Seneca Polytechnic capstone
SOLE — Serverless E-Commerce Platform
A fully serverless storefront on AWS, provisioned end-to-end with Terraform.
AWS LambdaAPI GatewayDynamoDBCognitoS3CloudFrontTerraformGitHub Actions+3 more
Open to Full-Time Opportunities & Internships
Cloud & DevOps Engineer · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Hi, I'm Faizan Sheikh.I build cloud infrastructure.
Currently:Cloud Engineer
Cloud & DevOps Engineer with a software engineering background, passionate about designing secure, scalable, and automated cloud solutions. Experienced building production-style AWS infrastructure using Terraform, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and serverless technologies. Focused on Infrastructure as Code, cloud-native architectures, observability, and continuous improvement.
- GitHub
- Fsheikh7799@gmail.com
- +1 (437) 422-0822
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
From shipping features to shipping infrastructure.
A short story of how a software engineer became a cloud & DevOps engineer — without giving up either identity.
I started as a software engineer building React and Node applications at product studios, learning what it takes to move code from a laptop to real users without breaking on Monday morning. The more I shipped, the more I gravitated toward the systems underneath — the CI pipelines, the containers, the cloud accounts, the alarms that page at 3 a.m.
Today I focus on cloud and DevOps engineering: designing AWS environments with Terraform, wiring up GitHub Actions pipelines, packaging services with Docker, and running workloads on Lambda, ECS, and EKS. Software engineering is still my foundation — I write the tooling, the Lambdas, and the Kubernetes controllers I depend on, and I care about clean APIs, tests, and readable code as much as clean architecture diagrams.
I believe the best infrastructure is boring: automated, observable, secure by default, and cheap enough to run without thinking. I'm currently at Seneca Polytechnic sharpening cloud architecture skills, working toward AWS Solutions Architect Associate, and building production-style projects that mirror how real teams operate.
At a glance
Snapshot
Based in
Toronto, ON
Primary cloud
AWS
IaC of choice
Terraform
Status
Open to opportunities
Prefer numbers? See Skills for the toolset and Experience for the timeline.
Engineering philosophy
Eight principles that keep systems boring, reliable, and cheap to run — even at 3 a.m.
- 01
Automate repetitive work
If I do it twice, I script it. If I script it, I put it in a pipeline. Humans should make decisions, not run runbooks.
- 02
Infrastructure as Code first
Every environment is a Terraform module. Clicks in the console are for exploration; production changes ship through pull requests.
- 03
Security by design
Threat model at design time. Encrypt in transit and at rest. Secrets live in Secrets Manager, never in repos or laptops.
- 04
Least-privilege access
Scope IAM roles narrowly, prefer short-lived credentials, and audit access regularly. Default deny, opt in on purpose.
- 05
Observability before optimization
You cannot fix what you cannot see. Logs, metrics, traces, and dashboards go in on day one — tuning comes after.
- 06
Simple, maintainable architectures
Boring beats clever. Fewer moving parts, well-understood services, and clear boundaries win over the long run.
- 07
Documentation matters
READMEs, architecture diagrams, and runbooks are part of the deliverable. Future me is a teammate too.
- 08
Continuous improvement
Every incident is a lesson. Every retro produces an action item. Every quarter something gets simpler.
Skills, and where I actually used them
Every skill below is annotated with a real project, role, or coursework context — no vanity chips.
Cloud
AWS-first, Azure-aware. Designing secure, cost-conscious environments.
- AWSPrimary cloud across all portfolio projects
- AzureAZ-900 fundamentals coursework and labs
- IAMLeast-privilege roles for Lambdas, ECS tasks, and CI runners
- VPCMulti-AZ VPCs with public/private subnets and NAT
- LambdaEvent-driven APIs and background jobs in serverless projects
- API GatewayREST and HTTP APIs fronting Lambda backends
- EC2Autoscaling groups for containerized web workloads
- S3Static site hosting, uploads, and Terraform state buckets
- CloudFrontGlobal CDN in front of S3 and API Gateway origins
- CloudWatchLogs, metrics, alarms, and dashboards across services
- RDSPostgreSQL for relational workloads in AceMyCareer
- DynamoDBNoSQL data model for the serverless e-commerce platform
- SQSQueue-based decoupling between resume ingestion and processing
- Secrets ManagerRotating credentials and third-party API keys
- CognitoUser pools and JWT-based auth in the storefront
DevOps
Automation, containers, and pipelines that ship safely.
