Devops Engineer Multi-Cloud

RAJU SANKATI

Email-ID: **********@*****.***

Phone: (337) 324 - 6563

Professional Summary

• DevOps Engineer with 5 years of hands-on experience in designing, building, and managing scalable, secure, and automated infrastructure solutions across cloud platforms including AWS and GCP.

• Expertise in CI/CD pipeline development, infrastructure automation, and performance optimization to accelerate software delivery, improve operational efficiency, and enhance system reliability.

• Proven success in deploying cloud-native and hybrid cloud systems to improve scalability, uptime, and security while ensuring cost optimization.

• Collaborated closely with cross-functional teams including development, QA, and operations to implement DevOps best practices, optimize workflows, and reduce deployment cycles.

• Actively participated in agile development processes and facilitated DevOps ceremonies, improving both team agility and system uptime across production and non-production environments.

• Extensive experience with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift, deploying and managing microservices-based applications across multi-cloud environments.

• Managed Kubernetes cluster management (EKS, GKE), ensuring auto-scaling, resilient application deployment, and zero- downtime application updates. Improved overall system scalability, and optimized container resource allocation and pod management to enhance performance.

• Proficient in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform and CloudFormation, ensuring that infrastructure is reproducible, version-controlled, and scalable. Designed and maintained multi-cloud IaC solutions to deploy resources in AWS and GCP, supporting large-scale infrastructure provisioning, automation, and disaster recovery capabilities.

• Expertise in leveraging AWS services (e.g., EC2, ECS, EKS, Lambda, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, RDS, IAM, S3, Route 53, SNS, SQS) and GCP services (e.g., GKE, Cloud Functions, Compute Engine, Pub/Sub, Stackdriver, Cloud Storage) for creating highly available, resilient, and cost-efficient infrastructure and delivered solutions for high-availability architectures, distributed systems, and global deployments.

• Designed and maintained comprehensive CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, CircleCI, ArgoCD, and Azure Pipelines, optimizing the software development lifecycle by enabling faster releases, automated testing, and zero- downtime deployments.

• Ensured real-time visibility into the health and performance of applications and infrastructure, enabling faster issue identification and resolution.

• Integrated DevSecOps practices by embedding security tools like HashiCorp Vault, AWS Inspector, GCP Security Scanner, Aqua Security, and OWASP ZAP into the CI/CD pipeline, ensuring that all deployments were secure and met compliance requirements.

• Automated security scans and policy enforcement at each stage of the development lifecycle to detect vulnerabilities early and mitigate risks.

• Experienced in managing GitOps workflows using tools like Flux and ArgoCD, streamlining Kubernetes cluster management and ensuring declarative deployments through Git-based change control.

• Established a culture of GitOps for continuous deployment and Git-driven operational tasks, increasing deployment speed and reliability.

• Optimized cloud resources through auto-scaling, cost monitoring, and performance tuning, achieving significant infrastructure cost reductions while maintaining high reliability and performance.

• Implemented cloud cost management strategies, reducing AWS and GCP spend by 20% through right-sizing resources, scheduling instances, and spot instance usage.

• Designed and implemented robust disaster recovery plans and high-availability architectures in both AWS and GCP, ensuring business continuity and minimal service downtime.

• Mentored engineering teams in the adoption of Agile methodologies, facilitating sprint planning, retrospectives, and DevOps ceremonies. Helped align DevOps practices with business objectives, increasing team collaboration and driving continuous improvement of processes and systems.

• Proficient in managing version control systems using Git, GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket. Defined and implemented branching strategies, pull request workflows, and code review processes, improving code quality and reducing integration issues.

Certifications

● AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

● Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

● Terraform Certified Associate

● AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Technical Skills

Cloud Platforms AWS, Azure, GCP

Operating System Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu), Windows Server Infrastructure as Code Terraform, Ansible, Cloud Formation CI/CD Tools Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, Argo CD, Concourse CI Containerization Docker, Kubernetes (AKS, EKS), Kubernetes Security Monitoring & Logging Datadog, Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace Database PostgreSQL, MYSQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB

Scripting Languages Python, Bash, PowerShell, Golang Security & Compliance IAM, Qualys, Checkmarx,Twistlock Version Control GitHub, Gitlab, Bitbucket

Methodologies Agile, Scrum, DevSecOps

Professional Experience:

Xerox, Broadway, NY

Senior DevOps Engineer Aug 2023 – Present

● Designed and architected robust CI/CD pipelines to automate software delivery, integration, and testing processes, enhancing development workflows and reducing release times.

