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I'm Ahzaz Maqsood.

Professional Engineer (P.Eng) • Project Manager (PMP)
DevOps & Systems Developer • Automation Specialist

Professional Engineer (P.Eng)
Project Manager (PMP)
DevOps & Systems Developer
Automation Specialist

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Personal Projects

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Ahzaz Maqsood

7+

years of solving complex problems.

I design, build, and guide the systems that help teams and clients succeed. Whether I’m developing full-stack applications, architecting cloud-native platforms, or leading people through complex technical challenges, I focus on creating solutions that are clean, scalable, and human-friendly. I love turning ambiguity into clarity through either hands-on engineering, coordinating cross-functional teams, or helping clients understand the “why” behind the technology. If you need someone who can think broadly, execute deeply, and keep the whole project moving forward, I'm your guy.

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My Specialties

Network Architecture & Security

Designing resilient, segmented, zero-trust networks with HA routing, firewalls, and secure remote access.
  • Firewall & VLAN Architecture
  • Zero-Trust Network Design
  • DNS/DHCP Infrastructure
  • Secure VPN & Remote Access
Tech Stack:
OPNsense traefik Unifi Tailscale OpenWRT AdGuard pfsense

Kubernetes & Cloud-Native Platforms

High-availability K8s clusters, microservice deployment, distributed storage, and secure ingress patterns.
  • Cluster Architecture
  • Service Deployment & Scaling
  • Distributed Storage (Longhorn/Ceph)
  • Ingress & Policy Hardening
Tech Stack:
Kubernetes Docker Helm Traefik Longhorn Ceph Rancher

Infrastructure Engineering

Architecting virtualized compute clusters, monitoring stacks, and high-availability systems built for scale.
  • Virtualization & Clustering
  • Monitoring & Observability
  • Hybrid-Cloud Footprints
  • Self-Healing Infrastructure
Tech Stack:
Proxmox InfluxDB Grafana Prometheus mysql
OS Stack:
ubuntu fedora windows suse nixos arch macos

Automation & Systems Design

Event-driven workflows, API integrations, and scripting to build autonomous digital environments.
  • Scripting & Tooling
  • Workflow Orchestration
  • Custom API Development
  • Systems Integration
Tech Stack:
Python Bash Node-RED MQTT EMQX n8n home assistant

Embedded Systems & IoT Engineering

Engineering sensor networks, Zigbee/LoRa systems, and embedded ESP-based hardware ecosystems.
  • Zigbee / LoRa Systems
  • Embedded Programming (ESP32/8266)
  • Sensor Network Design
  • IoT Gateway Architecture
Tech Stack:
ESP Zigbee LoRa MQTT zigbee2mqtt

AI, Vision & Intelligent Automation

Deploying LLMs, computer vision systems, and intelligent automations with on-prem inference pipelines.
  • LLM Pipelines & Assistants
  • Computer Vision (CV/NVR)
  • On-Prem AI Systems
  • Intelligent Automation
Tech Stack:
pytorch Python DoubleTake Frigate OpenAI Claude

Web & App Development

Designing and building modern web and mobile experiences with clean UI design, scalable front-end architecture, and full-stack application workflows.
  • Full-Stack Web Applications
  • Modern Front-End Interfaces
  • Back-End APIs & Integrations
  • Responsive UI/UX Design
  • Mobile & Cross-Platform Apps
  • Cloud-Hosted & Scalable Platforms
Tech Stack:
figma node.js React HTML5 Javascript Typescript mysql Tailwind CSS

Need my help?

If you need an architect who can design, automate, and scale modern infrastructure, I'm your man.

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Street Cred

TBD

In-Progress:
AWS Solutions Architect

Amazon Web Services

2021

Professional Engineer (P.Eng)

Professional Engineers Ontario

2019

Project Management
Professional (PMP)

Project Management Institute (PMI)

2016

Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng)

Biomedical Engineering
University of Guelph