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Abhishek Kumar

Bengaluru

Summary

Senior DevOps Engineer with extensive experience in cloud infrastructure, automation, and CI/CD processes. Proven track record of building scalable, cost-efficient solutions across Azure, GCP, and private cloud environments. Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC), monitoring, dashboards, and cross-cloud migrations. Successfully led projects that delivered millions in cost savings through optimization and automation.

Key achievements include:

Skilled in Puppet, Terraform, SQL/NoSQL, and cloud-native technologies, I excel at solving complex infrastructure challenges and improving operational efficiency.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Software Engineer

Walmart
11.2019 - Current
  • Infrastructure Automation & IaC: Develop Modules, enable implement, and maintain infrastructure using Terraform, Puppet, and other IaC tools across Azure and GCP environments, enabling consistent and scalable infrastructure deployments.
  • CI/CD Pipeline Management: Develop and optimize CI/CD pipelines to improve deployment speed and reliability, working closely with development teams to streamline software delivery.
  • Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring: Build and maintain real-time monitoring and dashboards to ensure infrastructure health and performance, leveraging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and custom built pipelines for metric & event scraping.
  • Cost Optimization: Lead cloud cost optimization initiatives, analyzing resource usage and implementing strategies to reduce costs, resulting in significant financial savings for the organization.
  • Cross-Cloud Migrations: Spearhead projects to enable cloud infrastructure migrations across multiple platforms, ensuring seamless transitions and scalable infrastructure to meet growing business demands.
  • Collaboration & Support: Work closely with engineering, security, and operations teams to ensure reliable, secure, and scalable infrastructure. Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior engineers.

Network Engineer

Microsoft Corporation (India) Pvt Ltd (Contract)
04.2018 - 10.2019
  • Managed and resolved complex network issues, ensuring 99.9% uptime across LAN, WAN, and cloud-based infrastructures.
  • Diagnosed and troubleshot network connectivity issues, including latency, bandwidth bottlenecks, and packet loss, using advanced network monitoring tools (Wireshark, SolarWinds, etc.).
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to quickly identify and resolve issues affecting application performance, minimizing service interruptions.
  • Performed root cause analysis on network outages and implemented preventive measures to mitigate future disruptions.
  • Configured and maintained routers, switches, firewalls, and load balancers to optimize network performance and security.
  • Monitored network health and performance through the use of dashboards, proactively addressing potential issues before they impacted users.
  • Provided Tier 2/3 technical support, resolving escalated issues from helpdesk and other departments efficiently.
  • Documented troubleshooting procedures, resolution steps, and network architecture changes for auditing and training purposes.

Senior Engineer

IDrive Software India Private Limited
01.2017 - 03.2018
  • Provided technical support for cloud backup solutions, ensuring data integrity and availability across cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
  • Diagnosed and resolved backup failures, storage issues, and connectivity problems, ensuring timely recovery of critical data.
  • Managed automated backup schedules, monitored backup jobs, and addressed discrepancies to prevent data loss.
  • Assisted in the deployment and configuration of cloud-based backup systems, ensuring compatibility with various environments and customer needs.
  • Collaborated with customers and internal teams to troubleshoot and resolve issues related to cloud backup storage, encryption, and access control.
  • Performed regular testing of backup and restore processes to validate recovery point objectives (RPO) and recovery time objectives (RTO).
  • Documented best practices, troubleshooting guides, and solution architecture for use by technical support teams and end-users.
  • Provided training and guidance to clients on using cloud backup services and adhering to data retention policies.

Senior Backup Analyst

Microland Limited
06.2016 - 12.2016

Associate Technical Analyst

Hewlett Packard Enterprise
05.2014 - 05.2016

Education

Bachelor of Technology (Computer Science) -

Biju Patnaik University of Technology
Cuttack

Senior Secondary -

Sainik School Purulia

Skills

  • API Development
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
  • CI/CD - Jenkins, Looper
  • Kubernetes, Docker
  • Git and GitHub
  • Monitoring
  • Grafana
  • Prometheus, BigQuery, MongoDB
  • Python, Helm, shell-scripting, JavaScript, HTML, SQL, NoSQL
  • Azure / GCP / Openstack Private Cloud
  • Configuration Management - Puppet, Ansible
  • Network Troubleshooting

Timeline

Senior Software Engineer

Walmart
11.2019 - Current

Network Engineer

Microsoft Corporation (India) Pvt Ltd (Contract)
04.2018 - 10.2019

Senior Engineer

IDrive Software India Private Limited
01.2017 - 03.2018

Senior Backup Analyst

Microland Limited
06.2016 - 12.2016

Associate Technical Analyst

Hewlett Packard Enterprise
05.2014 - 05.2016

Bachelor of Technology (Computer Science) -

Biju Patnaik University of Technology

Senior Secondary -

Sainik School Purulia

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