Ashish N
Bengaluru
Summary
Experienced Senior Linux Engineer, CloudOps Engineer, and DevOps Engineer with over 10 years in Linux administration, cloud technologies, and infrastructure automation. Delivered scalable and secure solutions utilizing AWS, Azure, Ansible, Terraform, and containerization tools. Supported mission-critical applications in 24x7 environments, enhancing operational efficiency through cloud migration and infrastructure as code.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
CloudOps Engineer
Candescent
09.2025 - 03.2026
- Managed and supported AWS cloud and on-premises Linux infrastructure, ensuring high availability, performance, and operational stability.
- Designed and implemented Ansible automation for server provisioning, patching, configuration management, and deployment activities.
- Developed Bash, Shell, and PowerShell scripts to automate operational tasks and reduce manual effort.
- Administered Linux servers (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu), including installation, patching, troubleshooting, performance tuning, and security hardening.
- Supported AWS services including EC2, EBS, IAM, VPC, S3, Route53, and CloudWatch.
- Executed on-premises to cloud migration activities, including server assessment, workload migration, validation, and cutover support.
- Investigated and resolved complex SFTP, SSH, authentication, file transfer, and connectivity issues for internal and external business partners.
- Performed server decommissioning activities by validating dependencies, migrating workloads, retiring legacy infrastructure, and updating operational documentation.
- Conducted root cause analysis (RCA) for production incidents and implemented corrective and preventive actions.
- Collaborated with application, network, security, and cloud engineering teams to support business-critical platforms and services.
- Maintained operational runbooks, SOPs, and technical documentation to improve support efficiency and knowledge sharing.
- Participated in change management, release activities, and 24x7 production support operations.
Software Dev Staff Engineer
Quest Software
01.2024 - 07.2024
- Administered Linux-based environments supporting application deployments and DevOps workflows.
- Maintained Apache Tomcat, MySQL, and Nginx servers, ensuring secure and reliable operation.
- Automated server health checks, log monitoring, and deployments using Bash/Shell scripts.
- Managed SSL installations and renewals to secure application endpoints.
- Troubleshot service-level issues across Linux servers, ensuring high availability and performance.
- Implemented firewall rules (IPTables, CSF) and enforced server hardening standards.
AWS Support Engineer / DevOps Engineer
Tata Consultancy Services
11.2021 - 10.2023
- Administered and optimized Linux servers (RHEL, Ubuntu, CentOS) in hybrid cloud environments.
- Configured and troubleshot DNS, Apache, Nginx, Exim/Postfix, ensuring application and email availability.
- Wrote and maintained Shell scripts for user management, backups, and server automation.
- Deployed SSL certificates and configured mail flow to improve email deliverability.
- Monitored infrastructure health using Nagios, Zabbix, and CloudWatch, and tuned system performance.
- Strengthened server security with firewall management (CSF/IPTables) and malware scanning (ClamAV, Maldet).
AWS DevOps Engineer
Capgemini Technology Services
05.2019 - 12.2021
- Supported and administered Linux servers on AWS EC2 with a focus on uptime and performance.
- Configured and maintained Apache/Nginx web servers and MySQL/MariaDB databases for application hosting.
- Automated recurring administration tasks using Bash scripts and Ansible playbooks.
- Assisted in setting up cPanel/WHM environments for application hosting and domain management.
- Implemented SSL/TLS certificates, ensuring secure access to applications and services.
- Monitored server and service health using Nagios and custom Shell scripts, resolving issues proactively.
Linux System Engineer
Akamai Technologies
09.2014 - 05.2019
- Managed enterprise-level Linux servers across Akamai’s global CDN platform, ensuring 99.99% uptime.
- Installed, configured, and maintained Linux OS (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu) on physical and virtual servers.
- Configured and troubleshot Apache, Nginx, DNS, Exim/Postfix, and ensured reliable service delivery.
