Mufaddal Lokhandwala
Senior DevOps & Platform Engineer
Senior DevOps & Platform Engineer specialising in cloud-native infrastructure on Azure and AWS. AWS Certified Solutions Architect (SAA-C03) · CKA Certified. Most recently the sole DevOps engineer at Cloud Solitaire, where I designed and operated every layer of the production platform for an AI SaaS startup — 16 Terraform modules, AKS, Flux CD GitOps, and full CI/CD automation.
I hold a B.Tech in Computer Engineering from C.U. Shah University and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Cloud Computing & Blockchain Technology from Saskatchewan Polytechnic, Canada. My career spans Python development, data engineering at S&P Global, AWS DevOps at Bits Logic Inc. (Canada), and cloud solutions architecture at Trusted Communities Org. — each step deepening my systems thinking and infrastructure craft.
Most recently I was the sole DevOps engineer at Cloud Solitaire, where I designed and operated every layer of the production cloud-native stack for an AI SaaS startup entirely from scratch — 16 custom Terraform modules on Azure, an AKS Kubernetes platform with Flux CD GitOps, a 606-line Azure DevOps pipeline with automated rollback, and a full observability stack. Now I'm channeling that experience into Synapse Technologies, helping teams build infrastructure the right way.
Skills & Tools
Cloud Providers
IaC
Containers
GitOps
CI/CD
Orchestration
Networking
Databases
Observability
Security
Languages
Certifications
AWS Solutions Architect
Amazon Web Services
Validates expertise in designing distributed systems on AWS — compute, storage, networking, security, cost optimization.
CKA — Certified Kubernetes Administrator
Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)
Validates hands-on expertise in Kubernetes cluster administration, networking, storage, security, and troubleshooting.
Career Timeline
Key milestones and achievements.
Founder & Lead DevOps Consultant — Synapse Technologies
Founded Synapse Technologies to offer independent DevOps consultancy. Helping engineering teams design and operate production-grade cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes platforms, and GitOps pipelines on Azure and AWS.
DevOps Engineer — Cloud Solitaire
Sole DevOps engineer for an AI SaaS startup (Pryvasee AI). Designed and operated the entire Azure cloud-native platform — 16 Terraform modules, AKS with Flux CD GitOps, Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines, External Secrets Operator, OpenSearch observability stack, and a Flutter mobile CI/CD pipeline via Fastlane.
AWS DevOps Engineer — Bits Logic Inc.
Automated software delivery pipelines with Jenkins — achieving a 40% reduction in deployment failures and a 30% increase in deployment frequency. Provisioned cloud infrastructure as code with Terraform and established CI/CD pipelines for microservices-based applications.
📜 Also completed PG Diploma in Cloud Computing & Blockchain Technology — Saskatchewan Polytechnic (2023)
Data Researcher I — S&P Global Pvt. Ltd.
Ensured the delivery and maintenance of precise, complete, and timely data sets — contributing to high-quality analysis and enhanced client experience for one of the world's leading financial data companies.
Python Developer — Serpent Consulting Services Pvt. Ltd.
Developed and deployed a complex Python application that received positive user feedback and contributed to company revenue growth. Laid the foundation of a software engineering career rooted in clean, practical code.
🎓 B.Tech in Computer Engineering — C.U. Shah University (2018)