JAN 2025 — PRESENTCURRENT
DevOps Team Lead
KNTU · MOE & MCTH AI Assistant · Tehran
Leading the DevOps and LLMOps platform for government AI assistants across Kubernetes delivery, GitOps automation, distributed storage, model serving, and search.
MAHDI EMANPOURDEVOPS & PLATFORM ENGINEER
From commit to cloud,
built to think.
I build DevOps platforms that deliver continuously, reveal what is happening, protect every access path, and give AI workloads a dependable place to run.
MY ENGINEERING UNIVERSEFive connected disciplines
DevOps is the control plane
Linux, Kubernetes, Helm, Argo CD, Git, GitLab CI, Docker, Ansible, Ceph, and Vagrant shape how I build and operate platforms.
An interactive map of my focus areas. Select a node to explore.
DEVOPS CORE TOOLKIT
LinuxKubernetesHelmArgo CDGitGitLab CIDockerAnsibleCephVagrant
01THE PERSON BEHIND THE PLATFORM
Curiosity, put to work.
I’m drawn to complex systems and the simple ideas that make them work better.
My path started in networks and IT operations, and grew into secure infrastructure, DevOps, and AI platforms. I enjoy turning operational complexity into automation that helps teams move with confidence.
Alongside engineering, I’m pursuing a PhD in Computer Engineering at K. N. Toosi University of Technology, exploring ideas across distributed systems, edge computing, and AI.
2018→Engineering journey began
DevOps LeadKNTU · since 2025
PhDComputer Engineering · in progress
02EXPERIENCE
From networks to platforms.
APR 2021 — PRESENTCURRENT
Systems Operations Engineer
PayamPardaz Co. · Tehran
Operating server and network environments with privileged access management and zero-trust controls across least privilege, RBAC, just-in-time access, and behavioral analytics.
NOV 2019 — NOV 2020
Network Administrator
Azma Gostar Nima (Netico) · Tehran
Administered network and identity infrastructure with Active Directory, LDAP(S), and Kerberos.
SEP 2018 — SEP 2019
Network Administrator
University of Tehran · Computer Center
Supported Active Directory and Cisco routing and switching for the university computer center.
03SELECTED WORK
Ideas into infrastructure.
01 / HIGH AVAILABILITY2026
PostgreSQL high availability
A highly available PostgreSQL architecture using etcd for consensus, Patroni for orchestration, and HAProxy for traffic routing.
02 / PLATFORM AUTOMATION2026
Automated Kubernetes lab
Reproducible Kubernetes cluster provisioning with Vagrant, Kubespray, and Ansible.
03 / CONTAINER PLATFORM2026
Docker Swarm application stack
A containerized Django and React application stack with Docker Swarm and Redis Sentinel.
04 / AI RESEARCH2026
Semantic communication with RL
Research integration of semantic communication and reinforcement learning using DNN and Transformer models.
05 / AUTOMATION2025
Lightweight Gitea CI/CD
A lightweight continuous integration and delivery pipeline built around Gitea.
06 / AI SYSTEMS2025
Obsidian MCP integration
AI interaction with Obsidian through Docker and the Model Context Protocol.
07 / AI OPERATIONS2023
Dockerized NMS with RAG
A containerized network management system integrated with retrieval-augmented generation.
08 / ACCESS SECURITY2022
TACACS+ integration with PAM
A test environment integrating TACACS+ authentication, authorization, and accounting with privileged access management.
04TECHNICAL TOOLKIT
Different layers. One mindset.
LinuxAdvanced
KubernetesAdvanced
HelmAdvanced
Argo CDFocus area
GitIntermediate
GitLab CIFocus area
DockerAdvanced
AnsibleIntermediate
CephIntermediate
VagrantExperience05ACADEMIC PATH
Research depth. Production impact.
My academic path in computer engineering complements hands-on work building and operating real systems.
2023 — PRESENTCURRENT
PhD · Computer Engineering
K. N. Toosi University of Technology
GPA 19.63 / 202021 — 2023
MSc · Computer Engineering
K. N. Toosi University of Technology
GPA 19.16 / 202017 — 2021
BSc · Computer Engineering
University of Tehran
GPA 18.41 / 20MASTER’S THESIS / 2023
MEC-Based Lightweight Handover Authentication in 5G Mobile Networks Supporting Inter-Domain Handover
Courses & continued learning
Training courses listed in my resume; attendance does not imply vendor certification.
- CCNP Route · Faradars · 2020
- CEH · Cando · 2020
- MCSA 2016 · MFT · 2019
- CCNP Switch · Faradars · 2019
- LPIC-1 · Rahin · 2018
- LPIC-2 · Anisa · 2018
- Python · Anisa · 2018
- CCNA · Faradars · 2018
- Network+ · MFT · 2017
BEYOND THE DAY JOB
Teleport + HashiCorp Vault R&D (2026) · Observability R&D with OpenTelemetry, Jaeger, and Tempo (2026) · IT consultant for the petroleum industry (2025) · DevOps conference presenter (2025) · PhD professor assistant at KNTU (2025)
06LET’S CONNECT
Good systems start
with a conversation.
Cloud platforms, delivery pipelines, or an interesting engineering problem — let’s talk.