Saiful Nizam Nordin

Saiful Nizam Nordin

Senior Design Engineer · Cloud & DevOps

Senior Design Engineer at Silicon X Sdn BhdMalaysia

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About me

Versatile and results-driven Cloud & DevOps Engineer with experience in multi-cloud environments, CI/CD automation, and container-based systems.

Hands-on experience working with Kubernetes and Docker to deploy and manage applications in both cloud and on-prem environments. Familiar with managing system performance, troubleshooting issues, and ensuring high availability and scalability of services.

Skilled in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, automating workflows, and improving system reliability.

Able to work closely with development, operations, and security teams to deliver stable, scalable, and efficient systems. Focused on practical solutions, continuous improvement, and smooth system operations.

Leadership & collaboration

Proven ability to lead technical teams, manage project delivery pipelines, and mentor engineers. Focused on aligning DevOps best practices with business objectives to achieve efficient, secure, and scalable system operations.

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Portfolio

FPGA CI/CD Platform
DevOpsFPGA
Designed and operate the CI/CD platform behind FPGA application implementation: a fleet of 42 fully Dockerized runners, a container registry holding every toolchain and dependency image the FPGA builds need, a live status dashboard for the infrastructure, and a Kubernetes cluster hosting the supporting CI/CD tools such as SonarQube.
CI/CD runners

42

self-hosted

CPU cores

1,344

42 × 32 cores

Memory

1,344 GB

42 × 32 GB

Containerized

100%

Docker executor on every job

Platform architecture

Click a component to explore

Merge requestFPGA app source
CI/CD pipelineschedules jobs
Artifactsbuilds & bitstreams

42 self-hosted runners, each with 32 cores and 32 GB of memory. Every job runs inside a Docker container, so FPGA builds are reproducible on any runner. Start a pipeline to watch jobs fan out across the fleet.

Queued jobs

0

Running

0

Completed

0

Busy Idle Offline
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Busy runnersnow 0 / 42 · 0% utilization
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Interactive simulation for illustration — not production metrics.

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Experience

Silicon X Sdn Bhd
Full-time

Senior Design Engineer

Nov 2024 – Present

Penang, Malaysia · Hybrid

Building the infrastructure, development workflows, and design environments that enable the structured delivery of integrated circuit (IC) products — bridging FPGA design, DevOps, and software development to support end-to-end productization of advanced semiconductor solutions.

  • Develop and maintain infrastructure and DevOps pipelines for streamlined IC design, verification, and testing workflows.
  • Design, implement, and optimize FPGA-based solutions, supporting prototyping, verification, and system validation.
  • Contribute to C++ and Qt application development for design tools, simulation environments, and productivity enhancements.
BashC++QtFPGACI/CDGitLabJenkinsVMware ESXi
Oppstar Technology
Full-time

Senior DevOps Engineer

Oct 2022 – Oct 2024

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

  • Focused on Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform to automate scalable and highly available infrastructure provisioning and management.
  • Led DevOps strategies for a cross-platform FPGA EDA tool suite across Linux and Windows.
  • Built and released processes for NFS instances, demonstrating exceptional management skills.
TerraformJenkinsGitLab CI/CDKubernetesDockerMinGWMSVCCMakeGrafana
ASEAN Fintech Group
Full-time

Senior DevOps Engineer

May 2022 – Sep 2022

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

  • Drove DevOps strategies, ensuring robust code review processes, seamless CI/CD pipelines, and efficient microservices deployment.
  • Pioneered research initiatives to integrate cutting-edge technologies, enhancing product development and operational excellence.
  • Managed and optimized on-premise server infrastructure, supporting critical development tools and maintaining DEV and UAT environments for peak performance.
ScriptingBashAWS Elastic BeanstalkCI/CD
MyParcel Asia
Full-time

Senior DevOps Engineer

Jul 2020 – Apr 2022

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

  • Engineered and deployed robust application environments from the ground up, ensuring high availability and scalability.
  • MySQL optimization and performance tuning for enhanced database management.
  • Implemented comprehensive monitoring and logging strategies using New Relic for operational excellence.
AWSMySQLNew RelicRabbitMQDockerKubernetesLaravelJenkins
Carsome
Full-time · 3 yrs 2 mos

DevOps Engineer

Aug 2017 – Jun 2020

Petaling Jaya

  • Drove DevOps initiatives, ensuring efficient code review processes and proactive research into cutting-edge technologies to enhance product solutions.
  • Managed AWS services including RDS, Elastic Beanstalk, EC2, Route53, and Application Load Balancers, optimizing system architecture.
  • Orchestrated robust CI/CD pipelines, environment management, and microservices deployment, enhancing operational workflows.

