Services
$450 / month
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Free 7-day trial
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Ongoing calls + chat
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No lock-in
Month to month, no contract.
MentorCruise summary
Akram is a Lead SRE and speaker at Talend. He has led global engineering teams, modernized cloud-native platforms, and spoken internationally about Kubernetes, observability, and platform engineering. He helps DevOps engineers build practical skills, solve technical challenges, and plan their growth.
Based on 21 verified mentee reviews
- Reviewers often praise his deep knowledge of DevOps, SRE, cloud, and architecture.
- Two reviewers mention creating tailored plans with specific goals and regular follow-ups.
- Two reviewers value his habit of guiding people toward answers instead of giving them directly, which encourages independent learning and discovery.
About
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
What mentees say
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.
Stefan Georg
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.
Laz
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!
Aris
Lite Plan • 1 month
Get to know Akram
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VideoAkram Riahi: The Observability Evolution: from Rookie to Mega
Session name: The Observability Evolution: from Rookie to Mega Speaker: Akram Riahi Session description: Alert fatigue is killing your on-call …
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VideoChaos Engineering alongside Litmus and Jenkins | Akram Riahi | Conf42 Chaos Engineering 2022
Akram Riahi LitmusChaos Leader at WeScale Today, Chaos Engineering is becoming more and more prevalent, aiming for stronger resilience in …
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What happens when you start
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.
