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Bharat - DevOps and Cloud Engineering Lead

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Location: Albany, Texas, USA

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Visa: H1B

Contact Information: [email protected] +1 (469)-988-5899 ________________________________________ Professional Summary: BharatK DevOps and Cloud Engineering Lead Experienced in DevOps and Cloud Engineering leadership for over 8 years. Skilled in managing complex migration projects and enhancing cloud security frameworks. Demonstrates effective team leadership, leveraging expertise in AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, and Terraform for robust and scalable cloud solutions. Capable of overseeing projects from start to finish, ensuring alignment with business goals and upholding high security standards. ________________________________________ Core Competencies: Cloud Security and Compliance AWS Ecosystem Expertise Kubernetes Orchestration Terraform Infrastructure as Code DevOps Best Practices Team Leadership and Project Management Linux and Windows Administration Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) Configuration Management Performance Monitoring and Optimization ________________________________________ Professional Experience: Cloud Engineering Team Lead Verizon, Dallas, TX | Jun 2022 Present Led a 10-engineer team in comprehensive migration projects, shifting critical applications to AWS, Azure, and OCI, resulting in a 30% boost in efficiency and cost reduction. Advanced multi-cloud security posture, utilizing AWS and OCI security tools (IAM, Security Groups, VPC) for compliance with industry standards. Directed the containerization of legacy systems using Docker and Kubernetes, enhancing scalability, and cutting deployment times by 20%. Automated infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and OCI using Terraform and Ansible, ensuring uniform deployments in diverse environments. Performed rigorous security audits and vulnerability assessments, safeguarding data integrity and confidentiality across multiple cloud platforms. Successfully collaborated with SOC, Cyber Threat Intel, Red Team, and other stakeholders to refine prioritization, validate the impact of suspected vulnerabilities, advise owners on mitigation strategies or compensating controls, and provide accurate and timely reporting to inform remediation progress. Coordinated with the engineering platform team to tune and optimize scanning tools for improved accuracy and efficiency. Achieved on-time delivery of complex, multi-cloud migration projects, showcasing exceptional project management and leadership skills. Sr Cloud Engineer: Apple, Austin, TX | Nov 2021 Jun 2022 Collaborated with stakeholders to understand requirements and designed solutions for application migration projects. Led the migration of applications from Jenkins to Spinnaker, leveraging Fortress for enhanced performance and reliability. Extensively worked on Spinnaker to create and manage Continuous Deployment (CD) pipeline jobs, facilitating deployments across various data centers. Developed Ansible playbooks for automating application deployment and database updates, including data ingestion processes. Utilized Fortress to create job templates for triggering Ansible roles, streamlining deployment and operational tasks. Played a key role in migrating applications from Jenkins to Spinnaker, using Fortress to optimize performance and scalability. Actively participated in team problem-solving efforts, contributing ideas and solutions to address client issues effectively. Configured and managed Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) clusters, ensuring efficient orchestration and management of containerized applications. Deployed and managed services within EKS environments, focusing on scalability, fault tolerance, and seamless integration with AWS cloud services. Implemented environment-specific configurations using Kustomize overlays, enabling streamlined deployment workflows for development, testing, and production environments. Implemented comprehensive monitoring solutions using tools like Grafana and AWS CloudWatch, enabling real-time tracking and performance optimization of cloud services and applications. Cloud Engineer Verizon, Dallas, TX | Sep 2017 Sept 2021 Specialized in providing AWS cloud support and security, ensuring robust and compliant cloud infrastructure. Developed and distributed AWS CloudFormation templates for streamlined infrastructure provisioning across various teams. Offered expert guidance and troubleshooting support for teams during their migration to AWS, facilitating a smooth and efficient transition to cloud-based operations. Implemented and managed comprehensive application monitoring solutions using New Relic, ensuring optimal performance across both AWS and on-premises environments. Configured advanced logging solutions with Splunk for Kubernetes applications, enhancing operational visibility and troubleshooting in hybrid environments (on-premises and AWS). Leveraged AWS Lambda for the development and deployment of serverless functions, optimizing operational efficiency and enabling scalable, event-driven processing. Provided guidance in deploying and managing applications on Kubernetes, ensuring best practices in container orchestration and scalability. Implemented Infrastructure as Code (IAC) methodologies using tools like Terraform, Ansible, and CloudFormation to automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management, ensuring reliability and repeatability in deployments. Implemented GitOps practices utilizing tools such as Argo CD, and Helm, orchestrating the deployment process and ensuring consistency across environments through version-controlled configurations. DevOps Engineer. Matilda Cloud Solutions, Richardson, TX Sep 2016 Aug 2017 Developed and maintained CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Helm, facilitating seamless integration and delivery of multiple microservices-based applications. Configured and managed Kubernetes clusters, optimizing resource utilization and ensuring high availability of services. Implemented container-as-a-service using Docker, streamlining development workflows, and enhancing environment consistency. Played a pivotal role in the migration of applications to containerized environments, resulting in increased agility and reduced infrastructure overhead. ________________________________________ Education: Master of Electrical and Electronics, Texas A&M, Kingsville, 2016 ________________________________________ Certifications: Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) ________________________________________ Technical Skills: Cloud Platforms: AWS, OCI, Azure Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Ansible CI/CD Tools: Jenkins, Git, Maven, Nexus, Artifactory Monitoring: New Relic, Nagios, CloudWatch Scripting: Python, Shell Web Servers: Apache Tomcat, Oracle WebLogic, IIS Server ________________________________________ Keywords: continuous integration continuous deployment Texas