Michel Abboud

Principal Architect & DevOps Leader
Visionary and Innovative · AI Integration
High-Scale Systems · CTO/CEO Experience

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Email: github.cv1@michel.co.il
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/michelabboud · Portfolio: michelabboud.github.io/cv

Profile

Over twenty years of hands-on experience across DevOps, cloud architecture, software development, databases and production operations. Strong focus on building secure, scalable and cost-efficient platforms on AWS and Azure, with deep Linux and networking knowledge. Entrepreneurial mindset with a track record as founder, CTO and principal engineer in startups and large enterprises.

Current focus: Actively integrating GenAI and LLM technologies into real workflows — from agentic AI coding tools (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex) to LLM orchestration (MCP, n8n) and self-hosted AI stacks. Building production systems using AI-assisted development as the primary methodology, treating AI as a force multiplier rather than a novelty.

Experienced in leading end-to-end delivery of complex systems, mentoring engineers and working directly with international customers in regulated environments.

Key Skills

Cloud & DevOps

• AWS (EC2, RDS, S3, CloudFront, VPC, IAM), Azure (AKS, Azure DevOps, storage, networking)
  
• CI/CD design and implementation using GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Git, Terraform, Ansible
  
• Containers and orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes (microservices, production and test clusters)
  
• Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, logging and alerting pipelines

Programming & Automation

• Python, Bash, Node.js, PHP, Java, C/C++, SQL
  
• Infrastructure automation, migration tools, internal developer tooling

Databases

• Relational: PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle (including performance tuning and large-scale upgrades)
  
• NoSQL: MongoDB, DynamoDB, SimpleDB, caching layers (memcached, Redis-style stores)

Security & Reliability

• Secure cloud architectures, VPNs, access control, MFA, Linux hardening
  
• Integrating tools such as Snyk and SonarCloud-type platforms into delivery flows

Leadership & Communication

• Leading small to mid-size engineering teams and cross-functional projects
• Coaching developers, designing processes, teaching in academic and professional settings

GenAI & Modern Tooling

• LLM platforms: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok
• AI-assisted development: GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor
• LLM orchestration and agentic workflows: MCP, n8n, custom integrations
• AI/ML infrastructure: GPU environments, model training pipelines, MLOps tooling

Professional Experience

DevOps Tech Lead – 365Scores

Ramat Gan, Israel · 03/2025 – Present

Sports media platform serving fans worldwide with real-time scores and content.

• Architect and manage high-scale web platforms handling hundreds of millions of monthly requests across multiple domains
• Lead technology research initiatives, evaluating and integrating LLM and agentic AI tools into platform workflows
• Define and execute AWS cloud architecture using VPC, RDS, CloudFront, ALB, CloudWatch, and IAM
• Ensure high availability and scalability through proactive capacity planning and performance optimization

Senior DevOps Engineer – Semperis

Ramat Gan, Israel · 09/2023 – 08/2024

Cybersecurity company protecting enterprise identity platforms.

• Part of the DevOps team building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for production and test environments using Azure DevOps, Docker and Terraform
  
• Supported a microservices architecture on Kubernetes, improving deployment reliability and standardising service configurations
  
• Wrote infrastructure and operations automation in Python and Bash, including tooling for environment management and runbooks
  
• Worked with PostgreSQL and an observability stack (Prometheus, Grafana) to monitor, troubleshoot and optimise production systems
  
• Integrated security and quality tools such as SonarCloud and Snyk into the delivery process
  
• Collaborated closely with R&D and security teams in a hybrid Linux/Windows and Azure cloud environment

Principal DevOps Engineer – Medtronic

Israel · 04/2020 – 08/2023

Global leader in medical technology; role focused on DevOps for R&D platforms.

• Served as the sole DevOps engineer for the D&R team, owning CI/CD, infrastructure and operations end-to-end
  
• Designed and implemented build and deployment pipelines for development, test and production using Docker, Git, GitHub, Ansible and Terraform
  
• Managed Linux servers and AWS infrastructure, including networking, security groups and VPN connectivity
  
• Administered MongoDB and MySQL databases, ensuring availability, backups and performance optimisation
  
• Implemented monitoring and logging solutions and led incident analysis and remediation for production systems
  
• Partnered with global engineering teams to align tooling and practices with regulatory and security requirements

CEO & Founder / Senior DevOps Engineer – Simple Backend Ltd. 

Haifa, Israel · 07/2013 – 03/2020

Cloud architecture and backend services company providing platforms and consulting for startups and businesses.

• Founded and led the company, combining hands-on technical work with customer engagement and product strategy
  
• Designed and built a serverless / low-code API platform on AWS with strong focus on performance, scalability and security
  
• Delivered DevOps and cloud architecture services on AWS and Azure for multiple clients, including secure multi-environment deployments
  
• Developed backend services and automation in Python, PHP and Bash; implemented cost and performance monitoring for customer workloads
  
• Managed relational and NoSQL databases in the cloud, including schema design, capacity planning and backup strategies

Chief Technology Officer – Archimadness Ltd. 

Haifa, Israel · 08/2012 – 07/2013

Gaming startup building an innovative large-scale game platform.

• Designed the overall system and game architecture for a new online gaming platform
  
• Built a high-performance game engine using DynamoDB and an in-memory caching layer
  
• Leveraged AWS services to achieve scalability and cost efficiency
  
• Developed backend APIs and integrations with the Facebook platform; trained and supported developers

Chief Technology Officer & R&D – Dassa Games Ltd. 

Haifa, Israel · 01/2009 – 12/2011

Online games company focused on social and casual games.

• Architected and implemented modular game backend infrastructure on AWS using SimpleDB and custom services
  
• Led a multidisciplinary team of developers and designers using Scrum-based delivery
  
• Oversaw security, operations and scaling of production systems and web servers
  
• Implemented micro-payments, Facebook and third-party integrations, and internal tooling for rapid game development

Various Engineering & Leadership Roles – Amdocs

Haifa, Israel · 08/1999 – 02/2009

Global software provider for telecom billing and CRM systems.
Roles included Infrastructure Team Leader, Oracle DBA, Java Developer, and Migration & Conversion Engineer.

• Led an infrastructure team responsible for daily and nightly builds, build tooling and developer support on Unix systems
  
• Designed and developed migration and conversion tools in C and shell for large Oracle databases, including performance tuning and on-site customer support
  
• Built back-end Java daemons and integrations for Accounts Receivable systems
  
• Created internal developer tools, documentation and training; contributed to production incident resolution and performance improvements

Lecturer & System Administrator – Technion Practical Engineering School & College of Management

Haifa, Israel · 1994 – 2000

• Taught programming (C/C++, Pascal, Visual Basic), operating systems, networking and office applications
  
• Managed computer labs and servers (Linux, Novell, Windows), networks and security infrastructure supporting hundreds of students

Education

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science Champlain College, Burlington, Vermont, USA · 1999–2002

Practical Engineer Diploma, Computer Science and Programming
Practical Engineering School, Technion – Haifa, Israel · 1993–1995

Certifications

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (2017)
  
• Oracle DBA Certification (Oracle 9i)
  
• SunOS Administration (1995)

Additional Information

• Technical hobbies: 3D printing, DIY electronics, Raspberry Pi & Arduino projects
• Other interests: Photography, gardening