Daksh Jain

Platform Engineer

Gurgaon, Haryana, India3 yrs 8 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Achieved 50% reduction in EC2 costs using Karpenter.
  • Mentored emerging talent in the tech industry.
  • Implemented security best practices in cloud deployments.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a DevOps Engineer specializing in cloud security and automation.

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Skills

Core Skills

Cloud SecurityAmazon Web Services (aws)KubernetesIncident ResponseCloud Cost OptimisationAzure Devops ServicesPython (programming Language)

Other Skills

Open TelemetryTerraformAnsibleGo (Programming Language)Kubernetes CRDYAMLArgoCDHelm (Software)Github ActionsKarpenterJenkinsDatadogAzure DatabricksContinuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)Linux

About

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.

Experience

Aftershoot

Sr. Platform Engineer

Sep 2025Present · 6 mos · New Delhi, Delhi, India · Hybrid

The linux foundation

LFX Mentee @ CNCF KubeArmor

Mar 2025May 2025 · 2 mos · India · Remote

Go (Programming Language)KubernetesKubernetes CRDYAML

Zscaler

2 roles

Sr. Site Reliability Engineer

Promoted

Dec 2024Sep 2025 · 9 mos · India · Hybrid

  • 🤝 Deployed multiple new microservices on AWS ECS using Terraform & Ansible, ensuring security best practices were baked in. Partnered with the Dev team to make it all flow seamlessly.
  • 🚨 Reviewed and remediated AWS CSPM findings, resolving security issues flagged by Crowdstrike like a true cyber warrior. No vulnerability left behind!
  • 👨‍💻 Developed custom callback plugins in Ansible for Slack notifications to implement auditing and real-time logging of commands executed from local machines, enhancing traceability and compliance.
  • 📊 Contributed to SRE Platform & Tooling team, focusing on OpenTelemetry for telemetry data collection and Kloudfuse as backend platform. If it's not measurable, it's not manageable!
Cloud SecurityOpen Telemetry

Site Reliability Engineer II

Jun 2024Nov 2024 · 5 mos · India · Hybrid

  • 🛠️ Handling ECS & EKS deployment across various cloud environments using Terraform, Ansible & ArgoCD. Cloud infrastructure? Consider it handled.
  • 👨‍💻 Pioneering shift-left best practices for GitLab migration project, supercharging CI/CD automation while ramping up security. Moving fast and breaking nothing!
  • 💻 Automated AWS CloudFront invalidations with custom Ansible playbooks after version updates, slashing manual tasks and streamlining deployment pipelines. Efficiency is the name of the game!
  • ☁️ Deployed Terraform resources for new cloud environments during new client onboarding for ZPA.
  • 👷🏻‍♂️ Implemented AWS Backup services for RDS data protection in new cloud environments, because reliable backups are more than just a safety net, they’re the cornerstone of business continuity.
Amazon Web Services (AWS)TerraformAnsible

Syfe

3 roles

SDE II - DevOps

Promoted

Jan 2024May 2024 · 4 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · Hybrid

  • 👮🏻‍♂️ Configured AWS Security Hub to establish a robust security framework for all deployed AWS resources, alerts on official communication channel.
  • 🔥 Deployed HA ArgoCD via Helm config for GitOps adoption for 100% shared resources in EKS clusters.
  • 🚀 Worked on EKS Upgrade with best strategies to have zero downtime for prod, dev & shared clusters.
  • 💼 Owned RCAs during oncall shifts and provided comprehensive insights & actionable recommendations.
  • 🤝 Mentor peers & provide cross team KT to eliminate silos, fostering team growth and cohesion.
ArgoCDIncident Response

SDE I - DevOps

Apr 2022Dec 2023 · 1 yr 8 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · Hybrid