● Leveraged AWS services and tools such as EC2, S3, EKS, Lambda, CloudWatch, CloudFormation, and Systems Manager to automate infrastructure provisioning and management.

● Implemented infrastructure-as-code (IaC) using Terraform and AWS CloudFormation to streamline the deployment of scalable, secure, and reproducible environments.

● Managed containerized environments using Docker and Kubernetes, deploying and orchestrating microservices on EKS, ensuring scalable and efficient application deployment.

● Built and maintained monitoring and logging systems using AWS CloudWatch, Prometheus, and Grafana to ensure high availability and performance monitoring across the infrastructure.

● Developed automated provisioning scripts using Bash, Python, and Ansible to deploy and manage cloud infrastructure, reducing manual intervention and increasing deployment speed.

● Managed application deployment pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and AWS CodePipeline, ensuring smooth continuous integration and delivery for teams.

● Automated configuration management with Ansible and Chef, ensuring consistent environment configuration across different stages of the development lifecycle.

● Optimized cloud infrastructure by implementing auto-scaling, load balancing, and cost management practices using AWS services such as EC2 Auto Scaling, ALB, and AWS Cost Explorer.

● Ensured security best practices by setting up IAM roles, security groups, and VPC configurations to enforce least-privilege access and ensure compliance with industry standards.

● Integrated monitoring and alerting systems to detect infrastructure anomalies using tools like Datadog and Splunk, reducing incident response times and improving system uptime.

● Collaborated with development teams to design and implement automated testing frameworks, integrating security and performance testing into CI/CD pipelines to catch issues early.

● Built and managed disaster recovery strategies using AWS S3, Glacier, and RDS snapshots, ensuring data resilience and minimal downtime in the event of system failures.

● Provided mentorship to junior engineers, helping them with DevOps best practices and fostering a collaborative and efficient team environment.

● Streamlined infrastructure deployments by integrating version control practices with Git and GitHub, improving team collaboration and ensuring version consistency across environments.

● Worked with cloud-native technologies such as AWS EKS, Lambda, and Fargate, driving the adoption of serverless architecture and containerization to simplify deployments.

● Optimized cost and performance of cloud resources through regular audits and utilization of AWS Trusted Advisor and CloudWatch Metrics, significantly reducing unnecessary cloud expenditures.

● Implemented scalable and secure network architectures by setting up AWS VPCs, Direct Connect, VPNs, and Transit Gateways to enable secure and performant communication between cloud and on-premises environments.

● Collaborated with cross-functional teams to build scalable, secure, and reliable infrastructure to support both development and production environments with zero downtime.

Environment: AWS (EC2, EKS, S3, CloudWatch, CloudFormation, IAM, Lambda, Systems Manager, RDS, VPC, ALB, AWS Cost Explorer), Docker, Kubernetes (EKS), Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Git, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, Splunk, Apache Kafka, Python, Bash, Chef, AWS CloudFormation, CI/CD Pipelines, Terraform, Datadog, AWS CodePipeline, Glacier, Lambda, and AWS Direct Connect. Benecode Solutions, Hyderabad, India

DevOps Engineer Apr 2019 – Jul 2021

● Engineered and optimized CI/CD workflows using Google Cloud Build and GitHub Actions, automating the integration, testing, and deployment pipelines to accelerate software delivery cycles.

● Utilized GCP services such as Compute Engine, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Cloud Functions, and Cloud Storage to enable efficient infrastructure automation and orchestration for both stateless and stateful applications.

● Automated cloud infrastructure deployment with Terraform and Google Cloud Deployment Manager, ensuring fast, reliable, and repeatable environment provisioning across multiple environments.

● Managed containerized applications with Docker and GKE, deploying and managing microservices while leveraging Kubernetes' native orchestration features to handle scaling and fault tolerance.

● Established centralized monitoring using Google Cloud Monitoring (formerly Stackdriver), integrating Prometheus and Grafana for real-time observability of both cloud infrastructure and application health.

