Devops Engineer Cloud

SANDHYA BIKKI

CLOUD DEVOPS ENGINEER

+1-919-***-**** *************@*****.*** Raleigh, NC LinkedIn

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

With 6+ years of experience as a DevOps Engineer, I have developed a deep expertise in automating infrastructure, building robust CI/CD pipelines, and ensuring seamless integration across development and operations teams. I’m proficient in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and tools like Terraform, Ansible, and Jenkins. My focus is on streamlining operations, enhancing system performance, and reducing manual efforts through effective automation and orchestration. I drive operational efficiency by implementing best practices, resolving issues proactively, and ensuring high availability, scalability, and security in fast-paced environments. I have successfully led infrastructure migrations, optimized cloud cost management, and facilitated cross-functional collaboration to meet business objectives. Thriving in agile environments, I am committed to continuous improvement, implementing innovative solutions, and fostering a culture of collaboration and high performance.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), IBM Cloud, Oracle Cloud, CloudFormation, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), VMware

Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Terraform, Ansible, ARM/Bicep, CloudFormation

DevOps Stack: Git, GitHub, TFVC, Jenkins, GitLab, Azure DevOps

Data Formatting: YAML/YML, JSON

Operating Systems: Linux (Debian, CentOS, RedHat, SLES), Windows Servers (2016, 2019, 2022)

Programming & Scripting: Python, PowerShell, JavaScript, Bash Scripting

Storage: Cloud Native (GCS, Blob/Files, S3), NetApp ONTAP

Databases: MySQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Redis, Cassandra

Container Technologies: Docker, Kubernetes (GKE, AKS, EKS), OpenShift, Helm, Docker Compose, ECS, EKS, Kubernetes Cluster Management, Rancher

Monitoring & Logging: Dynatrace, Grafana, Kibana, Prometheus, ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana), Splunk, Datadog, Nagios, CloudWatch, Fluentd, New Relic

Artifactory & Package Managers: JFrog Artifactory, NuGet, Cloud Artifact Registry, Helm, uDeploy, Kustomize

Networking Protocols: TCPDUMP, PING, SSH, RDP

SDLC Tooling & Collaboration: JIRA, Confluence, ServiceNow, PowerBI, Trello, Slack

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Morgan Stanley New York, NY Apr 2024 – Present

DevOps Engineer

Developed and managed containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes, ensuring 99.9% uptime and seamless scaling for production workloads.

Streamlined deployment workflows by implementing robust CI/CD pipelines, ensuring seamless integration and continuous delivery across multiple projects.

Managed cloud infrastructure and container orchestration platforms, optimizing resource utilization and ensuring high availability for business-critical applications.

Developed automation scripts and playbooks using tools like Ansible, Terraform, and Bash to standardize infrastructure provisioning and configuration.

Collaborated with development and QA teams to align deployment strategies with application lifecycle requirements, enhancing overall system reliability.

Implemented monitoring and alerting solutions using tools like Grafana, Prometheus, and ELK Stack to proactively address performance bottlenecks and issues.

Worked on Github actions for IaC and application code, created build pipelines to automatically trigger when the code is merged to the GitHub repository.

Enhanced DevSecOps practices by integrating security tools and processes into the development pipeline, reinforcing compliance and minimizing vulnerabilities.

Automated infrastructure provisioning and configuration management using Ansible and Terraform, reducing manual configuration errors by 50%.

Monitored and troubleshooted application and infrastructure performance using Prometheus, Grafana, and Splunk, resolving 95% of issues within SLA timelines.

Collaborated with cross-functional teams to streamline the release management process, achieving a 25% faster release cycle.

Nokia Raleigh, NC Feb 2022 – Apr 2024

Cloud DevOps Engineer

Designed and developed IT solutions on public cloud platforms (GCP, Azure, AWS) using DevSecOps and SRE principles to ensure high availability, security, and scalability.

Created and managed Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for cloud services using Terraform, CloudFormation, and ARM/Bicep templates, enabling modular, scalable cloud infrastructure.

Maintained and updated IaC Terraform templates in line with the latest provider releases, ensuring infrastructure consistency and reliability.

Developed new Ansible playbooks to automate cloud services maintenance and address security compliance issues across multiple cloud platforms.

Managed configuration playbooks for cloud monitoring and Day2 operations tools, ensuring smooth onboarding and successful configuration.

Supported VM operations including patching, vulnerability management, storage management, and performance monitoring.

Leveraged Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines to modify, test, and deploy IaC code changes for data processing workloads.

Worked on Github actions for application code written in .net, and react projects, and created build and release pipelines to automatically trigger when the code is merged to the GitHub repository.

Defined a trunk-based approach for the projects for safer deployments.

Created services for .net, react and deployed the code via github actions.

Implemented IAM, compute, storage, load balancing, and Kubernetes services (GKE, AKS, EKS) to support customer deployments.

Automated the deployment of over 100 virtual machines across AWS, Azure, and GCP platforms, reducing provisioning time by 40% and enhancing scalability.

Optimized cloud resource usage, resulting in a 25% reduction in monthly cloud infrastructure costs, contributing to $500K in annual savings through FinOps initiatives.

Led the migration of 50+ applications to Kubernetes (GKE, AKS), improving deployment speed by 30% and reducing downtime during updates by 15%.

Designed and deployed 30+ Terraform modules for infrastructure automation, increasing deployment consistency and reducing configuration errors by 20%.

Trigent Software India Feb 2013 – Jun 2017

DevOps Engineer

Designed and maintained scalable CI/CD pipelines to streamline the build, test, and deployment processes across various projects.

Collaborated with development and operations teams to ensure seamless integration of new tools and technologies into existing workflows.

Automated infrastructure management using tools like Terraform and Ansible, improving efficiency and reducing manual effort.

Monitored and optimized application performance using advanced tools such as Prometheus and Grafana, ensuring system reliability.

Played a key role in enhancing system security by implementing DevSecOps practices and integrating security checks into the CI/CD pipeline.

Provided mentorship and guidance to team members on containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes, fostering a collaborative environment.

Conducted root cause analysis for production incidents, reducing incident resolution time from an average of 4 hours to 1.5 hours by implementing proactive monitoring strategies.

Integrated GitHub Actions for version control and code management, ensuring seamless collaboration across 5 global development teams.

Spearheaded the adoption of serverless technologies, leading to a 25% reduction in server management overhead and operational costs.

Developed and executed disaster recovery plans, achieving RPO (Recovery Point Objective) and RTO (Recovery Time Objective) targets of less than 10 minutes during simulated failure scenarios.

EDUCATION

MTech in VLSI Systems Design

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University - JNTU, India 2013 – 2015

BTech in Electronics & Communications Engineering

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University - JNTU, India 2004 – 2008

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