Infrastructure Engineer Cloud

IT professional with **+ Years experience in AWS architecture, Sr. Cloud infrastructure engineer with extensive hands-on designing, building secure, scalable, and highly available systems within AWS.

Led a team of over 15 members in executing a comprehensive cloud migration project, building end-to-end infrastructure and reducing costs by 30% through strategic planning and resource optimization.

Delivered technical solutions to 10 clients, designing cloud architectures that utilized 6+ cloud offerings, including AWS, tailored to meet client-specific needs.

Proficient across the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), with a focus on cloud automation using open-source DevOps tools like Jenkins and Ansible for efficient build, release, and deployment processes.

Strong problem-solving skills, consistently improving customer satisfaction and operational performance, while effectively managing multiple tasks simultaneously.

Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and ECS container services, successfully deploying container images in cloud environments for seamless application management.

AWS Certified Solutions Architect & Developer, skilled in setting up AWS infrastructure, including IAM, VPC, EC2, Security Groups, S3, Lambda, and more, implementing best practices for cloud architecture.

Developed interactive AWS CloudFormation templates using JSON for infrastructure automation, simplifying the setup of applications like MySQL on EC2 instances.

Set up over 30 customized CloudWatch alarms to monitor resources, ensuring efficient performance tracking and enabling automated responses for potential issues.

Created and managed S3 buckets, implementing lifecycle policies for data archiving to Glacier and optimizing storage solutions for backup and disaster recovery.

Implemented Terraform modules for deploying applications across multiple cloud providers, effectively managing infrastructure as code.

Built and maintained 3+ Disaster Recovery (DR) environments in AWS, actively participating in fail-over testing to ensure reliability and readiness.

Designed and managed cloud environments, covering areas like architecture, security, network configuration (NACLs, security groups, NAT gateways, etc.), and serverless setups.

Deployed and managed Kubernetes clusters, facilitating containerized applications using tools like Config Maps, Selectors, and managing Pods for efficient scaling and load balancing.

Troubleshot a wide range of AWS services, resolving issues related to application architecture and ensuring smooth cloud operations.

CERTIFICATIONS:

Certified AWS Solutions Architect Associate.

Certified AWS Specialty Security.

Technical Skills:

CI Tools: Jenkins, Bamboo, GitLab

Container Technologies: Docker, Docker Swarm, Kubernetes

Scripting Tools: Python(TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn), bash

Moniroting: NewRelic, Splunk, ELK, DataDog, CloudHealth,

Nagios

Configuration Management:

Ansible, CloudFormation, Terraform

Development:

Json, SQL, Angular, java

DevOps Tools: Git, Artifactory, Jira, Maven, Flyway, Stash

Web/Application Servers:

WildFly, JBOSS, WebSphere, Apache, Weblogic

Professional Experience:

Cardinal Health, Lavergne, TN March’18 to Till Date

Sr Cloud infrastructure Engineer/Devops/Azure

Responsibilities:

Played a key role in building and maintaining cloud infrastructure on AWS, working with tools like EC2, EBS, S3, VPC, IAM and other services to ensure reliable, scalable solutions.

Handled 15 AWS accounts, managing everything from setting up virtual machines and storage to configuring load balancers, DNS zones, and routine health checks.

Improved system performance by reducing response time by 80%, using over 30 Ansible modules to automate repetitive manual tasks.

Developed automation scripts for Azure, which cut deployment times in half and increased team efficiency by 30%, streamlining cloud operations.

Enhanced user management and access control for cloud applications by implementing Azure Active Directory, ensuring better security and smoother operations.

Designed cloud solutions using Azure components like App Services, Functions, and Logic Apps, which improved app performance by 25% and cut costs by 20%.

Set up and managed CI/CD processes across various environments (DEV, UAT, STG, PROD), facilitating both cloud-based and on-prem deployments.

Worked closely with 10+ teams as part of a digital transformation effort, bringing applications onto AWS through instance creation, containerization, and rehydration processes.

Migrated over 10 on-prem applications to the cloud, implementing horizontally scalable solutions that enhanced overall performance.

Implemented blue-green deployments in AWS to enable zero downtime, improving service reliability and minimizing disruptions.

Automated infrastructure and deployment tasks using tools like Ansible, Python, CloudFormation, and customized tools, which made operations more efficient.

Applied security best practices in cloud environments, resulting in a 40% reduction in security incidents and compliance improvements.

Managed Linux and Windows administrative tasks related to application security, including tracking unusual network activities and securing data transfers.

Automated backup processes using Lambda scripts, S3, and Artifactory, ensuring data integrity and quick recovery in case of failures.

Containerized microservices with Docker and deployed them to cloud-based Kubernetes clusters, improving application management and scaling.

