving and Android/Linux debugging skills
• Documented software development methodologies in technical manuals to be used by IT personnel in future projects.
• Analyzed work to generate logic for new systems, procedures and tests.
• Built databases and table structures for web applications.
• Tested functional compliance of company products.
• Tested and deployed scalable and highly available software products.
• Coordinated deployments of new software, feature updates and fixes.
• Managed timely CICD tools version upgrades
• Identify vulnerabilities in CICD tools and fixed it
• Linux Admin

• Prepared technical responses to requests for quotes, assigning costs, timeframes and alternative solutions.
• Collaborated with vendors to locate replacement components and resolve advanced problems.
• Designed strategic plan for component development practices to support future projects.
• Broke down and evaluated user problems, using test scripts, personal expertise and probing questions.
• Patched software and installed new versions to eliminate security problems and protect data.
• Performed quality assurance and quality control assessments of support ticket fulfillment.
• Configured hardware, devices and software to set up work stations for employees.
• Resolved issues with systems, hardware and telephones quickly and accurately.
• Monitored systems in operation and quickly troubleshot errors.