Max Zia
IT Engineer / DevOps Specialist
Department head for L3 support. I specialize in containerization with Podman, Python automation, and CI/CD pipelines. Building reliable infrastructure solutions for production.
Engineer & Team Lead
Department head for L3 technical support at Aisa IT Service. Specializing in the TermiDesk VDI platform support and development. I build Python automation tools, design CI/CD pipelines, and architect Podman-based container infrastructure.
Technologies
Featured Projects
jira-alert-daemon
Containerized Python daemon for Jira notifications. Uses RQ workers, Valkey queue, and SSH tunnels within a Podman pod.
Telegram-Jira Bot
Telegram bot built with aiogram that accepts tasks and queues them via RQ/Valkey for background worker processing.
Container Orchestration Pipeline
Custom dispatcher/worker pattern using Podman pods and ephemeral sidecar containers for SSH tunnels.
AmneziaWG Deploy
Containerized WireGuard/AmneziaWG deployment template with CI/CD pipeline.
CI/CD Infrastructure
GitLab Runner containerization using Podman quadlets with systemd integration.
ITIL KPI System
Comprehensive KPI framework for L3 support engineers with weighted SLA metrics and engagement scoring.
Competency Matrix
Skills assessment framework for TermiDesk support engineers across multiple technical domains.
Latest Articles
Ephemeral Sidecar Pattern: Managing SSH Tunnels in Podman Pods
How to dynamically start and stop containers within a Podman pod using Python context managers.
Containerization & PodmanBuilding a Multi-Queue Worker with RQ and Podman
Architecture for a single RQ worker listening to multiple queues and dispatching tasks to different containers.
Containerization & PodmanFrom Development to Production: Container Image Consistency
CI/CD practices ensuring the same OCI image runs in dev and prod environments.