Devops Engineer Cloud Infrastructure

Nooka Raju Korukonda

DevOps Engineer

Email Id: - ********.***@*****.***

Ph.no: 510-***-****

Linked In : https://www.linkedin.com/in/nooka-raju-korukonda-a82674166/

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

Over 10 years of experience in the IT industry, specializing in DevOps practices, including Build Automation, Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Deployment (CD), Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Cloud Computing, and Release Management across Financial, Banking, Retail, Telecommunications, and Media sectors.

Extensive expertise in SDLC with a deep understanding of software configuration management (SCM) best practices in Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall methodologies.

Proficient in the Azure cloud stack, with experience in end-to-end cloud infrastructure design, deployment, and management.

Expert in AWS cloud services, including EC2, S3, EBS, VPC, ELB, AMI, SNS, RDS, IAM, Route 53, Auto Scaling, CloudFront, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, CloudFormation, OpsWorks, and Security Groups.

Strong experience in database management—designing and distributing data across AWS Redshift clusters and managing MySQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, CassandraDB, PostgreSQL, and Google BigQuery for high availability and scalability.

Proficient in infrastructure automation, leveraging tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi, and Ansible to build highly automated cloud environments.

Hands-on experience with cloud migrations to IaaS and PaaS platforms, including AWS, Azure, Google Cloud (GCP), and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).

Expert in CI/CD automation, using tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Bitbucket Pipelines, AWS CodePipeline, Azure DevOps, ArgoCD, and Spinnaker.

Proficient in artifact repositories such as Artifactory, Nexus, and AWS CodeArtifact.

Extensive experience in Kubernetes ecosystem, managing clusters using EKS, AKS, GKE, OpenShift, K3s, and Rancher.

Deep expertise in containerization with Docker, Podman, and Containerd, implementing best practices for scalability and security.

Proficient in service mesh and API gateways, including Istio, Linkerd, Envoy, and Kong Gateway for microservices security and observability.

Experienced with observability tools, including Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana), Datadog, Splunk, OpenTelemetry, and New Relic.

Strong security and compliance expertise, implementing DevSecOps best practices, using HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, Snyk, Trivy, Falco, and Aqua Security.

Advanced networking and security knowledge, including TCP/IP, DNS, NFS, LDAP, SSH, SSL/TLS, SFTP, SMTP, SNMP, VPNs, WAFs, and Zero Trust Security Models.

Experience with serverless computing, deploying applications using AWS Lambda, Azure Functions, Google Cloud Functions, and Knative.

Proficient in GitOps methodologies, using tools like FluxCD and ArgoCD to manage cloud-native deployments efficiently.

Strong scripting and automation skills, working with Python, Bash, PowerShell, and Go to build automation solutions.

Experienced in FinOps and cost optimization strategies using AWS Cost Explorer, Azure Cost Management, GCP Pricing Calculator, and Kubernetes cost analysis tools.

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

Source Control Management Tool

Git, GitHub, GitLab, Subversion (SVN), Atlassian, Atlassian Stash, Team Foundation Server (TFS), and Atlassian Bitbucket.

Repository Management Tool

Nexus, Artifactory, and Docker Hub.

Programming languages &Scripting

Java, JavaScript, .Net, XML, HTML, Perl, Python, Shell, PowerShell, Groovy, and Ruby.

Build Tool

Urban Code Build, Apache ANT, Apache MAVEN, Gradle

Web Technologies

Tomcat, APACHE 2.x, 3.x, F5 Load Balancers, Web Logic

(8/9/10) & Web Sphere 4.0/5.0.

Continuous Integration and Deployment Tool

Jenkins, Bamboo, TFS, and TeamCity.

Octopus Deploy, Chef, Terraform, AWS Code Deploy, Visual Studio.

CM Tool

Ansible, Puppet, and Chef.

Logging Tool

Log stash, Sumo Logic.

Cloud (IaaS/PaaS)

Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure, Google Cloud Platform.

Monitoring Tool

Nagios, Dynatrace, Splunk, kibana

Networking

TCP/IP, NFS, DNS, DHCP, Cisco Routers, WAN, LAN, SMTP, LDAP, SSH, SNMP, SSL.

Testing Tool

Selenium, Junit, and SonarQube.

Containerization Tool

Docker, Kubernetes, Apache Mesos, and Marathon.

