Hari Prasad

Senior DevOps Lead

Location: Delhi, India Phone: +91-7503721297 Email: HarrytheDevOpsGuy@gmail.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/hari-prasad-verma-19b948154 GitHub: github.com/HarryTheDevOpsGuy Portfolio: harrythedevopsguy.github.io

Professional Summary

Seasoned DevOps Lead with 11+ years of expertise in cloud infrastructure, CI/CD automation, and infrastructure as code. Proven track record in designing scalable, secure systems on AWS using Terraform, Kubernetes, Jenkins, and Ansible. Strong leadership experience in mentoring teams and implementing cost-effective cloud solutions with zero-downtime deployments.

Key Strengths:

  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, Packer)
  • Kubernetes & Container Orchestration (EKS, Karpenter, ArgoCD)
  • CI/CD Pipeline Automation (Jenkins, ArgoCD, GitHub Actions)
  • Cloud Infrastructure Management (AWS EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, EKS)
  • Monitoring & Observability (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack)
  • Security & Compliance (CIS Hardening, Vault, SSL Management)

Technical Skills

Expert Level: Terraform, Jenkins, AWS Cloud, Kubernetes, Ansible, Nginx/OpenResty, Shell Scripting, Packer, Docker, EKS

Advanced Level: Telegraf, Redis, Helm, ArgoCD, Karpenter, ELK Stack, Groovy, Prometheus, Grafana

Intermediate Level: Nexus, Kafka, Helmfile, Python, GitHub Actions, ECS

Professional Experience

Senior DevOps Lead | One97 Communications Limited (Paytm) | Noida, India | March 2020 – Present

Technologies: AWS, Kubernetes, Karpenter, Jenkins, Packer, Prometheus, ELK, Redis, Kafka, EKS, ArgoCD, Helm, Helmfile, Terraform, Ansible, Docker, OpenResty, Lua, Groovy

  • Developed automated blue-green deployment pipeline achieving zero downtime for production systems, reducing deployment time by 85%
  • Managed Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, reducing provisioning time by 70% across 500+ instances
  • Implemented golden AMI strategy with Packer ensuring security compliance, reducing vulnerabilities by 60%
  • Led team of 8 DevOps engineers maintaining 50+ CI/CD pipelines for prod and non-prod environments
  • Designed monitoring solutions with Prometheus/Grafana improving system visibility by 80% and reducing incident response time by 50%
  • Optimized EKS cluster costs by 40% through Karpenter implementation while maintaining performance SLAs
  • Created OpenResty Lua scripts for advanced request metrics monitoring (5xx, 4xx, 2xx, latency)
  • Built and implemented dynamic Linux user management with Ansible Role

Senior DevOps Engineer | Ziploan | Delhi, India | October 2019 – March 2020

Technologies: AWS, ELK Stack, Docker, ECS, Jenkins, Ansible, Python, ALB, ASG

  • Migrated on-premise infrastructure to AWS, reducing hosting costs by 50%
  • Implemented blue-green deployment strategy using AWS ALB/ASG and Jenkins for zero-downtime releases
  • Centralized logging with ELK Stack enabling real-time application monitoring across 20+ applications
  • Automated deployment processes reducing setup time by 60%
  • Developed Ansible roles for standardized Linux environment setup
  • Achieved 99.9% uptime through automated deployment processes

DevOps Engineer | KiwiTech | Noida, India | November 2017 – October 2019

Technologies: AWS, Heroku, Kibana, Zabbix, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Docker, Jenkins, Ansible, Terraform, CloudWatch, SNS, Lambda

  • Managed 100+ Linux servers supporting mission-critical applications across multiple client projects
  • Automated deployment processes using Jenkins and Ansible, reducing manual intervention by 90%
  • Implemented AWS CloudWatch monitoring with SNS/Lambda alerts for proactive issue detection
  • Provisioned and maintained AWS infrastructure as code using Terraform
  • Maintained 99.9% uptime SLA for production systems
  • Automated infrastructure provisioning, reducing deployment time by 65%

Linux Administrator (DevOps) | Xeliumtech Solutions | Gurugram, India | December 2015 – November 2017

Technologies: AWS (EC2, S3), Terraform, Jenkins, Ansible, Shell Scripting, GitLab, Docker, Docker Compose, LAMP Stack, Nginx, Apache

  • Configured LAMP stack environments for multiple websites and web applications
  • Managed GitLab repositories and CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments
  • Automated infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and Ansible, reducing setup time by 75%
  • Created AWS infrastructure (EC2, Security Groups, Key Pairs, S3, ALB) using Terraform and Ansible
  • Implemented security best practices including SSL configurations and user management
  • Developed Shell Scripts for system automation, reducing operational overhead by 50%

Desktop Support Engineer | Dental Council Of India (DCI) | Delhi, India | March 2013 – December 2015

Technologies: Linux, Shell Scripting, PHP, Apache, Nginx, Git, MS SQL, Windows, Networking

  • Provided comprehensive IT support including desktop/laptop troubleshooting and Windows/Linux server maintenance
  • Managed MS SQL Server databases and ensured smooth operation of Windows applications
  • Implemented backup and recovery strategies for critical SQL Server databases
  • Diagnosed and resolved network connectivity issues in office systems

Projects

BG Deployer

Automated Blue-Green Deployment System | View Project
Automated Blue-Green Deployment system for zero-downtime AWS releases using ALB, ASG, CloudWatch, and Jenkins.
Technologies: AWS, Shell Scripting, Jenkins, ALB, ASG, CloudWatch, Ansible

mCert

SSL Certificate Monitoring Tool | View Project
SSL certificate monitoring tool with Slack/email alerts and Telegraf integration.
Technologies: Shell Scripting, SSL/TLS, Slack API, Email, Telegraf

mTracker

Linux User Activity Monitoring | View Project
Real-time Linux user activity monitoring with Slack notifications and audit trail capabilities.
Technologies: Linux, Shell Scripting, Slack API, Audit Logging

mWatcher

Server Health Monitoring | View Project
Server health monitoring for CPU, memory, disk usage with automated alerting systems.
Technologies: Linux, Shell Scripting, System Monitoring, Slack API, Email

gCrypt

Git-crypt Wrapper | View Project
Git-crypt wrapper for secure file encryption and access management in version control systems.
Technologies: Git, Git-crypt, Shell Scripting, Encryption, Access Management

JobGenie

YAML-driven Jenkins Job Automation | View Project
YAML-driven Jenkins job automation engine for GitOps-native CI/CD pipeline management.
Technologies: Jenkins, JobDSL, YAML, GitOps, CI/CD, Automation

Education

Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) University of Delhi 2014
Hardware & Networking Certification IACM Smart Learn Pvt Ltd 2013

Certifications

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate Amazon Web Services 2023

Languages

English - Professional Proficiency Hindi - Native

Interests

Open Source Contributions Developing Linux-based Utilities Writing Technical Blogs

Last Updated: 2024