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CLOUDinfrastructure, QUIETLY engineered.

NOW DevOps Engineer · Davidson Kempner · New York

I'm Ryan Amir, DevOps Engineer at Davidson Kempner. I design Azure platforms, Terraform modules, and the kind of monitoring that warns you before the customer does. Four-plus years in, still learning the quiet craft of systems that don't fall over.

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A 21-year-old computer-science student at Rutgers, born in Pakistan and now based on the Jersey shore. DevOps Engineer at Davidson Kempner in New York. Four-plus years quietly translating fragile spreadsheets and brittle servers into repeatable, observable Azure infrastructure — the kind that lets a team sleep through the night.

Work sits at the seam between platform engineering and the web: Terraform modules, GitHub Actions, Bicep templates, and a stubborn insistence that the front-end of a system should be as considered as its plumbing.

4 + years · cloud and devops
25 % avg. infra cost reduction shipped
100 + virtual desktops administered
200 ms api p95 — sub-target

  1. DevOps Engineer @ Davidson Kempner

    SEP '26 — NOW

    Davidson Kempner Capital Management · New York, NY

  2. Cloud Engineer @ Astro Intelligence Labs

    JUL '23 — SEP '26
    • Cut idle compute spend 25% with Automation runbooks and VM right-sizing.
    • Run Azure Virtual Desktop for 100+ users via Nerdio — golden images, profiles, fewer tickets.
    • Shipped reusable Terraform modules + GitHub Actions so environments redeploy the same way every time.
    • Hardened multi-env Azure networking (VNets, Key Vault, Storage) with least-privilege defaults.
    • Wired event-driven flows on Logic Apps, Service Bus, and Event Grid for ops that don’t need a human in the loop.

  3. Cloud Solutions Engineer @ Chief Technology Group

    JUN '21 — JUN '23
    • Dropped VM domain-join setup time 60% with PowerShell DSC automation.
    • Cleared 85% of Citrix tickets on first contact across 20+ servers.
    • Kept golden images and MCS fleets current through patching cycles.
    • Stood up Azure VNets / NSGs / LBs and supported IAM/RBAC audits across 2 tenants.
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Cloud
Engineering

Azure landing zones, Terraform/Bicep, AVD, cost controls — skip vague migrations without an owner or a metric.

  • Azure
  • Terraform
  • Bicep
  • CI/CD
  • Observability
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Platform
& GitOps

IDPs, policy gates, drift, and pipelines where the happy path is default.

  • GitOps
  • Policy
  • Kubernetes
  • GHA
  • Cost
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Product
surfaces

React/Next when the platform needs a UI — same care as the plumbing.

  • React
  • Next.js
  • TypeScript
  • Flask
  • Design
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CardWise credit card rewards optimizer
live · demo wallet open ↗
FEATURED · PRODUCT · 2026

CardWise — swipe the right card.

A personalized credit-card recommendation platform that ranks your wallet by estimated dollars back for a purchase — spending category, reward preferences, fees, and valuation stance. Educational estimates, not financial advice.

stack Next.js · TypeScript · Vercel
role product + engineering
status live demo
year 2026
  • problemThe “right card” for a purchase is non-obvious across issuers and valuations.
  • builtDeterministic ranking over a maintained catalog + demo wallet — no signup to try.
  • outcomeExplainable dollars-back estimates with clear assumptions.
▶ View case study Open demo ↗ source · private
CloudPulse Azure optimization console
FLAGSHIP · AZURE · 2026

CloudPulse — Azure optimization console

Brings resource inventory, cost visibility, operational findings, and an AI-assisted copilot into one engineering-focused interface for Azure teams.

  • stackNext.js · FastAPI · Entra ID · OpenRouter/Grok
  • builtFindings engine, cost/anomaly views, MSAL auth path, demo/mock mode.
  • hostk8s/Helm charts + Render API blueprint — not Portal cosplay.
Case notes

Context. Azure cost and hygiene signals scatter across Advisor, Cost Management, and Resource Graph.

Architecture.

  • Next.js web app with MSAL for Microsoft Entra ID.
  • FastAPI backend: inventory ingest, cost series, findings rules, copilot chat.
  • Demo/mock fixtures so recruiters can explore without tenant credentials.
  • Deploy artifacts: Kubernetes/Helm for the app itself; Render for the API demo path.

Tradeoff. First-class DEMO_MODE over requiring a live subscription to understand the product.

Demo path. Open live app → explore summary/findings → or open the Architecture Lab on this site.

Live ↗ GitHub ↗ Architecture Lab ↗

▶ Open Architecture Lab Open live app ↗ View source ↗
Platform Control Room dashboard
CASE · PLATFORM · 2026

Platform Control Room

Internal developer platform for Azure onboarding, policy gates, GitOps, drift, and cost — one room for platform ops.

Open live app ↗ View source ↗
flagships: CardWise · CloudPulse · more on github github.com/ryana79 ↗
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Working on infrastructure, a product, or a question about how a platform should be run? Want to argue about Terraform module design? Write in. I read every note.

RESPONSE

Typically replies within 24h on weekdays.

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