Mar 2025 – Aug 2025 · 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

• ☸️ Kubernetes & Container Management:
• Administered and maintained Amazon EKS clusters, troubleshooting and resolving cluster-level issues.
• Automated cluster operations with Terraform and custom scripting.
• ⚙️ Infrastructure as Code & Automation:
• Managed multiple environments and automated resource provisioning using Terraform.
• Provisioned and managed AWS services (ECS, EKS, VPC, IAM, S3, etc.) with Terraform modules.
• Automated operational tasks with Python and Shell scripts tailored to project requirements.
• 🤖 AI & Modern Workloads:
• Implemented Bedrock AI models for development use cases and integrated them into workflows.
• 📊 Observability & Monitoring:
• Implemented DataDog for alerting , SLO, SLI and Error Budget setup on ECS and Kubernetes based service environment.
• Deployed and managed EFK stack (Elasticsearch, Fluentd, Kibana) for centralized logging.
• Managed Elasticsearch clusters for scalable log monitoring.
• 📊 CI/CD & DevOps Practices:
• Built and deployed applications with AWS CodePipeline and CodeBuild targeting ECS clusters.
• Integrated SonarQube for code quality checks and vulnerability scans.
• Leveraged Trivy for Docker image scans to enhance container security.
• 💰 Cost Optimization & Cloud Strategy:
• Spearheaded AWS cloud cost optimization initiatives, leveraging data-driven strategies and best practices to reduce monthly spend using graviton based instances and AMD processor instead intel core processor with right sizing.

Jun 2023 – Feb 2025 · 1 yr 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

• 🌩️ Cloud & Kubernetes:
• Provisioned and managed EKS clusters on AWS with Terraform automation, including seamless cluster upgrades.
• Worked on multi-cloud environments – AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Hands-on with Azure services: VNET, Resource Groups, Scale Sets, Gateway Subnet, AKS, Azure Devops.
• Experience in Rancher user management and deployments.
• 📊 Observability & Monitoring:
• Implemented Prometheus & Grafana from scratch in Kubernetes environments.
• Deployed and managed EFK stack (Elasticsearch, Fluentd, Kibana) for centralized logging.
• Managed Elasticsearch clusters for scalable log monitoring.
• Monitored MSK Kafka with Alertmanager, and managed topics via CMAK & Kafdrop.
• ⚙️ Automation & Scaling:
• Experience with KEDA (Kubernetes Event-Driven Autoscaling) using external event-based HPA with PostgreSQL and other metrics.
• Automated infrastructure provisioning and upgrades using Terraform.
• 📦 Data & Databases:
• Migrated workloads from Azure to AWS using AMS, DMS, and DataSync with Site-to-Site VPN.
• Hands-on experience with RDS, DynamoDB, Redshift Clusters, and MongoDB.
• Working knowledge of SensuGo for monitoring and alerts.
• 🔐 Networking & Security:
• Setup and managed OpenVPN and WireGuard VPN for secure communication.

Nov 2022 – Jun 2023 · 7 mos · Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland · On-site

• 📊 Observability & SRE Practices:
• Developed Infrastructure as Code (IaC) scripts to automate creation of SLI (Service Level Indicators) and SLO (Service Level Objectives) dashboards.
• Enabled self-service observability, allowing service and application teams to bring up their own SLI/SLO dashboards automatically without manual intervention.
• Improved reliability, monitoring coverage, and developer autonomy through automation-first practices.

