Independent consulting & contract work
Afaq Ul Haq Babar
Telecom, broadband, and cloud-native infrastructure
I help operators, CPE vendors, SIs, and platform teams ship infrastructure that has to work in the network and in production. That means cloud-native platforms and automation, with a telecom background, for teams in Germany, Saudi Arabia, and remote.
Previously I led compute on Open Telekom Cloud (T-Systems): GPU-enabled AI workloads and a fleet of 1000+ servers, combining product discovery with engineering.
About
I work where telecom and cloud-native infrastructure meet: the platforms operators and vendors have to run, automate, and explain to a customer.
I am available for consulting, contract, and customer-engineering work. Public proof on this page is cloud-native (OpenStack, Kubernetes, GitOps) plus a Wi-Fi 7 article on Medium.
What I am good at
- ▹Taking a cloud or infrastructure product from discovery through a running platform (Open Telekom Cloud compute, including GPU/AI workloads).
- ▹Kubernetes, GitOps, and infrastructure-as-code that other people can operate (k3s-argocd-pi, IONOS Terraform).
- ▹Writing that an engineer can use (Wi-Fi 7 / 802.11be on Medium). That piece is radio/MAC, not an operator CPE runbook.
What this page is for: a serious conversation about a project. Not a job application.
Languages
- ▹English (Fluent - C2)
- ▹German (Proficient - B2)
- ▹Urdu (Native)
Education
M.Sc. Information and Communication Systems
Chemnitz University of Technology
2014 - 2017
B.Sc. Telecommunication Engineering
National University, Pakistan
2004 - 2008
Experience
Senior Field Application Engineer (Freelance)
WNC CorporationJan 2026 – present
Darmstadt, Germany
Integrates, deploys, and troubleshoots wireless and broadband solutions in multi-vendor environments across Western Europe. Customer-facing engineering interface for LAN/WLAN integration, root-cause analysis, and validation.
Expert Product Owner
Open Telekom Cloud / T-Systems2022 — 2025
Darmstadt, Germany
Led product ownership for Open Telekom Cloud, defining and prioritizing compute services product backlog.
- Launched GPU-based compute capabilities enabling AI workloads with NVIDIA integration
- Drove platform evolution using OpenStack and Kubernetes
- Collaborated with stakeholders to improve cloud offerings
- Leveraged data-driven insights for product strategy
Cloud Engineer
T-Systems International GmbH2019 — 2022
Darmstadt, Germany
Managed cloud infrastructure and automated provisioning for enterprise-scale deployments.
- Automated provisioning using GitLab CI/CD
- Strengthened security ensuring GDPR compliance
- Managed 1000+ servers infrastructure running OpenStack
- Coordinated incident resolution with cloud-native tools
DevOps Engineer
t3.it GmbH2017 — 2019
Wiesbaden, Germany
Designed and implemented cloud-native infrastructure and automation solutions.
- Reduced deployment times using Docker and Kubernetes
- Designed monitoring with Grafana and Prometheus
- Infrastructure automation using Terraform and Ansible
Work Student
Nokia Solutions and Networks2016 — 2017
Germany
Telecommunications network support and operations.
Public work
Things you can open. No Coming Soon.
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) explained
MLO, 320 MHz, what actually changes.
Radio/MAC explainer, not an operator CPE guide.
K3s + Argo CD on Raspberry Pi
Production GitOps on Raspberry Pi with k3s and Argo CD.
Cloud-native proof, not broadband proof.
Terraform + IONOS Kubernetes
Terraform and GitHub Actions for IONOS Kubernetes, plus a related app repo.
Cloud/platform proof, not broadband proof.
Skills
Cloud-native infrastructure
- ▹OpenStack
- ▹Kubernetes
- ▹Terraform
- ▹GitOps (Argo CD)
Automation / DevOps
- ▹Ansible
- ▹CI/CD
- ▹GitHub Actions
Telecom grounding
- ▹Telecommunication engineering degree
- ▹Nokia (work student)
- ▹Wi-Fi 7 writing
Product + customer engineering
- ▹Product ownership on a public cloud compute platform
Languages
- ▹English C2
- ▹German B2
- ▹Urdu native
Certifications
- SAFe 6 PO/PM (2023)
- PMP ATP bootcamp (2024)
- OTC Architect (2021)
- Security Champion Advanced (2021)
- OpenStack implementation (2020)
Discuss a project
If you have a broadband, cloud-native, or automation problem worth a conversation, pick a time. Independent consulting and contract work. Remote and on-site.