Saad M.
DevOps & Python Full Stack Engineer | CI/CD, SonarQube, AI Automation
DevOps & Python Full Stack Engineer for teams who want to ship faster without breaking things. I fix slow, risky release processes with CI/CD pipelines, code quality gates and workflow automation, and I can build the product itself too. If you are reading this, you are probably in one of these situations: Releases are slow, manual or scary, and bugs reach production too often. → I set up CI/CD pipelines with automated tests and quality gates, so problems are caught before merge, not after release. You have no clear view of your code quality. → I roll out SonarQube in your pipeline, giving your team real-time visibility into bugs, code smells and test coverage. Your team loses hours keeping Jira, GitLab and branches in sync. → I automate the workflow so tickets, branches and merge requests update themselves. You need someone senior on code reviews and release strategy, but not full-time. → I work as your ongoing part-time DevOps engineer, owning reviews, branching and merge strategy, and bug-fix tracking. WHAT A CLIENT SAID AFTER WORKING WITH ME * Streamlined the dev process, removing major bottlenecks and saving the team countless hours * Set up SonarQube for pipeline monitoring, which noticeably improved project stability * Automated the Jira ↔️ GitLab integration, speeding up delivery cycles * Raised code coverage by 25%, giving the team more confidence in every release * Dedicated around 15 hours a week to code reviews, branching strategy and bug tracking WHAT YOU GET WORKING WITH ME * Faster, safer releases with fewer production issues * One engineer who understands both the pipeline and the code: Python, FastAPI, Django, React and Next.js * AI and automation where it saves real time: LLM tools, automated workflows and integrations * Proper environments from day one: dev, staging and production * Clear weekly updates and working-hours overlap with US, UK, EU and Gulf teams Tech I use: GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, SonarQube, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, ArgoCD, AWS, GCP, Prometheus, Grafana, Python, FastAPI, Django, React, PostgreSQL, Redis and Jira. Tell me what your pipeline or release process looks like and what's slowing you down. I'll reply within a few hours with where I'd start.
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $4.9k
Billed in all: $17,918$18k
$2.5k in the last 6 months
Across 2 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: Top 10% in Automation Anywhere
Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.
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