Bug tracking

JIRA, Service now (Ticketing tool)

Database

Oracle11.X, My SQL, SQL Server 2008, DynamoDB and MongoDB.

EXPERIENCE

Sr. DevOps Cloud Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Santa Clara, CA

June 2019 – Present

Key Responsibilities & Technologies Used:

Designed and implemented an automated CI/CD pipeline using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and ArgoCD, improving deployment efficiency and reducing release time.

Developed and managed Dockerized microservices, using Kubernetes (EKS/GKE), OpenShift, and Helm to enhance scalability, fault tolerance, and developer workflow.

Implemented Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Pulumi, and Crossplane, reducing manual provisioning efforts by 30%.

Configured and managed cloud environments using AWS, Google Cloud (GCP), and Azure, deploying and optimizing workloads with Lambda, Fargate, and Cloud Run.

Automated configuration management and deployments using Ansible, Chef, Puppet, and SaltStack.

Utilized Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace, and Splunk for proactive monitoring and logging, ensuring application stability and high availability.

Worked on service mesh architectures using Istio and Linkerd, improving microservices observability and security.

Migrated on-premises workloads to Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), enhancing cloud-native adoption.

Built serverless applications with AWS Lambda, Azure Functions, and Google Cloud Functions, reducing infrastructure costs and increasing scalability.

Developed automation scripts using Python, Golang, and Bash, improving operational efficiency and reducing manual interventions.

Implemented policy-as-code frameworks like OPA (Open Policy Agent) and Kyverno for Kubernetes security and governance.

Worked on service discovery and API gateway solutions using Consul, Envoy, and Kong API Gateway to streamline application networking.

Created Helm charts and Kustomize configurations for Kubernetes deployments, standardizing microservices deployment processes.

Migrated Jenkins-based pipelines to Tekton and GitHub Actions, optimizing CI/CD performance and reducing pipeline execution times.

Provided on-call support (24/7) for production environments, ensuring high availability and reliability of critical applications.

Sr. DevOps Engineer

Broadcom, Santa Clara, CA

Feb 2018 – Jun 2019

Key Responsibilities & Technologies Used:

Implemented Agile and DevOps methodologies, fostering a culture of iterative development and continuous improvement.

Designed and deployed high-availability, fault-tolerant applications leveraging AWS services like EC2, Route 53, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, SNS, SQS, VPC, IAM, RedShift, Lambda, Elastic Beanstalk, and API Gateway, using AWS CloudFormation for infrastructure automation.

Led migration of Terraform EKS stack module from AWS EKS Terraform v17.24 to v18.31.2, optimizing infrastructure performance.

Automated Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, AWS CDK, and Pulumi, ensuring streamlined cloud provisioning.

Developed reusable GitHub Actions & GitLab CI/CD pipelines, improving workflow automation and reducing deployment time.

Worked with CloudBees CI, Tekton Pipelines, and Spinnaker for managing CI/CD at scale.

Managed containerized workloads using Docker, Kubernetes (EKS, GKE, AKS), Helm, Apache Mesos, and Marathon, enhancing application scalability.

Built secure secrets management using Kubernetes External Secrets, AWS Secrets Manager, and HashiCorp Vault, strengthening application security.

Integrated Observability & Monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace, Splunk, New Relic, and ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) for real-time system insights.

Set up cluster monitoring with Prometheus Operator, Alertmanager, Node Exporter, and Prometheus Adapter for improved Kubernetes health tracking.

Enhanced cluster production readiness by implementing Horizontal Pod Autoscaling (HPA), Cluster Autoscaler, and KEDA for event-driven scaling.

Migrated traditional and containerized applications from AWS EC2 to AWS EKS, integrating AWS App Mesh for microservices networking.

Worked with Service Mesh technologies like Istio and Linkerd, improving security, observability, and traffic management in Kubernetes.

Strengthened CI/CD security practices by integrating Snyk, Trivy, and Aqua Security for container vulnerability scanning.

Optimized cloud cost management by implementing FinOps best practices, using AWS Cost Explorer and Kubecost for tracking resource consumption.

DevOps Engineer

Linde Engineering, Bridgewater, NJ

Feb 2017 – Jan 2018

Key Responsibilities & Technologies Used:

Managed Azure resources, including Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Active Directory (AAD), Cloud Services, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Functions, Azure Logic Apps, Container Instances, Azure DNS, HDInsight, and Traffic Manager for IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS environments.

