Profile
Mujahed Al-Tahleh
Engineering Leadership for Growing Startups — Reliability, Scale, Execution. Host, DevOps في السيارة.
About
15+ Years Turning Technical Work Into Reliable Execution
My focus is engineering leadership, reliability, scale, and business-aligned delivery. Today, I work with startups and growing companies on building engineering functions that are more predictable, accountable, and ready to scale—operating models, delivery discipline, infrastructure readiness, reliability practices, and clearer team ownership.
My background covers DevOps, SRE, cloud infrastructure, disaster recovery, observability, automation, cost optimization, and production readiness. I bring these together to help teams reduce noise, improve execution, and make better technical decisions.
I also host DevOps في السيارة, where I share practical conversations around DevOps, reliability, engineering culture, and the business side of technology, and I created the open-source DevOps Foundation Roadmap.
Where I Get Called In
Selected Problems Solved
The recurring situations behind most of these engagements:
Impact
Selected Engagements
Delivery Predictability
Cross-team coordination and process discipline for a national-scale FinTech program (Nafith.sa), aligning engineering work with business priorities.
Reliability Governance
Defined SLA/SLO/SLI frameworks and DORA-aligned engineering performance metrics across Careem's core services.
Infrastructure Modernization
Led GCP/AWS infrastructure modernization and disaster-recovery frameworks at KayanHR, including audit readiness for GCC clients.
Operating Model Design
Built and led cross-functional engineering teams, defined operating models, and managed vendor relationships and cost optimization at Sitech.
10+ Consulting Engagements
Delivered DevOps, cloud infrastructure, and engineering leadership work for clients spanning government, fintech, and education sectors.
Mentorship & Growth
Coached and mentored engineers across multiple organizations, building cultures of accountability and technical ownership.
Operating Experience
Roles, Compressed
DevOps Lead Engineer
Apr 2026 – PresentSitech
Details
- Spearheaded the engineering operating model for a major FinTech initiative (Nafith.sa) in Saudi Arabia
- Ensured seamless cross-team coordination and established process discipline to boost team effectiveness
- Acted as operational owner, bridging technical leadership with program management to align engineering effort with business priorities
Senior Site Reliability Engineer
Feb 2023 – Mar 2026Careem (acquired by e&)
Details
- Infrastructure leadership and strategic guidance on cloud reliability initiatives
- Defined and monitored SLA/SLO/SLI metrics across core services; aligned engineering performance practices with DORA metrics
- Mentored and coached junior engineers, promoting a culture of accountability and growth
DevOps Engineer Team Lead
Jun 2024 – May 2025KayanHR
Details
- Led cloud infrastructure modernization across GCP and AWS; directed disaster-recovery and incident-management frameworks
- Strategic advisor to executive leadership on cloud architecture, regional deployment, and vendor selection
- Directed audit readiness and security reviews for GCC clients; introduced Terraform and CI/CD pipelines
Lead Cloud Engineer
Jul 2021 – Jan 2023Sitech (Semantic Intelligent Technologies)
Details
- Managed and developed cross-functional engineering teams across multiple organizations
- Defined the internal engineering operating model, cross-team governance, and delivery accountability
- Mentored engineers through regular 1:1s; managed vendor relationships and cost optimization
IT Project Manager
Apr 2017 – Dec 2018ShadidSoft
Details
- Recruited and managed a team of IT professionals
- Specified infrastructure requirements using Terraform and Ansible; monitored systems with Grafana and Jenkins
Selected Client Work
Client Roster
Nafith
Saudi Ministry of Justice — Oracle Cloud Infrastructure & DevOps
Doroob
HRDF — Kubernetes on-prem infrastructure & DevOps
Edraak
Queen Rania Foundation — DevOps Lead, GCP infrastructure
Capital Bank of Jordan
DevOps Lead
Decapolis
Del Monte — AWS infrastructure, Hyperledger Fabric
Arabot
AWS & Azure cloud infrastructure
One Global Innovation
One Global Holding — DevOps management
Audiohat
DevOps & AWS cloud infrastructure
Waed Platform
Waed Endowment Foundation — Oracle Cloud Infrastructure & DevOps
TanteTobi
DigitalOcean cloud & DevOps
Education
Academic Background
- Lean Management Certificate
- Change Zone — mini MBA (Aug–Nov 2024)
- Islamic University of Gaza — B.Sc. Electrical & Communications Engineering (2013–2016)
- Arab European University — B.Sc. Computer & Communication Engineering (2006–2010)
Languages
Spoken Languages
- Arabic — Native
- English — Proficient