Devops Engineer Solutions Architect

SAI NITESH REDDY

P: +1-928-***-**** ************@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Results-oriented DevOps Engineer with 3 years of experience automating, managing, and optimizing cloud-native infrastructures on AWS. Adept at provisioning scalable infrastructure using Terraform, managing containerized services on ECS, and supporting CI/CD workflows through tools like GitHub Actions and CodePipeline. Experienced in Linux system administration, monitoring with CloudWatch, and developing automation scripts using Python and Bash. Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure system security, uptime, and operational excellence. Passionate about building robust infrastructure, reducing manual tasks, and enforcing cloud security and cost optimization best practices. Seeking to contribute to high-performing engineering teams with a modern, cloud-native tech stack. EDUCATION

Northern Arizona University Flagstaff,AZ

Masters of Science in Informatics (3.8/4)Dec 2023

WORK EXPERIENCE

Ventois Inc Shrewsbury,MA

Software Engineer Feb 2024- Present

● Provisioned and managed AWS infrastructure (EC2, ECS, Lambda, RDS, S3) using Terraform modules with reusable, DRY code practices.

● Built CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions to deploy containerized Node.js and Java applications into ECS Fargate clusters.

● Automated server setup and image building using Bash scripts and AWS Systems Manager.

● Configured monitoring dashboards and alerts using CloudWatch metrics, logs, and alarms for app and infra performance.

● Wrote Python scripts for log aggregation, backup automation, and periodic health checks across services.

● Managed IAM policies and security groups to ensure least privilege access and VPC isolation.

● Implemented automated ECS blue/green deployments with rollback logic to reduce downtime during releases.

● Tuned ECS task definitions and autoscaling policies to optimize performance and reduce cost by ~20%.

● Collaborated with development teams to troubleshoot deployment failures and improve CI/CD feedback loops.

● Documented infrastructure workflows, deployment processes, and compliance protocols.

● Conducted cost analysis using AWS Cost Explorer, resulting in reserved instance planning and savings.

● Enabled cross-account IAM access for vendor monitoring tools via roles and SSO. Stanvac Systems TG, INDIA

Associate Engineer Mar 2020- August 2022

● Designed and deployed a serverless data processing workflow using Lambda, Step Functions, and SQS to handle file ingestion from external users.

● Wrote CloudFormation templates to manage infrastructure as code, including IAM roles, Lambda functions, and API Gateway configs.

● Configured AWS CodePipeline for fully automated deployment of backend services across dev, QA, and production environments.

● Managed Dockerized microservices deployed to ECS and integrated health checks and logs with CloudWatch.

● Automated patching and compliance checks using AWS Systems Manager Automation documents (SSM).

● Used Ansible playbooks to standardize Linux server provisioning and initial package installations.

● Built Python-based CLI tools for internal teams to trigger deployments and tail logs in real-time.

● Enabled parameterized secrets management using AWS Secrets Manager and environment-specific values.

● Implemented daily backup policies for RDS and S3 data storage with automated recovery testing.

● Configured fine-grained IAM roles to support security audit requirements and reduce excessive privileges.

● Set up Slack webhooks to send deployment and pipeline failure alerts.

● Created centralized monitoring using CloudWatch Logs Insights for anomaly detection and alert suppression logic. Projects

Terraform-Driven Spotify Playlist Automation Terraform, HCL

● Automated the creation and management of Spotify playlists using Terraform, showcasing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles in a creative and non-traditional use case. Designed Terraform configurations to interact with the Spotify API, enabling the dynamic creation of playlists and the automated addition of songs based on predefined criteria. Web- Hosting using AWS HTML, CSS, Linux

● Utilized AWS EC2 instances for hosting dynamic web pages, optimizing performance and scalability. Integrated S3 Storage for storage and hosting static websites, ensuring reliability and cost-effectiveness. Demonstrated technical proficiency in Azure services, contributing to a successful and efficient web hosting solution. SKILLS

Cloud Platforms: AWS (EC2, ECS, Lambda, RDS, S3, CloudWatch, IAM, VPC) Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, AWS CloudFormation CI/CD Tools: GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline, Jenkins Scripting Languages: Python, Bash, Shell Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, Amazon ECS Monitoring & Logging: AWS CloudWatch, ELK, Prometheus Configuration Management: Ansible, AWS Systems Manager OS & Networking: Linux Administration, Security Groups, IAM Policies, VPC, Subnetting Version Control: Git, GitHub, GitLab Other Tools: AWS CLI, Cost Explorer, Secrets Manager Certifications: AWS Certified Solutions Architect, CertifiedKubernetes Administrator

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