DevOps Engineer - Cloud Automation - Linux & Windows Administration

HIRANMAYI RACHAMALLI Arlington, VA

Email: ************@*****.*** +1-412-***-****

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hiranmayirach/

SUMMARY:

DevOps Engineer with 4+ years of experience in Linux systems administration, cloud infrastructure management, and automation scripting. Skilled in troubleshooting and root-cause analysis of production issues and managing Windows server environments with IIS. Proficient in CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Git, Ansible, and Subversion, with a focus on automating workflows and improving deployment efficiency. Experienced in Agile methodologies and working in large, complex enterprise environments. Passionate about optimizing performance and delivering high-quality solutions.

SKILLS & EXPOSURE

• Operating Systems: Linux (CentOS, RHEL), Windows Server (IIS, Windows 2012 R2 and higher)

• CI/CD & Automation: Jenkins, Git, Subversion, Ansible, JIRA, Confluence

• Scripting & Programming: Python, Bash, PowerShell, Perl, Visual Basic

• Web Servers: IIS, Apache, Nginx

• Infrastructure & Cloud: AWS, Azure, VMware ESXi, Docker, Kubernetes

• Version Control: Git, GitHub, Bitbucket

• Monitoring & Logging: Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, Splunk

EXPERIENCE:

Direct Chassis Link Inc. — Cybersecurity Analyst, July 2024 – Present

• Designed and automated secure AWS and Azure infrastructure using Terraform, aligning deployments with AWS Well-Architected and security best practices.

• Built reusable Terraform modules for IAM, VPC, EC2, S3, Lambda, and EKS, enabling consistent, scalable, and auditable infrastructure provisioning.

• Implemented GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application delivery, integrating security scanning and policy enforcement.

• Enabled OIDC-based authentication between CI/CD pipelines and AWS, eliminating long lived credentials and improving platform security posture.

• Automated compliance enforcement and drift remediation using AWS Config and Lambda, reducing manual operational effort by 30%.

• Supported EKS cluster lifecycle operations, including Helm-based deployments, secrets management, and runtime observability.

• Enhanced infrastructure observability using CloudWatch and Splunk, reducing incident response time by 20–30%.

Business Intelli Solutions — DevOps Engineer, Jan 2023 – Aug 2023

• Engineered secure AWS and Azure landing zones with IAM, MFA, SSO, OAuth, and Entra ID integrations. • Authored Terraform templates to provision compliant infrastructure aligned with CIS and NIST benchmarks.

• Developed automation using Python, Bash, and serverless workflows to eliminate repetitive operational tasks.

• Embedded security and reliability controls into CI/CD pipelines supporting containerized and serverless workloads.

• Supported Kubernetes-based workloads, validating secure cluster configuration, access controls, and deployment patterns.

• Conducted cloud architecture reviews focused on scalability, reliability, and fault tolerance.

• Partnered with engineering teams to integrate infrastructure automation and security-as-code practices. Itsoli — Infrastructure Engineer, Oct 2021 – Dec 2022

• Managed and secured hybrid infrastructure environments integrating on-prem systems with AWS and Azure.

• Automated firewall rule analysis and access reviews using Python, reducing configuration errors and manual effort.

• Supported infrastructure provisioning, patching, and hardening for production systems.

• Enforced least-privilege IAM and network segmentation strategies across environments.

• Optimized firewall and VPN configurations, improving network reliability and performance.

• Assisted with monitoring, incident response, and root cause analysis for infrastructure issues.

PROJECTS

AWS Multi-Account Security Automation

• Designed modular Terraform architecture to manage multi-account AWS environments at scale.

• Enforced IAM standards, least-privilege access, and centralized logging across accounts.

• Automated S3 access logging and encryption using policy-driven controls.

• Implemented IMDSv2 enforcement to harden EC2 instance metadata access.

• Integrated AWS Config rules to detect and remediate configuration drift.

• Developed Lambda functions to trigger automated compliance actions.

• Enabled centralized visibility into security posture across accounts.

• Reduced configuration drift and manual remediation effort through automation. Secure CI/CD with OIDC Authentication

• Designed GitHub Actions pipelines for infrastructure and application deployments.

• Implemented OIDC-based authentication between GitHub Actions and AWS IAM roles.

• Eliminated static credentials and improved secret management practices.

• Integrated policy checks and automated validation into pipeline workflows.

• Supported high-throughput, repeatable deployments across environments.

• Improved CI/CD security posture while maintaining developer velocity.

• Documented pipeline standards and reusable templates.

• Enabled scalable adoption across multiple engineering teams. Kubernetes Platform Standardization

• Standardized Helm charts for EKS-based workloads.

• Defined consistent deployment, configuration, and rollback strategies.

• Improved workload scalability and reliability through standardized patterns.

• Enhanced observability integration with Prometheus and CloudWatch.

• Collaborated with engineers to adopt GitOps-aligned workflows.

• Reduced deployment inconsistencies across environments.

EDUCATION

Master of Science – Cybersecurity (Computer Science) — The George Washington University Washington, DC May 2025

CERTIFICATIONS

• AWS Solutions Architect – Associate

• AWS Cloud Practitioner

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals

• Google Associate Cloud Engineer

• CompTIA Security+ Network+

• CISSP – In Progress

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