KUNAL PHALE
DevOps Engineer +91-826******* ***********@*****.***
Professional Summary
Results-driven DevOps Engineer with 3.5 years of experience in Azure and AWS, specializing in CI/CD pipeline automation, Kubernetes (AKS/EKS), and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform). Proven success in accelerating deployments by up to 30%, reducing incidents by 40–60%, and building secure, scalable, cloud-native environments. Skilled in monitoring/observability
(Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace) and collaborating with development and operations teams to deliver high-performing systems.
Core Competencies
Cloud Platforms: Azure (AKS, Functions, App Service, VNets, Subnets, NSGs, Key Vault, Bastion, Load Balancer, VMs, MySQL DB, Storage account, Backups), AWS (EKS, S3, IAM)
CI/CD pipeline & Automation: Azure DevOps, Jenkins, YAML, Bash
Containers & Orchestration: Kubernetes (AKS, EKS), Docker, Helm
Infrastructure as Code: Terraform
Monitoring & Logging: Prometheus, Grafana, New Relic, Dynatrace
Security: RBAC, SSO, Azure AD Integration, Firewalls
Collaboration & Agile: Scrum, RCA, Documentation, Cross-team coordination Professional Experience
DevOps Engineer Tata Consultancy Services – GE Healthcare Pune May 2024 - Present
Accelerated deployments by 30% by building and optimizing CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.
Automated Kubernetes deployments with Helm, standardizing configurations across multiple environments.
Improved system uptime to 99% by managing AKS clusters, enabling autoscaling, node pool management, and rolling updates.
Tuned Helm resource limits, reducing memory-related incidents by 40%.
Implemented monitoring dashboards (Prometheus, Grafana, New Relic), cutting incident response time by 50%.
Collaborated with developers and 24/7 support teams to maintain scalable, highly available production systems.
Provided technical mentorship to junior team members, enhancing team productivity and skill development.
Troubleshoot and resolved complex technical issues in a timely manner, maintaining a 98% customer satisfaction rate. Junior DevOps Engineer Tata Consultancy Services – Walgreens Pune May 2022 – May 2024
Supported CI/CD pipeline setup in Azure DevOps, reducing release cycle time by 20%.
Developed and managed Docker containers for scalable and portable application deployments.
Created infrastructure with Terraform, enabling secure and repeatable IaC practices.
Integrated Azure Active Directory (SSO), improving security and user access control.
Added AWS exposure by assisting with EKS cluster setups and S3-based storage solutions.
Used Git for version control, collaborating on code merges, branching, and pull requests.
Maintained a 95% issue resolution rate providing technical support for DevOps tools.
Engaged in peer code reviews, ensuring adherence to quality standards and best practices. Certifications
AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator
AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) – Udemy Education
B. Tech in Electrical Engineering, Jawaharlal Nehru Engineering College – 78% (2021) ACS College, Chandrapur – 73% (2017)