Muhammad Fakhri Abdillah
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Muhammad Fakhri Abdillah

Cloud & DevOps Engineer | Cloud Infrastructure • DevOps • Migration • Reliability

I am a Cloud & DevOps Engineer focused on building, migrating, troubleshooting, and improving cloud infrastructure. I work mainly with Google Cloud, Linux, containers, CI/CD, Kubernetes, and infrastructure automation.

I enjoy solving complex infrastructure problems, especially when they involve understanding how systems, networks, applications, and data flows work together under the hood. For me, reliability isn’t about chasing hype—it’s about clarity, disciplined automation, and calm, predictable operations.

I also enjoy sharing what I learn through technical writing, educational content, and practical case studies that demystify complicated architecture for other engineers.

$ region: asia-southeast2
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core: GCP / Linux / K8s
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iac: Terraform
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focus: Cloud & Reliability
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// Featured Case Studies

Real-world migrations & platform troubleshooting

A look into real infrastructure work: investigating database conversion issues, analyzing data type compatibility, and troubleshooting cloud migration tools.

Database Migration Production Migration
Tables Involved 680+
Source On-Premises Oracle
Target PostgreSQL on GCP

Migrating an On-Premises Oracle Database to PostgreSQL on Google Cloud

Troubleshooting a complex database migration involving schema conversion, compatibility issues, and Google Cloud Database Migration Service.

Worked on the migration of an on-premises Oracle database to PostgreSQL on Google Cloud using Database Migration Service. The migration involved more than 680 tables and required careful investigation of PostgreSQL conversion issues during the migration process.

[ The Challenge ]

The project required moving an existing Oracle database running on an on-premises server to PostgreSQL on Google Cloud. While the migration path appeared straightforward at a high level, differences between Oracle and PostgreSQL introduced conversion and compatibility issues during the migration.

[ Architectural Decisions ]

  • Used Google Cloud Database Migration Service as the migration platform.
  • Used PostgreSQL as the target database while accounting for differences in database schemas and data types.
  • Investigated migration failures by separating database conversion issues from potential issues within the Google Cloud migration service.

[ Key Outcomes & Lessons Learned ]

  • ✓ Successfully investigated and isolated complex migration issues instead of treating the migration as a simple lift-and-shift operation.
  • ✓ Worked with Google Cloud Support to investigate a suspected Database Migration Service backend issue.
  • ✓ Gained practical experience handling the real-world differences between Oracle and PostgreSQL during cloud migration.
stack: Google Cloud Database Migration Service Oracle PostgreSQL Linux
// Engineering Principles

How I approach systems & reliability

Infrastructure exists to make businesses resilient and teams productive. I value clarity, root-cause diagnostics, and calm operations over complexity.

01 / Principle

Reliability Over Complexity

The best infrastructure is boring, predictable, and maintainable. I prioritize simple, robust failure domains over unnecessary orchestration layers.

02 / Principle

Deep-Dive Troubleshooting

When an incident occurs, rebooting is not a solution. I inspect kernel metrics, network packets, DNS behavior, and system logs to fix the actual root cause.

03 / Principle

Repeatability via Code

Every cloud resource, networking rule, and cluster configuration belongs in version control with clean Terraform modules and deterministic CI/CD pipelines.

04 / Principle

Clarity & Knowledge Sharing

A system is only as good as its documentation. I distill complex architectures into clear diagrams, actionable incident runbooks, and educational technical writing.

// Career & Impact

Work Experience & Milestones

A track record of stabilizing systems, executing database migrations, and codifying infrastructure.

Cloud DevOps Engineer

PT EIKON Technology
Nov 2024 – Present

Working as a Cloud DevOps Engineer in a Google Cloud partner environment, helping clients design, deploy, migrate, troubleshoot, and operate cloud infrastructure.

Key Contributions & Engineering Impact:

  • • Provided hands-on Google Cloud infrastructure support, including troubleshooting SSH and connectivity issues, deploying cloud resources, and resolving infrastructure problems.
  • • Worked on cloud migration projects involving on-premises and other-cloud workloads moving to Google Cloud.
  • • Investigated and supported an Oracle-to-PostgreSQL database migration using Google Cloud Database Migration Service, involving more than 680 tables.
  • • Worked with containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes, including deploying applications to Google Kubernetes Engine.
  • • Supported cloud architecture and troubleshooting across networking, compute, databases, monitoring, and application infrastructure.
  • • Created technical documentation covering deployment procedures, security best practices, troubleshooting, migration, and architecture recommendations.
  • • Reviewed technical and AI-generated documentation against official Google Cloud documentation and real-world implementation requirements.
Google Cloud Linux Docker Kubernetes Google Kubernetes Engine Database Migration Service Oracle PostgreSQL Cloud Networking Cloud Monitoring CI/CD

DevOps Engineer

Freelance / Contract
2023 – 2024

Worked on DevOps and cloud infrastructure projects involving application deployment, automation, containerization, and cloud operations.

