Vice President - Technology | Cloud, Security & Large-Scale Systems
Technology leader with 16+ years of hands-on experience across software engineering, cloud infrastructure, DevOps, security, and data platforms.
I specialize in building and scaling mission-critical systems in fintech, digital advertising, e-commerce, and regulated environments, working with cross-border teams across UAE, US, and EU.
My work consistently focuses on reliability, security, cost optimization, and operational clarity.
Living in permanent beta mode - learning, improving & evolving.
- Cloud-native, API-first backend platforms designed for scale and resilience
- Secure, compliant infrastructure for finance and enterprise systems
- CI/CD pipelines with rollback safety, observability, and audit readiness
- High-availability Linux-based production environments
- CRM, workflow automation, and enterprise system integrations
- Data ingestion, validation, analytics, and reporting pipelines
- Incident response, monitoring, and operational excellence frameworks
Mortgage domain systems
- Architected and led development of a partner-facing Mortgage Operations Portal for real-time application tracking, document workflows, and CRM-integrated lead handling
- Architected an automated Mortgage Proposal Engine (dynamic pricing and templated proposals), reducing turnaround time from ~60 minutes to ~5 minutes
- Vice President - Technology at The Lending Tree & Next Reality (Dubai)
- Former Head of IT & Security, Lead DevOps Engineer, and Senior Data Engineer
- Designed and operated PCI DSS-compliant cloud infrastructures
- Managed 50+ server AWS environments and 40+ containerized microservices
- Strong background in Big Data platforms (Cloudera ecosystem) and observability
- Recognized for ethical hacking with real-world security impact
- Architected and operated PCI DSS-compliant AWS platforms for regulated workloads
- Led 40+ containerized microservices across production environments
- Built and scaled Big Data platforms using Cloudera (HDFS, Hive, HBase, Impala)
- Designed monitoring and alerting for large-scale, always-on systems
- Automated deployments, backups, validations, and incident workflows
- Ethically hacked a state-level government recruitment platform, receiving official recognition
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