Ashish Kumar

Software Engineer

Hyderabad, Telangana, India12 yrs 9 mos experience

AI EnabledHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in building scalable MLOps platforms.
Proven track record in CI/CD automation.
Strong leadership in DevOps and cloud technologies.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a DevOps and MLOps expert in the SaaS industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

MlopsCi/cdDevops

Other Skills

PythonKubernetesGCPAWSMLflowFastAPIPrometheusSplunkClaude AIMCPAgentic AITektonDockerAnsibleTerraform

About

Kubernetes | Terraform | Tekton CI/CD | GCP | Ansible | Helm | Docker | AWS | MLOps | Python | Devops | Data Engineering | Data Science | Machine Learning With over 5 years as a Technical Lead at Thales, I specialize in designing and implementing advanced CI/CD pipelines using Tekton and Python, driving automation for containerized applications managed through Docker and Kubernetes. My work at Thales Cybersecurity Products has also included improving technical support processes and resolving critical customer issues, ensuring seamless operational efficiency. My expertise spans DevOps, cloud platforms like GCP and AWS, and infrastructure automation through tools such as Ansible and Terraform. By collaborating with a team of skilled professionals, I contribute to scalable and secure deployments that align with organizational goals. My dedication to innovation and problem-solving drives impactful solutions in cybersecurity and software development.

Experience

12 yrs 9 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs

Average Tenure

8 mos

Current Experience

Apple

Lead Software Development Engineer - MLOps

Oct 2025 – Present · 8 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India · Hybrid

Lead SDE – AI/ML & MLOps | Apple Maps Search ML Infra Platform
Building AI-powered infrastructure for Apple Maps Search at scale. Leading Project: ****(Confidential) — an intelligent CI/CD root cause analysis system using Claude AI (Anthropic) and custom MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers that automatically diagnose pipeline failures across several production services, eliminating manual log triage. Also automating SRE workflows using Agentic AI — reducing manual intervention and accelerating incident resolution.
Core focus areas:
LLMOps & Agentic AI pipelines using Claude SDK + MCP server architecture
Automated SRE workflows using Agentic AI for incident triage and resolution
MLOps platform engineering on GCP & AWS (Kubernetes, Spinnaker, Tekton)
RAG pipelines, model registry, drift detection & automated rollback
CI/CD automation with 87.5% tool-execution speedup achieved
Stack: Python · Claude AI · MCP · FastAPI · Kubernetes · GCP · AWS · MLflow · Airflow · Prometheus · Splunk

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Thales

2 roles

Technical Lead DevOps

Apr 2022 – Oct 2025 · 3 yrs 6 mos

Developed CI/CD pipeline framework using Tekton and Python wrappers for automation.
Managed containerized applications with Docker and Kubernetes at Thales Cybersecurity Products.
Led a team of 6-7 members in CI/CD and software automation projects.
Resolved customer technical queries and improved customer support at Thales Cybersecurity Products.

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Senior Software Engineer

May 2018 – Mar 2022 · 3 yrs 10 mos

In my role as a Senior Software Engineer at Thales Cybersecurity Products in India, I was responsible for managing cloud platforms, developing CI/CD pipelines, and leading teams in software automation projects. I utilized Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Services, Jenkins, Tekton, Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, Terraform, Python, Git, and Bitbucket to streamline processes and ensure efficient deployment.

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Trupay india

Senior Automation Engineer Mobile Application

Jul 2016 – May 2018 · 1 yr 10 mos · Gurgaon, India

Platform on which I am involve in Validation: Mobile Application Validation, Android and Web SDK (UPI Payments) integration Validation, Merchant Portal Validationand End-to-End API Validation.
Responsibilities:
Setting up of Test Bed for testing purpose.
UPI Payments Testing of Trupay APP for UPI-Transactions like Send Money, Request/Collect Money.
End-to End Testing of Backend Web Service (Rest APIs) of New Features using REST Client, Soap UI and debugging their output (JSON).
Integration Testing of Trupay SDK integrated with various Merchant Application.
Testing of Android and Web SDK integrated with UPI (Unified Payment Interface), Credit/Debit Card and Netbanking Payment modes.
Working in an agile environment, estimating work in terms of complexity (story points).
Designing and writing test plans that detail what was required to validate the Product.
Designed and/or written test cases that covers all Product functionality.
Working closely with a Product Manager / Business Analyst to define product features, scenarios, and/or acceptance criteria.

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Payu payments private limited

Software Engineer

Mar 2015 – Jul 2016 · 1 yr 4 mos · Gurgaon · On-site

Responsibilities:
Setting up of Test Environment & Test Bed for testing purpose.
Testing of Payment Gateway of PayUmoney APP for e-Transactions like Loading Money into PayUmoney-Wallet using Net banking, Debit, Credit and Stored Cards,
Testing of Payment Transaction using Pure Wallet and PayUmoney Points.
Testing of Bills Payment Transactions and Web Service (APIs) testing.
Creation & execution of Test Plan, Test Cases & Test Scenarios -as per business requirements.
Writing & Execution of SQL queries on Testing Server (SQLyog Enterprise)
Mobile App Functional and Non Functional testing ( IOS and Android Phones )
Force Update Testing ( IOS and Android Phones )
Deploying Code on Testing Environment for verifying various changes and implementation in a code.
Interrupt Testing of Android and IOS Apps using various Methodologies.
Performance Testing of Android App using Blaze Meter and Jmeter Tools.
Testing of Android App under Low Memory condition using Fill Memory Tool.
Memory Leakage Testing of Android App using Memory Leakage tool (MAT) and Android Studio.
Manual Testing:
Experience in Writing and Implementing SQL queries.
Experience in working with Agile Methodology.
Knowledge of Test Plans and writing and Executing Test Cases & Test Scenarios.
Knowledge of Bug Reporting/Documentation till closure of Bug(s).
Knowledge of various types of Testing Methodology, Test design Techniques & STLC.
Knowledge of Linux and GIT commands.
Hands on Experience in using WinSCp and (mRemoteNG) Putty tools.
Good written and oral communication skills.
Experience in various types of testing like Manual, Functional, Integration, System, Acceptance, Retesting, Regression, Smoke/Sanity, Security, Database, GUI, Bug tracking & Reporting system.
Complete knowledge about Bug Tracking Tools & other testing processes.
Involved in knowledge sharing (K.T.) and training sessions with other team members.