Services & Rates

I partner with research institutes, academic labs, non-profits, and data platform teams to architect, modernize, and operationalize cloud & open science infrastructure with an automation-first approach.

I work as both a Scientific Technical Consultant (clarifying scope, architecture, roadmaps) and a Research Software Engineer (hands-on implementation, deployment, stabilization, documentation & handover).

Core Services

• Cloud architecture & scaling (GCP, AWS, Azure, Jetstream2 / OpenStack) — Kubernetes, hybrid, elastic & serverless bursting patterns
• Scientific / analytic platform deployment (Galaxy, Bioconductor, RStudio, Jupyter)
• Container build pipelines & binary/package delivery (Docker, Helm, GitHub Actions, automated CD)
• Identity, access, and multi-tenant training environments (Keycloak, ephemeral clusters)
• Infrastructure hardening, reproducibility, and modernization audits

Rates

Base consulting / engineering rate: $150 USD / €125 EUR per hour.
Discounts available for:

• Academic & non-profit projects
• Open-source initiatives
• Long-term retainers or multi-month engagements

Fixed-scope packages (weekly sprint, architecture review, migration plan) available on request.

Example Engagements

• Galaxy or Bioconductor cloud deployment (production or training) with Kubernetes, Helm, S3-backed storage; optional elastic / serverless burst compute.
• Modernization audit & migration plan from static servers to reproducible container + Helm workflows.
• Ephemeral multi-tenant workshop platform (Keycloak IAM, automated provisioning, cost & burst optimization).
• Container & binary supply chain: multi-arch builds, GPU variants, deb packaging (bioc2u), provenance.
• Identity & access hardening: Keycloak integration, role design, SSO alignment with institutional identity.
• CI/CD implementation: GitHub Actions matrix tests across clouds; artifact provenance & promotion pipeline; integration with burst / transient build workers.
• Architecture & backlog shaping for a new data / analysis platform (phased delivery, milestone planning).
• Performance or reliability remediation for existing workflow instances (observability, scaling tuning).
• Documentation & knowledge transfer sprint to internalize operations.

Engagement Model

1. Scoping call (no cost)
2. Lightweight written proposal & estimate
3. Iterative delivery with clear checkpoints & automation-first approach
4. Optional knowledge transfer / team enablement session

Contact

Email: almahmoud.research@gmail.com
Preferred initial message: goals, current stack (if any), timelines, constraints.

You can reach out in English, Français, Română, or العربية.