- Monitored system performance using Nagios, Zabbix, top, iostat, vmstat, and resolved bottlenecks.
- Implemented firewall rules (IPTables, CSF) and malware protection with ClamAV, Maldet.
- Developed Shell scripts for automation of monitoring, log analysis, and system maintenance.
- Administered cPanel/WHM hosting environments, managing domains, DNS zones, and user accounts.
- Deployed and managed SSL certificates, ensuring secure web applications and email services.
- Led incident response and root cause analysis, improving mean time to resolution (MTTR).
Education
B.Tech - Computer Science
Sree Vidyanikethan Engineering College
01-2012
Intermediate -
P.Y.L.R JR. College
01-2008
SSC -
B.V.M High School
01-2006
Skills
- RHEL
- Rocky Linux
- CentOS
- Ubuntu
- Amazon Linux
- Windows Server
- AWS
- EC2
- IAM
- VPC
- S3
- EBS
- ELB
- Auto Scaling
- CloudWatch
- Route 53
- RDS
- Microsoft Azure
- VMs
- VNets
- Azure Storage
- Azure Monitor
- Azure AD
- Jenkins
- Git
- GitHub
- GitLab
- CI/CD Pipelines
- Release Management
- Deployment Automation
- Ansible
- Ansible Tower/AWX
- Puppet Migration
- Playbooks
- Roles
- Inventories
- Jinja2 Templates
- Terraform
- AWS CloudFormation
- Infrastructure Provisioning
- Configuration Management
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- K8s
- Container Lifecycle Management
- Bash
- Shell scripting
- MySQL
- MariaDB
- PostgreSQL
- Nagios
- Zabbix
- Splunk
- AWS CloudWatch
- Server Hardening
- SSL/TLS
- Firewalld
- IPTable
- Vulnerability Management
- 24x7 Production Support
- Incident Management
- Root Cause Analysis
- Change Management
- Problem Management
- Disaster Recovery
- High Availability
- Cloud Migration
- Linux Migration
- Puppet-to-Ansible Migration
- Infrastructure Modernization
- ServiceNow
- Jira
- Confluence
- Agile
Certification
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
Core Skills
RHEL, Rocky Linux, CentOS, Ubuntu, Amazon Linux, Windows Server, AWS (EC2, IAM, VPC, S3, EBS, ELB, Auto Scaling, CloudWatch, Route 53, RDS), Microsoft Azure (VMs, VNets, Azure Storage, Azure Monitor, Azure AD), Jenkins, Git, GitHub, GitLab, CI/CD Pipelines, Release Management, Deployment Automation, Ansible, Ansible Tower/AWX, Puppet Migration, Playbooks, Roles, Inventories, Jinja2 Templates, Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Infrastructure Provisioning, Configuration Management, Docker, Kubernetes (K8s), Container Lifecycle Management, Bash, Shell Scripting, Python, Automation Development, Apache, Nginx, Tomcat, HAProxy, MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Nagios, Zabbix, Splunk, AWS CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Server Hardening, SSL/TLS, IAM, Firewalld, IPTables, CSF, Vulnerability Management, 24x7 Production Support, Incident Management, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Change Management, Problem Management, Disaster Recovery, High Availability, Cloud Migration, Linux Migration, Puppet-to-Ansible Migration, Infrastructure Modernization, ServiceNow, Jira, Confluence, Agile, Scrum
Timeline
CloudOps Engineer
Candescent
09.2025 - 03.2026
Software Dev Staff Engineer
Quest Software
01.2024 - 07.2024
AWS Support Engineer / DevOps Engineer
Tata Consultancy Services
11.2021 - 10.2023
AWS DevOps Engineer
Capgemini Technology Services
05.2019 - 12.2021
Linux System Engineer
Akamai Technologies
09.2014 - 05.2019
B.Tech - Computer Science
Sree Vidyanikethan Engineering College
Intermediate -
P.Y.L.R JR. College
SSC -
B.V.M High School