About me

Platform Engineering leader for fintech trading platforms. I run DevSecOps, SRE and Database Reliability teams that keep multi-cloud infrastructure secure, reliable and cost-efficient. I also build AI products Forward Deployed Engineer-style: OpsFlow, an ops portal used by ~700 employees, and FundedNext's AI plan wizard.

Open to roles in Malaysia, and worldwide with visa sponsorship / relocation support.

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Key Achievements

65%
Cloud Cost Reduction
99.99%
Uptime
75%
Faster Deploys
5×
Deploy Frequency

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Senior Engineering Manager with 8+ years of experience, focused on fintech trading platforms: CFD, Forex, and brokerage systems running on Kubernetes-based high-availability infrastructure across AWS, GCP, and Azure. Proven expertise in DevSecOps automation and compliance-driven cloud architecture (PCI DSS, SOC 2). Delivered 65% cloud cost reduction while maintaining 99.99% uptime. Earlier, I ran HIPAA-compliant HealthTech infrastructure. Open to senior platform engineering leadership roles. Also available for select platform/SRE advisory engagements.

I partner with organizations that need stronger infrastructure leadership, mature DevOps and DevSecOps, dependable cloud operations, and disciplined cloud cost optimization and FinOps—so engineering can ship fast without runaway cloud spend. For long-form notes on cloud spend, FinOps, and platform engineering, see Writing

Professional Experience

Work Experience

  1. Senior Engineering Manager – Platform Engineering

    NEXT Ventures Limited
    Oct 2024 — Present

    FundedNext (CFD & Futures prop firm) & FNmarkets (brokerage platform)

    • Report to the CTO; lead DevSecOps, SRE (incl. MetaQuotes MT4/MT5) and Database Reliability Engineering teams
    • Run multi-cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure) FinTech trading platforms at 99.99% uptime
    • Scope: multi-region, multi-account AWS with Kubernetes (EKS), Aurora MySQL/PostgreSQL, MT4/MT5 fleets, GitLab CI/CD, Cloudflare Enterprise
    • Reduced cloud costs by 65% for FundedNext
    • Reduced deployment time from 40min → 10min
    • Implemented GitOps & IaC — 5× deployment frequency, 40% better release reliability, and 30% lower latency via observability improvements
    • Incident commander for SEV1/SEV2 incidents with an evidence-first RCA method
    • Moved MT5 trade server storage from io1 to gp3: disk-queue spikes 7.5% → 1.1%, high-latency samples 10.5% → 1.7%
    • Led DDoS response and edge hardening (WAF, tiered rate limiting, caching, Zero Trust)
    • Security engineering: GuardDuty/CloudTrail compromise triage, supply-chain incident response, CSP rollout, least-privilege IAM
    • Built an AI-native platform: Bedrock LLM gateway with cost attribution, LibreChat, 15+ read-only MCP integrations, NEXT AI Agent (Nexus)
    • Rolled out SigNoz/OpenTelemetry APM and endpoint alerting for critical payment, auth and KYC APIs
    • Ran end-to-end hiring for 5+ roles across DevSecOps, SRE, DRE, Cloud Infra and Trading Platform Engineering

  2. Senior DevOps Engineer

    Brain Station 23
    2022 — 2024
    • Modernized infrastructure for 5+ international clients
    • Migrated monolith → microservices (AWS/GCP)
    • Reduced deployment failures by 30%
    • Reduced deployment time by 75%
    • Mentored DevOps engineers

  3. System Administrator II

    Therap Services LLC
    2018 — 2022
    • Managed HIPAA-compliant EHR infrastructure
    • 10,000+ daily transactions
    • 200+ servers maintained
    • 99.99% uptime
    • Zero data breaches
    • Reduced RTO/RPO by 50%

Education

  1. B.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering

    Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST)
    2018

Languages

  1. Bengali, English

Certifications

AWS Solutions Architect – Associate

RHCSA

RHCE

OCI Architect (Associate & Professional)

