Devops Engineer Cloud

Bhavya B

Sr Cloud DevOps Engineer

469-***-**** *******.******@*****.***

Skilled Cloud DevOps professional with a focus on customer satisfaction and expertise in Linux administration, CI/CD automation, and cloud infrastructure. Proven track record in enhancing stakeholder value, ensuring high availability, and optimizing cost efficiency. Strong in project management, cybersecurity, continuous improvement, incident management, and providing on-call support. Proficient in effective code release and deployment management.

Summary:

Over 9+ years of extensive IT experience focusing on cloud, DevOps, infrastructure, and site reliability, with proficiency in Linux administration.

Demonstrated expertise across multiple cloud platforms including AWS, GCP, and Azure, with hands-on experience in integrating cloud services with third-party tools.

Experience in high availability infrastructure setup for Java and WebLogic-based application teams, setting up disaster recovery with proper testing in Dev Environments and end-to-end automation. Following best practices for mitigating vulnerabilities and non-compliance services.

Skilled in version control systems such as GitHub, SVN, and Bitbucket, with experience in Git branching strategies and code review processes.

Proficient in CI/CD tools like Jenkins, Circle CI, and AWS Code-Pipeline, automating multi-branch pipelines for efficient code deployment.

Experienced in automating cloud infrastructure using Terraform, CloudFormation, and writing CFN templates for AWS resource deployment.

Worked on Configuration Management using Ansible, Chef, and AWS Systems Manager (SSM). Wrote playbooks, recipes from scratch in Ansible, Custom documents in AWS SSM for patch management on Linux, Windows, and macOS machines, and deploying tools like TwistLock using AWS tags based deployments.

Familiarity with containerization platforms including Docker and Kubernetes, as well as AWS services like ECS, EKS, and Azure AKS.

Competent in SQL querying during ETL jobs and adept at data parsing using AWS Glue, Athena, and various databases like RDS, Aurora, and DynamoDB.

Skilled in integrating monitoring tools such as Splunk, Datadog, and CloudWatch for more than 200 applications, setting up alerts and paging for on-call engineers. Installed, configured, and managed monitoring tools for resource, network, and log trace monitoring.

Collaborated with application and FinOps teams to ensure secure infrastructure with compliance and vulnerability checks.

Served as a senior Cloud DevOps engineer primarily focusing on AWS and automation.

Expertise in Software Configuration Management (SCM) in Agile, Scrum, and configured Jira projects.

Participated in on-call rotations for DevOps and cloud-based applications.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Cloud Platforms: AWS, GCP and Azure

Operating Systems: Linux (Red hat, Centos, Ubuntu), Windows and macOS

DevOps Tools: GitHub, Bitbucket, Jenkins, Bamboo, Terraform, Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes, Datadog, Splunk etc.

Scripting Languages: Bash, Python, shell scripting.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Ellucian Jan 2023 – Present

Sr Cloud DevOps Engineer

Supported managers in executing complex provisioning, deployment, and automation initiatives using AWS CloudFormation, EC2, and Auto Scaling Groups to ensure scalable infrastructure delivery.

Authored standard operating procedures and conducted hands-on training for operations engineers on tools like Ansible, AWS Systems Manager, and Terraform for consistent automation workflows.

Partnered with cross-functional teams to assess and optimize cloud operations, automating repeatable tasks using AWS Lambda, Step Functions, and EventBridge.

Regularly reviewed and refined technical documentation, automation scripts, and operational runbooks to reflect evolving business and compliance requirements.

Implemented system monitoring and automated remediation using AWS CloudWatch, SNS, and Lambda to proactively manage incidents and minimize downtime.

Promoted seamless collaboration across DevOps, cloud, and application teams to enhance user experience and ensure reliable, secure service delivery.

Actively engaged in Root Cause Analysis (RCA) by analyzing logs from CloudTrail and CloudWatch Logs, and contributed to long-term stability improvements.

Extensive experience with AWS Identity services including IAM, IAM Identity Center (formerly AWS SSO), configuring identity providers like Okta, and managing permission sets.

Managed AWS Control Tower and governed around 800 AWS accounts with consistent policies using AWS Config, SCPs, CloudTrail, and Service Catalog.

Automated infrastructure deployment using Terraform, CloudFormation, and Jenkins pipelines integrated with Bitbucket for CI/CD in a multi-account AWS setup.

Maintained and optimized servers including Apache, Nginx, Tomcat, and IIS, and implemented observability stacks using ELK, Datadog, and AWS CloudWatch dashboards.

Experienced in Agile methodologies and handled key IT ops tasks such as managing Route 53 DNS, VPNs, SSL certs via ACM, AD/ADFS integration, and VPC firewalls.

Comcast Corporate Jan 2023 – Present

Sr AWS / DevOps Engineer

Worked extensively on AWS Cloud, managing multiple resources such as EC2, S3, Lambda, EKS, ECS, CloudWatch, IAM, RDS, etc.

Managed EC2 instances for patching, OS updates, creating custom AMIs. Bootstrapped VMs for installing prerequisite tools on the machines like TwistLock, Python packages, etc.

