Hi, I'm Hari Prasad

Senior DevOps Lead

11+ years of expertise in cloud infrastructure, CI/CD automation, and infrastructure as code. Passionate about building scalable, secure systems on AWS.

11+ Years
11+
Years Experience
50+
Projects Delivered
40%
Cost Reduction
80%
System Visibility

About Me

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 in mentoring teams and implementing cost-effective cloud solutions.

Delhi, India
+91-7503721297
HarrytheDevOpsGuy@gmail.com
4.5/5 Rating

Technical Expertise

Infrastructure as Code
CI/CD Automation
Cloud Infrastructure
Containerization
Security & Compliance

Certifications

Hardware & Networking Certification

IACM Smart Learn Pvt Ltd - 2013

Technical Skills

Infrastructure as Code

Terraform, Ansible, Packer

Terraform Expert
Ansible Expert

CI/CD Automation

Jenkins, ArgoCD, GitHub Actions

Jenkins Expert
ArgoCD Advanced

Cloud Infrastructure

AWS EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, EKS

AWS Expert
EKS Expert

Work Experience

Senior DevOps Lead

One97 Communications Limited (Paytm)

2020 - Present

Developed automated blue-green deployment pipeline achieving zero downtime for production systems. Managed Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, reducing provisioning time by 70%.

Karpenter OpenResty EKS ArgoCD

Senior DevOps Engineer

Ziploan

2019 - 2020

Migrated on-premise infrastructure to AWS reducing hosting costs by 50% while implementing blue-green deployment strategy using AWS ALB/ASG and centralized logging with ELK Stack.

ECS ELK Python

DevOps Engineer

KiwiTech

2017 - 2019

Managed 100+ AWS EC2 instances and RDS databases across multiple client projects while implementing full CI/CD automation pipeline using Jenkins and Ansible.

Heroku Kibana MySQL

Featured Projects

Innovative DevOps solutions designed to solve real-world challenges in cloud infrastructure, deployment automation, and system monitoring.

BGDeployer

Shell Script

Automated blue-green deployment solution for AWS with zero-downtime releases. Leverages ASGs, ALB, CloudWatch, and Ansible for seamless deployments.

Key Features:

  • Zero-downtime deployments with blue-green strategy
  • Weighted traffic distribution for canary releases
  • Automated rollback capabilities
  • Jenkins CI/CD pipeline integration
$ ./bgdeployer.sh -b blue-asg -g green-asg -t 50
# Deploying to green environment...
# Validating deployment...
# Shifting 50% traffic to green...
AWS Shell Script Ansible Jenkins
View Documentation

mCert

Monitoring

SSL certificate monitoring tool with email and Slack notifications. Prevents certificate expiration issues with proactive alerts.

Capabilities:

  • Multi-domain SSL expiration monitoring
  • Email and Slack notification systems
  • Configurable expiration thresholds
  • Bulk domain monitoring via file input
$ mcert -d "google.com github.com" -e admin@example.com -x 30
# Checking SSL certificates...
# google.com expires in 45 days
# github.com expires in 78 days
SSL Shell Script Slack API Email
View Documentation

mTracker

Security

Real-time Linux user activity monitoring with Slack notifications. Tracks logins, command executions, and system activities.

Monitoring Capabilities:

  • Real-time user login tracking
  • Command execution monitoring
  • System activity logging
  • Slack notification integration
$ mtracker -s "#devops-alerts" -u root
# Monitoring user activities...
# Alert: root login detected from 192.168.1.100
Linux Shell Script Slack Security
View on GitHub

mWatcher

Monitoring

Server health monitoring for CPU, memory, and disk with configurable alerting. Prevents system failures with proactive resource monitoring.

Resource Monitoring:

  • CPU utilization tracking
  • Memory usage monitoring
  • Disk space utilization alerts
  • Customizable threshold settings
$ mwatcher -c 80 -m 85 -d 90 -e admin@example.com
# Monitoring system resources...
# CPU usage: 45%
# Memory usage: 67%
Monitoring Shell Script Alerting System
View on GitHub

Key Achievements

Highlights of my contributions and impact in previous roles

70% Faster Provisioning

Reduced infrastructure provisioning time by 70% through Terraform automation and standardized templates.

40% Cost Reduction

Optimized EKS cluster costs by 40% through Karpenter implementation and resource right-sizing.

Zero Downtime Deployments

Implemented blue-green deployment pipeline achieving zero downtime for production systems.

80% Improved Visibility

Designed monitoring solutions with Prometheus/Grafana improving system visibility by 80%.

50+ CI/CD Pipelines

Led team in maintaining 50+ CI/CD pipelines for prod and non-prod environments.

50% Hosting Cost Savings

Migrated on-premise infrastructure to AWS reducing hosting costs by 50%.

What People Say

Feedback from colleagues, managers, and clients I've worked with

Rajesh Kumar

Engineering Manager, Paytm

"Hari's expertise in AWS and DevOps practices has been instrumental in transforming our deployment processes. His blue-green deployment solution saved us countless hours of downtime."

Priya Sharma

CTO, Ziploan

"Hari's migration of our infrastructure to AWS resulted in a 50% reduction in hosting costs while improving system reliability. His technical leadership was exceptional."

Amit Patel

DevOps Lead, KiwiTech

"Working with Hari was a game-changer for our team. His automation scripts and CI/CD pipelines significantly improved our deployment velocity and system stability."

Latest Articles

Insights and tutorials on DevOps practices, cloud infrastructure, and automation

DevOps

Implementing Blue-Green Deployments on AWS

A comprehensive guide to setting up zero-downtime deployments using AWS services and automation scripts.

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Monitoring

Building a Comprehensive Monitoring Stack

How to implement Prometheus, Grafana, and Alertmanager for proactive system monitoring and alerting.

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Security

Securing Kubernetes Clusters in Production

Best practices for hardening EKS clusters, implementing RBAC, and securing container images.

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Why Hire Me?

Bring 11+ years of DevOps expertise to your team. Proven track record of building scalable, secure cloud infrastructure and automating deployment processes.

Accelerated Deployments

Implement CI/CD pipelines and automation tools to reduce deployment time by up to 70%.

Enhanced Security

Implement security best practices, compliance standards, and monitoring to protect your infrastructure.

Cost Optimization

Optimize cloud resources and infrastructure to reduce operational costs by up to 50%.

Scalable Infrastructure

Design and implement scalable, resilient cloud architectures that grow with your business.

Team Leadership

Mentor and lead DevOps teams to achieve operational excellence and best practices.

Cutting-edge Tools

Expertise in Terraform, Kubernetes, Jenkins, AWS, and modern DevOps toolchains.

Ready to Transform Your DevOps?

With over a decade of experience in cloud infrastructure and automation, I can help your organization achieve faster deployments, better security, and significant cost savings. Let's discuss how I can add value to your team.

Terraform Kubernetes AWS Jenkins Ansible
11+ Years

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