  • 🤑 Setup Karpenter for better node provisioning with Helmfile & AWS best practices, that helped to save 50% EC2 cost.
  • 🙌🏻 Setup Github Actions for Unit Tests to enhance log visibility, adhere to shift-left approach & ensure a good UX.
  • 🚀 Boost CI speed(Unit Test + Docker Image) by 20% on Jenkins by setting up AWS Code Artifact & Gradle cache server.
  • 🦾 Improve the Jenkins configuration via helm code to make Jenkins > 85% reliable, maintain uptime & optimise cost.
  • 👨🏻‍💻 Collaborated with development team for optimising Java based codes like heap dump & OOM debugging via Datadog.
  • 🥇 Syfe is the winner of the Singapore IDC Future Enterprise Awards 2022, for the Future of Digital Infrastructure category.
  • 🏆 Syfe in the winner of the "Best DevOps Team of the Year 2023 - Fintech" at India DevOps Show 2023.
Helm (Software)Github ActionsKarpenterCloud Cost Optimisation

DevOps Intern

Dec 2021Mar 2022 · 3 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · Hybrid

  • 🚀 Developed Groovy script for CI/CD Jenkins Pipeline & ensured that duration to build, test & deploy is reduced by 20%.
  • ☁️ Collaborated with QA & Security Team to integrate stages in CI/CD & deploy security related infrastructure on AWS.
  • 📈 Setup Golden Signal Dashboards on Datadog to monitor the health and performance of production applications.
  • 💸 Worked on Cost optimisation strategies for UATs management, without any impact on productivity & quality.
  • 👨🏻‍💻 Developed understanding of AWS VPC, VPC Peering via console & Terraform code.
JenkinsAmazon Web Services (AWS)TerraformKubernetesDatadog

Piramal glass

Azure DevOps Intern

Oct 2020Oct 2021 · 1 yr · Vadodara, Gujarat, India · Remote

  • Project: Digitalization of Data Analytics platform & migrating it to Microsoft Azure Cloud
  • 💫 Gained hands-on experience on 10+ Azure resources, including Data Lake, Data Factory, Databricks, and VNet.
  • ♾️ Automated resource provisioning and deployment using Azure DevOps, ARM templates, and integrated build and release pipelines for continuous delivery.
  • ⚡️ Collaborated with production teams in Agile sprints, adhering to core Agile principles to drive efficient development cycles.
  • 💯 Delivered multiple successful POCs and conducted in-depth research on Azure data services and infrastructure.
Azure DevOps ServicesAzure DatabricksContinuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)LinuxMicrosoft Azure

Hcl technologies

Python Developer Intern

Dec 2019Jan 2020 · 1 mo · Noida Area, India · Hybrid

  • 🕵🏼‍♂️ Research on Machine Learning - Natural Language Processing.
  • 📱 Created a personal Virtual Assistant.
  • ⚙️ Some key features of the Virtual Assistant are: "Talk Back", "Weather", "Map information".
  • ⚒️ Added a new feature that works like - "when user speaks something it automatically converts it into text and keeps it copied so that user directly pastes it".
  • 🤝 Created huge network at HCL along with my mentors.
Python (Programming Language)Natural Language Processing (NLP)

Haryana police

Gurgaon Police Cyber Security Summer Internship 2019

Jun 2019Jul 2019 · 1 mo · Gurgaon, India

Education

LinuxWorld Informatics Pvt Ltd

DevOps Assembly Line: Future of Automation

LinuxWorld Informatics Pvt Ltd

Hybrid Multi Cloud (AWS | OpenStack | Terraform )

LinuxWorld Informatics Pvt Ltd

RH294 - Linux Automation using Ansible

LinuxWorld Informatics Pvt Ltd

Machine Learning for Business Operations using Devops: MLOPS

LinuxWorld Informatics Pvt Ltd

Native Mobile App Development Using Flutter (Flutter App | Widgets | Flutter SDK | Single Code Base)

SRM IST Chennai

Bachelor of Technology - BTech — Computer Science & Engineering

DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL, SECTOR 14, GURGAON

Senior Secondary Education

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