# James Arslan — Skills & Expertise

Depth across cloud, software, AI, security, leadership, and hardware — with hands-on delivery and continuous learning. Proficiency levels are self-assessed (0–100); ★ marks LinkedIn-validated skills.

## Cloud & Platform Engineering
- Azure & AWS Infrastructure — 97 ★
- Terraform & Bicep — 92
- Kubernetes & Containers — 90
- GitHub Actions / Azure DevOps — 95
- Observability (Grafana, Prometheus) — 90
- MySQL & PostgreSQL — 93

## Software Engineering
- TypeScript & JavaScript — 98 ★
- Node.js Ecosystem — 97 ★
- Java & Spring Boot — 92
- Python — 90
- C# & .NET — 90
- C++ — 88
- Rust — 85

## AI & Intelligent Automation
- LLMOps & AI Platforms — 95 ★
- Agent Frameworks & Tooling — 95
- Prompt Engineering & Optimization — 94
- Multi-Agent Orchestration — 93
- AI Pipeline Design (CI/CD for ML) — 91
- LLM Fine-Tuning & Training — 90
- AI-Oriented Data Centres — 90
- n8n & Workflow Automation — 88
- Model Training & Evaluation — 87

## Security & Compliance
- BankID & Federated Identity — 93
- Custom JWT & Policy Engines — 95
- Zero-Trust Architecture — 90
- Secrets & Key Management — 88
- Audit & Regulatory Alignment — 86

## Product Leadership & Delivery
- Programme & Team Leadership — 96
- Product Strategy & Roadmapping — 92
- Stakeholder Management — 94
- Design Systems & UX Stewardship — 88
- Agile / Lean Delivery — 93

## Hardware & Prototyping
- 3D Printing & Prototyping — 90
- FreeCAD & CAD Modelling — 85
- Embedded Linux & Raspberry Pi — 88
- IoT Connectivity & Telemetry — 86
- Robotics Control Systems — 84

## Additional competencies
RabbitMQ & Event-Driven Architecture · Service Mesh & API Gateways · Data Warehouse Design · Power BI & Executive Dashboards · SMS & Omni-channel Communications · Automation Runbooks & SRE Practices · Miniature Robotics Fabrication · FreeCAD & Mechanical Design · Edge AI Deployment · AWS Cognito & Identity Management · Flyway Database Migrations · OCR & Document Processing · Semantic Memory & Vector Search · Multi-Agent AI Orchestration · LLM Fine-Tuning & RLHF · AI/ML Pipeline Automation · Custom Model Training & Evaluation · RAG Architecture & Vector Databases · AI Agent Development & Orchestration · Technical Writing & Documentation · Creative Direction & Branding · Cross-cultural Team Leadership

## Technical snapshot
- **Cloud & DevOps:** Azure, AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, GitHub Actions, Azure Service Bus, RabbitMQ, Flyway
- **Application Engineering:** TypeScript, Node.js, React, Java, Spring Boot, Python, C#, C++, Rust
- **AI & Data:** LLMOps, LLM Fine-Tuning, RAG, AI Pipelines, n8n, Power BI, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, Event Hubs, Gemini, Claude API, Vector Search
- **Security & Identity:** BankID, Grandid, JWT, OpenID Connect, Key Vault, Policy Engines, Zero Trust
- **Hardware & Prototyping:** Raspberry Pi, FreeCAD, 3D Printing, Sensor Fusion, Edge AI

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