Automated manual tasks efficiently using Python and shell scripts, leveraging AWS Lambda and instances as needed.

Provided daily updates on Bitbucket for Terraform code enhancements, Python and Bash scripts, integrating with Jenkins CI/CD pipelines.

Worked on multiple Jenkins webhooks for SVN, syntax checks, compliance checks, SonarQube webhook, etc.

Implemented security best practices in CI/CD pipelines, conducting security assessments and audits for compliance.

Developed reusable Terraform modules for common infrastructure patterns, collaborating with development teams to align infrastructure with application requirements.

Worked on AWS Systems Manager (SSM) for configuration management to install tools on multiple instances easily. Wrote custom SSM documents for managing the tools inside instances by tag management.

Utilized AWS services like EKS and ECS for containerized platforms. Migrated on-prem VM applications to containerized applications by writing Docker files and deploying secured private infrastructure.

Managed containers using ECS task definitions and services. Wrote deployment services and isolated applications by pods and namespaces with proper networking setup using EKS CNI.

Implemented multi-region and multi-AZ architectures for applications to ensure high availability, disaster recovery.

Managed and conducted a POC on Splunk Enterprise, ran custom queries to extract the correct logs for tracking/troubleshooting issues on applications.

Led monthly updates for Splunk forwarders, orchestrated quarterly updates for Splunk Heavy Forwarder, and conducted monthly app updates and installations.

Maintained thorough documentation of infrastructure and conducted training sessions on best practices, tools, and AWS services.

Philadelphia State, PA July 2021 – Jan 2023

Role: Cloud DevOps Engineer (Azure)

Managed Linux administration, CI/CD pipelines, and Azure DevOps integration for version control and continuous deployment with automation.

Applied branching strategies for version control consistency and traceability.

Designed and managed CI/CD pipelines on Azure DevOps and Jenkins for seamless application delivery.

Automated tasks with Python and Shell scripting, including Python Azure Functions for VM bootstrapping.

Followed security best practices in CI/CD pipelines and Azure configurations, implementing policies and governance standards.

Utilized a wide range of Azure resources such as VMs, Storage, Functions, DevOps, and IAM.

Implemented cost management practices for optimizing resource utilization across Java-based applications, leveraging Azure Pipelines for multi-branch deployments.

Deployed serverless architecture using Azure Functions for efficient and scalable solutions.

Practiced Infrastructure as Code using Terraform for Azure provisioning, creating workspaces for environment-based code execution.

Worked on containerization in Azure using services like Azure Container Instances (ACI) and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), managing clusters and Docker image storage.

Configured networking settings, RBAC, security policies, and integrated with Azure AD, setting up monitoring and continuous monitoring.

Conducted ETL jobs for data parsing, integrating with ServiceNow, Jira, Azure SQL, and Cosmos DB. Also, integrated Datadog for automated resource scaling and monitoring Azure resources. Collaborated with development teams, maintaining comprehensive documentation

Thermo Fisher Scientific, CA Sep 2018 – July 2021

Cloud Engineer

Deploying, configuring, and maintaining Linux server systems in the Cloud. Used scripting languages like Python and Shell scripting.

Designing, developing, deploying, or testing in Amazon Web Services (AWS) and using tools, including EC2, S3, ELBs, RDS, VPCs, security groups, CloudTrail, CloudWatch, or IAM permissions.

Worked on Serverless, including Lambda, API Gateway, Step Functions.

Developed and managed CI/CD pipelines. Integrated Jenkins with SonarQube, SVN GitHub.

Automate and secure operating systems configurations, applications for making the deployment process easy and seamless.

Managing applications and providing high availability and resilient solutions using methods, including clustering or failover, scaling and Disaster recovery)

Worked with microservices and containerization, including orchestration, cluster management, and container storage, in Docker, Kubernetes. Used EKS and ECS based on the requirements on AWS.

Implemented containerization using Docker and worked on Kubernetes for managing namespaces, deployments, and native Docker containers.

Experience with application performance analysis and monitoring, including Elasticsearch Logstash Kibana (ELK), Prometheus, and Grafana

Experience with an Agile release methodology.

PWC, FL Dec 2015 – Sep 2018

DevOps Engineer

Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins to automate build, test, and deployment processes.

Manage and optimize cloud infrastructure on AWS ensuring scalability, reliability, and cost-efficiency.

Implement Terraform and CloudFormation for automated provisioning and configuration management.

Develop automation scripts in Python, Bash to streamline operational tasks and enhance efficiency.

Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues proactively, and ensure high availability and reliability.

Enforce security and compliance best practices across the infrastructure, including vulnerability scanning and code analysis.

Collaborate with development and operations teams to improve processes and workflows, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Seamlessly integrate security measures into the DevOps pipeline, selecting and deploying relevant security tools and technologies.

Provide exceptional customer support, understanding needs, and resolving issues promptly to maintain high satisfaction levels.

EDUCATION:

-Bachelor’s of Technology 2011 - 2015

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