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I'm Talha Khalid

I'm a Helsinki based Google and Azure Cloud Engineer, currently working at Nordcloud - an IBM Company helping customers navigate their complex cloud environment.

In my free time, you can catch me jogging in Finnish Nature, socialzing with Friends, or hiking in the Mountains.

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About me

I am a highly accomplished and certified IT professional with an extensive background in automation, software development, and cloud computing. I hold a Master's degree in Automation and Electrical Engineering, and am Professionally certified by Google and Microsoft in Cloud Technology.

  • Location:Helsinki, FI
  • Age:28
  • Interests:Hiking, Jogging, Socializing
  • Study:Aalto University
  • Employment:Nordcloud - an IBM Company.

Education

Masters in Automation Engineering

Aalto University, Finland2020 - 2023

Major: Control, Robotics and Autonomous Systems

Bachelors in Automation Engineering

Häme University of Applied Sciences, Finland2014 - 2019

Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering

VIA Univeristy College, Denmark2017 - 2018

This was a double degree program organized by Häme University

Work

Cloud Engineer

Nordcloud - an IBM CompanyDecember 2021 - Present

My work as a Cloud Engineer involves arhitecting new solutions and managing customer's complex cloud environment. I deal with both Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure, and work with Firewall management, VM creation, Networking, Scripting, Landing Zones, Defender for Cloud, Automation Accounts and KQL queries to name a few.

Mechanical Design Engineer

MigraineBan OyJuly 2021 - October 2021

This was a contract based role, where I was responsible for designing a prototype of a Migraine Care device. This was a successful project, and I was able to hand over 4 working prototypes at the end of the project.

Teaching Assistant

Aalto UniversityOctober 2021 - December 2021

Teaching Assistant for the course of Software Engineering

Skills

Certifications
Google Cloud - Professional Cloud Architect
Google Cloud - Associate Cloud Engineer
Google Cloud - Cloud Digital Leader
Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
AWS Cloud Practitoner
AWS - Migration Ambassador Foundation
Terraform Associate 002
Spoken languages
English
Urdu
Finnish
German
Tech Skills
Cloud Architecture, Deployment and Management
Public Cloud Migrations
Kubernetes
Scripting via PowerShell, Python, Bash
Web scraping via Selenium & BeautifulSoup
Web development via React, Node, JavaScript

Very professional and quick response time in handling the setup and configuration of Google Cloud DNS API. The process was thoroughly documented and went over and beyond by offering security best practices.

-- Customer

Shining star of our team. Absolute fantastic contributor to all of the streams

-- Manager

Really good at scripting. Helped us reduced our cloud costs by 90,000 eur/month

-- Customer

Excellent work delivered in configuring Azure Defender for Cloud, and creating interactive dashboards

-- Customer

Get in touch

You can reach out to me via the following email

Github
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