Hi, I'm Mohammad Abu Mattar
AWS-Certified DevOps Engineer with 6+ years specializing in high-scale cloud automation and fintech infrastructure. Expert in governing multi-account AWS environments, orchestrating production microservices, and implementing Infrastructure as Code with a focus on PCI-DSS compliance, security, and operational excellence.
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About Me
AWS-Certified Senior DevOps Engineer with proven expertise in managing 15+ AWS accounts and 20+ production microservices in regulated fintech environments. Specialized in implementing GitOps practices, Infrastructure as Code, and achieving 96% security posture through comprehensive compliance controls. Passionate about building robust, secure cloud solutions using Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, and modern CI/CD practices.
Work Experience
Assistant Manager DevOps Engineer
Jordan Ahli Bank · Full-time
Oct 2024 - Present
Amman, Jordan
Serving as Platform Owner for the bank's cloud ecosystem, managing 15+ AWS accounts and 20+ production microservices with a focus on high availability, disaster recovery, and fintech workload optimization in a regulated financial environment. Leading security and compliance efforts with 96% security posture achievement while orchestrating GitOps practices and Infrastructure as Code implementations.
- Platform Governance & Reliability: Managing 15+ AWS accounts and 20+ production microservices focusing on high availability, disaster recovery, and fintech workload optimization in regulated environments.
- Infrastructure as Code & GitOps: Standardized cloud deployments using Terraform, implementing GitOps practices with ArgoCD via Atlantis for consistent, repeatable releases. Managed autoscaling and resource optimization for production workloads.
- Security & Compliance Leadership: Achieved 96% security posture across all AWS accounts implementing IAM Identity Center, AWS Organizations, and strict PCI-DSS compliance controls with CloudTrail, AWS Config, and Security Hub.
- Automated CI/CD: Orchestrated end-to-end delivery pipelines using AWS CodePipeline and GitHub Actions, streamlining banking workloads from development to production with automated testing and security scanning.
- Release Engineering: Leading weekly releases and hotfix strategies, ensuring zero-downtime deployments through robust rollback and go/no-go decision frameworks across dev, QA, and production.
- Production Support & Monitoring: Supporting production microservices through centralized monitoring (Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch), incident response workflows, and long-term platform roadmap planning.
DevOps Engineer
cirrusgo (AWS Partner) · Full-time
Mar 2023 - Sep 2024
Amman, Jordan
cirrusgo is an AWS partner delivering cloud solutions to businesses in the MENA region.
Architected and delivered AWS hybrid and on-premises solutions for 8+ enterprise clients including fintech organizations. Designed end-to-end solution architectures balancing cloud-native AWS services with on-premises infrastructure, achieving 25-40% cost optimization while meeting regulatory requirements.
- Solution Architecture: Architected AWS hybrid and on-premises solutions for 8+ enterprise clients including fintech organizations. Designed end-to-end architectures (microservices, event-driven, serverless) and optimized cloud costs by 25-40% through right-sizing, reserved instances, and architecture refinements.
- IaC Foundation & DevOps Standards: Built foundational Infrastructure as Code using Terraform/Terragrunt patterns and established comprehensive DevOps documentation standards. Implemented multi-account, multi-environment infrastructures using AWS Organizations.
- Container Platforms & Deployment: Managed containerized workloads across AWS container services (ECS, Fargate, EKS) spanning 3 environments (dev, UAT, prod). Deployed production applications using GitOps practices and hardened container images.
- CI/CD & Automation: Implemented secure CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline/CodeBuild with canary deployments, automated testing, manual approvals, and environment promotion (dev → UAT → prod).
- Security & Compliance: Ensured security, access control, and compliance across multi-region cloud deployments (Middle East, US East, Europe) and on-premises environments with automated security scanning and monitoring.
Software Engineer - Microservices
Nagarro · Contract
Feb 2022 - May 2022
Remote
Nagarro is a German-based software services company specializing in consulting, technology, and outsourcing.
Developed fintech microservices architectures using Spring Boot across the full SDLC, integrating PostgreSQL databases for reliable data persistence. Built secure, scalable services for financial transaction processing and data management.
- Fintech Microservices: Developed microservices architectures using Spring Boot for financial transaction processing and data management, ensuring secure and scalable services across the full SDLC.
- Database Integration: Integrated PostgreSQL databases seamlessly for end-to-end functionality and reliable data persistence in fintech applications.
- Full Stack Development: Built front-end components using Angular, HTML, and CSS while resolving production bugs and performance issues to improve system stability.
- Technical Documentation: Produced detailed technical documentation to support long-term maintainability and knowledge transfer across development teams.
