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Senior Data Cloud Infrastructure

Location:
Dallas, TX
Posted:
November 27, 2024

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Lakshmi Nukala

️ Email: *****************@*****.***

Phone: +1-682-***-****

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lakshmi-ganapathi-nukala

Summary

Proactive and results-driven Senior Data and Cloud Engineer with over 6 years of experience in designing, implementing, and optimizing cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines. Expertise in Terraform, AWS, Jenkins, and DevOps tools, with a focus on provisioning scalable infrastructure, automating workflows, and improving cloud resource utilization. Skilled in scripting, troubleshooting, and security practices, delivering secure and high-performing applications.

Professional Experience

Cloud Operations Specialist

University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington

January 2023 – Present

Designed and maintained CI/CD pipelines, streamlining builds, testing, and releases for seamless integration of code changes.

Deployed and managed AWS cloud infrastructure, including instances, networks, and storage, ensuring high availability.

Proactively monitored infrastructure using CloudWatch and Datadog, enabling timely incident resolution.

DevOps Engineer

Alacriti Info Systems, India

January 2021 – July 2022

Built and optimized CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline and CodeBuild, reducing deployment time by 40%.

Automated repetitive tasks with Jenkins, improving efficiency and reducing human error by 40%.

Strengthened security with system hardening, backups, and compliance adherence, safeguarding critical data.

Collaborated with teams to design API integrations for banking clients, cutting transaction reconciliation time by 20%.

Implemented unit and integration testing as part of the CI process, reducing deployment errors and accelerating release cycles.

Streamlined version control processes by integrating GitHub with Jenkins, improving team collaboration.

Cloud Solutions Engineer

Amazon, India

May 2019 – January 2021

Led an end-to-end on-premises to AWS migration, leveraging CloudFormation to optimize resource usage and minimize costs.

Implemented AWS IAM roles and policies, securing access to sensitive financial data and ensuring PCI DSS and HIPAA compliance.

Conducted security audits and compliance checks using AWS Config and Security Hub, mitigating vulnerabilities.

Developed branching strategies and backup solutions, improving workflow efficiency and data protection.

Academic Projects

Serverless Web Application Deployment on AWS

Designed a serverless architecture using AWS Lambda and DynamoDB for backend and storage.

Deployed API Gateway and S3 for a reliable and scalable front-end hosting solution.

Automated infrastructure setup with CloudFormation for consistent and replicable deployments.

Monitored application performance with CloudWatch, improving troubleshooting and optimization efforts.

Data Pipeline Development and Automation using AWS

Built a real-time data pipeline using Kinesis Data Streams for high-frequency transaction ingestion.

Conducted ETL operations with AWS Glue, transforming raw data into structured formats.

Developed interactive dashboards using Amazon QuickSight, visualizing transaction trends and real-time metrics.

Monitored pipeline performance with CloudWatch, ensuring high availability and reliability.

Technical Skills

Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Terraform, CloudFormation

CI/CD Tools: Jenkins, GitLab CI, Atlassian Suite (Jira)

Cloud Platforms: AWS (EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch)

Scripting & Automation: Python, Bash, PowerShell

Version Control: Git, GitHub

Operating Systems: Windows, Linux, MacOS

Monitoring & Logging: AWS CloudWatch, Datadog, ELK Stack

Networking: VPC, Subnets, Security Groups

Security: IAM, Backup Solutions, Compliance

APIs & Architecture: RESTful APIs, Microservices

Data Tools: Tableau, Power BI, SQL, ETL Processes

Education

Education

Master of Science (M.S.) in Computer Science

University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington

Graduated: 2024

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Computer Science

Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai

Graduated: 2019



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