Cloud Native Developer and DevOps Engineer

Rakesh Cherukuri

Email: *****************@*****.*** Phone: +1-573-***-**** www.linkedin.com/in/rakesh-cherukuri-158925234

OBJECTIVE

Results-driven Cloud Developer with 3 years of experience in designing cloud-native applications, implementing DevOps practices, and managing scalable infrastructure in AWS environments. Strong expertise in automation, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and cloud security best practices. Adept at improving deployment efficiency, system reliability, and cost optimization.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Cloud Platform: AWS (EKS, ECS, EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, API Gateway, IAM, VPC, Route 53)

Languages: Python, Go, JavaScript

DevOps & CI/CD: Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions

Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes (EKS)

Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Ansible

Monitoring & Logging: CloudWatch, ELK Stack

Databases: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB

Networking: Load Balancers, Auto Scaling, DNS, VPN

Version Control: Git

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Cloud Developer

The swatch Group U.S Inc July 2024 - present

Designed reusable Terraform modules to standardize infrastructure provisioning.

Architected and deployed containerized applications using Docker and AWS EKS.

Built and maintained CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, and deployment processes.

Implemented blue-green and rolling deployment strategies to minimize downtime.

Configured Application Load Balancers and Auto Scaling groups to ensure high availability.

Strengthened cloud security by implementing IAM policies, encryption, and VPC segmentation.

Integrated monitoring and alerting solutions to proactively detect system failures.

Collaborated with development teams to migrate monolithic applications to microservices architecture.

Cloud Support Engineer

Altimetrik India Feb 2023 – Dec 2023

Monitored production cloud environments and resolved infrastructure incidents.

Assisted in setting up disaster recovery strategies and automated backups.

Configured AWS networking components including VPC, subnets, NAT Gateway, and security groups.

Optimized application performance by tuning compute and database resources.

Supported application deployment activities across development and staging environments.

PROJECTS

Kubernetes-Based Microservices Platform

Deployed microservices architecture using AWS EKS.

Configured Ingress controllers and service mesh for secure service communication.

Reduced deployment time by 50% through CI/CD automation.

Infrastructure Automation Framework

Developed Terraform modules for provisioning EC2, RDS, and networking resources.

Automated environment creation for development and QA teams.

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Computer Science

Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO December 2025

Focus: Cloud Computing, Distributed Systems, Software Engineering

Completed projects in AWS deployment, microservices, and data security

Hands-on experience with DevOps tools and cloud automation

Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science & Engineering

Avanthi Institute of Engineering and Technology Hyderabad, India June 2023

Strong foundation in programming, data structures, and system design

Completed industry-oriented projects in cloud and full-stack development

Participated in technical workshops and coding competitions

CERTIFICATIONS

AWS Certified Developer – Associate

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

Improved deployment frequency from bi-weekly to daily releases.

Reduced cloud infrastructure cost by 25% through optimization strategies.

Achieved 99.9% application uptime through improved monitoring and scaling policies.

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