Azure DevOps Engineer - Cloud Automation & AKS Expert

SUMMARY

Nikhil Duptala Azure DevOps Engineer

TN, USA +1-901-***-**** ********@*****.*** LinkedIn Azure DevOps Engineer with nearly 4 years of experience automating deployments, managing AKS clusters, and building cloud environments in Azure using Terraform, Bicep, and GitHub Actions. Improved release cycles, reduced downtime, and optimized resource usage across production systems. Hands-on with containerization, monitoring, and infrastructure security. Strong focus on reliability, repeatable deployments, performance tuning, and supporting fast-moving engineering teams in production environments. TECHNICAL SKILLS

Cloud Platforms: Microsoft Azure (App Services, AKS, Virtual Machines, Key Vault, Storage, Azure Monitor), AWS (EC2, S3, CloudWatch) DevOps & CI/CD Tools: Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, SonarQube Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, ARM Templates, Bicep, Ansible Containers & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes (AKS), Helm Scripting & Automation: PowerShell, Bash, Python, YAML Monitoring & Logging: Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Prometheus, Grafana Security & Networking: Azure RBAC, Key Vault, NSG, Load Balancer, VPN Gateway, Private Endpoints Version Control & Collaboration: Git, Azure Repos, GitHub, Jira, Confluence Operating Systems: Windows Server, Linux (Ubuntu, CentOS) Certifications: Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator (AZ-104), Azure DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

GetInsured, TN, USA Jun 2024 - Current

Azure DevOps Engineer

Rolled out automated CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions for .NET and Node services, cutting release time from 4 hours to under 30 minutes.

Tuned AKS workloads with node autoscaling, pod resource controls, and health probes, increasing service uptime from 96.8% to 99.9%.

Built infrastructure modules with Terraform and Bicep to deploy VNets, AKS, App Services, Key Vault, and Storage, eliminating manual provisioning and onboarding delays.

Introduced cost-control rules and cleanup policies for test clusters and compute nodes, reducing Azure cost by roughly 18% without performance impact.

Set up Log Analytics, Application Insights, and KQL-based alerts, improving incident detection and lowering recovery time by 42%.

Partnered with security and application teams to implement Key Vault secrets, RBAC policies, and private endpoints, reducing access- related issues and audit flags significantly.

Accenture, Hyderabad, India Jun 2021 - Jun 2022

Azure DevOps Engineer

Converted manual deployment steps into automated CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and Jenkins, raising deployment frequency from monthly to twice weekly.

Standardized infrastructure deployment via Terraform and ARM templates, achieving zero configuration drift across development and production environments.

Embedded SonarQube, dependency checks, and secrets scanning in pipelines, cutting high-risk code issues by 60% before deployment.

Built dashboards in Azure Monitor and Application Insights to trace latency, error spikes, and usage trends, speeding up performance troubleshooting by 30%.

Coordinated with development, QA, and release teams to support staged rollouts and environment readiness with consistent test ing and validation steps.

Reduced setup time for new environments from weeks to hours by packaging reusable Terraform modules and script automation. Keka HR, India Mar 2020 - May 2021

DevOps Engineer

Automated build and deployment steps in GitLab CI and Jenkins for Node.js and Python applications, improving deployment reliability and cutting manual effort by more than 70%.

Containerized key services with Docker and migrated to Kubernetes, improving peak-load response times by roughly 25% during payroll cycles.

Created scripting utilities in Bash and Python for patching, log cleanup, backup checks, and health monitoring, saving 12–15 hours of manual work weekly.

Managed Linux infrastructure on Ubuntu and CentOS, improving patching cycles and reducing ticket volume tied to system instability.

Installed Prometheus and Grafana, developing dashboards and alerts to detect memory spikes, slow API calls, and cluster bottlenecks early.

Supported SSL, VPN, and load balancer configurations, improving secure connectivity for internal and customer-facing systems. EDUCATION

Master of Science in Computer and Information Systems Christian Brothers University, Memphis, USA May 2024 Bachelors in Computer Engineering Vignana Bharathi Institute of Technology, India May 2021 CERTIFICATIONS

Azure Certified Developer - Associate

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