Akash K.

DevOps Engineer

Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India15 yrs 4 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

14+ years in DevOps and Cloud Infrastructure.
Expert in GitLab CI/CD and AWS Cloud solutions.
Proven leadership in driving automation and CI/CD transformation.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a DevOps and Cloud Infrastructure expert in SaaS environments.

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Skills

Core Skills

DevopsAws CloudCi/cd

Other Skills

Python (Programming Language)Agile MethodologiesAnsibleTerraformAmazon Web Services (AWS)Elastic Stack (ELK)BackstageGrafanaKubernetesDockerGitlab CICDDisaster RecoveryLeadershipLokiRedis

About

DevOps and Cloud Infrastructure Engineer with 14+ years of experience driving automation, CI/CD transformation, and infrastructure modernization across global enterprise environments. Skilled in architecting GitLab-based CI/CD systems, Kubernetes, Istio, Ansible, and AWS Cloud solutions for secure, scalable, and high-performing systems. I specialize in designing high-availability GitLab architectures (Geo + HA), automating backups, patching, and observability, and building self-healing infrastructure using IaC tools like Terraform and CloudFormation. My work spans infrastructure automation, application containerization, continuous integration, and proactive security compliance. Previously managed a Centre of Excellence for Automation (QTP/UFT) and led DevOps migrations to establish enterprise-wide automation pipelines using GitLab, TeamCity, and Cloud Foundry, integrating SonarQube, Fortify, and Black Duck for secure releases. Recognized for a leadership style built on empathy, trust, and continuous learning, I believe in combining hands-on technical depth with strong collaboration to simplify complexity, accelerate delivery, and enable teams to perform at their best. To know more, please feel free to contact me at: akashkrkashyap@gmail.com.

Experience

15 yrs 4 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs

Average Tenure

3 yrs 5 mos

Current Experience

Opentext

2 roles

Principal Software Engineer

Dec 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Designed and automated resilient DevOps infrastructure supporting global R&D teams at OpenText.
Developed and maintained Ansible playbooks for GitLab upgrades, full backups, Redis Sentinel setup, and quarterly patching.
Automated S3 cleanup for orphaned artifacts with threshold-based force-cleanup and usage alerts.
Configured internal load balancing (Keepalived + F5) and integrated Grafana Alertmanager for proactive monitoring.
Tuned GitLab Puma and Sidekiq for high-concurrency CI/CD performance and job isolation.
Enabled GitLab Advanced Search (ELK integration) for faster cross-repository visibility.
Led migration from monolithic to project-specific Docker images, documenting reusable automation patterns.
Architected GitLab Geo + HA setup and conducted full disaster-recovery drills across dev teams.
Built an isolated Kubernetes cluster with autoscaling and project-level isolation.
Implemented API rate limiting, DDoS detection, and abuse monitoring dashboards.
Partnered with security auditors to validate GitLab Geo architecture and compliance.
Authored downtime classification, backup, and restore documentation for infra teams.
Applied expertise in GitLab, Kubernetes, Istio, Redis, Consul, ELK, Ansible, and Terraform to drive automation, scalability, and reliability.

Python (Programming Language)DevOpsAgile MethodologiesAnsibleTerraformAmazon Web Services (AWS)+12

Lead Software Engineer

Jun 2019 – Jan 2022 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Bangalore · Hybrid

Led and managed end-to-end CI/CD automation pipelines using GitLab CI and TeamCity, covering build, test, deployment, and production validation stages.
Built scalable pipelines for Maven, Gradle, and NPM projects integrating unit, integration, and security tests for reliable releases.
Initiated GitLab CI adoption for Maven-based projects with automated Cloud Foundry deployments.
Architected CI/CD pipelines with auto-triggers for code commits, merge requests, and pull requests.
Configured JACOCO, SonarQube, Black Duck, and Fortify for coverage, code quality, and security scanning.
Created Dockerfiles and Docker images for Node.js, Gradle, and Maven builds, enabling containerized CI environments.
Executed Blue-Green Deployments for microservices and managed app releases on Cloud Foundry using Docker.
Developed Python scripts for dynamic manifest generation and Shell scripts to manage CF apps, services, and CUPs.
Automated GitLab tagging and versioning for stable release management after acceptance testing.

Kdc

Senior DevOps Consultant

Jan 2022 – Dec 2022 · 11 mos · Sweden

Sony

AWS MLOps Consultant

Jan 2022 – Oct 2022 · 9 mos · Lund, Skåne County, Sweden · On-site

Served as the primary owner for the entire cloud infrastructure supporting https://developer.sony.com/, from design through production operations.
Designed and automated AWS infrastructure using CloudFormation and VPC-based IaC.
Managed ECS, EC2 (NGINX), Application Load Balancers, Auto Scaling Groups, and RDS (MySQL/Postgres).
Built GitLab CI/CD pipelines for automated AMI builds and deployment workflows.
Used S3 and CloudFront to automate asset delivery, improve performance, and enable caching.
Enforced IAM policies and HTTPS/TLS to secure communication across all services.
Proactively patched and hardened infrastructure to meet web security best practices.
Ensured production releases were validated, correctly built, and reliably deployed.

Amazon ECSAmazon VPCNginxAWS CloudFormationGitlab CICDApplication Security+4

Sap

2 roles

Senior DevOps Engineer

Promoted

Aug 2016 – Jun 2019 · 2 yrs 10 mos · On-site

Resolved application deployment issues across Dev, Hotfix, and Production environments, ensuring seamless operations.
Collaborated extensively on AWS and CI/CD requirements, enhancing deployment efficiency.
Conducted POCs for new automation tools, driving innovation in technology at SAP.
Managed updates and monitoring of Cloud Foundry landscapes across AWS, Azure, GCP, and OpenStack.

Test Specialist – Technology Test Center – Central Automation Team

May 2011 – Jul 2016 · 5 yrs 2 mos · On-site

Developed automation frameworks and scripts using QTP11 and Selenium for SAP’s NetWeaver releases and SAP HANA Cloud.
Conducted POCs for new automation tools, enhancing the testing process for emerging technologies.
Created robust scripts for recurring processes and provided training to developers on automation tools.