Education & Certifications
AWS Certified Developer – Associate
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Issued Feb 2024 · Expires Feb 2027
Validated expertise in developing and maintaining AWS-based applications, including proficiency in core AWS services, application lifecycle management, and deployment best practices.
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Issued Oct 2023 · Expires Feb 2027
Demonstrated foundational knowledge of AWS Cloud concepts, services, pricing, security, and architecture ideal for technical and non-technical roles.
AWS Academy Graduate - AWS Academy Cloud Foundations
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Issued Nov 2022
Completed a comprehensive introduction to AWS Cloud, covering compute, networking, databases, and storage, aligned with industry-recognized certifications.
Projects & Tools
Beyond enterprise cloud architecture and DevOps consulting, I build open-source tools that solve real developer problems. These projects showcase my expertise in automation, developer experience, and creating production-ready solutions with modern technologies.
Rawi - AI CLI Documentation Tool
An intelligent CLI tool that generates comprehensive documentation for command-line applications using AI. Rawi analyzes your CLI commands and creates detailed, structured documentation automatically.
AWS Icons - SVG Icon Library
A comprehensive, free SVG icon library of all AWS services. Constantly updated with new services and available via CDN or NPM for seamless integration. Perfect for any web project needing AWS service icons.
AWS React Icons - React Components Library
AWS service icons as React components with TypeScript support. Built on top of aws-icons, providing a seamless React experience with full type definitions and easy customization.
My DevOps Expertise
Specialized in enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure, security automation, and regulated environment deployments with proven expertise in multi-account governance and production microservices orchestration.
Cloud & Infrastructure
Expert in AWS (EC2, EKS, ECS, Fargate, S3, RDS, IAM, VPC, Organizations, IAM Identity Center, Lambda, CloudFormation, CloudWatch). Proficient in AWS Well-Architected Framework with focus on security, reliability, and cost optimization. Working knowledge of Azure and OCI.
Containers & Orchestration
Proficient with AWS container services (ECS, Fargate, EKS), Docker containerization, and ArgoCD for GitOps deployments. Expert in multi-environment workload management, scaling configurations, and container optimization for production.
CI/CD & Automation
Extensive experience with GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline/CodeBuild, Jenkins, and GitLab CI. Design smart deployment strategies (blue-green, canary), automated testing, security scanning, and multi-environment promotion workflows. Proficient in Python, Bash, PowerShell, JavaScript, and TypeScript.
Security & DevSecOps
Experience aligning infrastructure with PCI-DSS, CIS Benchmark, and NIST frameworks. Implement security automation with Trivy, Vault, IAM least privilege, Secrets Manager, CloudTrail, AWS Config, and Security Hub. Achieved 96% security posture across production environments.
Monitoring & Observability
Proficient with Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, and ELK Stack. Design real-time monitoring dashboards, centralized logging, alerting, and incident response workflows for production microservices.
Databases & Development
Optimize PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, and S3 for data management across microservices. Experience with Spring Boot, Node.js, React for full-stack development and fintech applications.
Cloud & DevOps Consulting
I architect and deliver enterprise-grade AWS solutions for fintech and regulated environments. Specializing in multi-account governance, hybrid cloud architectures, and achieving 25-40% cost optimization while maintaining security compliance.
- Multi-account AWS governance with Organizations & IAM Identity Center
- Infrastructure as Code with Terraform & CloudFormation
- PCI-DSS compliance and security automation (96% posture achievement)
- Kubernetes and Docker orchestration for production workloads
- Cloud cost optimization and architecture refinements
Custom CI/CD Pipelines
I design and implement secure CI/CD pipelines for regulated environments with automated testing, security scanning, and zero-downtime deployment strategies. Expert in orchestrating production releases with robust rollback and go/no-go frameworks.
- GitOps practices with ArgoCD and automated deployment tools
- Smart deployment strategies (blue-green, canary) with rollback capabilities
- Integration with AWS CodePipeline, GitHub Actions & Jenkins
- Automated security scanning and compliance checks
- Multi-environment promotion workflows (dev → UAT → prod)
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
I build foundational IaC frameworks using Terraform/Terragrunt patterns for multi-account, multi-environment infrastructures. Creating reusable modules, comprehensive DevOps documentation standards, and automation libraries for consistent cloud deployments.
- Terraform & Terragrunt automation with Atlantis for GitOps
- Multi-account AWS Organizations architecture
- Reusable modules and Python/JavaScript automation libraries
- Automated provisioning with autoscaling configurations
- Security and compliance automation (PCI-DSS, CIS Benchmark)
Ready to Scale Your Cloud Infrastructure with Expert DevOps Solutions?
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