- TerraformModules for VPC, IAM, ECS/EKS, and serverless stacks
- DockerMulti-stage builds for Node, Python, and Next.js services
- GitHub ActionsCI/CD pipelines: lint, test, plan, apply, deploy
- CI/CDBranch-based promotion from dev to prod-style environments
- ECSFargate services with ALB and blue/green style deploys
- ECRPrivate image registry integrated with GitHub Actions
- Kubernetes / EKSManifests and controllers for AceMyCareer workloads
- LinuxDaily driver for scripting, containers, and shell tooling
- AutomationPython and Bash scripts for provisioning and cleanup
- MonitoringCloudWatch dashboards and alarms for API and queue health
Programming
Comfortable across scripting, backend, and infra languages.
- PythonLambdas, data processing, and automation scripts
- JavaScriptNode.js services and browser code
- TypeScriptPreferred for Next.js apps and shared types
- Node.jsExpress APIs and serverless handlers
- PowerShellWindows automation during earlier engineering roles
- BashCI scripts, container entrypoints, and infra tooling
- SQLSchema design and queries against PostgreSQL and MySQL
Frontend
Product-quality UI when the project needs one.
- ReactComponent libraries and product UIs since 2022
- Next.jsApp Router, server components, and edge-friendly routing
- Tailwind CSSDesign systems and rapid UI iteration
- RESTClient integrations against API Gateway and Express backends
- GraphQLSchema-first APIs consumed from React clients
Backend
APIs, auth, and the plumbing behind reliable services.
- Express.jsREST APIs for e-commerce and internal tools
- ServerlessLambda + API Gateway architectures with Terraform
- AuthenticationCognito user pools and JWT-based session flows
- ObservabilityStructured logging, metrics, and traces
Databases
Relational and NoSQL, chosen to fit the workload.
- PostgreSQLPrimary relational store on RDS for AceMyCareer
- MySQLBacking store for earlier e-commerce integrations
- DynamoDBSingle-table design for the serverless storefront
- MongoDBDocument store for prototype and coursework projects
Selected work
Production-style AWS builds with Terraform, Docker, and CI/CD from day one. Every project has a dedicated case study.
Team of 2 — Cloud + Backend
George Brown College capstone
AceMyCareer
A container-native career coaching platform on AWS ECS, EKS, and RDS.
AWS ECSEKSECRLambdaSQSRDS PostgreSQLTextractNext.js+2 more
Where I've shipped
Reverse-chronological. Tap any role to expand highlights and stack.
Highlights
- Shipped reusable React components used across multiple client storefronts.
- Improved page performance with code splitting, lazy loading, and image optimization.
- Collaborated closely with backend and Magento developers on API contracts.
Stack
ReactTypeScriptREST APIsMagentoSCSS
Where I studied
Formal training across cloud architecture, cloud computing, and information technology.
Cloud Administration & Architecture
Seneca Polytechnic
CompletedGPA 3.9 / 4.0- Advanced AWS architecture, networking, and security.
- Multi-cloud administration and hybrid deployments.
Cloud Computing
George Brown College
CompletedGPA 3.88 / 4.0- AWS core services, DevOps, and containers.
- Capstone: AceMyCareer on ECS, EKS, and RDS.
B.E. Information Technology
Gujarat Technological University
CompletedCGPA 8.0 / 10.0- Data structures, algorithms, databases, and software engineering.
- Full-stack web development coursework and projects.
On the study desk
Actively working toward AWS Solutions Architect Associate; developer + Azure fundamentals queued next.
- In Progress
AWS Solutions Architect Associate
Amazon Web Services
Actively studying — targeting completion this term.
- Planned
AWS Developer Associate
Amazon Web Services
Planned follow-up after Solutions Architect Associate.
- Planned
Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)
Microsoft
Planned to broaden multi-cloud fundamentals.
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Sheikh Faizan
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nameFaizan Sheikh
titleCloud & DevOps Engineer
locationToronto, Ontario, Canada
statusOpen to Full-Time Opportunities & Internships
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Open to full-time cloud & DevOps roles and internships across Canada and remote-friendly companies. The fastest way to reach me is email — the form below sends there directly.
Availability
Open to opportunities
Currently exploring full-time Cloud & DevOps Engineer roles and internships. Toronto-based, comfortable with hybrid or remote, open to relocation across Canada.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada