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JUNAID IRFANJUNAID IRFAN

>Full-Stack & DevSecOps Engineer

$grep -r "expertise" /var/log/career.log

TypeScript · Next.js · Python · Java · Docker · Kubernetes · Terraform · Jenkins · AWS · Azure AI Foundry · Proxmox · MCP Servers · ServiceNow

> cat /etc/tech-ecosystem.conf

web=true cloud=true automation=true infrastructure=true ai=true

$ ./products --list

> Flicket — enterprise operations platform with multi-agent orchestration, MCP servers, and Kubernetes CI/CD.

> OneApply — LaTeX resume generation, management, ATS analysis, and browser-assisted applications.

> CampusThrive — privacy-first student wellness tracker.

> ultimate-selfhosted-homelab — documented home server stack and services.

$git log --activity --heatmap
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GitHub contribution heatmap for junaydirfan

// Experience

Full Stack Developer

Optimize Financial Group // Toronto, ON
September 2026 – Present
  • >Architecting and developing scalable full-stack web applications for the Optimize platform using modern frameworks including React, Node.js, and Python, and modern CRMs like HubSpot to enhance and maintain wealth management services.
  • >Partnering with Product Managers and cross-functional teams within an Agile environment to define, refine, and seamlessly implement technical requirements for new product features.
  • >Enforcing high-quality engineering standards by writing clean, efficient, and well-documented code while actively participating in comprehensive peer code reviews.
  • >Troubleshooting, debugging, and resolving complex technical issues across front-end and back-end environments to ensure optimal platform performance and continuous reliability.
  • >Designing and optimizing robust data structures utilizing both SQL and NoSQL database systems to support secure, high-speed financial data processing.
  • >Continuously integrating emerging technologies and industry best practices to modernize the platform architecture and improve the overall development lifecycle.
ReactNode.jsPythonHubSpotSQLNoSQLAgile

DevSecOps Engineer & Scrum Master

FDM Group // Toronto, ON
July 2026 – September 2026
  • >Acted as Scrum Master for a cross-functional engineering team, facilitating Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives) to optimize sprint velocity.
  • >Designed and implemented an AI-enabled IT Operations platform leveraging SRE, DevSecOps, Platform Engineering, Kubernetes, and cloud-native observability to boost reliability and operational efficiency.
  • >Integrated AI services to provide context-aware operational guidance using historical incident telemetry and enterprise documentation.
  • >Integrated MCP (Model Context Protocol) services to securely connect AI agents with internal operational tools and systems.
  • >Leveraged Dynatrace AI capabilities to automate event correlation and root cause analysis across enterprise environments.
DevSecOpsKubernetesDynatraceAI / MCPSREDockerCI/CDAzureAWS

IT Operations Consultant

FDM Group // Toronto, ON
Apr 2026 – September 2026
  • >Utilized Agile methodologies and IT Service Management (ITSM) in ServiceNow for Change requests, Incident resolution, Knowledge Management, and Problem management.
  • >Automated operational workflows with Unix/Linux shell scripting; provisioned and managed cloud resources across AWS and GCP.
  • >Administered MySQL and Oracle SQL databases, executing queries, backups, user management, and performance monitoring.
  • >Automated infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and containerized services with Docker for consistent multi-environment deployments.
  • >Deployed and managed applications on Kubernetes and automated build/test/deployment pipelines with Jenkins.
  • >Built observability and monitoring layers using Dynatrace connected with GKE and AKS clusters.
ServiceNowUnix/LinuxTerraformDockerKubernetesAKSAWSGCPJenkinsDynatrace

DevOps Intern

Adventure Triangle // Toronto, ON
Jan 2026 – Apr 2026
  • >Managed and scaled cloud infrastructure on AWS (EC2, S3, RDS), ensuring 99.9% application uptime.
  • >Built and optimized CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions to automate testing and zero-downtime deployment for microservices.
  • >Containerized legacy applications using Docker, reducing deployment overhead and environment drift.
  • >Monitored system health with CloudWatch and integrated automated alerts for proactive incident response.
AWSDockerGitHub ActionsCI/CDCloudWatch

Webmaster

Bishop’s University SRC // Sherbrooke, QC
Sep 2023 – Apr 2024
  • >Developed and maintained responsive web applications, increasing user engagement by 30%.
  • >Designed and implemented modern UI interfaces in React and Next.js aligned with university branding guidelines.
  • >Identified and eliminated performance bottlenecks and participated in Agile sprints to ship updates on schedule.
Next.jsReactTypeScriptTailwind CSSREST APIs

Software Developer

Bytewise // Remote
Sep 2022 – Aug 2023
  • >Engineered full-stack applications using MEAN/MERN stacks with TypeScript, handling 1,000+ daily API requests.
  • >Developed RESTful APIs using Node.js and Java Spring Boot; optimized MongoDB queries to reduce response times by 40%.
  • >Implemented automated unit and integration tests using Jest, achieving 85% test coverage.
TypeScriptNode.jsJava Spring BootMongoDBReactJest

Freelance Web Designer & Developer

Self-Employed // Global
Nov 2018 – Sep 2023
  • >Delivered 25+ full-stack CMS websites for international clients with bespoke design systems.
  • >Created UI/UX wireframes, interactive frontend components, and motion graphics.
  • >Integrated third-party APIs and payment processors to automate business workflows.
Web DesignUI/UXFigmaCMSAPI Integrations

// Projects

Flicket: Enterprise Multi-Agent & Operations Platform

Enterprise

An enterprise-grade internal platform developed at FDM Group to automate operational workflows and ticketing through multi-agent orchestration, MCP server integrations, and containerized services.

Served as Lead DevSecOps Engineer and Scrum Master: maintained automated CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps, orchestrated container workloads on Kubernetes, maintained user stories and sprints in Microsoft Planner, integrated full-stack observability with Dynatrace, Prometheus, and Grafana, and delivered technical presentations to clients and stakeholders.

FlaskPythonKubernetesDockerAzure AI FoundryMCP ServersMulti-Agent SystemsAzure DevOpsCI/CDDynatracePrometheusGrafanaMicrosoft PlannerScrum Master

OneApply: AI-Powered Job Application Manager

SaaS / Production
Live

A full-stack SaaS platform that streamlines job applications with AI-powered resume tailoring, ATS keyword analysis, role-specific cover letters, and LaTeX document compilation.

Features Manifest V3 browser extensions for Chromium and Firefox for one-click job capture directly from job boards into a unified dashboard. Built with Neon Postgres and Drizzle ORM.

Next.jsTypeScriptLaTeXNeon PostgresDrizzle ORMManifest V3StripeLLM APIs

SmartBallot: Blockchain Voting System

Hackathon Winner
GitHub

A secure, blockchain-based voting application leveraging Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKPs) for voter anonymity and system transparency in electoral processes.

Won Bishop’s University SecureVote Hackathon as a solo developer; audited by cybersecurity firm Eviden.

NestJSReactSolidityWeb3.jsZKPMongoDBHardhat

Self-Hosted Infrastructure Homelab

65+ GitHub Stars
GitHub

A documented private cloud homelab running Proxmox VE and LXC containers with automated routing, local DNS, and hardened network security.

Configured NetBird for encrypted zero-trust mesh remote access and Nginx Proxy Manager for reverse proxying and automated SSL management.

ProxmoxLXCNetBirdNginx Proxy ManagerLinuxDocker

CampusThrive: Student Wellness Tracker

Hackathon Winner '25
LiveGitHub

A privacy-focused Progressive Web App for 4-dimensional mood and wellness tracking (Valence, Energy, Focus, Stress) storing 100% of data locally.

Built with client-side analytical trend dashboards, 14-day baseline scoring, and complete offline PWA capability.

Next.jsTypeScriptTailwind CSSRechartsPWAPrivacy-First

Bulletin Board Server

Distributed Systems
GitHub

A multi-threaded concurrent server written in C featuring readers-writers locks and thread pools for high-throughput message posting and retrieval.

Implements the two-phase commit protocol for distributed data consistency across multiple server nodes.

CMulti-ThreadingSocket ProgrammingTwo-Phase CommitPOSIX

Hoor Charms: E-Commerce Storefront

Live Client Store
Live

A lightweight e-commerce storefront for a handmade jewelry brand, focused on fast load times, automated email receipts, and low operational overhead.

Powered by Sanity CMS for product and order models, Resend for transactional emails, and direct WhatsApp customer handoff.

Next.jsSanity CMSTailwind CSSResendWhatsAppVercel

// Skills

DevOps & Cloud Infrastructure

DockerKubernetesTerraformAWSAzure DevOpsAzureGCPCI/CDGitHub ActionsJenkinsOpenShiftAnsibleSonarQube

Backend & Systems Engineering

Node.jsExpress.jsJava Spring BootPythonFlaskFastAPINestJSRESTful APIsMicroservicesGraphQLPOSIX / C

AI & Platform Engineering

MCP (Model Context Protocol)Multi-Agent SystemsLLM IntegrationRAGn8n AutomationAzure AI FoundryOllamaHuggingFacePrompt Engineering

Frontend Development

TypeScriptJavaScriptReact.jsNext.jsTailwind CSSReduxAngularHTML5 / CSS3Responsive UI

Databases & Storage

PostgreSQLMongoDBRedisMySQLSQLiteOracle SQLNeon PostgresDrizzle ORM

Observability, Security & Tooling

Dynatrace AIPrometheusGrafanaPostHogProxmox VENetBirdTailscaleNginxServiceNowMicrosoft PlannerPostmanKibanaFigmaAgile / Scrum

// Academics

Master of Science, Computer Science

Bishop's University · Sherbrooke, QC
GPA: 89.79%Sep 2023 – Apr 2025
Key Coursework:
Advanced AlgorithmsSoftware EngineeringDatabase SystemsNetwork SecurityDistributed SystemsBig Data Analytics

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

COMSATS University Islamabad · Islamabad, PK
Sep 2018 – Aug 2022
Key Coursework:
Data Structures & AlgorithmsOperating SystemsDatabase DesignComputer NetworksOOP

// Credentials

Cisco Networking Academy● Verified

Cybersecurity Defense Analyst Career Path

Network defense, threat analysis, incident response, and security operations center workflows.

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The Linux Foundation● Verified

Developing Secure Software (LFD121)

Secure software design, vulnerability prevention, attack surface mitigation, and defensive coding.

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The Linux Foundation● Verified

Intro to DevOps & Site Reliability Engineering (LFS162)

DevOps practices, SRE principles, continuous delivery, and reliability engineering.

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Amazon Web Services● In Progress

AWS Solutions Architect Associate

Resilient architectures, high-performing compute, secure applications, and cost-optimized storage.