Key Contributions & Engineering Impact:

  • • Designed and supported deployment workflows for applications running in cloud environments.
  • • Worked with Docker and CI/CD tooling to improve application deployment processes.
  • • Troubleshot infrastructure, application, and deployment issues across Linux and cloud environments.
  • • Worked with Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies as part of application deployment and infrastructure operations.
  • • Supported clients in implementing and troubleshooting cloud infrastructure.
Linux Docker Kubernetes CI/CD Google Cloud Git Cloud Infrastructure

DevOps Trainer

Studi DevSecOps
2023

Delivered technical training and helped engineers develop practical knowledge of DevOps, cloud infrastructure, and related technologies.

Key Contributions & Engineering Impact:

  • • Delivered technical training covering DevOps and cloud infrastructure concepts.
  • • Explained infrastructure and deployment concepts in a practical, hands-on context.
  • • Helped learners understand Linux, cloud, containerization, and DevOps workflows.
DevOps Cloud Computing Linux Docker Technical Training Technical Communication

Lead Product Engineer

PT Cilsy Fiolution Indonesia
2019 – 2023

Led product engineering activities while working across software development, infrastructure, technical problem solving, and team coordination.

Key Contributions & Engineering Impact:

  • • Led technical implementation and development activities for products and client requirements.
  • • Worked across application development, infrastructure, and technical troubleshooting.
  • • Coordinated technical work and helped translate business requirements into practical technical solutions.
  • • Developed experience in leading technical initiatives and working across different engineering domains.
Product Engineering Linux Cloud Computing Software Development Technical Leadership Project Management

Product Engineer

PT Cilsy Fiolution Indonesia
2018 – 2019

Worked on product development and technical implementation, building the foundation for my later transition into cloud and DevOps engineering.

Key Contributions & Engineering Impact:

  • • Worked on product development and technical implementation.
  • • Developed practical experience in Linux, systems, application environments, and technical troubleshooting.
  • • Collaborated on technical solutions based on product and client requirements.
Product Development Linux Technical Troubleshooting Cloud Computing

Technical Support

May 2015 – 2018

Started my professional career in technical support, building a strong foundation in systems administration, troubleshooting, and customer-facing technical problem solving.

Key Contributions & Engineering Impact:

  • • Provided technical support and troubleshooting for users and systems.
  • • Developed foundational experience in Linux and system administration.
  • • Investigated technical problems and translated them into practical solutions.
  • • Built early experience communicating technical issues and solutions with users and teams.
Technical Support Linux System Administration Troubleshooting Technical Communication
// Technical Capabilities

Toolbox & core competencies

Technologies I operate in production environments. Grouped by architectural domain rather than an arbitrary skill percentage.

Cloud Platforms & Architecture

Production infrastructure design, security perimeters, and VPC networking.

Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Primary Kubernetes / GKE Primary Linux Systems Administration Core Amazon Web Services (AWS) VPC Service Controls Cloud Networking & Hybrid Interconnect

Automation, CI/CD & Delivery

Codified infrastructure, continuous deployment, and container workflows.

Terraform (IaC) Core GitHub Actions Core Docker & Container Runtimes Jenkins CI/CD Artifact Registry Workload Identity Federation

Data Systems & Cloud Migration

Database maintenance, schema cutovers, and zero-downtime replication.

PostgreSQL Oracle Database Database Migration Service (DMS) Cloud SQL Architecture Zero-Downtime Data Cutovers Storage & Backup Lifecycle

Observability & Troubleshooting

Metrics, distributed logging, network analysis, and incident mitigation.

Cloud Monitoring & Logging Prometheus & Grafana Infrastructure Troubleshooting Network Packet & Flow Analysis Cloud Security & IAM Technical Training & Documentation
// Engineering Journal

Technical writing & post-mortems

Practical notes, diagnostic playbooks, and architectural deep-dives from production experiences.

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// Contact & Collaboration

Let's discuss infrastructure, migration, or reliability

Whether you are evaluating a database migration to GCP, architecting GKE environments, solving an intractable network puzzle, or looking for a dedicated Cloud & DevOps engineer, I'd love to connect.

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