About The Author & Technical Reviewer
Muhammad Badawy is a senior DevOps and Platform Engineer with over 12 years of experience at the intersection of development and operations, driving efficiency, scalability, and automation across global cloud environments. Certified as a Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) and AWS Solutions Architect, Muhammad specializes in cloud-native architecture, infrastructure as code, observability, and CI/CD automation.
He has architected and maintained complex systems for leading organizations including ING, Mambu, Mobiquity, and Vodafone, leveraging technologies such as Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform, Azure DevOps, and the ELK stack. Muhammad has a proven track record of accelerating delivery pipelines, optimizing monitoring systems with Prometheus and Grafana, and implementing robust DevSecOps Practices.
Currently based in the Netherlands, he is also an active technical writer, contributing expert-level articles to platforms including Medium, Earthly, and StormForge. Beyond engineering, Muhammad is an Arabic Calligrapher with a passion for digital art, and enjoys playing Padel in his free time.
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ABOUT TECHNICAL REVIEWER
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