OpenShift consultant for production platforms.
Architecture, GitOps, security policy, upgrades and day-2 operations for OpenShift and Kubernetes platforms in regulated enterprises, handed over as code.
What I deliver
OpenShift that your team can run without me.
Most OpenShift problems show up after go-live: a missed upgrade path, a policy that blocks a release, a cluster that nobody dares to change. I focus on the platform decisions that prevent them, then deliver the work as code in your repositories with runbooks your engineers can follow.
Cluster health and architecture review
A written review of an existing OpenShift or Kubernetes estate: security, cost, reliability and delivery. You get a ranked list of risks and a sequenced roadmap, whether or not I do the follow-on work.
GitOps delivery
Environments declared in Git and reconciled by Argo CD, with promotion between environments, review before production and a clear audit trail of who changed what.
Security, policy and identity
Admission control and policy, RBAC tied to your identity provider, secrets management and network segmentation, so a multi-tenant cluster stays safe to share between teams.
Upgrades and day-2 operations
A tested upgrade path, capacity and autoscaling, ingress and storage, observability and runbooks. The unglamorous work that decides whether a platform stays healthy a year after go-live.
How the work runs
Scoped in writing, delivered in your environment.
A typical start is a two-week architecture review at a fixed price. It ends with a written view of the risks and the next step. Build work follows as a fixed-scope engagement, or as an ongoing platform lead role for teams that need senior ownership without a full-time hire.
I work remotely with teams in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and the wider GCC, and I write about OpenShift scheduling and troubleshooting on the blog. For larger programmes and round-the-clock operations, I bring in Cloudlit for team-scale delivery.
Solutions
Related solutions.
- Kubernetes & OpenShiftProduction-grade Kubernetes and OpenShift platforms your engineers can operate with confidence.
- Security & zero trustControls built into the platform rather than added after it.
- Observability & DRThe operational layer required to run production platforms and recover them predictably.
- DevOps, CI/CD & IaCTurn architecture into repeatable, reviewed, controlled deployments.
Proof
Kubernetes platform work.
B2B SaaS · AWS
Kubernetes platform that cut cloud spend by 60% and deploy time from 45 minutes to 5.
A growing SaaS platform was running on hand-built AWS infrastructure with manual deployments and costs rising 40% month on month. I replaced it with a production-grade EKS platform, GitOps delivery and infrastructure as code, migrated with zero downtime.
AWSEKSTerraformArgo CDRead the case studyB2B Software · Kubernetes
Observability and SLOs that cut detection time from 90 minutes to 5 and freed a fifth of engineering time.
A six-person team ran production with no visibility: incidents took hours to detect and 40% of engineering time went to firefighting. I built the observability stack, defined SLOs and burn-rate alerting, and wrote the runbooks. Detection fell to 5 minutes and the team got 20% of its time back.
KubernetesPrometheusGrafanaOpenTelemetryRead the case study
Also see
Other places I work.
- Cloud and DevOps consultant for the UAEIn-country data residency and NESA controls, delivered on Gulf working hours.
- Cloud and DevOps consultant for Saudi ArabiaAzure DevOps pipelines and NCA ECC, PDPL and SAMA controls built into the platform.
- Cloud and DevOps consultant for QatarAzure and Google Cloud in Doha, with NIA and QCB controls built into the platform.
FAQ
OpenShift questions buyers ask
Still have a question? Ask me directly. I reply within one business day.
What does an OpenShift consultant do?
I design, secure and run OpenShift platforms: cluster architecture, identity and RBAC, policy, GitOps delivery, observability and a tested upgrade path. The result is defined as code, documented in runbooks and handed over so your team can operate it.
Do you work with existing OpenShift clusters?
Yes. A review of the current cluster comes first. You get a written list of risks in priority order, and the fixes can follow as a fixed-scope build or an ongoing platform lead engagement.
OpenShift or upstream Kubernetes: how do I choose?
It depends on who operates the platform and what support and compliance you need. OpenShift adds a supported distribution, built-in security defaults and an opinionated developer experience. Upstream Kubernetes on EKS, AKS or GKE gives more flexibility. I help teams standardise on one, and I have run both.
Can you help with OpenShift upgrades?
Yes. Upgrades are planned around your workloads: version path, operator and API compatibility, a test cluster, a rollback plan and a change window, all written down before the first node is touched.
Do you work with regulated or government teams?
Yes. Most of my work is for government and enterprise teams in regulated environments, delivered remotely. Technical controls are implemented as code and mapped to the framework your auditors use.
Need a full team or 24×7 operations?
Team-scale delivery is with Cloudlit.
Cloudlit designs, builds and runs cloud and AI infrastructure for banks, government and enterprises: cloud architecture, DevOps automation, Red Hat OpenShift and 24×7 managed operations. When an engagement needs more than one engineer, that is where it is delivered.
Contact
Tell me about the platform.
Tell me what you are building or where your platform is under strain. I read every enquiry myself and reply within one business day.
What happens next
- 01A 30-minute call about your platform and what has to change.
- 02A short written view of the risk and the next step, whether or not we work together.
- 03If it fits, a fixed-scope proposal with deliverables, timeline and price basis.
Prefer to just talk?
Book a 30-minute discovery call, or send a message on WhatsApp. No obligation, no pitch deck.
Or email directly: [email protected] or WhatsApp: +92 332 3600677
Based in Karachi, Pakistan. Working with teams in the UAE and Saudi Arabia.