Nov 2018 – Sep 2022 · 3 yrs 10 mos · India · Hybrid

• ☸️ Kubernetes & Container Orchestration
• Provisioned and upgraded EKS clusters on AWS through Terraform.
• Experience with Rancher for user management and importing EKS clusters for better accessibility.
• Developed and deployed Helm charts for microservices/apps via Jenkins pipelines.
• Worked on admission controllers with OPA agent and policies for governance.
• Troubleshooting Kubernetes issues on daily basis, ensuring zero-downtime deployments and high application availability.
• Hands-on with Istio service mesh and Fluentd logging for service-to-service observability.
• 📊 Observability & Monitoring
• Deployed Prometheus & Grafana from scratch in Kubernetes environments.
• Implemented log monitoring with LogDNA, Fluentd, and EFK stack.
• Experience with CloudWatch for AWS services monitoring and alerting.
• ⚙️ Infrastructure as Code & Automation
• Designed infrastructure automation using Terraform modules for scalable deployments.
• Built CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins using DSL pipelines (JGitflow) and shared libraries (JSL).
• Automated deployments and operational tasks with Python, Shell scripts, and AWS Lambda.
• Worked on HashiCorp Vault for secrets management.
• 🌩️ Cloud Platforms & Services
• Hands-on with AWS Services: EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, Route53, SES, CloudWatch, Lambda, Security Groups, Network Firewall.
• Database experience: RDS, MongoDB, MongoDB Atlas, DynamoDB, Redshift Clusters, ElastiCache.
• Data migration and transfer using AWS DataSync (EFS & S3).
• Created disaster recovery environments and performed DR drills across AWS regions.
• Performed resource right-sizing using Compute Optimizer and Trusted Advisor for cost optimization.
• 🔐 Security & Networking
• Setup secure connectivity with OpenVPN and WireGuard VPN.
• Implemented OPA admission controller policies for Kubernetes clusters.
• Managed API traffic using Tyk API Gateway for secure and scalable integrations.
• 🛠️ DevOps Tools & Practices
• Artifact management with Maven, Nexus, SonarQube.
• Agile issue tracking and collaboration using JIRA.

Oct 2016 – Nov 2018 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Bengaluru Area, India

• ⚙️ CI/CD & Automation
• Designed and maintained CI/CD pipelines for production environments.
• Automated build and deployment using Jenkins and Maven to reduce human error and accelerate release cycles.
• Developed custom scripts in Bash & Python for production pipelines and day-to-day automation.
• Automated EC2 instances, VPCs, and security groups using Ansible and Python (Boto3).
• Hands-on with Ansible Tower and Ansible Pull for configuration management.
• 🌩️ Cloud Infrastructure & Operations
• Actively managed, improved, and monitored AWS infrastructure including EC2, S3, VPC, ELB, IAM, and bucket policies.
• Implemented cloud automation using Python scripting and Boto SDK.
• Pursuing AWS SysOps certification to further strengthen cloud expertise.
• 🔐 Security & Compliance
• Applied CIS benchmarks with Ansible for secure infrastructure provisioning.
• Managed GitHub repositories and permissions with proper branching and tagging practices.
• 📊 Monitoring & Incident Management
• Troubleshot and optimized application API latency using New Relic.
• Monitored and resolved issues via Salesforce Ticketing Tool and ServiceNow.
• Captured and analyzed network packet data with tcpdump for connection troubleshooting.
• Handled incident management and application issue resolution in production.
• 🛠️ Application & Middleware
• Worked on JBoss application server deployments and troubleshooting.
• Packaged and deployed class files into JARs based on requests.
• Automated file transfers across systems using SFTP & SCP.

Jul 2014 – Sep 2016 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Bangalore

• 🖥️ System & Process Management
• Monitored and controlled system services, processes, and user activities using Linux tools.
• Managed disks, volume groups (LVM), and storage allocation based on requirements.
• Installed and updated software packages using YUM on Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
• Captured and analyzed network packets with tcpdump to troubleshoot connection issues.
• 🌐 Application & Infrastructure Monitoring
• Monitored Java-based applications and handled alerts using Nagios.
• Monitored system performance with tools like top, iostat, vmstat, free, and analyzed system logs.
• Addressed application patch upgrades and kernel upgrades to ensure system stability.
• Provided production support for DNS resolvers with UltraDNS and handled DNS/Web forwarding issues (ultracrs).
• ☁️ Cloud Operations (AWS)
• Managed EC2 instances and S3 buckets.
• Modified security groups, IAM roles, and set up CloudWatch alarms for monitoring.
• 🔐 File & Data Management
• Installed and configured FTP servers, addressing related issues.
• Performed secure file transfers (FTP, SCP) across systems.
• 📑 Incident & Ticket Management
• Monitored system and application alerts, addressing incidents proactively.
• Resolved tickets within SLA timelines, ensuring smooth operations and business continuity.