Mehrshad Firouzian
DevOps Engineer
Turku, Finland
linkedin.com/in/mehrshad-firouzian
Profile
DevOps Engineer with hands-on experience running production Kubernetes platforms for 100+ microservices, built around GitOps with Argo CD, CI/CD automation and Prometheus monitoring. Background in Python backend and IoT development. Currently starting a Master's in Software Engineering at the University of Turku and looking for DevOps, platform or cloud engineering opportunities in Finland.
Technical skills
- Containers & orchestration
- Kubernetes (multi-cluster), Docker, Argo CD, GitOps
- Automation & delivery
- CI/CD pipelines, Ansible, declarative infrastructure
- Observability & networking
- Prometheus (service autodiscovery, alerting), HAProxy, load balancing, failover design
- Backing services
- Redis, RabbitMQ, databases on Kubernetes
- Development
- Python, Django, Django REST Framework, embedded/IoT software
Work experience
DevOps Engineer · Ozone12/2024 – present
Tehran, Iran
- Manage multiple production Kubernetes clusters serving 100+ microservices with a focus on high availability and performance.
- Implement and maintain GitOps workflows with Argo CD for automated deployments and configuration management across clusters.
- Run backing services (Redis, RabbitMQ, databases) declaratively inside Kubernetes using Argo.
- Built and maintained Prometheus autodiscovery for automated service monitoring and alerting.
- Develop CI/CD pipelines for automated testing, building and deployment.
- Automate infrastructure configuration with Ansible; configure HAProxy load balancers for traffic distribution.
- Kept applications running through internet outages by designing failover mechanisms and contingency plans.
Python Programmer / IoT Engineer · SEGCO07/2019 – 09/2022
Iran
- Designed and developed embedded software for IoT attendance devices tracking building entry and exit.
- Built the backend API (Django, Django REST Framework) for Iran Post Company's lost-item tracking system.
- Delivered full-stack solutions integrating hardware, firmware and cloud-based backends.
Education
Master's Degree, Software Engineering · University of Turku08/2026 – 07/2028 (expected)
Turku, Finland
Bachelor's Degree, Computer Engineering · Shahrood University of Technology09/2022 – 07/2026
Shahrood, Iran
Certifications
- Certified Argo Project Associate (CAPA)
- AWS Educate: Introduction to Cloud 101
- Machine Learning; Deep Learning (course certificates)
Languages
Persian · native
English · professional working proficiency