Fullstack Web Developer

May 2017 – Jul 2017

Petaling Jaya, Selangor

  • Engineered an innovative affiliate widget using an iframe to enhance project interactivity and user engagement.
  • Orchestrated the migration of a mobile application from PhoneGap to Cordova, optimizing performance and maintainability.
  • Spearheaded the upgrade of the web framework from CodeIgniter 2 to CodeIgniter 3, ensuring modernization and compliance with current standards.
AWSAlibaba CloudJenkinsDeployHQCodeIgniterCordova
Karya Media Sdn Bhd
Full-time

Senior Software Developer

Mar 2016 – Apr 2017

Ara Damansara, Malaysia

  • Engineered and maintained web applications for Karyamedia Sdn. Bhd. clientele, leveraging tools such as Composer, Git, and Node.js.
  • Spearheaded a major project, MyBeras, in collaboration with government entities, showcasing high-level project management and development skills.
  • Administered dedicated servers hosted by Exabytes, utilizing WHM cPanel for optimal performance and reliability.
PHPCodeIgniterNode.jsWHM / cPaneliPay88
MyUPIS Sdn Bhd
Full-time

Technical Director

Mar 2015 – Feb 2016

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

MyUPIS is a unique online application portal that provides direct access and application to every preferred institution focusing in Malaysia.

  • Integrated diverse tools and technologies including mail servers, email transactions, REST APIs, and authentication systems.
  • Developed robust backend solutions using the CodeIgniter web framework.
  • Managed client-side JavaScript to enhance user interactivity and engagement.
PHPCodeIgniterREST APIJavaScript
Midae Infocomm
Full-time

Lead Programmer

Aug 2014 – Feb 2015

Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia

  • Full stack engineer developing, maintaining, and deploying applications on DigitalOcean, incorporating load balancing and Cloudflare functionalities.
  • Crafted robust web applications using the CodeIgniter framework.
  • Developed hybrid mobile applications with Ionic for comprehensive management of CRM, EMS, POS, and ERP systems for the SeGi MiDae client.
DigitalOceanCloudflareCodeIgniterIonic
Orange Esports
Full-time · 10 mos

IT Executive

Dec 2011 – Jun 2012

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

  • Led the installation of diskless server management across the Orange Internet Shop network in Lembah Klang using Windows Server 2008 and Diskless XP to optimize operations.
  • Managed the Orange Esports teams for Dota 2 and CoD4, driving competitive success and team performance.
  • Managed WordPress and Orange2u e-commerce platforms, integrating Webshaper services with iPay88 for optimized transaction processing.

IT Executive (Internship)

Sep 2011 – Nov 2011
  • Internship at Orange Internet Shop Sdn. Bhd. Managed WordPress & Orange2u e-commerce using Webshaper services integrated with iPay88 payment.
Windows ServerWordPressiPay88

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Skills

Cloud Engineering
AWSAlibaba CloudAzureGoogle CloudDigitalOceanCloudflare
CI/CD & Automation
GitLab CI/CDGitLab RunnerJenkinsGitHub ActionsTerraformSonarQube
Identity & Access
authentikOAuth2OIDCSAMLLDAPActive Directory
Monitoring & Observability
GrafanaNew RelicCloudWatchJMeter
Microservices & Orchestration
DockerKubernetesContainerdContainer RegistryElastic Beanstalk
Programming & Scripting
BashPHPPythonRubyC#C++Modern C++.NETTypeScriptJavaScriptjQueryHTML5CSS3
Design & Build Toolchain
QtFPGACMakeNinjaCcacheMinGW64MSYS2MSVCUCRTMSVCRTTBBCross-Compile
Databases
MySQLMSSQLMariaDBSQLite
Infrastructure
VMwareVMware ESXiNFSNginxApacheServerless Framework
Tools & Collaboration
RabbitMQPostmanGitLabOpenProjectNextcloudRocket.Chat
APIs
REST APIWeb APIFacebook API
Practices
Object-Oriented ProgrammingSoftware Design PatternsInfrastructure as Code

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Education & Certifications

Education

Coventry University
Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Business Information System

2012 – 2014

Activities and societies: Athletic, SRC

Licenses & Certifications

AI For Software Development In FPGA Development
Penang Skills Development Centre

Issued Jun 2026

Modern Object-Oriented C++ Programming
DreamCatcher Consulting

Issued Jun 2024 · Credential ID 649X0OOOAf

Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)C++Modern C++Software Design Patterns