DevOps Engineer with Cloud & Automation Expertise

NAGA NIKESH TATINENI

DevOps Engineer

Email: *************@*****.*** LinkedIn Mobile: +1-816-***-**** Location: United States

SUMMARY

Experienced DevOps Engineer with around 5 years of experience designing, automating, and optimizing cloud infrastructure for enterprise-level systems. Proven expertise in CI/CD pipelines, container orchestration, and Infrastructure as Code. Spearheaded initiatives that led to:

• Reduced deployment times by 40%

• Cut vulnerabilities by 40% through automated security scans

• Improved system scalability by 50%

Skilled in AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, and Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD with a strong focus on monitoring, observability, shell scripting, Python, and Linux. Seeking a challenging DevOps role to leverage technical skills and deliver impactful results in cloud infrastructure management and automation.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Programming Languages: Python, Bash, Go, Java

• AWS Services: EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, IAM, VPC

• Automation & Configuration Management: Jenkins, Ansible, Chef, Puppet, Terraform, AWS CloudFormation

• CI/CD Tools: Git, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, Travis CI, GitHub Actions, Harness.

• MLOps & ML Platforms: Amazon SageMaker, Kubeflow, MLflow, KServe

• Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, GitOps

• Monitoring & Logging: ELK Stack, Prometheus, Grafana, AWS CloudWatch, Datadog, New Relic, Splunk

• Version Control: Git, Bitbucket

• Security & Compliance: IAM, Vault, SonarQube, Nexus, GDPR, HIPAA, SOC 2

• Operating Systems: Linux (Ubuntu, CentOS, Red Hat), Windows

• Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB

• Security & Networking: IAM, VPC security groups, NACLs, Security Best Practices, HTTP, TCP/IP, NIS, NFS, DNS, DHCP, WAN, SNMP, LAN

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Optum

(Sept 2023 – Present)

DevOps Engineer

Technologies: Jenkins, GitLab CI, AWS IAM, Vault, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, Git, AWS, EKS

• Managed AWS infrastructure and utilized Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automating provisioning of EC2 instances, VPCs, RDS, and S3, Elastic Load Balancers improving scalability and reducing manual intervention.

• Enabled SageMaker user onboarding and migration by validating access permissions, execution roles, and service integrations across Studio and dependent AWS services.

• Implemented Prisma Cloud for cloud posture and workload security, improving visibility into misconfigurations, IAM permissions, and container vulnerabilities across AWS environments.

• Managed Palo Alto Cloud Firewalls to secure application traffic, enforce network security policies, and enable threat prevention in cloud infrastructure.

• Implemented Kubernetes Network Policies to control pod communication and enhance cluster security by enforcing least privilege access.

• Designed, implemented, and maintained CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitLab CI, Harness automating build, test, and deployment processes, improving deployment efficiency by 40%.

• Integrated security tools such as SonarQube, Trivy, Nexus, and AWS Security tools to automate vulnerability scanning within CI/CD pipelines.

• Deployed and managed containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes (EKS), and Helm for efficient orchestration and scaling.

• Implemented CI/CD Continuous Verification with automated rollback logic, integrating health metrics from separate Prometheus and Datadog monitoring setups to validate deployments and minimize production risks.

• Integrated SageMaker pipelines with CI/CD tools to trigger training and deployment workflows on code or data changes.

• Applied predictive insights from CI/CD tooling to recommend parallelization, caching, and resource tuning, reducing overall pipeline execution time.

• Implemented auto-scaling in Kubernetes using Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA) to dynamically adjust pod replicas based on traffic load, improving resource utilization and ensuring high availability during traffic spikes.

• Integrated AWS security best practices, including IAM least privilege, secrets rotation readiness, and audit-friendly tagging strategies.

• Worked with NIST security standards to support AWS environments, implementing basic controls such as IAM least privilege, logging, encryption, and ongoing security monitoring.

• Managed and optimized Kubernetes storage solutions (Persistent Volumes, StatefulSets) for stateful applications, ensuring reliable and scalable storage management for complex workloads.

• Implemented GitOps workflows to automate the deployment and management of Kubernetes clusters, using Git as the single source of truth for infrastructure and application configurations, ensuring seamless continuous delivery and version-controlled deployments across environments.

• Built and maintained observability solutions with Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK Stack, ensuring proactive security monitoring and alerting.

• Hands-on experience automating Git and Jira workflows using Shell and Python scripting to enhance DevOps productivity and release management.

IDFC First Bank

(July 2020 – Dec 2022)

DevOps Engineer

Technologies: Jenkins, Git, Docker, Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, AWS EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, Prometheus, Grafana, AWS CloudWatch, SonarQube, Nexus, AWS IAM, AWS RDS

• Computerized infrastructure provisioning with Terraform and AWS CloudFormation, achieving 30% cost savings through scalable, efficient infrastructure solutions.

• Involved in the migration of legacy applications to AWS, enhancing system scalability and performance by 50% with EC2, S3, Lambda, and RDS.

• Utilized Ansible for automated configuration management and orchestration, streamlining infrastructure provisioning, application deployment, and system updates across multiple environments, ensuring consistency, scalability, and reduced manual intervention.

• Developed reusable and modular Ansible roles to standardize deployments across multiple environments (Dev, QA, Prod).

• Developed Elasticsearch queries and aggregations for log analytics, anomaly detection, and service performance insights.

• Created dynamic Kibana dashboards and event-based alerts to enhance observability and data-driven decision-making.

• Automated VM deployment and configuration using Ansible and Terraform, ensuring consistency, scalability, and operational efficiency.

• Implemented auto-scaling for virtual machines (VMs) in cloud environments using Terraform and AWS Auto Scaling Groups, optimizing resource allocation and ensuring high availability while reducing costs by dynamically adjusting capacity based on demand.

• Integrated Ansible into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions) to automate deployment workflows and reduce manual intervention.

• Integrated security best practices in the DevOps pipeline with SonarQube, Nexus, and AWS IAM, ensuring compliance with industry standards.

• Integrated JFrog Artifactory into CI/CD pipelines for secure artifact storage, versioning, promotion, and traceability across environments.

• Enhanced system reliability and failover mechanisms through multi-region deployments and automated disaster recovery.

• Configured and optimized AWS networking components (VPCs, DNS, security groups, VPNs) for secure connectivity.

• Designed and implemented monitoring and alerting solutions with Prometheus, Grafana, and AWS CloudWatch, reducing downtime and improving system observability.

• Developed custom dashboards to visualize system health and performance metrics in real time.

• Documented best practices for system maintenance and disaster recovery, enhancing team knowledge.

• Utilized Docker to deploy and manage containerized applications, ensuring consistency across environments and improving deployment speed.

• Optimized container orchestration with Kubernetes on AWS EKS, enhancing application scalability and availability.

• Managed Linux systems ensuring performance, security, and efficient system administration through scripting and configuration management.

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Computer Science

(January 2023 – May 2024)

University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO

CERTIFICATIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS

• ServiceNow Certified System Administrator (CSA)

Illustrating knowledge of ServiceNow platform administration, ITSM processes, and workflow automation.

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