Security-minded backend & platform engineer.

I build systems end to end, and I secure them.

I focus on backend development, distributed systems, cloud platforms, and security engineering. I work with Python, Go, AWS, Kubernetes, and Terraform to build and understand systems end to end. Currently developing hands-on engineering projects spanning secure software delivery, backend architecture, infrastructure automation, and cloud security.

Manan Qayas

Open to full-time roles — Toronto / remote Canada.

What I Focus On

Backend Engineering

API design, databases, concurrency, asynchronous processing, distributed systems, and testing.

Platform Engineering

Kubernetes, developer platforms, CI/CD, infrastructure automation, and observability.

Cloud Infrastructure

AWS architecture, multi-account environments, networking, identity, and Terraform.

Security Engineering

Application security, secure software supply chains, cloud detection, and automated controls.

Selected Work

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Shipped · v4.0.0

Paved-Road DevSecOps Pipeline

Every PR passes five blocking security gates; every merged image is signed, SBOM-attested, and verifiable.

10 CI jobs · 25 custom Semgrep rules · 8 ADRs · $0 to run

  • GitHub Actions
  • Cosign
  • Trivy
  • Checkov
  • Semgrep
  • Gitleaks
In progress

Secure AWS Landing Zone

A Terraform-built AWS foundation: multi-account structure, preventive guardrails, and centralized security logging.

Multi-account · preventive + detective controls · fully teardown-able

  • Terraform
  • AWS Organizations
  • SCPs
  • IAM Identity Center
  • CloudTrail
  • GuardDuty
Planned

Relay — Distributed Order & Payment Platform

A Go-based backend platform for reliable order and payment processing, featuring concurrency control, transactional consistency, event-driven workflows, idempotency, and failure recovery.

Flagship backend build · distributed systems · PostgreSQL internals · performance engineering

  • Go
  • PostgreSQL
  • Kafka
  • Redis
  • Stripe
  • OpenTelemetry
Planned

Hardened EKS Platform

A production-grade Kubernetes platform on EKS with GitOps delivery, policy enforcement, and runtime security.

Flagship build · doubles as CKA/CKS hands-on prep

  • Kubernetes
  • EKS
  • ArgoCD
  • Kyverno
  • Falco
  • Terraform
Planned

Detection & Auto-Remediation Lab

Cloud detection engineering: GuardDuty findings routed through EventBridge to Lambda remediations and Slack alerts.

Detection-as-code · automated response · full finding lifecycle

  • GuardDuty
  • EventBridge
  • Lambda
  • Python
Credentials
AWS Certified Security – Specialty certificate logo

AWS Certified Security – Specialty

Amazon Web Services

AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate certificate logo

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

Amazon Web Services

AWS Certified Developer – Associate certificate logo

AWS Certified Developer – Associate

Amazon Web Services

AWS Certified AI Practitioner certificate logo

AWS Certified AI Practitioner

Amazon Web Services

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certificate logo

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Amazon Web Services

Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate V2 certificate logo

Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate V2

Coursera

Meta Front-End Developer Certificate certificate logo

Meta Front-End Developer Certificate

Coursera