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Akram is a Lead SRE and Chaos Engineer at Talend. He has experience leading global engineering teams and modernizing cloud-native platforms, with certifications in Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS, and observability tools. He helps DevOps engineers build practical SRE skills, improve Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure work, and grow into broader engineering roles.
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Akram Riahi is a leader, international speaker, and community leader specializing in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Kubernetes, Platform Engineering, DevOps, and Observability. With extensive experience leading global engineering teams and modernizing cloud-native platforms, he helps organizations improve reliability, scalability, and operational excellence at enterprise scale.
Beyond his day-to-day leadership, Akram is an active mentor, and advocate for the cloud-native community. He regularly shares his experience at international conferences, including Devoxx France, DevOps Pro Europe, Conf42, Chaos Carnival, and many other global events, where he speaks about Kubernetes, observability, platform engineering, DevOps, and modern SRE practices.
Certifications: CKA, CKAD, Terraform Associate, AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate , Vault: Certified HashiCorp Implementation Partner, GitLab Certified Associate, Certified Chaos Engineering Professional, Prometheus Certified Associate, Mongodb optimization and performance certified, CAPA(Certified Argo Project Associate).
Github: https://github.com/akria18
5 out of 5 stars
Akram has been mentoring me for over half year now, helping me build stronger skills in DevOps. He gave me guidance and is always motivating and helping! He is a crucial part in my transition from being a simple developer to becoming a well-rounded software engineer with deeper and broader expertise.
Lite Plan • 11 months
5 out of 5 stars
Akram played a huge role in helping me reach my goals. He didn’t just give advice, he helped me build skills and confidence. I’m genuinely grateful for his support and the impact he had on my technical growth.
Standard Plan • 1 month
5 out of 5 stars
I colaborated 1 month with Akram, and it was a very pleasant experience, always proactive, and very available for my questions, we crafted a plan together that suits my needs. Very recommended!
Lite Plan • 1 month
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You tell Akram your goals. They see exactly what you want to work on before session one.
You meet within days. Akram reviews your application and books your first session, usually within a day or two.
You leave with a plan. Concrete next steps and a weekly rhythm from your very first week.
Akram Riahi
Lead SRE/Chaos Engineer/Speaker at Talend
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We'll meet for a quick call (usually under 30 minutes) where we:
- Break the ice and introduce ourselves
- Discuss your goals and how I can support you
- Coordinate logistics like time zones, meeting frequency, and communication methods
