Wahba Hamdy Wahba Mousa
Senior Devops Engineer at KAUST
Nasr City, Cairo, EgyptWork Experience
Senior Devops EngineerFull Time
KAUST
Jan 2020 - Present -5 yrs, 5 months
Saudi Arabia , Jeddah
- Job Details:Senior DevOps Engineer Jan 2020 - Present DevOps Transformation Lead – KAUST Core Platforms: Led the DevOps transformation across KAUST's core academic platforms (Connect Portal, Archiving, Campus Connect, ADFS Student Portal). Spearheaded Azure-native automation, GitOps, and observability to meet enterprise-grade security and availability needs, especially during high-stakes academic periods.
Devops EngineerFull Time
KAUST
Jan 2015 - Dec 2019 -4 yrs, 11 months
Saudi Arabia , Jeddah
- Job Details:Junior DevOps Engineer Jan 2015 - Dec 2019 DevOps Engineer – ADFS Student Platform, Campus Connect, Archiving: Delivered DevOps enablement and automation across KAUST’s academic platforms, with primary focus on the ADFS Student Platform. Supported multi-environment CI/CD pipelines, containerized legacy systems, and laid foundations for IaC, GitHub hygiene, and Dockerized deployment.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Power engineer
Tanta UniversityJan 2010 - Jan 2015 - 5 yr
Achievements
DevOps Leader with 10+ years driving cloud transformations (Azure/AKS) for 300,000 users at KAUST via AIOPS Vision. Saved 200K/year (30% cost reduction) via Azure DevOps optimizations and reduced deployment times by 60% through FinOps automation, GitOps, and AI-driven pipelines. Champion of secure, scalable platforms with 99.99% uptime (18-month average), maintaining 99.9% during peak enrollment periods via Terraform, Kubernetes, and Shift-Left security. Mentor to over 3,000 engineers through team leadership, internal workshops, and open-source initiatives.
Skills
Languages
Arabic
FluentEnglish
Fluent