OCI Cloud Operations Associate

Fortinet NSE

CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator) – In Progress

Core Expertise

Cloud & Multi-Cloud

AWS | GCP | Azure | Hybrid Architecture | Cost Optimization

Containers & Orchestration

Kubernetes (EKS, GKE) | Docker | Helm | GitOps | ArgoCD

DevOps & Automation

Terraform | Ansible | CI/CD | GitHub Actions | GitLab CI/CD | Jenkins

Observability

Prometheus | Grafana | ELK | Loki | Nagios | OpenTelemetry | SigNoz | Datadog | Sentry

Security & Compliance

IAM | RBAC | DevSecOps | PCI DSS | SOC 2 | HIPAA

Edge & Network

Cloudflare Enterprise | WAF | Workers | Zero Trust | GraphQL Analytics

Data & Trading Infrastructure

Aurora | MSK | ElastiCache | DMS | QuestDB | Redpanda/Kafka | MT4/MT5 | Linux & Windows Server | PHP/Laravel Ops

AI / LLM Platform

Amazon Bedrock | MCP | Multi-Agent Systems | LLM Gateways

Leadership

Incident Command & RCA | Hiring | OKRs | Vendor Negotiation | FinOps

Case Studies

Selected platform engineering work: the context, my role, the trade-offs and the results.

2026 Case study

Edge Security at Scale: Leading a DDoS Response and Hardening the Edge

Leading the response to a DDoS attack and hardening the edge: caching, WAF rules, client fingerprinting and tiered rate limiting, staged before enforcing.

  • security
  • ddos
  • edge
  • sre
Oct 2024 – present Case study

Cloud Cost Optimization at FundedNext: 65% Lower Cloud Costs Without Disrupting the Business

How the Platform team at NEXT Ventures reduced FundedNext's cloud costs by 65% while keeping the trading platform running at 99.99% uptime.

  • finops
  • cloud
  • platform
October 2026 Case study

Migrating 2.5 TiB and 12M+ Objects from DigitalOcean Spaces to Amazon S3 with Zero Copy Failures

Planning and executing a 2.5 TiB, 12M+ object migration from DigitalOcean Spaces to Amazon S3 with S3 Batch Operations and zero copy failures.

  • aws
  • s3
  • migration
  • cloud

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FAQ

Quick answers for recruiters, clients, and search—the same content appears in structured data (FAQ) for this site.

What does Nazmul Ahasan specialize in?
He is a Senior Engineering Manager focused on infrastructure leadership, cloud cost optimization (FinOps), DevOps, DevSecOps, and platform engineering for fintech trading platforms (CFD, Forex, and brokerage) on AWS, GCP, and Azure—including Kubernetes-based high-availability workloads with compliance-driven architecture (PCI DSS, SOC 2). Earlier experience includes HIPAA-compliant HealthTech infrastructure.
Does he work on AWS cost reduction and FinOps?
Yes. His experience includes FinOps discipline, rightsizing, tagging and visibility, Savings Plans and commitment strategies, and operational practices to reduce AWS and multi-cloud spend without sacrificing reliability.
What industries and systems does he have experience with?
Fintech trading platforms—particularly CFD, Forex, and brokerage—plus Kubernetes-based production systems and regulated environments requiring PCI DSS and SOC 2 controls. Earlier: HealthTech, including HIPAA-compliant EHR infrastructure.
Is he available for DevOps or infrastructure leadership engagements?
The site is maintained for leadership, advisory, and engineering-management opportunities spanning cloud operations, platform engineering, DevSecOps, and cost-aware delivery. Use the Contact section or LinkedIn to reach him.
Where is he based, and does he work remotely?
He is based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and collaborates with distributed teams and global stakeholders. He is open to senior platform engineering leadership roles and also available for select platform/SRE advisory engagements.
Are you open to relocation?
Yes. Malaysia now; elsewhere with visa sponsorship.
Where can I read his articles on cloud cost and platform engineering?
The Writing section of this site hosts long-form articles, including a piece on AWS cloud cost, why organizations overspend, and practical FinOps and operational fixes.

Writing

Long-form notes on platform engineering, FinTech infrastructure, cloud cost optimization, and DevSecOps—for leaders in DevOps, cloud operations, and infrastructure. Published here for search visibility; cross-posted on Dev.to where noted.

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