Hari Prasad

Sr. DevOps Lead

11+ years of experience in DevOps engineering, specializing in cloud automation, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure as code (IaC). Proficient in tools like Terraform, Ansible, Packer, Kubernetes, ...

11+
Years
5
Companies
7
Projects
Hari Prasad
Terraform
Jenkins
AWS
Kubernetes
Ansible
Nginx
OpenResty
Shell Scripting
Packer

Technical Expertise

Mastering the art of infrastructure and automation

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Provision, deploy, and manage entire infrastructure as code with Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Groovy and shell script.

CI/CD Automation

Proficient in creating and maintaining automated CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, ArgoCD, and GitHub Actions for Java, Nodejs, php, python etc applications.

Cloud Infrastructure Management

Expertise in managing AWS services like EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, Secrets, Route 53, Lambda, and more.

Configuration Management

Strong experience with Ansible, Terraform, and Packer for automating system configuration, provisioning, and infrastructure management.

Containerization & Orchestration

Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Karpenter and EKS for containerized application deployment and management.

Security & Compliance

Knowledge in security best practices, including CIS Linux hardening, vulnerability patching and managing sensitive data with Vault.

Automation & Scripting

Proficiency in scripting to develop custom tool to automate manual and repeated task.

Monitoring & Logging

Experienced in setting up and managing monitoring/logging systems using Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Telegraf, Prometheus Exporters and CloudWatch.

Web & Application Servers

Hands-on experience with Nginx, Apache, Tomcat, OpenResty and Springboot.

Technologies & Tools

Terraform Jenkins AWS Kubernetes Ansible Nginx OpenResty Shell Scripting Packer Telegraf Redis Helm ArgoCD Karpenter ELK Stack Groovy Nexus Kafka Helmfile Prometheus Grafana Python GitHub Actions

Professional Journey

A decade of DevOps excellence

One97 Communications Limited

Mar-20 – Present

Noida

aws Kubernetes karpenter groovy scripting Mastery in Jenkins Packer Promethues Redis Kafka ELK
  • Developed BG Deployer a fully automated blue-green deployment pipeline with zero downtime using Jenkins, AWS ALB, ASG, and CloudWatch.
  • Managed infrastructure as Code, leveraging Terraform, Ansible, Packer, and AWS.
  • Built golden AMIs with Packer, ensuring timely security patching and Linux hardening.
  • Designed and maintained CI/CD pipelines, enabling automated deployments for prod & nonprod.
  • Configured Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK Stack for comprehensive monitoring and logging.
  • Led a team of DevOps engineers, providing mentorship and support.
  • Managed EKS clusters and CI/CD pipelines as code using ArgoCD, Helm, and Helmfile.
  • Developed Lua script & Integrated with Openresty get Advanced Requests metrics(5xx,4xx,2xx,latency,etc).
  • Mastery in Karpenter for dynamic EKS worker node management to reduce costs.
  • Built & implemented dynamic Linux user management with Ansible Role.

Ziploan

Oct-19 – Mar-20

Delhi

aws ELK Docker Docker compose Mastery in Jenkins ECS
  • Migrated on-premises applications to AWS, cutting hosting costs by 50%.
  • Implemented blue-green deployments with ALB, ASG, and Jenkins.
  • Optimized centralized logging with ELK Stack for real-time data analysis.
  • Automated Application deployments using Jenkins, reducing setup time by 60%.
  • Wrote Ansible roles to automate Linux setup and software installations.
  • Developed Jenkins pipelines using Groovy scripts for seamless CI/CD.

KiwiTech

Nov-17 – Oct-19

Noida

AWS Heroku Kibana Zabbix Master in CICD MySQL PostGreSQL MongoDB Docker
  • Managed 100+ Linux servers supporting mission-critical applications.
  • Automated deployments with Jenkins and Ansible for consistency and speed.
  • Set up AWS CloudWatch, SNS, and Lambda for monitoring and alerting.
  • Built new infrastructure from scratch, ensuring seamless go-live support.
  • Troubleshot high-priority production issues under strict SLAs.

Xeliumtech Solutions

Dec-15 – Nov-17

Gurugram

EC2 S3 Terraform Jenkins Master in Shell scripting DevOps Ubuntu Red Hat GitLab Docker Docker Compose
  • Configured virtual machines to host multiple websites with LAMP stack architecture.
  • Administered GitLab servers, managing repositories and version control.
  • Maintained non-production infrastructure to support testing and development.
  • Developed automation scripts to reduce manual tasks and improve operational efficiency.
  • Implemented security best practices such as SSL configurations and user management.
  • Created AWS infrastructure (EC2, SG, Keypair, S3, ALB, etc) using Terraform, Ansible.
  • Written Shell scripts to perform adhoc task on ubuntu servers.
  • Managed Multiple website on Single web servers with nginx.

Dental Council Of India (DCI)

Mar-13 – Dec-2015

Delhi

Linux shell scripting PHP Apache Nginx git MS SQL Windows
  • Supported desktop and laptop users, resolving technical issues promptly.
  • Managed MS SQL Server and ensured smooth operation of Windows applications.
  • Diagnosed and resolved network connectivity issues in office systems.
  • Performed regular maintenance and updates on Windows and Linux servers to ensure optimal performance.
  • Implemented backup and recovery strategies for critical SQL Server databases.

Featured Projects

Innovation through automation

BG Deployer

Shell-based Blue-Green Deployment automation tool for zero-downtime deployments using AWS ALB, ASG, CloudWatch, and Jenkins.

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mCert

Utility to monitor SSL certificate expiration and send alerts via Slack, email, and Telegraf.

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mTracker

Linux user activity monitoring tool that sends real-time notifications via Slack.

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mWatcher

Monitors Linux server health (CPU, Memory, Disk usage) and triggers alerts via Slack or email.

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gCrypt

Git-crypt wrapper for encrypting sensitive files in Git repositories and managing user access securely.

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mStatus

Tool to check SSL certificate status and website availability with instant failure alerts.

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mSend

Utility for sending HTML-formatted emails programmatically via CLI or automation scripts.

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Let's Connect

Ready to discuss your next DevOps challenge?

Phone

7503721297

Email

HarrytheDevOpsGuy@gmail.com

Education

Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com)

University of Delhi (DU) |

12th Standard

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) |

10th Standard

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) |

Hardware & Networking Certification

IACM Smart Learn Pvt ltd |