Deployed and managed microservices-based applications using Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), OpenShift, Azure DevOps Pipelines, and Terraform for seamless cloud provisioning and scalability.

Automated infrastructure provisioning and configuration using ARM templates, Terraform, Ansible, Bicep, and Pulumi to ensure consistent deployment of cloud resources.

Improved scalability by deploying Classic Applications as Web Roles and Worker Roles using Visual Studio in Azure Instances.

Designed Azure Internal Load Balancer (ILB) and Azure Application Gateway to provide high availability for IaaS VMs and PaaS role instances.

Created and managed Azure Virtual Machines (VMs), Azure Scale Sets, and Azure Service Fabric for hosting applications and services.

Worked on AWS EC2/VPC/S3/SQS/SNS/IAM/CloudWatch based infrastructure automation using Terraform, Ansible, Python, and Bash Scripts.

Implemented cluster services using Docker, Kubernetes, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), OpenShift, and Rancher for managing microservices-based architectures.

Deployed Kafka, RabbitMQ, and NATS streaming for real-time messaging and event-driven architectures.

Worked with Elasticsearch, Splunk, Kibana, Datadog, and Grafana for monitoring, logging, and analytics across cloud environments.

Implemented security best practices using HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, Azure Key Vault, and IAM role-based access controls (RBAC) for secure credential management.

Integrated service mesh technologies such as Istio, Linkerd, and Consul to enhance security and observability in Kubernetes clusters.

Deployed and maintained API Gateways using Kong, Apigee, and AWS API Gateway for managing and securing API traffic.

Automated CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, ArgoCD, FluxCD, and Tekton for seamless deployments.

Managed configuration management using Ansible, Chef, Puppet, SaltStack, and CloudFormation for infrastructure as code.

Worked on serverless computing with AWS Lambda, Azure Functions, and Google Cloud Functions to build event-driven applications.

Migrated on-premise applications to Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) for enhanced scalability.

Implemented distributed tracing and observability using Jaeger, Zipkin, and OpenTelemetry to troubleshoot microservices.

Worked with blockchain technologies such as Hyperledger Fabric and Ethereum Smart Contracts for enterprise solutions.

Configured SDN (Software-Defined Networking) using Cisco ACI, VMware NSX, and Open vSwitch (OVS) for better network automation.

Linux System Administrator

Blue Dart, Visakhapatnam, India

June 2012 – Aug 2015

Key Responsibilities & Technologies Used:

Installed, configured, and maintained Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), CentOS, Ubuntu, and Windows Servers in production and development environments.

Managed storage setups, RAID (RAID 0,1,5,10), Logical Volume Manager (LVM), SAN, NAS, and iSCSI for optimized storage solutions.

Designed and implemented system backup strategies and disaster recovery solutions using Bacula, Rsync, Clonezilla, and Veeam.

Configured Linux performance tuning and kernel optimization using sysctl, ulimit, tuned-adm, and Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) for high-performance computing.

Implemented NFS (Network File System), CIFS (Common Internet File System), SMB, and GlusterFS for secure file sharing and scalable storage.

Managed user authentication and access control using LDAP, Active Directory (AD), FreeIPA, and Kerberos for centralized identity management.

Configured auto-mount and map services for network storage using autofs, fstab, and NFSv4.

Installed and maintained Print Servers and Clients using CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System) and IPP (Internet Printing Protocol).

Secured Linux servers with SELinux, AppArmor, firewallD, iptables, Fail2ban, and OpenVPN for intrusion detection and network security.

Automated system administration tasks using Bash, Python, and Ansible for configuration management.

Monitored system health and performance using Nagios, Zabbix, Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana).

Upgraded Linux Kernel using YUM, DNF, and APT package managers and automated patch management via Spacewalk and Red Hat Satellite.

Configured Docker and Kubernetes for running containerized workloads and optimized performance using cgroups and namespaces.

Deployed and managed virtualized environments using VMware ESXi, KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine), and Proxmox.

Installed, configured, and troubleshooted DNS, DHCP, FTP, and SMTP servers for network infrastructure.

Managed cloud-based Linux environments on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Implemented Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using Terraform and CloudFormation.

Integrated CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and GitLab CI/CD for automated deployments and system updates.

Education

Master of Business Administration (MBA) – William Jessup University, San Jose, CA

Master of Science (MS) in Computer Science – Silicon Valley University, San Jose, CA

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering – Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Andhra Pradesh, India

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