Abdelrahman Anany

Platform & Security Engineer

AWS · Kubernetes · Terraform  |  DevSecOps · Zero-Trust · Privacy-Preserving AI

Sovereign Infrastructure CI/CD Security Self-Hosted Platforms Cloud Cost Optimisation
Open to relocation & new opportunities · [email protected]
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About

Building resilient, privacy-first infrastructure

Results-driven Platform & Security Engineer and former CTO specialised in architecting resilient, zero-trust cloud platforms and sovereign core infrastructure. Verified expertise in Kubernetes, Terraform, and hardening complex AWS environments by integrating threat modeling and automated security scanning directly into CI/CD pipelines. Architect of privacy-focused AI platform layouts utilising Zero-Data-Retention (ZDR) APIs.

Flagship Project

What I'm building

Privacy-Preserving AI Platform (Stealth)

Founder & Platform Architect · Sep 2025 – Present
  • Engineering a local-first AI knowledge platform using Zero-Data-Retention (ZDR) inference APIs, so user datasets are never logged, stored, or used for model training.
  • Built on strong encryption standards (AES-256) and modern cryptographic primitives.
  • Leveraged Cloudflare Workers and R2 for secure file abstraction layers alongside Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP).
Experience

Where I've worked

May 2025 – Present

Infrastructure Security Engineer Part-time

IT Gate Academy
  • Hardened active cloud infrastructure and networks with secure secrets vaulting and least-privilege IAM controls.
  • Implemented automated dependency, secret-detection, and container vulnerability scanning directly into CI/CD pipelines.
Apr 2026 – Jun 2026

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Kalimah Center
  • Defined and implemented engineering department SOPs across deployment workflows, incident response, and runtime standards.
  • Architected a strategic infrastructure modernisation roadmap transitioning workflows to cost-optimised self-hosted environments to reduce vendor lock-in.
Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Systems Engineer

Kalimah Center
  • Optimised internal environment reliability and availability; designed a custom extension policy using isolated database routing.
Mar 2024 – Mar 2025

Automation Engineer

Kalimah Center
  • Built internal workflow automation engines for scheduling, reporting, and notifications, reducing manual overhead across departments.
Feb 2023 – Mar 2024

Automation Specialist

Freelance
  • Provisioned custom orchestration and data pipeline automation using n8n and Pipedream for global clients.
Skills

Toolbox

Cloud & Infrastructure

AWSAzureGCPKubernetesTerraform DockerLinuxSelf-Hosted

DevSecOps

CI/CD ScanningZero-TrustVault WAFThreat ModelingIAM

Automation & Dev

PythonBashn8n Kotlin (KMP)

Languages

ArabicNative
EnglishProfessional Proficiency (C1)
GermanIntermediate (B1)
Education

Education

Nov 2022 – Mar 2023
Professional Postgraduate Diploma — DevOps Engineering
Information Technology Institute (ITI)
Oct 2015 – Jun 2021
B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
Al-Azhar University
Training & Certificates

Training & certificates

07/2026 – Present
Machine Learning Specialization
DeepLearning.AI (Coursera)
01/2026 – Present
Advanced Web Security (Practitioner Level)
PortSwigger Web Security Academy
07/2026
AI Security Mastery: From Attacks to Defenses
Mahara-Tech (ITI)
04/2023
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
11/2022
Database Fundamentals
MaharaTech (ITI)