Daksh Jain — Platform Engineer
Daksh is a distinguished technologist with extensive expertise in DevOps and cloud automation. He is a key member of the SRE team at Zscaler, where he focuses on enhancing the cloud security product ZPA, which safeguards over 40% of the Fortune 500 businesses. He is passionate about open source and implements solutions that challenge his intellect while benefiting the organization. With a keen eye for cost optimization, he integrated Karpenter, a CNCF tool for node autoscaling, into their EKS clusters at Syfe. Leveraging Karpenter, they achieved more efficient node scheduling, reducing EC2 costs by up to 50%. His primary goal is to develop seamless, secure, and cost optimised solutions, driving market leadership and accelerating time-to-market for cloud security innovations. He is a proactive learner, constantly exploring new DevOps trends and practices. He is a certified RedHat Architect earned by proving his practical skills across various domains such as Linux, Ansible, Openshift & Kubernetes, Linus Security, and Ceph. Beyond his technical contributions, Daksh is passionate about mentoring and guiding emerging talent, dedicated to addressing their queries and fostering their growth in the tech industry.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a DevOps Engineer specializing in cloud security and automation.
Location: Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Experience: 3 yrs 8 mos
Skills
- Cloud Security
- Amazon Web Services (aws)
- Kubernetes
- Incident Response
- Cloud Cost Optimisation
- Azure Devops Services
- Python (programming Language)
Career Highlights
- Achieved 50% reduction in EC2 costs using Karpenter.
- Mentored emerging talent in the tech industry.
- Implemented security best practices in cloud deployments.
Work Experience
Aftershoot
Sr. Platform Engineer (6 mos)
The Linux Foundation
LFX Mentee @ CNCF KubeArmor (2 mos)
Zscaler
Sr. Site Reliability Engineer (9 mos)
Site Reliability Engineer II (5 mos)
Syfe
SDE II - DevOps (4 mos)
SDE I - DevOps (1 yr 8 mos)
DevOps Intern (3 mos)
Piramal Glass
Azure DevOps Intern (1 yr)
HCL Technologies
Python Developer Intern (1 mo)
Haryana Police
Gurgaon Police Cyber Security Summer Internship 2019 (1 mo)
Education
DevOps Assembly Line: Future of Automation at LinuxWorld Informatics Pvt Ltd
Hybrid Multi Cloud (AWS | OpenStack | Terraform ) at LinuxWorld Informatics Pvt Ltd
RH294 - Linux Automation using Ansible at LinuxWorld Informatics Pvt Ltd
Machine Learning for Business Operations using Devops: MLOPS at LinuxWorld Informatics Pvt Ltd
Native Mobile App Development Using Flutter (Flutter App | Widgets | Flutter SDK | Single Code Base) at LinuxWorld Informatics Pvt Ltd
Bachelor of Technology - BTech at SRM IST Chennai
Senior Secondary Education at DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL, SECTOR 14, GURGAON