Vol. 01 · Issue 2025

The Tech Tatler

Engineering Excellence in Cloud & Infrastructure

Shahab Alam

Shahab Alam — DevOps Engineer specializing in cloud infrastructure and automation

Quick Facts

DevOps Engineer
Remote / Global
Available for opportunities
SPECIAL FEATURE

Engineering Reliable Systems for an Unreliable World

By Shahab Alam

In the evolving world of cloud infrastructure and DevOps, Shahab Alam focuses on building systems that are reliable, efficient, and easy to maintain. With about a year of experience in cloud and DevOps engineering, he's developed a growing interest in how automation, observability, and scalable design come together to improve how software is deployed and operated.

He's worked with tools across cloud platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure as code, with a focus on learning what makes systems not just functional, but resilient and simple to manage. For Shahab, DevOps is less about chasing new tools and more about building environments where teams can move faster and with confidence.

About

Profile

I have a background in cybersecurity and cloud infrastructure. I enjoy creating systems that are efficient, scalable, and secure, but also feel simple and purposeful.

Over time I've found myself drawn to minimalism, both in design and in how I approach my work and life. For me, good engineering is about keeping things clear, reliable, and human.

Written by Shahab Alam

Currently At

Employment

DevOps Engineer

Centrox AI
Oct 2025 - Present
On-site

Centrox AI is a technology company specializing in AI-driven platforms and infrastructure automation for scalable, data-intensive applications.

As a DevOps Engineer, I focus on cloud infrastructure automation, cost optimization, and deployment reliability, ensuring production-grade environments for AI workloads.

Key Focus:

CloudCI/CDCost Opt.AI/MLIaC
Vol. 01 Feature

Personal Projects

Building tools that simplify work and support sustainability.

Kubernetes Visual Reference

Learn Kubernetes visually.

A comprehensive visual reference covering core Kubernetes concepts including clusters, nodes, pods, services, deployments, and networking. Designed as a quick reference for engineers and learners to understand how these components interact within the Kubernetes ecosystem.

Kubernetes Visual Reference

Kubernetes Architecture — Visual Guide

Turtle

Track smarter. Apply better.

Turtle is a minimalist job applications tracker that brings order to the chaos of job hunting. It provides a clean single-page dashboard for managing all your job applications — no more messy spreadsheets or scattered notes.

Turtle Dashboard

Turtle Dashboard — Simplifying Job Tracking

EcoPilot

Climate action, simplified.

Climate responsibility has long been treated as something only large corporations can take on — with consultants, sustainability teams, and expensive tools. EcoPilot changes that. It's a simple, friendly platform that helps small and medium-sized businesses measure their carbon footprint, understand their emissions, and take meaningful steps to reduce them — without complexity. Includes an AI assistant for guidance.

EcoPilot Dashboard

EcoPilot Insights — Making Climate Action Accessible

Featured Projects

Daily Typing Activity

Performance Metrics

Tracking consistency, focus, and flow.

AVG SPEED
0
WPM
TESTS
902
Sessions
TIME
01:40:15
H:M:S

Annual Overview

Fig. 1 — Daily typing activity distribution over the past year

Typing activity calendar

Data sourced from Monkeytype practice sessions. Each cell represents daily typing activity.

Comic Relief

Tech Humor

Why do programmers prefer dark mode?

Because light attracts bugs.

via /r/ProgrammerHumor

Technology Stack

AWS logo
AWS
Docker logo
Docker
Terraform logo
Terraform
Linux logo
Linux
GitLab logo
GitLab
Next.js logo
Next.js
Kubernetes logo
Kubernetes
Python logo
Python
Bash logo
Bash
Git logo
Git
Jenkins logo
Jenkins
Ansible logo
Ansible
AWS logo
AWS
Docker logo
Docker
Terraform logo
Terraform
Linux logo
Linux
GitLab logo
GitLab
Next.js logo
Next.js
Kubernetes logo
Kubernetes
Python logo
Python
Bash logo
Bash
Git logo
Git
Jenkins logo
Jenkins
Ansible logo
Ansible

Core technologies and frameworks utilized in production environments

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