Summary
Refayat Haque is a DevOps leader with nine years of hands-on experience building and operating cloud-native infrastructure across finance, real estate, healthcare, and government sectors. Currently leading DevOps at Ascension after senior roles at CoStar Group, Deutsche Bank, and AWS-focused engagements, he specializes in scalable AWS platforms, CI/CD, and bridging engineering with operational reliability. He pairs technical depth with formal training in international development and IT management (MA, MBA), which helps him align infrastructure decisions with organizational strategy. Based in Washington, DC, he brings a pragmatic, cross-disciplinary perspective—outside work he studies climate change and renewable energy, and can oddly identify car makes by their lights.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Arts - MA Development Economics and International Development, Master of Arts - MA Development Economics and International Development at American University
Bachelor of Arts - BA International Relations and Affairs, Bachelor of Arts - BA International Relations and Affairs at The George Washington University
Master of Business Administration - MBA Information Technology, Master of Business Administration - MBA Information Technology at Goldey-Beacom College
French, Hindi, Bengali, English