● Developed provisioning scripts with Bash, Python, and Ansible, automating infrastructure setup and configuration to minimize manual intervention, speed up deployments, and reduce errors.

● Coordinated the deployment pipeline using Jenkins and Google Cloud Build, ensuring seamless and reliable code integration, automated testing, and deployment across staging and production environments.

● Automated infrastructure management using Ansible and Chef, ensuring consistent system configurations and eliminating drift between development, staging, and production environments.

● Implemented dynamic scaling and load balancing with Google Cloud Autoscaler and Cloud Load Balancing, automatically adjusting resources based on traffic demands to optimize performance and cost.

● Secured cloud resources by configuring Google Cloud IAM, Firewalls, and Private Google Access, ensuring tight access controls and compliance with regulatory requirements.

● Set up advanced alerting and log management using Google Cloud Logging and Datadog, enabling proactive monitoring and quick incident resolution for enhanced application uptime.

● Integrated automated testing into the CI/CD process by using tools like Selenium, JUnit, and Cloud Functions, automating both performance and security tests to identify issues early in the development cycle.

● Designed and implemented disaster recovery strategies using Google Cloud Storage and Cloud SQL backups, ensuring business continuity with rapid recovery from outages.

● Mentored junior engineers on GCP best practices, DevOps methodologies, and modern cloud infrastructure management, fostering a collaborative team culture.

● Enforced version control using Git and GitHub, ensuring the integrity of deployment configurations and facilitating team collaboration by managing versioned infrastructure as code.

● Promoted serverless architecture and containerized solutions by implementing Google Cloud Run and GKE, enabling rapid scaling and reducing infrastructure management overhead.

● Optimized cloud resource usage by conducting cost analysis through Google Cloud Cost Management, continuously optimizing instances, storage, and network resources for maximum cost-effectiveness.

● Designed secure network topologies with Google VPC, Cloud VPN, and Interconnect, ensuring secure, high-throughput connections between cloud resources and on-premises systems.

● Collaborated with cross-functional teams to build and deploy a highly available infrastructure that ensures continuous uptime, supports agile development practices, and meets business and customer requirements. Environment: GCP (Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Functions, Cloud Storage, Cloud Monitoring, Cloud Logging, Cloud Deployment Manager, Cloud Build, Cloud SQL, VPC, IAM, Cloud Pub/Sub, Cloud Run, Cloud Load Balancing, Cloud VPN), Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Prometheus, Grafana, Git, Python, Bash, Datadog, Splunk

Wipro, Hyderabad, India

Linux Administrator Jun 2017 – Mar 2019

• Administered Linux servers across multiple data centers, ensuring high availability and robust performance. This involved routine system updates, security patching, and kernel tuning, which maintained optimal server operation and minimized downtime.

● Automated routine administrative tasks using shell scripting, significantly increasing operational efficiency by reducing the time required for manual interventions by over 50%.

● Configured and managed network environments, enhancing connectivity and security. Implemented network policies that optimized data flow and reduced network congestion.

● Managed complex storage solutions, including Logical Volume Management (LVM) and RAID configurations, which ensured data integrity and high availability of critical business applications.

● Performed system performance tuning and optimizations, which maximized hardware utilization and improved the response times of applications hosted on the servers.

● Created and maintained comprehensive documentation of standard operating procedures, system configurations, and updates, facilitating knowledge transfer and consistency in IT practices.

● Proactively monitored server health and performance, using tools like Nagios and custom scripts to detect and resolve potential issues before they impacted business operations.

● Supported disaster recovery planning and testing, developing and documenting recovery procedures that reduced recovery time in emergency scenarios.

● Provided end-user technical support, resolving issues swiftly to maintain high user satisfaction and minimize productivity disruptions.

● Installed, upgraded, and maintained software and hardware systems, ensuring that all components were up-to-date and fully functional.

● Configured backups and implemented data recovery solutions, safeguarding critical business data against loss and ensuring quick restoration capabilities.

Environment: Linux (CentOS, Ubuntu, Red Hat), LVM, RAID, Nagios, Shell Scripting, SSH, NFS, Apache, MySQL, Docker, Ansible, Git, VMWare, VMware vSphere, Backup Solutions (rsync, Bacula), Puppet, JIRA, GitLab, Jenkins, AWS EC2, CloudWatch, Python

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