Mohamed Ali Mellah
Hi, I'm Mohamed Ali
Cloud-Native & Kubernetes Engineer · DevSecOps Practitioner

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About

Cloud-native and Kubernetes specialist with expertise in designing, deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters, containerization and microservices architecture. Hands-on experience in cloud architecture, deployment automation and infrastructure as code, with additional skills in Go programming and DevOps practice.

Awards & International Speaking

  • 2025-2026

    Global 1st Prize, Huawei ICT Competition, Computing Track (Shenzhen, China)

    Won after topping Tunisia's National Final and the MENA Regional Final.

  • 2026

    International Speaker, ContainerDays Hamburg 2026

    “How Clusters Fail Under Attack and How We Detect It at Runtime with eBPF Signals”

  • 2026

    International Speaker, Cloud Identity Summit (Frankfurt, 3 Nov 2026)

    “Your CI/CD Pipeline Is Over-Privileged: Identity Risks in Modern Cloud Platforms”

  • 2023

    National Winner, Huawei ICT Competition, Network Track, Tunisia

  • 2019-2025

    Hackathons & Leadership

    Winner of multiple university hackathons and technical competitions; held leadership positions in university clubs and organizations.

Holding the Tunisian flag with the gold medal at the Huawei ICT Competition 2025-2026 Global Final awards ceremony in Shenzhen
On stage as the Computing Track First Prize winners are announced at the Huawei ICT Competition Global Final
Receiving the medal on stage with the TEK-UP team name displayed behind
The Tunisian delegation with the flag at the Huawei ICT Competition closing ceremony
The TEK-UP team with their medals after the Computing Track final
At the Huawei ICT Competition 2025-2026 Global Final backdrop in Shenzhen
Graduation day at TEK-UP University
Graduation day at TEK-UP University with friends
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Holding the Tunisian flag with the gold medal at the Huawei ICT Competition 2025-2026 Global Final awards ceremony in Shenzhen
On stage as the Computing Track First Prize winners are announced at the Huawei ICT Competition Global Final
Receiving the medal on stage with the TEK-UP team name displayed behind
The Tunisian delegation with the flag at the Huawei ICT Competition closing ceremony
The TEK-UP team with their medals after the Computing Track final
At the Huawei ICT Competition 2025-2026 Global Final backdrop in Shenzhen
Graduation day at TEK-UP University
Graduation day at TEK-UP University with friends
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Professional Certificates

Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (AWS CCP)AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (AWS CCP)
eLearnSecurity Junior Penetration Tester (eJPT)eLearnSecurity Junior Penetration Tester (eJPT)
Cisco Network SecurityCisco Network Security
Cisco DevNet AssociateCisco DevNet Associate
Cisco Routing & SwitchingCisco Routing & Switching
Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS) - sitting exam soonCertified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS) - sitting exam soon
Next goal: Kubestronaut title (all five Kubernetes certifications)Next goal: Kubestronaut title (all five Kubernetes certifications)

Skills

Infrastructure & Cloud:

AWS
Azure
Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Unix/Linux
Windows Server
VMware
OpenStack
ProxMox

DevOps & Platform Engineering:

Git
GitLab
Jenkins
Docker
Kubernetes
Kubernetes Operators (CRDs, controllers)
OpenShift/OKD
Helm
Kustomize
GitOps
ArgoCD
Terraform
Ansible
Puppet
Chef
HashiCorp Vault
Nexus
Vagrant
npm

Cloud-Native Security:

Kyverno
Falco
Trivy
Snyk
OWASP ZAP
SonarQube
Splunk
Wazuh
TheHive
Suricata
AlienVault
Nessus
pfSense
AWS IAM/WAF
Azure AD
Okta

Monitoring & Logging:

Grafana
Prometheus
ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)
Zabbix
Datadog
NodeExporter
Nagios
Wireshark

Networking:

VLAN
Routing
DNS
DHCP
VPN
BGP
OSPF

Documentation & Reporting:

LaTeX (Overleaf, TeXShop)
Microsoft Word
PowerPoint
Excel

Languages & Scripting:

Python
Go
C
Java
Bash
PowerShell
SQL
YAML
HCL
Jsonnet
My Projects

Check out my latest work

Here's a look at some of my favorite projects in cybersecurity, cloud, and DevSecOps - from secure automation to cloud architecture and threat detection.

ProjectClaim

A Kubernetes operator built from scratch on OKD/OpenShift: custom CRDs, a reconciler, finalizer-based deletion, CEL immutability rules and idempotent CreateOrUpdate logic.

Go
Kubernetes
controller-runtime
CRDs
OpenShift/OKD
Operators

container-networking-from-scratch

A ground-up reimplementation of container networking fundamentals: Linux namespaces, veth pairs, bridges and iptables NAT, covered by a 14-case pytest suite.

Python
Linux namespaces
veth
iptables
Networking
pytest

cloudstack-dc

A full-stack CloudStack provisioning portal: a drag-and-drop React Flow canvas, FastAPI backend, Terraform generation, SSE log streaming and a VNC console, tested end to end on a real 4-node physical cluster.

FastAPI
React
TypeScript
Terraform
CloudStack
SSE
KubeAudit

KubeAudit

An auditing tool for Kubernetes clusters to identify security gaps, enforce best practices, and ensure compliance with security standards.

Kubernetes
Ansible
Go
YAML
Bash
Kind
Docker
ELK

Languages

English - C1+, certified via onSET exam

French - B2+ (Proficient)

German - A2 (currently learning)

Arabic - Native

Interests

Sports
Technology & Computing
Traveling
Community Service
Hackathons

What People Say

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Mahdi Zgolli

@Mahdi

Working with Dali was fantastic! He quickly solved a major issue during a project, saving us a lot of time. His energy is truly impressive.
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Imem Hamdi

@imem

During a hackathon, Mohamed Ali turned a challenging idea into a winning project in no time. He's not only brilliant but also makes work enjoyable. Much love!
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Manel Yatouji

@yousri

I loved working with Med Ali, he brings a lot of enthusiasm and skill to the table.
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Hyba Ayesh

@Hyba

Love the creativity, true team player.
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Rafika Bel Hadj Alaya

@Rafika

He's not only talented but also a great person to work with.
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Ala Eddine Largat

@Alaa

Very impressive work, big thanks for the hard work during our last project.

Get in Touch

I'm currently looking for new opportunities - my inbox is always open.

mellah.mohamedali@outlook.com

Munich, Germany · +49 1521 1781941

You can also reach me directly at mellah.mohamedali@outlook.com.