Summary
Xing Zhou is a seasoned Cloud DevOp Engineer based in Calgary with 12 years of infrastructure and operations experience and an MS in Computer Engineering. He has spent the last five years focused on Azure at Microsoft, operating large-scale global cloud backbones and running 24/7 CI/CD and InfraSecurity platforms that support millions of servers across hundreds of data centers. His background blends deep systems and networking expertise—13 years in Linux/Windows administration, eight years with Cisco and Checkpoint firewalls, and solid virtualization experience in VMware and Hyper-V—with eight years automating tasks in PowerShell and Bash. He also brings hands-on knowledge of ARM templates, IIS/Apache, MS SQL administration, and legacy app servers like Tomcat and WebLogic. Notably, he has moved between large carrier and hyperscale environments (T-Mobile and Microsoft), tackling both cloud automation and telecom test-cloud operations. Pragmatic and reliable, Xing pairs operational rigor with a long track record of keeping production services secure and highly available.
12 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
MS in Computer Engineering, MS in Computer Engineering at South Dakota State University