Led the development of a 25-node Kubernetes cluster, which boosted deployment speed by 55% and significantly cut down system downtime.

Planned and executed the migration of over 5 applications to Kubernetes, reducing host system usage by 40% and enhancing resource management.

Used Helm charts to make deployments more efficient and reusable, increasing team productivity by 30%.

CSAA Insurance Group, Glendale, AZ Feb’17 to Feb’18

Cloud Security Engineer

Responsibilities:

Enhanced the security framework by implementing multi-factor authentication (MFA) for 21 administrator accounts, strengthening account protection and reducing unauthorized access risks.

Reviewed and evaluated data migration proposals, leveraging Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools to ensure smooth migration with near-zero downtime, minimizing business impact.

Designed a cost-effective serverless data ingestion pipeline using various cloud services, reducing team workload by 30% and making operations more efficient and budget friendly.

Set up and configure AWS EC2 instances using preconfigured Golden AMIs like RHEL, CentOS, and Ubuntu, as well as custom corporate VM images for build and testing environments.

Developed Lambda functions to verify data integrity in S3 buckets, matching each file with the source files on remote servers via hashing, and automating result notifications through SNS topics.

Automated AWS services deployment with Lambda scripts for web servers, ELB, CloudFront, databases, and more. This included creating stacks, configuring servers, and scheduling custom cron jobs.

Planned and executed a cloud-based migration strategy covering infrastructure, platform, and SaaS layers, based on Pivotal Cloud Foundry principles and refactoring applications using Java.

Implemented key AWS security services, such as CloudHSM, GuardDuty, Inspector, KMS, Macie, and Shield, to improve network access control, safeguard resources, and enhance overall cloud security.

Set up CMS/LMS solutions using tools like Docker, Ansible, and GitHub repositories on AWS EC2, automating processes for multiple projects and increasing efficiency.

Built a private cloud solution with Kubernetes on CoreOS, enabling the deployment, scaling, load balancing, and management of Docker containers across multiple namespaces.

Developed custom Jenkins jobs and pipelines with Bash scripts utilizing the AWS CLI, automating infrastructure provisioning for streamlined deployment processes.

Established Single Sign-On (SSO) strategies for both Linux and Windows environments using tools like Ping Federate, SAML SSO integration, and Okta, facilitating role-based access to hybrid cloud resources.

NSD, Chantilly, VA May’16 – Feb’17

Build and Release Engineer

Responsibilities:

Set up EC2 virtual servers to host tools like Git and Jenkins, transforming manual procedures into automated, API-driven workflows for improved efficiency.

Created custom monitoring scripts for CloudWatch, managed build results in Jenkins, and deployed applications using automated workflows, ensuring a smoother development pipeline.

Designed and implemented a Continuous Integration (CI) system by configuring Jenkins servers, setting up nodes, and writing Python scripts to automate build and deployment processes.

Installed, configured, and automated Jenkins build jobs for CI and AWS deployment pipelines, utilizing plugins like Jenkins EC2 and CloudFormation for seamless integration.

Developed a serverless architecture using Lambda, integrating with services like SNS, CloudWatch logs, and other AWS components for better event handling and monitoring.

Implemented Blue-Green deployment strategies for smoother, zero-downtime transitions between application versions, leveraging automated DevOps tools.

Configured CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins, linking it to GitHub repositories and managing build environments across development, staging, and production stages.

Worked extensively with Maven for creating build scripts (build.xml, pom.xml) and managed code versions using SVN and Git, ensuring a clean and organized codebase.

Automated server infrastructure setup for DevOps services with Ansible, as well as shell and Python scripts, to minimize manual intervention and ensure consistent configurations.

Deployed applications on WebLogic Server clusters, maintaining load balancing, high availability, and failover strategies for robust server performance.

Managed API layers including security, custom analytics, caching, logging, and other modifications using Apigee, ensuring optimized API performance and functionality.

Snigdha IT Services Pvt. Ltd, Hyderabad, India Sep’12– Jul’14

System Administrator

Responsibilities:

Developed and managed cloud VMs with AWS EC2 command line clients and management console

Out spaced the End-to-End solution for hosting the web application on AWS cloud with integration to S3 buckets.

Installed and configured Jenkins and created parameterized jobs to kick off builds for different environments.

Created Jenkins pipelines involving several Down/Upstream job configurations based on dependencies from other applications & based on Release methodologies.

Created and maintain build automation shell, manage building fixes, merges, release cuts as needed, written scripts for environment changes in Bash and Perl for WebSphere mapping modules to the enterprise application.

Used Maven to build RPMs from source code checked out from GIT and Subversion repository, with Jenkins being the Continuous Integration Server and Artifactory as repository manager.

Education:

Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science Engineering - 2012

Master’s in information technology - 2016

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