Yadnesh Nikam

DevOps Engineer

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India12 yrs 2 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Top 0.1% DevOps mentor on Topmate
Over 10 years of experience in DevOps
Featured on Times Square, NYC

Stackforce AI infers this person is a DevOps and MLOps specialist with expertise in cloud infrastructure and AI integration.

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Skills

Core Skills

DevopsCloud InfrastructureSoftware DevelopmentSystem Administration

Other Skills

AWSGCPDockerKubernetesPythonMLOpsCloud ResourcesTerraformJenkinsAnsibleSQLShell ScriptingGitLinuxSVN

About

I help developers and teams unlock the power of AI + DevOps to build faster, smarter, and more reliable systems. As a Docker Captain and Top 0.1% DevOps mentor on Topmate, I blend hands-on expertise with practical coaching. With over 10 years of experience and certifications like CKA & CKS, I’ve worked across enterprise-scale systems, modern CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-native stacks. My content focuses on: - How AI is transforming DevOps workflows 🤖 - Real-world DevOps practices made simple ⚙️ - Mentorship for Devs transitioning into DevOps 🚀 🏆 Featured on Times Square, NYC 🎙️ Speaker | Mentor | Top Voice in the Making 👉 Want 1:1 help with your DevOps journey? Visit topmate.io/yadnesh_nikam

Experience

12 yrs 2 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 5 mos

Average Tenure

4 yrs 10 mos

Current Experience

Holcim

2 roles

Senior Consultant - DevOps

Promoted

May 2023 – Present · 3 yrs · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Led a cross-functional team to design and implement cloud solutions, providing technical leadership and guidance.
Engineered robust cloud infrastructure on both AWS and GCP, ensuring high availability, fault tolerance, and scalability.
Designed and implemented containerization strategies using Docker and Kubernetes, enhancing deployment efficiency and system reliability
Developed and maintained MLOps pipelines using Python, automating model training, testing, and deployment, resulting in a 40% faster time-to-market for ML models.

AWSGCPDockerKubernetesPythonDevOps+1

Consultant - DevOps

Jul 2021 – May 2023 · 1 yr 10 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Collaborated closely with data scientists and DevOps teams to integrate machine learning models into production environments seamlessly.
Conducted performance tuning and cost optimization for cloud resources, achieving a 20% reduction in operational costs.
Utilized Python for automation of various tasks such as configuration management, data processing, and system monitoring, reducing manual effort and increasing operational efficiency.

PythonCloud ResourcesDevOps

Citiustech

DevOps Technical Lead

Feb 2020 – Jul 2021 · 1 yr 5 mos · Mumbai

Deployed and managed Kubernetes clusters in production, enhancing application scalability and resilience.
Implemented and managed projects using ALM Rally tool for efficient project management, ensuring timely delivery and resource optimization.
Led a team of developers in building scalable healthcare applications, extensively utilizing AWS services such as S3, EC2, VPC, SNS, SES, RDS, Load Balancer, Route 53, and IoT devices.
Utilized Terraform for AWS provisioning, creating and managing infrastructure as code, ensuring consistency and reproducibility across environments.
Extensively used Docker to containerize applications, ensuring consistency and reliability across different development and production environments.
Implemented secure data handling practices, ensuring compliance with HIPAA and other regulatory requirements.
Optimized application performance by refining code and database queries, reducing average load times by 25%

KubernetesAWSTerraformDockerDevOpsCloud Infrastructure

Wipro limited

Associate Consultant

Dec 2018 – Feb 2020 · 1 yr 2 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India

Developed custom software solutions for clients, extensively using Jenkins to automate build and deployment processes.
Implemented and maintained code quality checks using SonarQube, ensuring high standards of code quality and security.
Employed Ansible for configuration management and automation, reducing manual intervention and increasing consistency across deployments.
Implemented and managed containerized applications using Docker, ensuring consistency and reliability across different environments.
Proficiently worked with SQL for database querying, data manipulation, and report generation, ensuring efficient data management and analysis.

JenkinsAnsibleDockerSQLDevOps

Rolta india limited

Software Engineer

Aug 2016 – Dec 2018 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Participated in the full software development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
Developed and maintained shell scripts to automate system administration tasks, reducing manual effort and increasing efficiency.
Administered both Windows and Linux systems, ensuring optimal performance and security.
Managed version control and collaboration using Git and GitHub, ensuring smooth project workflows.
Actively participated in technical discussions and provided innovative solutions to complex technical
challenges.

Shell ScriptingGitLinuxSoftware Development

Tata consultancy services

System Engineer

Mar 2014 – Aug 2016 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Thane

Started journey with Jenkins, Linux, and shell scripting, automating build and deployment processes
Assisted in the development and maintenance of large-scale enterprise applications, utilizing SVN for version
control.
Provided application support, troubleshooting issues, and ensuring the smooth functioning of enterprise
applications.
Gained foundational knowledge in system administration basics, including server management, user
administration, and network configurations.
Collaborated with development teams to deploy and maintain applications, contributing to the overall stability
and reliability of systems.

JenkinsLinuxSVNSystem Administration