Projects in JerusalemProjects in JerusalemThe website mroqa.site (http://mroqa.site) serves as the professional portfolio for Mohammed Roqa, a Senior Technology Leader and Cloud-Native Architect based in Sandton, South Africa. The site highlights his career bridging business strategy with engineering execution, particularly within complex cloud-native environments.
Professional Focus
The work centers on designing, building, and scaling systems with an emphasis on:
Cloud-Native Architecture: Leveraging Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and network infrastructure.
Data-Driven Solutions: Utilizing technical tools such as Python, R, TensorFlow, and PyTorch for modeling and analysis.
Systems Leadership: Managing the full SDLC, from strategy and product ideation at his venture, Lync Digital, to enterprise-level engineering operations at organizations like Elm for Information Security.
Selected Projects and Research
The portfolio showcases a range of technical contributions and research:
Data Visualization & Social Impact: A featured project for the 2023 World Government Summit regarding the "Decade in Review," visualizing factors shaping society and government.
Blockchain & Agriculture: Research proposals exploring decentralized smart agriculture (conducted with the Zurich University of Applied Sciences) and factors driving blockchain adoption in SMEs (Lund University, 2021).
Automation Platforms: Development of the ELMNET automation platform, which focused on automating IT service provisioning, including request-to-operations workflows.
His professional background combines a BSc in IT from Cairo University and an MSc in Information Systems from Lund University, complemented by various certifications in cloud-native and DevOps disciplines. He is currently focused on senior engineering leadership, cloud architecture consulting, and product collaboration.
