ABOUT ME
Seasoned DevOps Lead with 12+ 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.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Infrastructure as Code
Terraform, Ansible, Packer
CI/CD Automation
Jenkins, ArgoCD, GitHub Actions
Cloud Infrastructure
AWS EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, EKS
Containerization
Docker, Containerd, Docker Compose
Security & Compliance
CIS hardening, Vault, Qualys
Monitoring & Logging
Prometheus, Grafana, ELK
Scripting & Automation
Shell, Groovy, Python, Lua
Web Servers
Nginx, Apache, OpenResty
Configuration Mgmt
Ansible, Packer
Middleware & App Stack
Kafka, Redis, Springboot, Nexus, Tomcat, Nodejs
Kubernetes Mgmt
EKS, Karpenter, ArgoCD, Helm, Helmfile
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Senior DevOps Lead
19 Mar 2020 – PresentOne97 Communications Limited (Paytm)
Noida, India
- Developed automated blue-green deployment pipeline achieving zero downtime for production systems
- Managed Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, reducing provisioning time by 70%
- Implemented golden AMI strategy with Packer ensuring security compliance and hardening
- Led team of DevOps engineers in maintaining 50+ CI/CD pipelines for prod and non-prod environments
- Designed monitoring solutions with Prometheus/Grafana improving system visibility by 80%
- Optimized EKS cluster costs by 40% through Karpenter implementation
- Created OpenResty Lua scripts for advanced request metrics monitoring
Senior DevOps Engineer
14 Oct 2019 – 17 Mar 2020Ziploan
Delhi, India
- 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 for real-time monitoring.
DevOps Engineer
15 Nov 2017 – 16 Oct 2019KiwiTech
Noida, India
- Managed 100+ AWS EC2 instances and RDS databases across multiple client projects while implementing full CI/CD automation pipeline using Jenkins and Ansible for seamless deployments.
- Provisioned and maintained AWS infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform, ensuring scalable and repeatable deployment processes with 99.9% uptime SLA
Linux Administrator (DevOps)
29 Dec 2015 – 13 Nov 2017Xeliumtech Solutions
Gurugram, India
- Configured LAMP stack environments, managed GitLab repositories with CI/CD pipelines, and automated infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and Ansible.
- Implemented security best practices including SSL certificates and user management while developing Shell Scripts for system automation.
Desktop Support Engineer
19 Mar 2013 – 2 Sep 2015Dental Council Of India (DCI)
Delhi, India
- Provided comprehensive IT support including desktop/laptop troubleshooting, Windows/Linux server maintenance, database backup implementation, and network connectivity resolution
FEATURED PROJECTS
BG Deployer
Automated blue-green deployment for zero-downtime AWS releases
mCert
SSL certificate monitoring with Slack/email alerts & Telegram
mTracker
Real-time Linux user activity monitoring with Slack notifications
mWatcher
Server health monitoring for CPU, memory, disk with alerting
gCrypt
Git-crypt wrapper for secure file encryption & access management
JobGenie
YAML-driven Jenkins job automation engine for GitOps-native CI/CD pipeline management
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
Education
B.Com
University of Delhi
2014
12th Standard
CBSE Board
2010
10th Standard
CBSE Board
2008
Certifications
Hardware & Networking Certification
IACM Smart Learn Pvt Ltd
2013